Providing Answers, Support and Hope in the Southeastern US
Southeast Region’s Annual Lupus Empowerment Conference
Event Topic
The Southeast Region’s Annual Lupus Empowerment Conference will be held virtually on July 16 from 10am-3pm EST. The conference is a n experience that celebrates, inspires, supports, and uplifts lupus warriors, care partners, family, and friends. The event is designed to empower attendees through expert-led sessions that will help them better navigate a life with lupus and make meaningful connections with other attendees that will last far beyond the day’s event. Topics include lupus advances, ways to cope and thrive with a lupus diagnosis, navigating the financial burden, and breakout sessions for lupus warrior and care partners.
Agenda
Time - Eastern Time
10:00 AM -Welcome/Introductions
10:15 AM -The Latest on Lupus: Treatments, Advances and Staying Well - W. Winn Chatham, M.D
11:15 AM -When Healing Hurts: Navigating Lupus and Medical Trauma- Sarah Hill, PsyD
12:15 PM -Lunch Break/Networking/Keynote
12:45 PM-Reducing Stress: A Quick Guide to Meditation
1:00 PM -Perspective Panel: Conversations to Empower You
1:45 PM -LFA Resources: We are here to help!
2:00 PM -Connections Breakout Sessions:
- A. Warrior Roundtable - An open discussion for those living with lupus
- B. Caring for Someone with Lupus - An open discussion for care partners of lupus warriors
3:00 PM -Conference Ends
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