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Has your member group registered for the LUPUS EUROPE convention yet? Remember that the deadline for special conditions is 15th June 2016.

The convention will take place in the beautiful historical city of Würzburg, Germany from 28th September – 2nd October 2016. It is also an important occasion for our hosts, the German Lupus association, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary, a cause for great celebration!

We have a full programme of events as well as our council session and trustee nominations. Two trustee positions are up for election, so if you, or anyone in your national team, are interested in joining LUPUS EUROPE’s Board of trustees, please apply. Renewing trustees is essential to an organisation’s growth and efficiency. If you have considered becoming a trustee but are unsure of what it involves, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the secretariat or any of the trustees for more information. We can all be contacted at our email addresses which are made up of our first name followed by @lupus-europe.org (e.g. katharine@lupus-europe.org).

More information about the convention is and will be available in the member section of our website at this link. If you are having trouble logging in to your member area, please get in touch with the secretariat.

We look forward to seeing you in Würzburg!

 

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Today is rare disease day!

🚨 There are over 300 million people who live with a #raredisease in #europe.

🌎 Today, we join our fellow patient organisations that work towards a better life for people with rare diseases and their families.

🔴 Some facts about #rarediseases:

1️⃣ There are more than 6000 identified rare diseases.

2️⃣ Rare diseases currently affect 5% of the worldwide population.
The true impact of rare diseases is much wider, however, with those affected in Europe in the millions, as the disease affects not only the patient but also our loved ones.

3️⃣ 72% of genetic diseases are genetic, although #lupus is not one of them.
👉 Lupus is not a genetic disease. Although it is very much related to genes, there are other factors that play a role in its manifestation.

4️⃣ 👶Neonatal #lupus is a rare congenital disorder that some infants of mothers with lupus and anti-Ro/SSA and/or anti-La/SSB antibodies develop.
The most serious complication of neonatal lupus is a heart condition known as congenital heart block.

5️⃣ Having an early diagnosis is key to having access to the right treatment. This has an impact on physical and mental health and, therefore, on the quality of life.

Along with organisations like Rare Disease Day and EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, we will carry on working towards an early diagnosis, access to treatment and equality for #raredisease patients 🙌.

Thank you for your support on this #rarediseaseday!

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#lupus is a #raredisease that affects nearly 500,000 people in Europe. Furthermore, there are over 300 million people who live with a #raredisease in #europe.

Today, along with Rare Disease Day, patient organisations around the world advocate for equity for people living with a rare disease

#ShareYourColours and help us spread the word by liking and sharing. Remember that you can also download the material of the official campaign on the website

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#Lupus is a #RareDis

Today is #RareDiseaseDay!

And we have joined Rare Disease Day campaign.

Everyone deserves equal opportunities, access to healthcare ➕ early diagnosis, which is key to setting a treatment plan &, hence, achieving a good quality of life.
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😃 Throwback to the HMA/EMA Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Artificial Intelligence.

Watching Alain Cornet show the world what #LupusGPT really is still gives us goosebumps! 🙌

For those who still don't know this artificial intelligence tool:

💡 LupusGPT is built by patients and doctors.
🗣️ It speaks virtually any language.
💸 It’s free and anonymous- you don’t need to create an account.
📚 It is trained exclusively on a curated repository of validated documents.
🚫 It does not invent answers.

If something is not in the repository, LupusGPT will clearly say so. It will not guess. It will not generate false information.

🥹 Seeing LupusGPT presented at such a high-level regulatory forum confirmed something important:
Patient-led innovation can meaningfully contribute to the future of AI in medicine when it is built responsibly.

🔗 Try it here! lupusgpt.org/

🧠 Are medical terms confusing? Prefer shorter explanations in simple language?
Try #EasyLupus! The easy-read version of LupusGPT: easy.lupusgpt.org/
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