2024 International Annual Patient Conference


Virtual Sessions

Conference attendees will receive exclusive access to virtual content before and after the conference. Pre-conference sessions are designed to spark learning and create connections. These gatherings will be hosted on Zoom in ‘meetings’ format so that all attendees can interact as a live, digital audience (cameras optional).

All times ET
12 noon – 1:00pm

Virtual Conference Session – Staying on Top of Myositis and Using Your Voice – Shawna Nielsen, RN 

This empowering session will help you learn how to find the best care, prepare for appointments, communicate with your doctor, and find good scientific information you can trust. You’ll also learn how to avoid pitfalls, set good limits with family and friends, speak up for your medical needs, and get the most out of TMA events, programs, and services. For everyone.

1:30 – 2:30pm  

Virtual Conference Session – Nutrition as Medicine: Managing Autoimmune Diseases through Diet – Angela Taylor, DCN, CNS, LDN, IFMCP

Unlock the potential of diet in managing autoimmune diseases with this informative session that provides a deep dive into how tailored nutritional strategies can play a critical role in reducing inflammation, alleviating symptoms, and improving quality of life for individuals with autoimmune conditions. We will explore the latest research on the relationship between diet and autoimmune disorders and discuss how specific nutrients and dietary patterns can influence immune system function, modulate inflammatory responses, and support overall health. For everyone

 
12 noon – 12:45pm

Virtual Conference Orientation

Never attended a TMA conference before? Please join this orientation session that will help you get the most out of your conference experience! For new attendees.

12:45 – 1:30pm

Virtual Getting Acquainted Breakout Sessions by disease type – IBM, DM, NM/ASyS, PM, Care Partners

This breakout session will help you meet and get to know fellow conference attendees with the same diagnosis! For new attendees.

 
12 noon – 12:45pm

Virtual Conference Reunion and Staying Acquainted Breakout Sessions – IBM, DM, NM/ASyS, PM, Care Partners

Following our time in Baltimore, TMA’s new post-conference reunion will keep those connections going!

 

Session Recordings

We know that many of our members were not able to travel, and we want to share the learnings from TMA’s International Annual Patient Conference as widely and inclusively as possible. Those who did attend may also want to revisit some of the sessions they either didn’t get to attend or ones they found especially helpful. That’s why we are making available a package of recordings from nearly every session on the conference agenda.

Recordings are expected to be available around October 15. Information about accessing them will be sent by email.

This package includes:

  • Video recordings of pre- and post-conference virtual sessions
  • Video recordings of the opening and closing keynote addresses
  • Thirty+ audio-recorded sessions synced with slides from the presentation
  • Video of the Heroes in the Fight Awards Ceremony featuring supermodel and DM patient Karen Alexander and our other myositis heroes.

All this will be delivered to you through a unique link where you can view the recordings at your leisure. Recordings are expected to be available around October 15. Information about accessing them will be sent by email.

Registered attendees at the conference will automatically receive the recordings as an extra benefit of their conference registration.

2024 Conference Recordings Pricing:

Virtual-Only Purchaser $149.00
2024 IAPC Registered Attendees* Included in Registration

*Registered attendees at the conference will automatically receive the recordings as an extra benefit of their conference registration. No need to order.

Please note that recordings are only sold as a package (individual sessions are not available for purchase).

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