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Video: Rheumatoid Patient Foundation Gives RA Patients a Voice

November 4, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 1 Comment Patient advocacy, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Video or podcast

This week, the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) conducts our first exhibit at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting. Beginning tomorrow, we’ll present our video The Faces of Rheumatoid Disease to doctors, researchers, and industry attending the ACR meeting. We’ve also prepared other materials that we’ll be sharing with you in the coming days, including literature, art, and a slideshow!

Together we can do more. And we’ve already begun!

Please join us! You are welcome and needed at the RPF! Watch this 3 minute video!

The mission of the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation is to improve the lives of people living with Rheumatoid Disease, also commonly called Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Recommended reading

• 20 Tips for Managing Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
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• When Rheumatology Is Sexy

• ← When Rheumatology Is Sexy
• Mayo Clinic Video Interview: Patients at ACR Scientific Meeting →

Kelly Young

Kelly Young is an advocate providing ways for patients to be better informed and have a greater voice in their healthcare. She is the president of the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation. Kelly received national acknowledgement with the 2011 WebMD Health Hero award. Through her writing, speaking, and use of social media, she is building a more accurate awareness of Rheumatoid disease aka Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) geared toward the public and medical community; creating ways to empower patients to advocate for improved diagnosis and treatment; and bringing recognition and visibility to the Rheumatoid patient journey. In 2009, Kelly created Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior, a comprehensive website about RA of about 950 pages and writes periodically for other newsletters and websites. Kelly served on the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media Advisory Board. There are over 42,000 connections of her highly interactive Facebook Fan page. She created the hashtag: #rheum. Kelly is the mother of five, a home-schooler, Bible teacher, NASA enthusiast, and NFL fan. You can also connect with Kelly by on Twitter or YouTube, or LinkedIn. She has lived over nine years with unrelenting Rheumatoid disease. See also http://www.rawarrior.com/kelly-young-press/

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