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Save the date: Dine Out for Lupus - May 14, 2013.
Simply dine out at a participating restaurant (more information coming soon), and your restaurant will donate part of the proceeds to LFNC and lupus research.
December 18
2012 Lupus Treatment and Research Update (mini-conference), Women's Building, San Francisco
Click here to see our full calendar of events and add them to your own calendar here!
Benlysta Webcast/Teleconference Series
Presented by Human Genome Sciences/GlaxoSmithKline
Nov 28
8pm ET
Tune in from home!
A different lupus-related topic will be addressed each month such as Benlysta and the infusion process, how to strengthen communications with your doctors, tips for managing lupus, and information about financial assistance.
To register for these free events, call 1-877-423-6597
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35 years. $35,000. Help us get there!
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'Tis the Season for Giving
We at the Lupus Foundation of Northern California hope that you have had a safe, happy and prosperous thanksgiving this year. We all know what follows Thanksgiving - shopping! 'Tis the season of deals. We have had Black Friday, and today is Cyber Monday.
But don't forget tomorrow - tomorrow is Giving Tuesday!
Giving Tuesday is a nationwide effort supported by the UN Foundation and organizations from across the country, including corporate sponsors, to remind Americans to give to our favorite charities. Check out our campaign at Giving Tuesday!
On the eve of Giving Tuesday, LFNC is asking for you to give $25, $50 or whatever you can to make sure we can continue to expand our reach and our services to the Northern California Lupus community. Over the past year, we have continued to provide critical patient education, services, research advocacy and awareness for the community, while adding to them via a new "Moving with Lupus" exercise class in partnership with Regan Moves (TM), a new youth support group, and a new calendar project to inform the community about facts about lupus.
We can't do this without you. Please remember to give, and find out all the ways you can help. All of us at the LFNC wish you a wonderful holiday season.
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Don't Skip Your Pap Test
 In an alarming development, a new study has found that despite being at increased risk for cervical cancer, women with lupus get screened at a lower rate than the larger population.
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) do not appear undergo timely cervical cancer screening despite being at an increased risk for cervical dysplasia and persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, researchers reported here.
Based on an analysis of healthcare database information, rates of cervical cancer screening within 3 years were 75% among all eligible women versus 66% among SLE patients, according to Jennifer Stichman, MD, from the Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado, and colleagues.
"Women who have lupus are at a higher risk of at least cervical dysplasia and they have a harder time getting rid of the HPV than women without lupus," Stichman toldMedPage Today at her poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.
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Your 2013 Calendar - with Lupus Facts - are Here! Get Yours Today!
12 Lupus Facts. 12 Adorable Puppies. 12 Months. All of them have come together to make this One Awesome Calendar! Our 2013 desk calendar includes a Lupus Fact every month, along with a picture of one of our Mascot Contest contestant puppies from our Run & Walk this year. 12 adorable four-legged contestants entered, and each of them is featured on one month.
We just got the calendars into the office, and you can order yours right now. Click here to order yours today. Each calendar is only $15, including shipping. |
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Join Us at Our Winter Mini-Conference
Maria Dall'Era, M.D., will be headlining our conference. Dr. Dall'Era is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of the Rheumatology Clinical Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also the Director of the UCSF Lupus Clinic, UCSF Center Director of the Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium (LCTC), and Principal Investigator of the California Lupus Surveillance Project (CLSP). Her talk will focus on the latest treatment strategies and research studies on lupus and will share significant updates from the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology to be held in Washington, D.C. in November.
Date and Time:
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 11 am to 4 pm.
Venue:
The Women's Building, Auditorium
3543 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Registration fee:
$50 for nurses desiring CEU credits (5 CEU credits)
$30 for non-credit attendees
Current LFNC members are entitled to $10 off registration fee. Box lunch included.
No one will be turned away for inability to pay.
Please click here to register. You may also register by mail or fax by completing this form, or by calling us at 408-954-8600.
Funding support for this conference provided by Amgen, Inc.
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Grand Prize: A Mercedes-Benz C300. Plus Two iPads for Early Birds.
This is a great way to help out the Lupus Foundation and support our work in patient services, education and research, you can start buying tickets right away!
Ticket prices are changing a bit this year: you will be able to buy each ticket for $75, three (3) tickets for $200 and five (5) for $300. In addition to the Mercedes, participants who buy their tickets early will also have the chance to win up to two iPads! Early bird drawings will be held on December 14 and March 15.
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Lupus Patients Wanted for Online Market Research - Make $100
 Fieldwork San Francisco, a national market research firm, is conducting Online Interviews to gather the opinions of Lupus patients. There are no sales involved - the researchers are only interested in participants' opinions.
The interviews will last about 30 minutes, and participants will be compensated $100 for their time. If you would like to participate, please call 415.268.8686 and ask to speak to someone about the Health Conditions Study. When calling, please mention you were referred by the Lupus Foundation of Northern California ($50 per referral will be donated towards LFNC programs and services).
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