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What Every American Needs to Know About Autoimmune Disease (Miami)

Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM (ET)

Miami, FL

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 “What Every American Needs to Know About Autoimmune Disease”

This FREE conference is open to autoimmune patients, their families,

healthcare providers, and the general public

 

 Saturday, February 18, 2012

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Miami Children's Museum

Public Auditorium 

980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL  33132 

 

Program

 

           10:00                       Registration/Exhibits

Various local autoimmune disease patient groups will have table-top displays from 10:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.  Learn valuable information about their organizations and resources available to autoimmune patients in the Miami area.

 

            10:30                   Welcome - Virginia T. Ladd - President and Executive

                                                Director,  AARDA

10:35                   What is Autoimmunity?  -Virginia Ladd

11:10                     Autoimmune Diseases in Women

                               Rita Baron-Faust, M.P.H., CHES -

                               Author of The Autoimmune Connection

11:45                   Q&A

 

12:00                 Lunch Break

 

12:45                 What are the Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases and

                              What is New in Research

                              Carlos A. Sesin, M.D. – Chief of Rheumatology

                              Mt. Sinai Medical Center

1:30                    Coping With an Autoimmune Disease

                              Robert Phillips, Ph.D. – Director, Center for Coping, Long Island, NY

2:05                   Being Your Own Best Advocate – Virginia Ladd

                                       

Limited seating and registration is required.

 

 

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

22100 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021

www.aarda.org  ph: 586.776.3900

 

When & Where



Miami Children's Museum

980 MacArthur Causeway
Miami, FL 33132

Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM (ET)


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American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA)



 

The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association is dedicated to the eradication of autoimmune diseases and the alleviation of suffering and the socioeconomic impact of autoimmunity through fostering and facilitating collaboration in the areas of education, public awareness, research, and patient services in an effective, ethical and efficient manner.

The AARDA is the only national nonprofit health agency dedicated to bringing a national focus to autoimmunity, the major cause of serious chronic diseases. Approximately 50 million Americans, 20 percent of the population or one in five people, suffer from autoimmune diseases. Women are more likely than men to be affected; some estimates say that 75 percent of those affected--some 30 million people--are women. Still, with these statistics, autoimmunity is rarely discussed as a women's health issue.

  News and Updates
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Parking Information:

Parking is across from the Museum in a parking lot owned and operated by The City of Miami Parking Authority.  Guests must pay for parking at meters at the rate of $1 per hour.