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Lupus Symposium for Patients and Families

The Lupus Foundation of America-DC/Maryland/Virginia Chapter (LFA-DC/MD/VA) at http://www.lupusdmv.org offers the 16th Annual Symposium for Lupus Patients and Families. The focus this year is on taking charge and feeling better. When: Saturday, May 7 from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (registration at 8:30 a.m.) with optional support sessions from 1:15 p.m -2:00 p.m. Where: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (map), 1779 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Metro: Red Line, Dupont Circle. Cost: Free  Contact: Call 1-888-349-1167 or or Email patientservices@lupusdmv.org. For more details and/or to register: http://tinyurl.com/lupussymposium

Mariana Kaplan, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI will deliver the keynote address titled, “Lupus and Heart Damage: What Do We Know and What Can We Expect?”

Affecting more than 80,000 people in the D.C. area, lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease with no known cure that can damage any part of the body including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and the brain.

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