Scientists to Provide Updates During Lupus Foundation of America Research Symposium

7/22/2002

From: Duane Peters, (office) 301-670-9292, ext. 17; (hotel) 770-953-4500 or Phyllis Keeler, 770-952-3891, both of the Lupus Foundation of America

News Advisory:

Event: Medical Research Symposium during the Annual Business Meeting of the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA). Lupus researchers will update LFA leadership on new findings on various aspects of lupus. A representative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also will discuss trends in deaths related to SLE and CDC plans to establish a national lupus patient registry. Following the presentations, panelists will answer questions from members of the audience of lupus patients and LFA volunteers.

Who: -- Evelyn Hess, MD, MACR, MACP, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Chair of the LFA Medical Council -- Robin Brey, MD, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas -- "The Neurological Aspects of Lupus" -- Robert Lahita MD, PhD, St Vincent Hospital, New York, N.Y. -- "Sex and Lupus" -- Tammy Utset, MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine -- "Neurocognitive Dysfunction in African American Patients with SLE" -- Mark Barton Frank, Md., Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Okla. -- "Abnormal Gene Regulation by Ro in SLE" -- Dr. Charles Helmick, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. -- "Trends in Deaths from SLE Over a 20-Year Period"

When: Saturday, July 27 -- 9 a.m. until 12 noon

Where: Renaissance Waverly Hotel 2450 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: 1-770-953-4500

Contact: Lupus Foundation of America National Office -- Duane Peters (office) 301-670-9292, ext. 17, (hotel) 770-953-4500 Atlanta Chapter, Lupus Foundation of America -- Phyllis Keeler 770- 952-3891

The Lupus Foundation of America is the nation's leading non-profit voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, supporting individuals and families affected by the disease, increasing awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and finding the cure. The LFA Annual Business Meeting provides an opportunity for leaders of LFA's 50 local chapters to receive training, exchange information, and obtain updates on new research findings.