The National Patient Education Conference is Just One Week Away!

The Scleroderma Foundation’s National Patient Education Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana is only one week away!  We’re looking forward to a productive and exciting weekend, and we hope you are too!

If you need it, the Conference website offers some excellent resources for travel information.  Also, be sure to keep up with all the action at our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.  While in NOLA, we encourage you to use the #unmaskthecure hashtag. We’ll keep you updated throughout the weekend with news, photos and more! 

And if you find yourself in the New Orleans-area next week, stop by!  We accept walk-in registration onsite.

Let the good times roll!  See you there!

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