Professor of Clinical Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Disease theme lead with the NIHR Newcastle BRC engaged with thousands of online conference delegates as he presented at the virtual EULAR Congress 2020.

The conference, which was due to take place in Frankfurt last week, moved to an e-congress due to measures taken in response to COVID-19.

At the online conference, health professionals and scientific societies continued to provide fascinating talks on developments in the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases, to more than 17,000 registered participants.

As well as having several key roles across research and healthcare, Professor John Isaacs is Chair of EULAR and played a significant role in the organisation of the event, both prior to going online, and after.

See EULAR 2020 Schedule for Professor John Isaacs

As a leader in musculoskeletal research and patient care, Professor John Isaacs has also recently learned of a scholarship in his honour  with the charity Versus Arthritis.