2019 Vasculitis Foundation Seattle Patient Conference
Saturday, January 12, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Seattle, Washington, 98188
In Partnership with the University of Washington Division of Rheumatology
Registration deadline: January 7, 2019
A limited # of scholarships are available. Please contact the VF office for information.
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Check-In/Registration and Light Continental Breakfast
9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Gregory C. Gardner, MD, FACP
Gilliland-Henderson Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington
10:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Vasculitis Update: What’s New for Patients
Phillip Seo, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, The Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Being Impatient for our Patients: Fast Track Clinics for Giant Cell Arteritis at UW
Ingeborg Sacksen, MD, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington Medical Center
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Update in ANCA Vasculitis: The Team Approach Q&A
Sarah Chung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington Medical Center
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Rarer Forms of Vasculitis (Behcet’s, Hepatitis C, GBM Disease, etc.)
Alison Bays, MD, MPH, Acting Instructor
Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington Medical Center
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and Special Speaker
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lung Involvement in Vasculitis
Gregory C. Gardner MD, FACP
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Staying Healthy in Spite of Having Vasculitis
Jenna Thomason, MD, MPH, Acting Instructor
Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington Medical Center
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Now is your chance to ask the experts!
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network (VPPRN)
Kalen Young, MA, V-PPRN Network Manager and Director of Research Affairs
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Joyce A. Kullman, Executive Director, Vasculitis Foundation
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Time to Mingle!
Conference support provided by an educational grant from Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group
