12th Annual Empowering Lupus Patients Educational Event

CHICAGO - Jan. 22, 2018 - PRLog -- WHO:          People living with lupus and those that care about them

Representatives from the Lupus Society of Illinois (LSI), the Midwest's leading non-profit health organization dedicated to finding the causes and cure for lupus.

Presenters include Rush University Medical Center dermatologist Motunrayo Adisa, M.D. and Nurse Practitioner Lora McGuire, R.N., M.S.

WHAT:          Free educational seminar with three sessions covering different topics providing information critical to living with lupus.

9:30am - Registration/Check in

10:00am - Dermatology, Skin and Lupus, presented by Motunrayo Adisa, M.D.

11:15am - Lupus & Pain Management, presented by Lora McGuire, R.N., M.S.

12:30pm - Lupus Support Groups: Panel featuring Lupus Support Group Leaders

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage.  Lupus can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body).  Lupus is difficult to diagnose and there is no cure, few treatments and is often a disabling disease.

WHEN:          Saturday, February 3, 2018

9:30am – Registration

10:00am – Presentations begin

WHERE:       Saint Xavier University; WAC L203,

         Butler Reception Room 3700 West 103rd St. Chicago, IL 60655

COST:          FREE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED or www.lupusiled.org or call 312-542-0002

Refreshments will be served

The Lupus Society of Illinois' mission is to promote lupus awareness and complement the work of health care professionals by providing personalized resources for the lupus community while supporting research. LSI serves the entire state of Illinois by offering programs and services designed to meet the needs of the lupus community.

Every day, an estimated 1.5 million Americans struggle with the often debilitating and disabling health effects of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage to virtually every organ system in the body.

Lupus can be fatal, is difficult to diagnose, has no cure and few treatments are available. Ninety percent of people with lupus are women and minorities are two to three times more likely to acquire the disease, however; anyone at any age can get the disease. Knowing the signs and symptoms of lupus is essential to early diagnosis. Contact the LSI for more information at info@lupusil.org or call (312) 542-0002. Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/LupusSocietyofIllinois, https://twitter.com/LupusiL