Advancing Lupus Care Through Research and Advocacy: The Progress and the Promise
Advancing Lupus Care Through Research and Advocacy: The Progress and the Promise

 

 

 

 

Advancing Lupus Care Through Research and Advocacy: The Progress and the Promise

August 11, 2018
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The Franklin Institute
Levitt & Gershman Conference Center
222 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

How Can Lupus Research Transform Lives? Find Out at our Free Conference!

Confirmed speakers include experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Temple University, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Lunch will be provided.

Conference Schedule

11:00 AM     Welcome and Introduction

11:05 AM – 12:20 PM     Part 1 – How Research Impacts Patients’ Lives

11:10 AM     Dr Andrea Knight – Lupus in Children: Effects on the Developing Brain

11:30 AM     Dr. Victoria Werth– New Approaches to Understanding and Treating Lupus Erythematosus in the Skin

11:50 AM     Dr. Philip Cohen– Treatment of SLE: A Glimpse into the Future

12:10 AM – 12:20 PM     Questions and Answers

12:20 AM     Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM     Part II – Advocacy to Transform Patients’ Lives

This conference is generously supported by GSK, Genentech, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and PA Fund for Patient Advocacy at the Lupus Research Alliance.

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