The Expert Series: Making it work with lupus
Working or attending school with lupus is already challenging, but this year there may be a larger obstacle with COVID-19.
In this episode of The Expert Series, our Health Education Specialists share information on job accommodations and guidance to help people with lupus safely return to work and school with the pandemic.
Please find the links to important resources discussed in this episode:
- Lupus and the workplace FAQs | Lupus Foundation of America
- What you need to know about workplace accommodations | Lupus Foundation of America
- Call 211 for Essential Community Services | United Way 211
- COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens | CDC
- JAN - Job Accommodation Network (askjan.org)
- ADA.gov homepage
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (osha.gov)
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The Expert Series is an educational podcast series featuring leading lupus experts with a focus on helping you live well with lupus.
All episodes of The Expert Series
Season 1
- Episode 1: Managing and Preventing Flares
- Episode 2: Financing Your Medical Care
- Episode 3: Tips for Managing Medication Side Effects
- Episode 4: Diet and Lupus: Separating Fact and Fiction
- Episode 5: Lupus and Brain Fog
- Episode 6: Lupus and Men
- Episode 7: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Episode 8: Clinical Trials and Lupus
- Episode 9: Lupus 101
- Episode 10: Exercise and Lupus
- Episode 11: Lupus Lab Work and Blood Tests
Season 2
- Episode 1: Skin Lupus - Beyond the Butterfly Rash
- Episode 2: Becoming a Self-Advocate
- Episode 3: Lupus and Heart Health
- Episode 4: Lupus and the Kidneys
- Episode 5: Preparing for a Doctor's Appointment
- Episode 6: Childhood Lupus and Mental Health
- Episode 7: Vaccine Safety and Lupus
- Episode 8: 5 Common Questions About Diagnosing Lupus
- Episode 9: Planning for Pregnancy with Lupus
- Episode 10: Lupus and Eye Health
Season 3
- Episode 1: Lupus Foundation of America Health Educators and Resources
- Episode 2: Fatty Acids and Lupus
- Episode 3: Mental Health and Wellness During a Time of Uncertainty
- Episode 4: Telehealth and Lupus
- Episode 5: Reproductive Health and Lupus
- Episode 6: Kidney Health and Lupus
- Episode 7: The Importance of Support
- Episode 8: Advice from the Community
Season 4
- Episode 1: Lupus and Physical Activity
- Episode 2: Top Questions about Skin and Hair
- Episode 3: Managing Your Journey with Lupus Nephritis
- Episode 4: Could It Be Lupus?
- Episode 5: Men’s Health and Special Considerations with Lupus
- Episode 6: Making it Work with Lupus
- Episode 7: 2021 Lupus Treatment Research Updates
- Episode 8: Lupus Myths and Realities (podcast in Spanish)
- Episode 9: Diet, Nutrition, and Kidney Health
- Episode 10: Caring for Caregivers
- Episode 11: Winter Wellness
Season 5
- Episode 1: Medication Management
- Episode 2: The heart and lupus
- Episode 3: Recursos Financieros Para Personas Hispanas/Latinas con Lupus (Financial Resources for Hispanics/Latinos with lupus)
- Episode 4: Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
- Episode 5: Self-care & self-management for people with lupus
- Episode 6: Fertility and reproductive health
- Episode 7: Participating in Clinical Trials
- Episode 8: Lupus and the Eyes
- Episode 9: Respuestas de nuestra educadora de la salud
- Episode 10: Lupus and bone health
- Episode 11: Step therapy and access to medications
- Episode 12: Remission: Can my lupus go away?