Help us to improve the lives of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
If you are a health care professional who researches and treats patients with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis, you are invited to apply for GRAPPA membership. GRAPPA’s mission is to improve the lives of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
GRAPPA has three different types of membership.
GRAPPA Full Membership
If you are a health care professional who researches and treats patients with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis, you are invited to apply for GRAPPA membership. Members are expected to be advanced beyond the fellows/trainees stage and be willing to volunteer time with GRAPPA.
This membership requires two current Full GRAPPA member recommendations.
Early Career Membership
Early Career Membership is designed for persons with an interest in PsO and/or PsA and allows membership at a more junior stage with only one nomination required.
Only one current Full GRAPPA member recommendation is required.
Corporate Partner
Members of Industry may become members of GRAPPA with varying levels of sponsorshp.
Be a part of something profound.
GRAPPA is an amazing network of people interested in psoriasis and PsA.
Through your involvement you can share ideas, collaborate on research and lead projects aimed to improve the lives of people living with psoriatic disease.
What makes GRAPPA so special to me? What really is unique to me when thinking about GRAPPA in comparison to other similar organisations is - besides the international scientific exchange - the interdisciplinary collaboration between dermatologist and rheumatologist aiming to improve the knowledge about psoriatic diseases, ultimately resulting in optimizing the care of our patients!
Fabian Proft
Rheumatologist and GRAPPA Steering Committee Member
GRAPPA is an incredibly welcoming and inclusive organisation. From the moment I attended my first meeting in 2009 I felt encouraged to participate and contribute and this ethos remains very much alive in all the activities from the annual meeting to young-GRAPPA.
William Tillett
Rheumatologist and GRAPPA Steering Committee Member
GRAPPA is one of the most inclusive organisations that I know.
Professor Adewale Adebajo
MBE, Rheumatologist and GRAPPA Steering Committee Member
It has been fascinating to be a part of GRAPPA, and see how much progress has been made in the ability to provide therapeutic options with patients with Psoriatic Arthritis. GRAPPA is a dynamic and collegial community, where we all learn from each other
Arthur Kavanaugh
M.D., Rheumatologist and GRAPPA Co-Vice President
GRAPPA celebrates 20 years and growing in 2023. In that 20 years, GRAPPA has become the go-to organisation for those interested in Psoriatic Disease. With the involvement of all the key players (rheumatologists, dermatologists, basic scientists, patient and industry partners), the strengths of the GRAPPA educational and research programmes are truly impressive. As GRAPPA co-president, I really enjoy both the social and academic contacts and stimulus which GRAPPA provides.
Oliver FitzGerald
Rheumatologist, Co President
GRAPPA is an amazing network of people interested in psoriasis and PsA. Through my involvement, I have been able to share ideas, collaborate on research and lead projects aiming to improve the lives of people living with psoriatic disease.
Laura Coates
Clinician Scientist, Steering Committee Member
GRAPPA-type Annual Meetings are my preferred global conferences to attend because of the high scientific level of clinical and research presented. There tends to be good dialogue between the clinicians, researchers and steering committee. These discussions often translate to incorporation in clinical management recommendations, position statements and the design of new academic studies and clinical trials. These meetings are therefore relevant to the jobbing clinician seeing patients. It is the only rheumatology meeting I attend that is also attended by dermatologists. The GRAPPA membership are very friendly and meetings are very sociable.
Deepak Jadon
Benefits of Membership
Members of GRAPPA have the following exclusive benefits:
Our Most Commonly Asked Questions
FAQ
Full Member: are scientists, health care professionals or other qualified individuals interested in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and related disorders who meet the membership requirements.
Early Career Member: designed for persons with an interest in PsO and/or PsA and allows membership at a more junior stage with only one nomination required, may apply for provisional membership for 3 years with the option to progress to Full Membership at the end of this period.
Corporate Members: representatives of corporations sponsoring GRAPPA, limited liability companies, foundations, trusts or other entity members.
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One representative from each country patient advocacy organization may join GRAPPA. Since this position is taken already for most major countries, we suggest you join organizations for lay people interested in learning more about psoriatic arthritis. In the US, please visit the National Psoriasis Foundation. Internationally, a good resource is the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations.
Persons employed by Industry may not apply for regular membership. However, industry representatives may attend programs as sponsor /corporate members. We are deeply appreciative of industry support, which is yearly and enables those working for our corporate members to attend our events. Industry companies may join GRAPPA as Gold Leaders ($65,000/year dues) or Platinum Leaders ($90,000/year dues). Other dues levels may be negotiated for start-up biotechnology companies not able to afford the Gold level or for larger multi-national firms wishing to contribute more to GRAPPA. Contact [email protected] for more information and a fact sheet on additional benefits of corporate membership.
No dues are charged for Full and Early Career Members at this time.
Prospective members must submit a membership application via the online application form. To be accepted to membership, you must have two current GRAPPA members recommend you for membership and a Letter of Intent. You will also be asked for a short one or two page version of your CV once you have applied.
Members are kept apprised of current research and data relating to diagnosis, treatment and pathogenesis of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. They are asked to contribute to research in these areas. Members are also available to participate in meetings held adjacent to rheumatology and dermatology meetings. Inactive members who have not attended meetings, served on committees or otherwise contributed volunteer time to GRAPPA will be asked to become active or drop membership after three years.
No. GRAPPA does not allow for any indirect or overhead costs to be applied to any of the grants we award.