2016 National Patient Education Conference Block Schedule has been Finalized!

We are excited to share with you our block schedules for the 2016 National Patient Education Conference.  The 2016 lineup features 74 total sessions and 45 of those sessions are new this year. 

There is still time to register.  Don't miss out on the largest patient-oriented scleroderma event anywhere in the world. 

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Best Scoring Sunscreen Lotions for Kids

There are more than 200 beach and sport sunscreens with a green rating in Environmental Working Group's 2016 Sunscreen Guide. Here is a closer look at the best-rated sunscreens specifically marketed for use on babies and kids.

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Haiku Contest is Now Open!  Win a Free Youth T-Shirt!

The Youth Program will be offered again this year as part of the National Patient Education Conference!  It is an exceptional program for children and teen patients, siblings of patients, sons/daughters of scleroderma patients, and other young people who are affected by the disease.

In preparation for the conference, we are excited to launch our first ever Haiku contest!  Haiku is a form of poetry, first made popular in Japan, which has become appreciated around the world. Haiku poets are challenged to convey a vivid message in only 17 syllables.  Here are the details:

Create a scleroderma themed haiku.  You must use exactly 17 syllables.   Syllables must be arranged in three lines of 5-7-5 

Submit your haiku through one of our social media channels using the #unmaskthecure

The contest is now live!  Entries are open to everyone under the age of 18 and will begin on Monday, June 27.  A big thank you goes out to Diane Weber Design for creating our cool t-shirt design.

Good Luck! 

How Exercise May Help the Brain Grow Stronger

Physical activity is good for our brains. A wealth of science supports that idea. But precisely how exercise alters and improves the brain remains somewhat mysterious.

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