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Health Care Professionals

Resources for Your Patients

A toolkit of resources on living with lupus for health care professionals to share with their patients.

Thank you for all you do to care for people with lupus.

The Lupus Foundation of America is proud to provide you with tools and resources on living with lupus that you can share with your patients. All toolkits, guides, fact sheets and additional resources are available to complement your medical care.

Online and Printable Fact Sheets

Copies of our fact sheets covering the most frequent questions about lupus are available in English, Spanish and Chinese, and can be downloaded as a PDF right from your computer.

Toolkits

Lupus and School Toolkit — This toolkit provides tips for parents on communicating with schools about lupus, a template to customize a letter to discuss adjustments, assistance, and any other issues. This information is available as a PDF in English, Spanish and Chinese (simplified).

School Survival Guide for Kids — This guide is for kids and provides ideas on things they can do to make sure school is as productive and fun as possible.

School Survival Guide for Teens with Lupus — Lupus can be a lot to deal with on top of the demands of middle and high school. This guide provides tips to help teens take charge of their health and manage their symptoms at school.  This information is available as a PDF in English, Spanish and Chinese (simplified).

Toolkit for Caregivers — This toolkit is designed to provide caregivers with guidance, support and advice.  It covers topics such as self-care and setting limits, managing finances and legal matters for your loved one. It includes a daily care plan template, problem-solving tips, helpful forms, templates for tracking vital information and more.

Support Beyond the Office Visit

Our national network of health educators can provide your patients with non-medical counseling, disease education, information and helpful resources.

We also have a number of online resources that can be accessed at any time:

Resources for Health Care Professionals

Professional Education: We have medical education activities available for both lupus specialists, primary care providers and nurses.

Researcher Funding Opportunities: We have research and grant opportunities available.

Lupus Science & Medicine Journal:  A peer-reviewed, open access, online journal that provides a central point for publication of basic, clinical, translational, and epidemiological studies of all aspects of lupus and related diseases.