Marisa CostaAs relayed in the media, Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil, Quensyl,…) is being investigated as a potential treatment for COVID-19 related pneumonia. We all hope that it will help improve the outcomes of those affected by the disease. Unfortunately, in some countries, this has resulted in stock-piling, and the unplanned increase in demand has created shortages, causing anxiety […]
Alain CornetDid you know? Lupus is a Rare Disease! Lupus is rare, but not for us! Come and join us working on our vision: A fulfilling life for all people with Lupus in Europe until we have reached a world without Lupus What is a rare disease? It changes from country to country, but in Europe […]
Alain CornetWe are very proud to announce that LUPUS EUROPE has been recognized by the EMA (European Medicine Agency) as “eligible entity”, the select network of patient organizations that work with the EMA to ensure that the needs and concerns of a wide range of patients are represented via direct contact with the Agency. This status […]
Alain CornetWe all know that there remains a lot to explore, and many unmet needs are still there, with regards to lupus and people living with lupus in Europe and in the world. Since March 2018, a multidisciplinary team including doctors, academics and patient advocates have shared their thoughts and aligned priorities to improve lupus care. […]
Alain CornetAs announced in today’s Webinar, LUPUS EUROPE is offering new opportunities for people living with lupus to volunteer and support the cause. Specifically, we are looking for 6 new members for our Patient Advisory Network, and 6 more to create a new Lupus Communication Group. PATIENT ADVISORY NETWORK (PAN) The PAN is a network of people having lupus that structurally […]
Many of the treatments used in #lupus are not specifically approved for #SLE. However, they have been proven to be safe and effective. If you wish to learn more about drug repurposing, don't miss out #EULAR2022
📢 Attend the #EULAR2022 Scientific session:
👨⚕️ Drug repurposing in Rheumatology: from bench to bedside
👉 Learning objectives https://bit.ly/3jWYONi
🔔 Accessible on #EULAR2022ondemand until 31 July
⭐ Register now https://congress.eular.org/registration.cfm
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📢 #Lupus is one of the 7⃣ diseases being researched in #3TR and specifically one of 3⃣ #autoimmune diseases within the project. Today, on 🌎 #WorldLupusDay, we want to draw attention to researchers and doctors working with lupus, as well as patients affected by the disease❗️ 👇 https://twitter.com/LupusEurope/status/1523913785194516481
Today is #WorldLupusDay!
Watch as Prof. Mosca & Jeanette Andersen, our Chair, discuss #lupus, the patient perspective, how patients can contribute to #research & much more! #MakeLupusVisible https://youtu.be/XpBEt0mA32k
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🆕 We asked doctors and #SLE patients 🏥 separately what they think are the most important disruption points 💥 in #lupus patient pathways...well it's really interesting ⬇️ and we CAN DO MUCH BETTER 👍
Check the full paper (free openaccess 🔓) at: https://lupus.bmj.com/content/lupusscimed/9/1/e000700.full.pdf
Free openaccess paper: "Improving #patient #pathways for systemic #lupus erythematosus: a multistakeholder pathway optimisation study"
#SLE #SystemicLupusErythematosus https://twitter.com/Lupusreference/status/1526075413260279810
🆕 Check our latest paper: "Improving #patient #pathways for systemic #lupus": we asked 🔎 SLE patients and various doctors (GPs, specialists, public/private...) about the MAIN DISRUPTION POINTS in lupus care. It was VERY INFORMATIVE👍
📥FREE openaccess at:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2022-000700
Every year, on May 20th, we commemorate World #AiArthritisDay.
Join us on this event and DRIVE awareness for these conditions that, like #lupus, affect the lives of 450 million people in the world.
Please visit @AIArthritisDay for more information
Get your engines started! Join us for World #AiArthritisDay this Friday, May 20th!
@behcets_usa @ArthritisNetwrk @CureArthritis @ArthritisNZ @AARDATweets @spondylitisCA @CreakyJoints @GHLForg @ndb_org @StopSarcoidosis @Looms4Lupus @LADAOrg @LupusEurope @LUPUSUK @NASSexercise
✅ May is #lupusawareness month
Let's (re)view the various types of #lupus: systemic (#SLE), cutaneous (CLE), neonatal (anti-SSA antibodies going through the placenta), and drug-induced lupus. ⚠️ Some disease names "contain" the word lupus but are not: lupus pernio & vulgaris.
