Zoe Karakikla-MitsakouWelcome back to our blog series on National Member News! We are excited about getting our National Member news out to the world, so more people can find out what it is happening in each country and each member organisation! We caught up with Marga Schut and Wendy Zacouris from NVLE who talked to us about the […]
Katharine WheelerThe LUPUS EUROPE 2018 convention is underway in Leuven, Belgium and among the serious speeches on medical and psychological topics, we were delighted to be presented the beautiful (and very creative) word cloud entries in the Kick Lupus competition. All in all there were 35 entries to the competition, a great response! The judges on […]
Alain CornetLUPUS EUROPE is very committed to the success of the European Reference Networks (ERN), in particular ReCONNET where we have a very active role. One of our key contributions is to raise the patient voice. Professor Hachulla is seeking our input on unmet needs in the area of Therapeutic Education. We would like the questionnaire […]
Alain CornetWe at LUPUS EUROPE wish you all a great World Lupus Day, full of hope and awareness! For this we have created a little animated video about LUPUS EUROPE. Please feel free to share! [wpvideo ILoguQxs] We would also like to repost a video made a couple of years ago about the importance of World […]
Alain CornetOn December 6th Katharine Wheeler participated in the closing conference for EPF’s campaign on Access to Healthcare for All. At the conference EPF presented their Roadmap for Universal Health Coverage for all. Katharine was invited to speak as a patient organisation representative and stressed the importance of leaving no-one behind if we want to achieve […]
Alain CornetThe LUPUS EUROPE annual convention has just come to a close. Hosted in Milan by Lupus Italy on the occasion of their 30thanniversary, the convention was an inspiring event centred around the theme of “pain, fatigue and stress”, with Dr Chiara Tani as a key note speaker. Benefitting from the Italian Lupus Clinic experience, we […]
Alain CornetToday is World Lupus Day, a great time to be thinking about bringing the Lupus World together. ‘Meet the Lupus World’ is our theme for the Lupus Summit in Vienna on 5th September 2015. The summit will take place as an integral part of our annual convention. Make sure your group is represented by getting in touch with […]
Alain CornetIf you are a member of one of LUPUS EUROPE’s member organisations and are interested in getting more involved as a patient advocate – spreading awareness, attending events, working on specific projects… we would love to hear from you. Even if you can only offer a little of your time, your contribution could make a […]
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
@EMEUNET
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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
@EMEUNET
@eularPAED
#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.
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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 😞
