Alongside patient organisations, the committee includes rheumatology; physiotherapy and rehabilitation; nursing; psychology; and epidemiology experts.  The EAC is geographically diverse with members from five continents.  The steer of the committee ensures that ASIF’s work is impactful, relevant and credible; and that we are able to explore new opportunities from a range of different healthcare perspectives.

The committee met for the first time on 4 March laying the foundations for their role in guiding ASIF’s future work.

We are grateful for each of the members of the committee for their guidance and commitment to improving the lives of people living with axSpA.

The committee includes:

• Tuncay Duruöz, Turkey – EAC Chair
• Wilson Bautista-Molano, Colombia
• Deniz Bayraktar, Turkey
• Christine Bundy, UK
• Moataz Daoud, Canada
• Marco Garrido-Cumbrera, Spain
• Muhammad Asim Khan, USA
• Robert Landewé, Netherlands
• Ajesh Maharaj, South Africa
• Nadia Malliou, Greece
• Helena Marzo-Ortega, UK
• Mwidimi Ndosi, UK
• Andri Phoka, Cyprus
• Yeliz Prior, UK
• James Cheng-Chung Wei, Taiwan