Potencially interesting for #lupus patients as the objectives of the session at #EULAR2022 will be
-The use of glucocorticoids in #SLE & strategies to minimize their use
-When it is possible to withdraw steroids
- Evaluate therapeutic options in difficult to treat SLE
📢 Attend the #EULAR2022 Scientific session:
👨⚕️ Clinical challenges in SLE
👉 Learning objectives https://bit.ly/38IczNF
🔔 Accessible on #EULAR2022ondemand until 31 July
⭐ Register https://congress.eular.org/registration.cfm
@EMEUNET
@eularPAED
@eularHPR
SLE is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that can affect many organs, including the skin, lung, kidney, heart, brain & joints, with different grades of severity. There exist a range of coping strategies lupus patients may uses to deal with the impact #SLE has on their lives.
🆕 Check our latest paper: "Improving #patient #pathways for systemic #lupus": we asked 🔎 SLE patients and various doctors (GPs, specialists, public/private...) about the MAIN DISRUPTION POINTS in lupus care. It was VERY INFORMATIVE👍
📥FREE openaccess at:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2022-000700
📣 Join us in #YoungPAREwebinar "Coping with a diagnosis – Accepting your diagnosis can make you stronger"!
📅 19 May 2022, 20:00 - 21:00 CEST
Register / Login to attend 👉 https://bit.ly/3s8poaV
#eularPARE #EULAR #YoungPARE #rheumatology #FightingRMDsTogether #rheuma
✅ May is #lupusawareness month
Let's (re)view the DORIS definition of #remission ⬇️ for #Lupus (from this: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2021-000538)
- No clinical disease activity
- Physician assessment of disease activity <0.5 (0-3 scale)
- Max 5mg/day predniso(lo)ne
- Stable immunosuppressive
🆒 Are you curious to know how to use #twitter to educate, perform #research, engage patients & build meaningful collaborations? Don't miss my @EMEUNET invited talk about #socialmedia & #rheumatology at #EULAR22, the 1st of June 2022 at 14:15 (Auditorium 10) 👍
✅ May is #lupusawareness month
Let (re)view ⬇️ the many #skin manifestations of cutaneous #Lupus. The former classification into acute / subacute / chronic CLE remains but many new specific involvements have been described over the past years.
Oh woaw, thank you @LupusEurope for quoting our paper 😍 about long term outcomes in #Lupus ⬇️ https://twitter.com/LupusEurope/status/1525094899573575682
Therefore, "good control of disease activity, minimization of glucocorticoids exposure and lifestyle optimization are of great importance" for #lupus patients https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/59/Supplement_5/v29/6024730
According to this study by @Lupusreference et al., "patients with #SLE have 2- to 10-fold increased risk of clinical CVD compared with the general population".
#LupusAwarenessMonth
✅ May is #lupusawareness month
Let (re)view ⬇️ the main determinants of #cardiovascular risk in #Lupus 🔎
Our chair, Jeanette Andersen, will be the leader of the #StenePrize2022 jury. The competition gives #RMD patients the opportunity to share their experience of living with an RMD.
Be an inspiration to other #lupus patients and physicians. Participate in 2023 Edgar Stene Prize
📣 We look forward to hosting you at the #EULAR2022 opening plenary in which we will award the #StenePrize2022.
Register to attend 👉 https://congress.eular.org/registration.cfm
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#EULAR #Rheumatology #rheuma
20% of patients with lupus are below their 20's.
