The Effects of Pulsed Therapeutic Plasma Exchange on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Series
I am currently (5/6/2022) at the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) annual meeting in Philadelphia presenting a poster titled "The Effects of Pulsed Therapeutic Plasma Exchange on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Series" [1]. (The abstract of the poster is at the end of this post.) Six years ago, at this same conference, I presented an early version of the comprehensive review on the use of therapeutic plasma exchange as a treatment [...]
ANA and Antibody Testing in Systemic Sclerosis: A Guide for Patients
On Saturday, May 15th, I did a presentation and follow-up Q&A session to a joint meeting of several Scleroderma Foundation chapters on a very important, but complex topic – ANA and antibody testing in systemic sclerosis. While much of this information is on the Scleroderma Education Project website, this presentation contains updated and additional information that we have not published before. (The information on the website will be updated this summer.) I was very fortunate [...]
Happy Holidays! Help Amazon Donate to the Scleroderma Education Project
Several years ago, Amazon set up a program to help registered (501c3) non-profit organizations. The program is called Amazon Smile. After you select a non-profit organization, for every dollar you spend on Amazon, Amazon matches this with a 0.5 cent donation to your designated non-profit organization. It is as simple as that. It costs you nothing, but those 0.5% donations can really add up over time. Here is how to set up and use Amazon [...]
Scleroderma Foundation (Southern California Chapter) Talk on Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
We are pleased to announce that our CEO/Founder, Ed Harris, was invited by the Southern California chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation to give a talk on the use of therapeutic plasma exchange as a treatment for systemic scleroderma. Because of the era we are all living in, the presentation was done by Zoom, of course. The talk was done on Saturday, July 25, 2020 and was followed by a Q&A session. The entire presentation, including the [...]