Scleroderma Patient Education Days

The San Diego Scleroderma Patient Education Day is an essential patient education event designed to provide learning, support, and community for individuals living with scleroderma, along with their loved ones and caregivers. This informative event features expert-led presentations, valuable resources, and interactive sessions that delve into the latest treatments, scleroderma education, and practical tools for managing life with scleroderma. Attendees will have the chance to connect with healthcare professionals, ask questions, and establish connections with others in the scleroderma support community.

Morning refreshments and lunch from Panera Bread will be served, including mixed fruit and vegetable salads for gluten-free guests. If you have other dietary restrictions, please bring your own food.

The main registrant will need to provide their name, email, phone number, and address; their guests need only provide first and last names.

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

Dr. Surabhi Khanna: A Scleroderma Overview: Updates for the newly diagnosed and our long-term warriors

Natalie Evans, BSN, RN: Benefits beyond healthy eating: The importance of diet and nutrition

Natalie Evans, BSN, RN: Assessing Lung Function

Dr. Brian Pedersen: Scleroderma Therapies: The Past, The Present, The Pipeline

Patient/Caregiver Interviews