Alain CornetOn Jan 20th, in Paris, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held a Forum on the Future of Health, with the tag line of “People at the Center”. The Organization provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and coordinate domestic and international […]
Alain CornetKirsten represents LUPUS EUROPE at ERN meeting in Vilnius 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 […]
Alain CornetMonday 27th saw the official launch of EPF’s campaign on Access to Healthcare at the European Parliament. LUPUS EUROPE has been involved in the Working group for this project and the working group met on Tuesday to discuss Monday’s meeting and the next steps and the work which remains ahead. There is still a lot […]
Alain CornetMarisa Costa has lupus and is currently planning to run a marathon in Aarhus, Denmark August 6 this year! She needs all the help she can get and has created a crowdfunding page (see link beneath). Please help by sharing her story and showing her your full support ? “I am Marisa Costa from Portugal. […]
Alain CornetAt the beginning of this year, LUPUS EUROPE launched a new initiative, called “LUPUS EUROPE catch-up”. The aim is to better keep in touch with our member groups throughout the year. The first member group we spoke to was Norway. Katharine Wheeler spoke to Kari Ødegård about the challenges and difficulties they face and […]
Alain CornetIn the context of EPF’s recent multi-stakeholder conference on Patient Safety, Katharine was asked to tell her story as an example of patient safety in a chronic disease setting. You can read about it on EPF’s blog. Living with Auto-Immune Diseases: A Patient Testimonial
Alain CornetBetter late than never… it is time to introduce our newest board member, Sara Badreh. Sara was elected to the board at our convention in Würzburg. We are delighted to have her on board and we’re sure that she will be a huge asset to our team. As you can see from her photo, Sara […]
Alain CornetLet’s Kick Lupus together in 2017 LUPUS EUROPE would like to extend warm wishes to all its members, partners and supporters. We hope that you all have a wonderful festive season and that the New Year is full of promise and fulfillment. 2016 has been a busy year for us, promising exciting times ahead. We […]
Alain CornetThe LUPUS EUROPE board met in Milan for a fruitful week-end of meetings from 9-11th of December. Several topics were on the agenda, including the very first preparations for the 2017 convention and mapping out the very busy 2017 calendar of events and work sessions. As well as the board (minus the wonderful Anne who was […]
Alain CornetThe Swedish Lupus group have sent us their report of the LUPUS EUROPE convention in Würzburg. It’s in Swedish – of course – but we thought it would be nice to share with you! Have you made a convention report for your group’s newsletter or magazine? If so we’d love to share it here too […]
✅ Why some patients with #Lupus 🦋 have #brainfog remains unknown, but for sure the collective impact of brainfog is significant. Check our initial #LBFSS data about the FREQUENCY, INTENSITY & DURATION of brainfog 👀 in #SLE
📥 FULL (openaccess) paper: https://doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2026-002148
🧠 “Your experience of brain fog is real. It is common. It deserves attention.”
Prof @lupusreference & our Chair, @Jeanette_Lupus, explain how people living with #lupus helped shape the #LBFSS from the very beginning.
📖 Read the study: https://lupus.bmj.com/content/13/2/e002148
✅ If you have #lupus, PLEASE HELP US with the #CORRELATE study 👀🙏🔁 it will take just 5 minutes of your time and help us understand #brainfog
Take the study: https://lupusresearch.limequery.org/485358?lang=en
✅ Why some patients with #Lupus 🦋 have #brainfog remains unknown, but for sure the collective impact of brainfog is significant. Check our initial #LBFSS data about the IMPACT on LIFE, RELATIONSHIPS & WORK 👀 in #SLE
📥 FULL (openaccess) paper: https://doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2026-002148
✅ Check our latest contribution with @ERAkidney in @NatRevNeph on disease modification 🔥 in #lupus #nephritis & understand how an in-depth knowledge of #immunology can help selecting the best treatment at the individual patient level 🎯
📥 LINK: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-026-01103-y
‼️Today is #WorldSjogrensDay, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects 14-17.8% of #lupus patients.
💁♀️ Although Sjögren's is a systemic disease that goes far beyond dryness, dryness remains a frequent, significant and disabling symptom.
