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21 AMAZING VIDEOS FROM THE NATIONAL FAMILY CONFERENCE
We have twenty one informative videos from the 2019 National Family Conference just for you! You'll gain insight and understanding from the world's foremost authorities on JM, covering topics ranging from IVIG, mental health, new and emerging therapies for JM, myositis specific antibodies, helping your kids cope, and many, many more. Each video in the playlist is carefully labeled, so read the description of each video, click on the topic that interests you, and you'll be taken directly to the parts of the video that you want to see.
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FREE WEBINAR:
“IMPACT OF JM ON MENTAL HEALTH”
As much as JM can take a toll on the body, it can also take a toll on emotions, self-esteem, and overall mental health.
Hear from doctors and a mental health professional about the less-often addressed mental health needs of kids living with JM during the “Impact of JM on Mental Health,” webinar this Sunday, August 4 at 8 PM EST.
The panel is presented by:
- Kaveh Ardalan, MD, MS, Attending Physician, Rheumatology Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Rheumatology) and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
- Andrea Knight, MD, MSCE Pediatric Rheumatologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto.
- Alison Manning, MD, Attending Physician and Medical Instructor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Duke Integrated Pediatric Mental Health, Duke University Medical Center.
YOU CAN ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN JM RESEARCH
Help advance the search for better treatments and a cure for JM by participating in a Juvenile Myositis research study.
JOIN US AT A WALK NEAR YOU
Come together to support children, teens, and young adults fighting Juvenile Myositis.
Find a Walk Strong® event near you:
- Seattle, WA / Pacific Northwest - September 21
- Washington, D.C. - September 21
- New York - October 6
- Massachusetts - October 12
- Houston - Spring 2020
- Austin / San Antonio - Spring 2020
- Southern California - Spring 2020
- Central Florida - Spring 2020
- Dallas-Ft. Worth - Spring 2020
- Pittsburgh - Spring 2020
- Ohio - Spring 2020
- Northern California - Spring 2020
- Philadelphia - Spring 2020
Contact us at walks@curejm.org for more information or to get involved.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Learn more or RSVP here.
- Evening Under the Stars
Saturday, August 3, Winona Lake, IN
- 2nd Annual Bowl2CureJM
Sunday, August 11, Burlington, MA 01803
- Swing fore a Cure Columbus
August 17, Golf Club of Dublin, OH
- Christmas Shop for Cure JM
November 2, Warsaw, IN
- Holiday Yacht Party Benefiting Cure JM Foundation and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
December 15, Marina del Rey, CA
Contact info@curejm.org for more information and to get involved.
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