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Program: Poster Session

Patient Engagement/Self-Management

Poster Session A
General Topic: Clinical Science

(PP01-PP08) Patient Perspectives Poster

Sunday, October 26, 2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
Location: Hall F1
CE: 0.00

Non-CME In Person On Demand

    Please note: This session is not eligible for CME Credits.

    Presentations:

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      When You Become the Story: A Journalist’s Approach to Managing Complex Care

      Patient Poster Presenter: Lindsay Guentzel, -None- – multimedia journalist & advocate

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      When The Body Speaks But No One Listens: A Dermatomyositis Story Through a Public Health Lens

      Patient Poster Presenter: Kyanna Johnson, BS, MPH, MA – Myositis Support and Understanding

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      My Journey of Risk, Loss, and Hope: The Role of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Managing Pregnancy with Takayasu Arteritis

      Patient Poster Presenter: Tugce Turten Kaymaz, PhD, RN – Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      MCTD and Aging – Resilience Required

      Patient Poster Presenter: Carol Kaminski, BS (she/her/hers) – HP - Retired

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      Mastering a Rare, Autoimmune Disease: My Journey Regaining Agency Through Education, Collaboration, and Community

      Patient Poster Presenter: Mustafa Shameem, BS, Computer Science – The Myositis Association

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      Co-Creation of Exercise Videos by Patients and Professionals to Support Patient Empowerment

      Patient Poster Presenter: Noriko Okochi, PhD – Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      Beyond the Medication: Creating a Toolbox of Complementary Therapies

      Patient Poster Presenter: Brittany Murray, -None- – Chronic Disease Diary LLC

    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
      Living Well Despite the Challenges of Sjögren's Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematous: My Perspective as a Health Care Provider and Patient

      Patient Poster Presenter: Matt Makara, MPH – Sjogren's Foundation