8^th Annual Rocky Mountain Chapter Patient Education Day

We invite you to participate in our annual Patient Education Day on October 28, 2018 at UCHealth, Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO. This educational forum is for scleroderma patients, their caregivers, family, and friends.  Learn more about many different aspects of the disease. 

Date:  Sunday, October 28, 2018

Time:  9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:  Bruce Schroffel Conference Center, UCHealth-Anschutz Medical Campus,

Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 12505 E. 16^th Ave, Aurora, CO  80045

Directions: 

Agenda:

9:30-9:55 a.m.  Registration/Check-in

9:55-10:00 a.m.  Welcome

10:00-10:30 a.m.  Scleroderma 101 & Skin Involvement  Katharine Moore, MD – Children’s Hospital Colorado

10:30-11:20 a.m. All the Buzz About Diets Michelle MacDonald, MS, RDN, CDE – National Jewish Health

11:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Dental Care for Scleroderma  Martin Hogan, DDS – Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

12:00-1:00 p.m.  Lunch Break (box lunch included)

1:00-1:40 p.m.  Renal Issues and Scleroderma  Sophia Ambruso, D.O. – UCHealth

1:40-2:20 p.m.  Sleep Issues with a Chronic Illness  Mindy Busby, MSH, PA-C - UCHealth 

2:20-3:00 p.m.   Who You Need on Your Medical Team/Who to See When  Aryeh Fischer, MD – UCHealth and Sandee Billen Maas- Patient and Support Group Leader

Katherine Moore, MD	Michelle MacDonald, MS, RDN, CDE	Martin Hogan M.D.	Sophia Ambruso, D.O.	Mindy Busby, MHS, PA-C	Aryeh Fisher, MD

A box lunch is included in the $12.00 registration fee.  Vegetarian and gluten-free options are available.

Please proceed to the main hospital entrance where free valet parking will be available. The Conference Center is located adjacent to the valet station. 

To register by mail, print the 2018 Patient Education Day Flyer and return the bottom portion with your payment by October 19, 2018.

Scholarships are available for those traveling from outside the Denver Metro area.  Please complete the Chapter Scholarship Application-2018 PED and return it by October 12, 2018.

Kids’ activities will be available during the Patient Education Day morning sessions for families who are also participating in the Kids Get Scleroderma Too! event on October 27, 2018.  For more information about Kids Get Scleroderma Too, go to 2018KGS2.sclerodermatristate.org. 

For more information, please contact Cyndy Besselievre at (303) 806-6686 or cbesselievre@scleroderma.org.

Sponsored by

This program is made possible, in part, by an unrestricted educational grant from Actelion, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer and Reata Pharmaceuticals.