The biggest lupus event of the year is here! On Saturday, September 13, 2014, the Lupus Foundation will present the 27th annual Lupus Summit for Maryland, in Baltimore. This event features a day of lectures, activities, and information for lupus patients and their families. The summit is free but registration is required; click here for details. The renowned Dr. Michelle Petri will be speaking first (at 9:00 am) and I would encourage anyone in Maryland interested in this event not to miss her talk on treatments for lupus.

For those who do not know, Dr. Petri is one of the leading lupus rheumatologists in the world. She is a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She attended Harvard University for Medical School and currently serves as the Director of Johns Hopkins Lupus Center. At the Lupus Center she leads the research to better understand the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus and morbidity and mortality. She published a study which linked vitamin D deficiency to lupus  patients which effectively determined all lupus patients must take vitamin D supplements, usually for the rest of their life. For more information on this study, click here.

In addition to the likes of Dr. Petri, the event will also host a series of other sessions which include but aren’t limited to: lupus and the skin, lupus and men, lifestyle and lupus, and tai chi, to name a few. Lunch will also be served but you need to pre-order when you register. The cost for the box lunch is $10.00. The deadline to order the box lunch is September 10, 2014. Pre-order the lunch here. Alternatively, you can  bring a bagged lunch; however, buying lunch at the event is not an option.

Registration is from 8:00-8:30 am

Summit is from 9:00 – 3:o0 pm

I hope to see you there!