Patient Resources

The American College of Rheumatology’s mission is advancing rheumatology! The organization represents over 9,400 rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals around the world. The ACR offers its members the support they need to ensure that they are able to continue their innovative work by providing programs of education, research, advocacy , and practice support.

The Arthritis Foundation offers information and tools to help people live a better life with arthritis. Whether it’s advice from medical experts to specialized arthritis self-management or exercise classes, the Arthritis Foundation has your solution.

The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society is a nonprofit organization of health care professionals dedicated to raising awareness about gout arthritis, with the aim of improving the quality of care and minimizing the burden of gout. The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society offers complimentary resources for both the public and medical professionals.

The HealthWell Foundation reduces financial barriers to care for underinsured patients with chronic or life-threatening diseases. Our vision is to ensure that no patient, adult or child, goes without essential medications because they cannot afford them. Since 2004, we have helped more than 175,000 patients afford their medical treatments and lead healthier, more fulfilling and productive lives.

The mission of The Myositis Association is to provide support to myositis patients and their families, provide connections between the Medical Advisory Board and the general medical and patient communities, and to increase funding to support myositis research.

The Scleroderma Foundation’s Three-Fold Mission: Support patients and their families as they cope with scleroderma through mutual support programs, peer counseling, physician referrals and educational information; to promote public awareness and education through patient and health professional seminars, literature and publicity campaigns; and to stimulate and support research to improve treatment and ultimately find the cause and cure for scleroderma and related diseases.

The Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation is proud to be the only national non-profit organization focused on increasing research, education and awareness for Sjögren’s. Our mission is simple: To help patients cope with their Sjögren’s, increase awareness, and support Sjögren’s research efforts. Today, the Foundation spends over $400,000 annually for research initiatives, oversees more than 80 support groups throughout the United States and Canada, and conducts professional awareness initiatives and conferences to increase physicians, nurses and other healthcare professional’s knowledge of Sjögren’s.

Spondylitis Association of America (SAA) was founded in 1983 by people affected by ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. Prior to that time, there was no support network, no resource for educational materials, not even a single pamphlet for people diagnosed with the disease. SAA was the first and remains the largest resource in the United States for people seeking information on AS and related diseases. Our mission is to be a leader in the quest to cure AS and related diseases, and to empower those affected to live life to the fullest.