2007 BC Lupus Society Symposium

“A Thirty Year History - A Thirty Year Leap”

Please join us on

Saturday November 3, 2007

9:00 am - 3:30 pm

8:15 am - Registration and Coffee

at the Justice Institute of BC

715 McBride Boulevard, New Westminster, BC

 

Guest Speakers Include:

Dr. John Esdaile  “What is Happening In Lupus Research: A Canadian View”
Professor and Head, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, UBC; Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada

Dr. Lori Tucker  “Focus on Lupus in Children and Teens: Growing Up with Lupus”
Pediatric Rheumatologist;  Director of Research, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology BC Children’s Hospital;  Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, UBC

Dr. Erik Yeo “Hematology and Lupus”
Head, Laboratory Hematology & Hematopathology;  Director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis, University Health Network & Toronto Medical Laboratories, Toronto

Dr. Matthew Liang  “Challenges of Testing New Treatments for SLE”
Inventor of the “SLAM” (SLE Activity Measure); Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Veteran’s Epidemiology Research and Information Center

 Dr. Antonio Avina “The Importance of Fatigue in Lupus”
Clinical Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, UBC; Research Associate, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada

Question and Answer Panel
Medical experts answer your questions

Research Update
Lupus research in Canada and internationally

 

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Registration fee: $30.00 per BCLS member / $50.00 per non-member

Registration includes a sit-down buffet lunch

FOR INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER

Call 604-714-5564 or Toll free 1-866-58-LUPUS

or E-mail info@bclupus.org

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2008 BC Lupus Society Symposium

Stay tuned for further information on our 2008 Symposium

Tentatively to be held on Saturday November 4, 2008

at the Justice Institute in New Westminster.

Please review last years Symposium program below to see the distinguished speakers and the type of topics addressed.