:: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc ::


	List of Autoimmune Diseases Upcoming Public Forums Public Forum - Miami, Florida on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Miami Children's Museum. FREE. Open to patients, their families, caregivers, medical professionals and the general public. Register here. Public Forum - Denver, Colorado on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the University of Colorado. Details will be forthcoming. Forums are being planned for Minnesota (April 4, 2012), West Virginia (June 2, 2012) and Oregon (July 28, 2012). Watch this page for further information. New Online Education Courses Watch our patient education courses View the Basic Autoimmunity Module: How does the immune system work? What is autoimmunity? What is an antibody? Or, view the Rheumatic Autoimmune Disease Module: Which diseases are rheumatic? What are their symptoms? Find out here. ATTN: Federal Employees, postal workers, and military personnel (current and retired). You can contribute to AARDA this fall through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). When pledge forms are distributed, please consider selecting AARDA (CFC# 10548) in support of autoimmune disease research, patient education, awareness, and advocacy! Learn more... AARDA and the National Coalition of Autoimmune Patient Groups (NCAPG) Release White Paper on Fiscal Impact of ADs on Patients and U.S. Healthcare Spending The Cost Burden of Autoimmune Disease: The Latest Front in the War on Healthcare Spending Fundraising Do you have a workplace giving campaign? Please make AARDA a part of it! More... Shopping online? When you shop through an online retailer, please use one of these sites and a portion of the sale comes to us! Register, choose us as your favorite charity, then shop at your favorite online store. It is free for you, free for us, and you pay the same (or less!). With so much to do, why not couple your support for AARDA with your necessary shopping? Save money, save time, and send a donation to AARDA. What's better than that? That's multitasking at its very best. Check out our fundraising page AARDA Updates Autoimmune Diseases Summit View the entire Web cast. The Global State of Autoimmunity Today Summit was held 03/03/10 in D.C. and gathered researchers, policy makers, industry, and patients. We are pleased to offer a Web cast of the entire event. Virginia Ladd, president of AARDA, and Dr Noel Rose, chairman emeritus of AARDA's Scientific Advisory Board, were both interviewed by Dr. Bob Phillips, director of the Center For Coping, NY, on his radio show, Coping Conversations. Know Your Family AQ -- AARDA's national public service (PSA) campaign titled, "Know Your Family AQ," starring well-known actress and longtime AARDA spokesperson Kellie Martin may be on your TV! AQ is a play on IQ and stands for Autoimmune Quotient. How likely are you or a loved one to develop an autoimmune disease? It is designed to educate Americans about the existence of the close genetic relationship and common pathway of disease among autoimmune diseases, which helps explain the clustering of these diseases in individuals and throughout families. Click here www.aarda.org/videos.php for more information and advice for learning your family's AQ. **Men Get Autoimmune Diseases, Too -- This AARDA campaign, consists of 30-second radio and television public service announcements and education materials designed to raise awareness about the fact that, while women are disproportionately affected, these diseases do not discriminate when it comes to gender. Specifically, the PSAs inform men about the importance of knowing their family AQ. Visit http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/aarda/32498/ to download all campaign elements.