Live, Learn and Share

February 9, 2008
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Orlando, Florida

Stay informed, stay aware, live, learn and share!

This February come to sunny and warm Florida and take control of your health by learning the most up-to-date information from the brightest minds in Sjögren’s syndrome.

Our "Live, Learn & Share" seminars are the best one-day Sjögren’s patient seminars in the country. They have helped thousands gain a better understanding of Sjögren’s syndrome and will help you, too. Our panel of medical experts will address an array of Sjögren’s topics; plus, you’ll have the rare chance to meet and share tips with fellow Sjögren’s patients.

If you want to be your own best patient advocate by gaining a thorough understanding of all the key aspects of Sjögren’s syndrome, then this one-day seminar is for you.

Before or after the conference relax and enjoy the various Disney parks and entertainment below.

PROGRAM

Saturday, February 9, 2008
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Registration and exhibits begin at 9:00 am

• Overview of Sjögren's Syndrome
  Frederick B. Vivino, MD, FACR, Chief of Rheumatology at PENN Presbyterian Medical Center, and the Director of the University of Pennsylvania Sjögren’s Center. Always one our most popular speakers, Dr. Vivino will present a comprehensive explanation of the range of symptoms that Sjögren’s patients experience, explain their causes, and offer practical tips for managing them.



• Management of Accelerating Dental Caries
  Michael T. Brennan, DDS, MHS, the Oral Medicine Residency Director and Associate Chairman of the Department of Oral Medicine at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is also the Director of the Sjögren’s Syndrome and Salivary Disorders Center at the Carolinas Medical Center. Dr. Brennan’s enlightening talk will provide attendees with insights into how Sjögren’s impacts their oral health as well as information and tips to share with their dentists.



• Dry Eye & Sjögren’s
  Jodi Luchs, MD, FACS, the Director of the Department of Refractive Surgery for the Long Island Jewish/North Shore University Health System. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. This esteemed eye care expert will discuss the current and future treatments for dry eyes.



• Research Appeal
  Seunghee Cha, DDS, PhD; Steven Taylor, SSF Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Cha, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences at the College of Dentistry at the University of Florida, and a past Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation Research Grant Recipient, will give us an overview of her research at Gainesville. Following Dr. Cha’s talk, Steven Taylor, CEO of the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation, will present the goals for the Foundation’s 2008 Research Program.



• Systemic Treatments of the Manifestations of Sjögren’s Syndrome
  Daniel Small, MD, M.M.Sc., FACP. Dr. Small has had a career-long interest in Sjögren’s syndrome. He established and is the Director of the Sjögren’s Center of Florida in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Small has been practicing rheumatology since 1978 and has reported on a large series of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome at both national and international rheumatology meetings. Dr. Small will provide key facts about the latest treatments of the disease.

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