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A lupus awareness and educational program from the American College of Rheumatology

The ACR Lupus Initiative (TLI) offers the complimentary lupus educational resources listed below to medical and health professional
schools to help increase the number of health care providers who are knowledgeable about diagnosing and treating lupus.

Our complimentary educational resources include:

  • PowerPoints—designed to be easily incorporated into medical school lectures on a variety of topics;
  • Traditional case studies—provide examples of how lupus presents among a range of ages and races/ethnicities in a variety of cultural settings;
  • Short Teaching Videos and Patient Interviews—provide a unique opportunity to learn about lupus from experts and hear directly from lupus patients.

The resources are also appropriate for teaching more general concepts such as health disparities, management of chronic disease, cultural competence and coordination of care.

Please let us know if you have any questions and/or consider utilizing the resources below into your teachings by contacting Tenesha Hood at lupus@rheumatology.org, or (404) 633-3777.

Traditional Case Studies

A Blizzard of Symptoms

An 18-year-old Black woman has been admitted to the hospital with fever, fatigue, and dyspnea upon exertion.

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Young and Uninsured

A 25-year-old Black man presented to the emergency department complaining of fatigue, productive cough, dyspnea on exertion, fever, recent weight loss, myalgias, arthralgias, poor sleep, and a painful rash on his legs.

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Pregnancy at Risk

An 18-year-old White, pregnant woman, at 12-weeks gestation is admitted for evaluation of a diffuse skin rash.

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Lost in Translation

A 18-year-old Mexican woman presents with complaints of fatigue, nausea, and vomiting as well as weight loss.

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PowerPoint Slides

Health Disparities in Lupus

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of health disparities in lupus. You can preview a sample of the slides, download a PDF of the full slide-set, or download the full presentation in PowerPoint format, along with related videos.

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Lupus Through the Lifespan

This PowerPoint presentation reviews lupus in the context of childhood, reproductive and postmenopausal years. You can preview a sample of the slides, download a PDF of the full slide-set, or download the full presentation in PowerPoint format.

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Morbidity and Mortality in Lupus

This powerpoint presentation reviews the major causes of morbidity and mortality in lupus. You can preview a sample of the slides, download a PDF of the full slide-set, or download the full presentation in powerpoint format.

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Overview of Lupus

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of lupus. You can preview a sample of the slides, download a PDF of the full slide-set, or download the full presentation in PowerPoint format.

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The following supplementary PowerPoint presentation is available to accompany the overview of lupus.

Patient Interviews

Living with Lupus: Reproductive Health

Living with Lupus: Impact and Support

Living with Lupus: Transition from Childhood to Adult Care

Short Animated Videos

Lupus 101

Lupus Nephritis

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