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Caregiving & IBD Patients: Research Insights

2019 Summit Session

Autoimmune Association has conducted summits for autoimmune patients across the country on public policy priorities and strategies for patient advocacy at the federal and state levels. On October 23rd, Autoimmune Association convened three expert panels in Washington, DC to provide information, advocacy models, and a “call to action” for patients on research, step therapy, and caregiving for people with intermittent chronic conditions.

The Autoimmune Association, in collaboration with the National Alliance of Caregiving, hosted an Autoimmune Summit: Riding the Rollercoaster of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A National Study of Caregivers of Individuals with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis.

 

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