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Overview
The NIAMS Coalition is an independent consortium of professional and voluntary organizations that is national in scope. These organizations raise awareness about NIAMS research into the basic understanding, causes, incidence, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the bones, joints, muscles, and skin. They are key partners of the NIAMS, and serve as the voices of the patients and professionals for whom NIAMS works.
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Leadership
The NIAMS Coalition is led by three co-chairs and 12 Steering Committee members.
Pat Wildman
Lupus Foundation of America
Wendy Smith Begolka, MBS
Chief Program & Mission Officer
National Eczema Association
Lee Grossman, M.B.A., M.L., C.A.E.
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Steering Committee Member Organizations
- American Academy of Dermatology Association
- Arthritis Foundation
- National Scleroderma Foundation
- National Psoriasis Foundation
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Lupus Foundation of America
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Society for Investigative Dermatology
- National Eczema Association
- Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
- Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
NIAMS Coalition Activities
NIAMS interacts with the NIAMS Coalition in a variety of ways, including through NIAMS-sponsored scientific meetings and retreats, roundtable discussions, webinars, and listening sessions. These regular interactions with the NIAMS Coalition are designed to foster and facilitate information sharing. Major NIAMS Coalition-related events include Outreach and Education Meetings as well as briefings, visits, and special events.
Resources
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