The Lupus Foundation of Florida and UCF College of Nursing are co-hosting the 28th Annual Lupus Awareness Seminar on Saturday, April 6 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Harry P. Leu Gardens (1920 N. Forest Avenue, Orlando).
Free registration includes lunch, park admission and parking; Three CEUs for RN/CNS/NP; Registration required.
Agenda:
• Reducing Heart Disease Risk in Lupus, Linda Jaffe, MD, FAAC, Orlando Health Heart Institute
• Complementary Therapies for Lupus, Joyce Burr, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, UCF College of Nursing
• The Unique Challenges of Lupus in Children, Ben Thatayatikom, MD, FACR FAAAI, Nemours Children's Hospital
To register, go to:
https://sites.google.com/site/lffucfseminar/The seminar is open to the public and its unique format targets health care professionals, as well as lupus patients. Registered nurses, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners will have the opportunity to earn three free continuing education units.
In addition, the Martha Manuel Emerson Investigator Grant Award will be presented by the Lupus Foundation to Gabriele Dennen, a UCF College of Nursing student, to support her research, "Assessment of Perinatal Nurses' Knowledge of Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Nursing Management of Pregnant Women with Antiphospholipid Syndrome."
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