C. Michael Neuwelt, MD, Professor of Medicine at UCSF, will headline the conference.
Dr. Neuwelt is a clinical professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, Chief of Rheumatology at Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland and Director of Rheumatology Core Curriculum at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. He has been challenged and fascinated by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) since 1973 during his third year of medical school. This challenge has persisted in his private clinical practice and teaching at a county hospital since 1979. Dr. Neuwelt will discuss latest trends in disease management of lupus and present an update on several lupus research projects he is involved in.
The conference will also feature a presentation on the psychological problems commonly associated with SLE by LFNC Board Member and pain psychology therapist, Sarah S. Goozee, Ph.D.
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2013
Time: 11 am to 4 pm
Venue: Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. 350 Hawthorne Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Registration: Please
register online or complete the form on the back of
this flyer and mail or fax it with your payment to the LFNC.
Fee: $50 for California Registered Nurses (5 CEU credits) | $30 for non-credit attendees. Includes refreshments; Current LFNC members are entitled to $10 off the registration fee.
The Lupus Foundation of Northern California wishes to thank the following for their assistance in making this conference possible: Lupus Research Institute and GlaxoSmithKline.
