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 Fundraising is one
of the very important work areas that any nonprofit has to undertake
as it is these funds raised which support all other programs. AARDA
receives no support from any governmental agency and must rely on
its own fund-raising efforts to support its research, education,
awarness and support programs.
We are
proud to say that our management and fundraising expenses are under
10 percent of our income. We depend on volunteers to raise the funds
needed. many grassroots fund-raising efforts are conducted by
volunteers who have an autoimmune disease or a family member with
one.
Listed to the right are curent
fund-raising efforts held on behalf of AARDA. Please take a few
moments to review them.
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 Archived Video Webcast
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Autoimmune Diseases Summit : The Global State of Autoimmunity Today
Original Broadcast Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 |
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Welcome and Kickoff Speech (view) |
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Introduction (view)
The History of Autoimmunity and
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association |
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Panel Discussion #1 (view)
The Escalating Problem of Autoimmune Diseases:
Investigating the Epidemic Increase in Incidence and Cost
- Donna Jackson Nakazawa, author of The Autoimmune Epidemic
- Glinda Cooper, PhD, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- M. Eric Gershwin, MD, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis
- Christine Parks, Research Fellow, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Frederick W. Miller, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Environmental Autoimmunity Group, NIEHS
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Panel Discussion #2 (view)
Public Policy and Autoimmunity:
Discussion of the State of Autoimmune Diseases Advocacy
- Virginia T. Ladd, President and Executive Director, AARDA
- Phyllis E. Greenberger, MSW, Society for Women's Health Research
- Stanley M. Finger, PhD, Chairman of the Board, AARDA
- Betty Diamond, MD, Center Head, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, AARDA
- Michael Amos, PhD, National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Keynote:
Actress Melissa Joan Hart
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Panel Discussion #3 (view)
Communicating the Issue:
The Media's Role in Public Health Information Dissemination
- Rita Baron-Faust, MPH, CHES, Author of The Autoimmune Connection
- Margery Rosen, freelance writer
- Peggy Peck, Vice President and Executive Editor, MedPage Today
- Becca McDevitt, WJLA-TV, Washington, DC
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Panel Discussion #4 (view)
Exploring the Foundation of Autoimmunity:
Detailing the History of Autoimmunity Research and its Ramifications Today
- Noel R. Rose, MD, PhD, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, Chairman Emeritus of the Scientific Advisory Board, AARDA
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Panel Discussion #5 (view)
The Road to a Cure:
Cutting Edge Research Discoveries in Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases
- Dr. Robert Carter, Deputy Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skins Diseases (NIAMS)
- Daniel Rotrosen, MD, Director, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT), National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(NIAID)
- Dr. David Norris, Chair of the Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Medical Center
- Jerrold J. Heindel, Ph.D., Scientific Program Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Panel Discussion #6 (view)
Innovative Therapies:
What's in the Pipeline for Autoimmune Diseases?
- Anthony Hayward, Division Director, National Center for Research Resources, NCRR
- Katherine Morland Hammit, MA, Vice President of Research, Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
- Cartier Esham, PhD, Director, Emerging Companies Health and Regulatory Affairs, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
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Closing Remarks (view)
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- View Program and Speaker List
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The Summit is presented by:
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA)
National Coalition of Autoimmune Patient Groups (NCAPG) |
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