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Alabama Public Forum
"What Every American Needs to Know About Autoimmune Disease" This FREE conference is open to autoimmune patients, their families, Presented by: AARDA, The University of Alabama at Birmingham and The Vasculitis Foundation
How to find the building: The Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium is in the corner of UAB Hospital building on the same side as the patient pickup/drop off. It is on ground level. If you were standing directly under the green 7th Avenue South and 19th Street markers, facing the Lyons-Harrison Research Building sign (large, you aren't likely to miss that one-it's on the side of the building), it would be LITERALLY DIRECTLY BEHIND YOU. Neither the door to MCSA, nor the marker, are easily visible as you are driving around, but once you see the door, the MCSA sign is directly above the door. You "might" see the historical marker for the "School of Medicine" set back from the street if you have good eyes. If you are using GPS, the zip code is 35223. Plan on having to park in one of the parking decks; bring $ to do so. --we thank one of our local volunteers for this information!
9:30 AM Registration/Exhibits 10:00 AM Welcome - S. Louis Bridges, MD, PhD, Division Director, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, UAB 10:15 AM Neurologic Diseases and Autoimmunity - John R. Rinker II, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, UAB
10:55 AM Musculoskeletal Diseases and Autoimmunity - Barri J. Fessler, MD, MSPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, UAB 11:15 AM Skin Diseases and Autoimmunity - Naveed Sami, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, UAB 11:35 AM BREAK 11:50 PM Endocrine Diseases and Autoimmunity - Fernando Ovalle, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, UAB 12:10 PM Vasculitis and Autoimmunity: What Every Autoimmune Disease Patient Needs to Know - Angelo Gaffo, MD, MSPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, UAB
12:40 PM Autoimmunity: The Common Thread and the Latest in Basic Autoimmune Research and How This Impacts Across Disease Systems - Noel R. Rose, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Autoimmune Diseases Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1:30 PM Lunch Break (boxed lunches for pre-registered attendees) 2:30 PM Coping with Autoimmune Disease - Robert H. Phillips, PhD, Director, Center for Coping, Long Island, NY 3:00 PM Being Your Own Best Advocate - Virginia T. Ladd, President and Executive Director, AARDA 3:30 PM Q&A Registration is required. Online: http://uabautoimmuneforum.eventbrite.com/
Sponsored by an educational grant from Genentech. |
