Living with Lupus: Connecting Today and Tomorrow - A one day symposium on lupus.

Topics Include:

• Central Nervous System Lupus research.

• Coping skills, and how you can use humor and more to help you live with lupus.

• Clinical Trials; how they work, why they are important, and which ones are available now.

• The latest drugs in development for lupus; what new drugs are being researched, created and hopefully approved for lupus for the first time in over 40 years.

• Kids and Teens with lupus; an open forum discussion group where kids and teens with lupus can share their thoughts and feelings about living with lupus.

• Lupus in Spanish; a general discussion on lupus, symptoms and more.

• Lupus and Disability; retiring with lupus, and phasing from childhood disability to adult disability and your rights.

• Alternative Therapies; learn about Tai-Chi and Yoga and how they can help you feel better. Demonstrations included.

Speakers this year include many renowned doctors and top experts in the field of lupus and include:

• Dr. Betty Diamond, MD. Chief, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System.

• Dr. Robert Phillips, PhD. Director and Founder of the Center for Coping in Hicksville.

• Dr. Richard Furie, MD. Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Allergy-Immunology, North Shore LIJ Health System.

• Dr. Peter Rumore, MD. Assistant Professor at Suny, Stony Brook Medical School, partner in Rheumatology Associates on Long Island.

• Victor Fusco, Esq. One of the founding members of the law firm, Fusco, Brandenstein and Rada which specializes in disability and workers compensation.

• Paula Goldstein, LCSW. Group’s coordinator at the Center for Coping, and Director of Patient Services and the Lupus Alliance of America LI/Q Affiliate.

Pre-registration is requested through the Lupus Alliance and includes a light breakfast, workshop materials and all sessions and Keynote addresses. To register please call 516-783-3370 or e-mail info@lupusliqueens.org. Registration fees are $10pp for members of the LAA/LIQ and $15pp for non-members. Children under 17 who are members of the Alliance are free.

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http://www.hofstra.edu/About/InfoCenter/info_hofdirect.html