{"id":16087,"date":"2024-04-25T21:08:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/?page_id=16087"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:17:20","slug":"world-myositis-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/about-myositis\/myositis-awareness-month\/world-myositis-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Myositis Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\nh1.page-title::after {\n    font-size: 2rem;\n    content: \"Sunday, September 21, 2025\";\n    display: block;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2001, TMA member Janice Goodell organized the first Myositis Awareness Day in Massachusetts to be recognized annually on September 21. Because one day was just not enough, in 2015 TMA expanded its awareness efforts to include the entire month of May. Nevertheless, myositis advocates worldwide have continued to recognize September 21 as a day to spread awareness of this rare disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Myositis Day was adopted in 2023, building upon TMA\u2019s National Myositis Awareness Day in the US. TMA proudly partners with international patient advocacy organizations to drive myositis awareness on World Myositis Day. World Myositis Day is now observed annually on September 21.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World-Myositis-Day-21-Sep.png\" alt=\"World Myositis Day 21 Sep\" class=\"wp-image-16142\" style=\"width:440px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World-Myositis-Day-21-Sep.png 940w, https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World-Myositis-Day-21-Sep-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World-Myositis-Day-21-Sep-700x223.png 700w, https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World-Myositis-Day-21-Sep-140x45.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This year, MyoCon 2025: TMA\u2019s Global Myositis Patient Conference culminates on World Myositis Day.<\/strong>&nbsp;We\u2019re thrilled to close out a weekend of learning, connection, and empowerment with a celebration of global awareness for myositis. Join us for special activities including a lively jazz brunch and festive giveaways for all attendees to mark this meaningful occasion. You won&#8217;t want to miss our Closing Keynote Speaker Julius Birnbaum, MD, MHS, author of <strong>Living Well with Autoimmune Diseases: A Rheumatologist\u2019s Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/myositis-conference\/schedule-and-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>September is always an important month for us. We have hosted MyoCon: TMA&#8217;s Global Myositis Patient Conference in September every year since 1995. On September 25, 2006, the US House of Representatives approved the goals and ideals of a \u201cNational Myositis Awareness Day\u201d to be observed on September 21. The proclamation endorsing National Myositis Awareness Day capped a years-long effort by TMA.<br><br>In 2015, TMA expanded observance efforts to the month of May. Myositis Awareness Month increases opportunities for raising awareness of the disease. September 21 continues to be observed, and now the&nbsp;<strong>recognition of the myositis community is on a worldwide scale!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TMA proudly participates in World Myositis Day along with the following patient advocacy organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curejm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cure JM Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revmaliga.cz\/klub\/myozitida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Czech Myositis Working Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgm.org\/diagnosegruppe\/myositis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsche Myositis-Gruppe <\/a>(German Myositis Group)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afm-telethon.fr\/fr\/vivre-avec-la-maladie\/l-afm-telethon-m-accompagne\/etre-en-contact-avec-d-autres-familles\/groupe-myopathies-inflammatoires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groupe d&#8217;int\u00e9r\u00eat Myopathies Inflammatoires<\/a> &#8211; AFM T\u00e9l\u00e9thon (France)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imyos.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The International Myositis Society<\/a> (iMyoS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myositis.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myositis Association of Australia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myositis Canada<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myositisindia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myositis India<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/understandingmyositis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myositis Support &amp; Understanding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myositis UK<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpcdr.org.pt\/\">Portuguese League Against Rheumatic Diseases (LPCDR)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reumatiker.se\/diagnoser\/myosit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Riksf\u00f6rening f\u00f6r myositsjukdomar<\/a> (Swedish Myositis Working Group)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spierziekten.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spierziekten Nederland<\/a> (Dutch Myositis Working Group)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spierziekte-ibm.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stichting Spierziekte&nbsp;IBM<\/a> (The Netherlands IBM Foundation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other patient advocacy and rare disease organizations that observe World Myositis Day include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rareawarenessradio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rare Awareness Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"button primary\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/help\/?utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donate for Myositis Awareness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2001, TMA member Janice Goodell organized the first Myositis Awareness Day in Massachusetts to be recognized annually on September 21. 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