Although it is rare for a child to develop #lupus before 5 years of age, children can also have lupus. Therefore this session chaired by prof. @TadejAvcin & prof. Maya H Buch might be of interest for patients/caregivers #EULAR2022
📢 Mark your calendar! Get the highlights from the #EULAR2022 sessions on Paediatric Rheumatology:
👉 Scientific programme https://bit.ly/3LRMp9m
🔔 Accessible on #EULAR2022ondemand until 31 July
⭐ Register now https://congress.eular.org/registration.cfm
@eular_org
@EMEUNET
@eularHPR
#eularPAED
Patients have evolved from passive subjects to active contributors in the field of medicine. Learn the relevance of the involvement of patients and how you can get involved attending this #EULAR2022 session chaired by @SjogrenpowerAna and Dr. Maarten de Wit
📢 Attend the #EULAR2022 Scientific session:
👨⚕️ Enhancing research through patient involvement
👉 Learning objectives https://bit.ly/37KFyA0
🔔 Accessible on #EULAR2022ondemand until 31 July
⭐ Register now https://congress.eular.org/registration.cfm
@EMEUNET
@eularHPR
@eularPAED
@eularYoungPARE
Studies suggest that up to 25% of #SLE patients have #fibromyalgia too, a chronic condition that causes widespread pain, esp. in tender points. In 2017 @eular_org published recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia
#FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay
EULAR revised recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia
Objective The original European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for managing fibromyalgia assessed evidence up t...
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Every 12th May the world commemorates #InternationalNursesDay, a figure that can play an important role in patient education, and #lupus management. We would like to thank all nurses in Europe for their dedication, care and hard work.
SLE is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that can affect many organs, including the skin, lung, kidney, heart, brain and joints, with different grades of severity. There exists a range of coping strategies lupus patients may use to deal with the impact SLE has on their lives.
Alain Cornet, Davide Mazzoni, Angela Edwards, Dario Monzani, Gabriella Pravettoni, Jeanette Andersen and Prof. Marta Mosca analysed data from the "Living with Lupus in 2020" survey and were able to identify the most frequent words used by patients to describe their coping strategies, grouping them into significant themes. Five themes, corresponding to as many coping strategies, were identified and all strategies were quite important for patients.
The study's authors were also able to test the possible association between these themes and some patient characteristics. The results of this study have strong implications for clinical practice and for interventions aimed at improving patients' quality of life.
Read the full research by clicking on the link below:
lupus.bmj.com/content/9/1/e000656
Coping with systemic lupus erythematosus in patients’ words
lupus.bmj.com
Objective Previous research on coping strategies of patients with SLE showed that there are no absolute adaptive or maladaptive strategies and that the range of potential coping strategies is large an...
As much as we love hearing from you all and appreciate the time you take to share how you #kicklupus and inspire others, we cannot allow any content specifically about healing products for lupus.
We would greatly appreciate if you followed this rule when posting on the page.
Thank you
#WorldLupusDay finishes today, but #lupusawareness does not. There is so much more we can do to make life with #lupus better. Watch our vice chair, Anne Charlet, talk about her journey of becoming a Board Member.
You can also join us and become a volunteer
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On this #WorldLupusDay, we invite you to read this article written by our chair, Jeanette Andersen, Dr. Susan Manzi, Prof. Marta Mosca and Oatrick Wildman from Lupus Foundation of America.
As we mark #lupusawarenessmonth, and world lupus day, we want the global lupus community to join us in advocating for a better future for people living with lupus.
We need to define the standard of care that people living with #lupus deserve, which tackles the challenges across the patient pathway. Because, despite differences in care worldwide, the core challenges facing people living with lupus remain the same.
www.politico.eu/sponsored-content/a-call-to-action-setting-the-future-care-principles-for-people-...
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Lupus Awareness Month 2022: Advocates for the 5 million people worldwide living with this often-debilitating autoimmune disease set the bar for quality care and better futures for patients.This all sounds great. One of the hardest things I have to deal with is specialist doctors thinking box standard treatment fits everyone. No one recognises there are levels of SLE and wanting to put one on daily meds & steroids just in case frankly is not acceptable. The side effects cause worse issues often than the disease & without testing and clear diagnosis every symptom is put down to Lupus and not side effects of drugs developed not for lupus from decades ago. This to me & others is an ongoing battle 💜 Thus protect your organ mantra needs to stop the drug I was put on has done far more harm than my lupus ever will 😞