➡️ Follow @SjogrenEurope to know more.
🤩 Exciting to see #COGNILUP reach this next step!
🧠 Healthy volunteers will help establish reference values, bringing us closer to a free, accessible tool for people with #lupus to understand their cognitive function.
💜 Congratulations to Prof @lupusreference & all involved!
✅ Now that the #LBFSS is available for #brainfog, we are moving forward to TEST OBJECTIVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION 🧠 in #lupus 🦋 with #COGNILUP, for FREE, for ALL.
The platform is entering its calibration phase with healthy volunteers so that we can know the norms for each test 👍
✅ Thank you @LupusEurope for highlighting the #Lupus #BrainFog Severity Scale (#LBFSS). This new PRO specifically designed for assessing the SEVERITY OF BRAINFOG was co-developed with the participation of patients from @LupusEurope at every step 👍
🧠 As lupus specialist Prof Laurent Arnaud clearly states, “Your experience of brain fog is real. It is common. It deserves attention.”
That is why the Lupus Brain Fog Severity Scale (LBFSS) was developed: to provide a lupus-specific way to assess the severity and impact of brain fog and related cognitive symptoms.
Importantly, people living with lupus were not simply asked to approve a finished questionnaire. Their own descriptions of brain fog were the starting point for its development.
🎥 Watch Prof Laurent Arnaud and our Chair, Jeanette Andersen, explain how people living with lupus helped shape the #LBFSS from the very beginning.
🦋 Lupus Europe is proud to have contributed to this international work and to have supported meaningful patient involvement throughout the development process.
📖 Read the study:
lupus.bmj.com/content/13/2/e002148
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‼️Today is #WorldSjogrensDay, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects 14-17.8% of #lupus patients.
💁♀️ Although Sjögren's is a systemic disease that goes far beyond dryness, dryness remains a frequent, significant and disabling symptom.
➡️ Follow Sjögren Europe to know more.
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🧠 Brain fog is real.
For many people living with lupus, it affects everyday life, yet it has often remained difficult to measure.
✅ The new Lupus Brain Fog Severity Scale (LBFSS) is the first questionnaire designed specifically to assess brain fog in lupus.
🦋 Lupus Europe is proud to have contributed to its development through meaningful involvement of people living with lupus. It's another example of how patient perspectives help shape better research and better tools.
🎥 Watch Prof Laurent Arnaud and our Chair, Jeanette Andersen, explain why the LBFSS is such an important step forward in lupus care.
lupus.bmj.com/content/lupusscimed/13/2/e002148.full.pdf
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🦋 Understanding lupus is crucial for effective management and self-management.
💁♀️ Many of us know what lupus is, and we’ve been learning from trusted resources like #Lupus100 and #LupusGPT.
🤔 But… how much do we really know about SLE?
Do we know as much as we think we do?
𝐓𝐫𝐲 #𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭❗
🎯 SLAKE (Systemic Lupus Assessment score for Essential Knowledge) is a quick and easy online tool designed for people living with lupus to test their knowledge and learn more about the disease.
📝 44 questions, randomly selected from a pool of 394
⏱️ Around 15 minutes to complete
🌍 Available in 20 languages
📊 A score for each lupus domain and an overall knowledge score
💡 Whether you're newly diagnosed or have been living with lupus for years, SLAKE helps you identify what you already know and where there is room to grow. It is not about passing or failing. It is a chance to learn more and feel more confident when taking part in decisions about your health.
📣 The SLAKE study is still open! By taking part, you are helping researchers understand which aspects of lupus are well understood and where important knowledge gaps remain.
These insights could help guide the potential development of better information resources and tools, tailored to the real needs of people living with lupus in different countries and regions.
SLAKE has been made possible thanks to the leadership of Prof Laurent Arnaud and Dr Antonin Satrin, and the collaboration of an international team of lupus experts and patient representatives.
🥰 Lupus Europe has proudly contributed to this project since the very beginning, and we encourage people living with lupus worldwide to take part while the study remains open.
🔗 Complete SLAKE today and let us know what you think!
lupusresearch.limequery.org/775349
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