Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on Africa
The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) is an international research group dedicated to promoting collaboration among scientific investigators in the study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Currently, most SLICC members are based in North America and Europe, with limited...
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| author | Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman John A Reynolds Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil Olufemi Adelowo Omondi Oyoo Dzifa Dey Ashira Blazer Alexandra Legge Eunice Omondi |
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| description | The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) is an international research group dedicated to promoting collaboration among scientific investigators in the study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Currently, most SLICC members are based in North America and Europe, with limited representation from other regions. SLICC recognises the importance of expanding its global collaborations and representation to ensure that its research accurately reflects the global burden of SLE and provides equal benefit to all patients with SLE worldwide. Given that SLICC currently lacks representation from the African continent, an opportunity was identified to convene a meeting bringing together lupus physicians with experience providing clinical care and conducting lupus research in Africa, along with members of the SLICC group. The purpose of the meeting was to share information regarding SLE in Africa, to discuss recent innovations and current challenges in the region and to explore future collaborations between SLICC members and colleagues in Africa in the areas of SLE clinical care, research and education. This meeting report highlights information presented during the seminar as well as a discussion of next steps moving forward. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c91e9fb4fc7405aac38e92c1d4cb3712025-08-20T03:16:25ZengBMJ Publishing GroupLupus Science and Medicine2053-87902025-03-0112110.1136/lupus-2024-001452Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on AfricaRosalind Ramsey-Goldman0John A Reynolds1Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil2Olufemi Adelowo3Omondi Oyoo4Dzifa Dey5Ashira Blazer6Alexandra Legge7Eunice Omondi8Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USARheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UKGrupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, PeruRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, GhanaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USADepartment of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaThe Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) is an international research group dedicated to promoting collaboration among scientific investigators in the study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Currently, most SLICC members are based in North America and Europe, with limited representation from other regions. SLICC recognises the importance of expanding its global collaborations and representation to ensure that its research accurately reflects the global burden of SLE and provides equal benefit to all patients with SLE worldwide. Given that SLICC currently lacks representation from the African continent, an opportunity was identified to convene a meeting bringing together lupus physicians with experience providing clinical care and conducting lupus research in Africa, along with members of the SLICC group. The purpose of the meeting was to share information regarding SLE in Africa, to discuss recent innovations and current challenges in the region and to explore future collaborations between SLICC members and colleagues in Africa in the areas of SLE clinical care, research and education. This meeting report highlights information presented during the seminar as well as a discussion of next steps moving forward.https://lupus.bmj.com/content/12/1/e001452.full |
| spellingShingle | Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman John A Reynolds Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil Olufemi Adelowo Omondi Oyoo Dzifa Dey Ashira Blazer Alexandra Legge Eunice Omondi Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on Africa Lupus Science and Medicine |
| title | Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on Africa |
| title_full | Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on Africa |
| title_fullStr | Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on Africa |
| title_short | Meeting report: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) World Lupus Seminar on Africa |
| title_sort | meeting report the systemic lupus international collaborating clinics slicc world lupus seminar on africa |
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