Kirsten represents LUPUS EUROPE at ERN meeting in Vilnius

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A chance to meet up – Aiste, Aldevina and Ingrida from the Lithuanian Lupus group with Kirsten

For tweets and pictures from the event, visit LUPUS EUROPE’s twitter page.

From our recent newsflash:  On March 9th EU President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, opened the third meeting and Kick-off of the European Reference Networks (ERNs) taking place in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Please see the short video presenting the concept of ERNs here .
European reference networks (ERNs) help professionals and centres of expertise in different countries to share knowledge. ERNs should:
– apply EU criteria to tackle rare diseases requiring specialised care
– serve as research and knowledge centres treating patients from other EU countries
– ensure the availability of treatment facilities where necessary
24 ERNs have been established, with LUPUS EUROPE the patient representative in the ReCONNet on rare and complex rheumatic diseases, along with, among others, Scleroderma and EURORDIS’ EPAG. For more information , please contact Kirsten.

For tweets and pictures from the event, visit LUPUS EUROPE’s twitter page.

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🇵🇹 What a week at the European Lupus Meeting 2026 in Lisbon!

You may have noticed something unusual…

🤫 Lupus Europe has been very quiet on social media throughout the Congress.

The reason? We were way too busy contributing, participating and engaging throughout #Lupus2026!

Here are just a few highlights of Lupus Europe’s involvement:

🔹 12 Fishbowl Chairs
🔹 9 abstracts supported by Lupus Europe
🔹 Our Chair, Jeanette Andersen, speaking at both the opening and closing ceremonies
🔹 6 Lupus Europe co-chairs at scientific sessions
🔹 3 interventions in sessions and interactive workshops

🚀 Beyond the scientific programme, the meeting was also completely full of valuable discussions and working meetings for ongoing projects that we are excited to share with you soon.

Over the coming weeks, we will share more about what happened in Lisbon, so keep an eye out for news!

📅 Meanwhile, don’t miss our ELM 2026 Recap Webinar as viewed by our PAN members, who were there!
🗓 16 March
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