2025 South Florida Lupus & You Empowerment Conference

Join us for the 2025 South Florida Lupus & You: Empowerment Conference

The Lupus & You: Empowerment conference is an experience that celebrates, inspires, supports, and uplifts lupus warriors, care partners, family, and friends. During this empowering day, attendees will connect with a supportive community, explore the latest lupus advances, learn how to live better with a lupus diagnosis, and leave feeling empowered, knowing they are not alone and equipped with valuable resources and tools for their journey.

Agenda

11:00 am Check in, Networking, and Exhibits

11:15 am Welcome: Strength in Community Lupus Foundation of America, Southeast Region

11:25 am Lupus Today: Breakthroughs & Thriving Strategies Raza Zaidi, MD

12:00 pm Conversations to Empower You Panel Raza Zaidi, MD, Alexia Bryan, Jerlonda Jones, Ivette Hernandez

12:40pm Lunch, Networking, and Exhibits

1:00 pm Stronger Together: Building Meaningful Connections Jeanette Alston-Watkins, Carla Drakes

1:30 pm Navigating Disability Alicia Paulino-Grisham, Mindy Chmielarz, Esq.

2:00 pm Your Journey. Our Power. One Community. Carla Drakes, Nadine Kidd

2:15 pm South Florida Community Walk Rally

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Location Information

Location Name
South Regional Broward College Library
Address
7300 Pines Blvd, Building 81, Pembroke Pines, FL, 33024 US
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Interested in becoming a sponsor for this event? Contact Amy Yalden Division Vice President, SE Region at [email protected] to learn more about sponsorship opportunities and benefits.

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