Lupus: The Expert Series

Nov 07 2024 46 ep. 22 mins 59
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The Expert Series is an educational podcast series featuring empowering presentations from leading lupus experts with a focus on helping you live well with lupus. Presented by the Lupus Foundation of America, we touch on the daily issues that affect those with lupus: flares, health, medical care, exercise, managing doctor's appointments, diagnosis, and much more.

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The Expert Series S7E2: Race-free eGFR Calculations and Implications for People Living With Lupus Nephritis

Nov 07 2024 29 mins  
Drs. Ashira Blazer and Denise Kimbrough discuss the recent removal of the African American/Black race coefficient from the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Learn about the implications for lupus patients with kidney disease and the potential impacts on health equity. Episode Takeaways: Lupus-related kidney disease (lu

The Expert Series S7E1: Lupus Nephritis

Mar 04 2024 42 mins  
March is Kidney Month! Join us for a conversation with Dr. Brad Rovin, an expert in autoimmune kidney disease, where we talk about lupus nephritis and kidney health for people with lupus.

The Expert Series S6E6: Lupus and Cancer

Nov 20 2023 14 mins  
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, about lupus and cancer, if there’s a link between lupus and cancer, and a new abstract about cancer incidence and risk factors in a large SLE cohort. Dr. Bernatsky is a rheumatologist, a James McGill professor and a senior scientist in the Centre for Health Outcomes Research and Division of Clinical Epidemiology at the Research

The Expert Series S6E5: Stress and stress management

Oct 19 2023 20 mins  
In this episode of the Expert Series, we speak with Dr. Christie Bartels about stress and stress management for people with lupus. Dr. Bartels covers how to manage stress, resources to manage stress and the difference between stress symptoms and lupus symptoms. Dr. Bartels is Division Chief of Rheumatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Cha

The Expert Series S6E4: Lupus and teens

Sep 21 2023 41 mins  
In this episode of The Expert Series, Dr. Tamar Rubinstein, a pediatric rheumatologist at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York, talks with us about how lupus affects teenagers, how they can cope with lupus, and how to communicate with health care providers as teens get older. Her research focuses on improving mental health and disease outcomes in youth with lupus a

TES Bonus Episode: The Awakening: When lupus looks like mental illness

Jun 21 2023 23 mins  
In this episode of The Expert Series, Dr. Anca Askanase, professor of medicine, the founder and director of Lupus Center and director of Rheumatology Clinical Trials at the Division of Rheumatology of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, will be sharing about her role in the successful treatment of a catatonic woman who awakened after 20 years. Read the

The Expert Series S6E3: Lupus in the LGBTQ+ Communities

Jun 15 2023 31 mins  
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jillian Rose-Smith, vice president and chief equity officer at the Hospital for the Special Surgery, about lupus in the LGBTQ+ communities. We discuss what it means to have gender affirming care, how to protect yourself from implicit bias in the healthcare space and how to get the support you need. Review these resources to learn more: What role

The Expert Series S6E2: Visible Symptoms of Lupus

Apr 20 2023 17 mins  
In this month’s episode, we learn more about visible symptoms of lupus with Dr. May Choi. Dr. Choi will discuss the difference between visible and invisible symptoms, treatment options, and ways to cope with visible manifestations of lupus. Dr. Choi is a rheumatologist, clinician scientist, and Assistant Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Resour

The Expert Series S6E1: Invisible Symptoms of Lupus

Feb 23 2023 14 mins  
Dr. Cynthia Aranow explains the impact of invisible symptoms in this episode of The Expert Series. Learn the difference between a sign and symptom and how to discuss this topic with your health care team and loved ones. Review these resources to learn more about this topic: https://www.lupus.org/resources/understanding-the-invisible-impact-of-lupus https://www.lupus.org/resource

The Expert Series S5E13: Remission: Can my lupus go away?

Dec 22 2022 20 mins  
There is no set definition or timeframe for what counts as lupus remission. It’s no wonder lupus remission is a confusing topic! This month, Dr. Ronald van Vollenhoven, director of Amsterdam Rheumatology Center in the Netherlands, shares his expertise about lupus remission and inactive lupus and what it means for lupus warriors. Learn more about lupus remission on our National Re