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Sex, (Prescribed) Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Approaching sexual and reproductive health with an autoimmune disease
November 13, 2025

In this event, our experts covered a variety of topics including why having conversations about reproductive and sexual health with your disease specialist is important, strategies to start these conversations, and key points patients should know about how their disease and/or medications may interact with their sexual and reproductive health.

Dr. Brittany Hyunh

Pediatric Rheumatologist and Adolescent Medicine Specialist

Dr. Erica Brenner

Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Clinical Investigator

Dr. Becca Overbury

Rheumatologist

Shared Decision-Making
August 6, 2025

This webinar, led by council member Hayden, introduced shared decision-making, identified ways patients can introduce it into their own care, and shared personal experiences from council members Ela and Kelsey.

Host: Hayden Adams

Events Committee Lead

A photo of Ela against a background of green leaves. She is a young Indian-American woman with black glasses. She has her hair pulled back with a hairband and is wearing earrings and a yellow V-neck blouse.

Ela Chintagunta

YP AREA Council Member

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Kelsey Schneider

YP AREA Council Member

Transition Table Talk
July 12, 2024

An open discussion around navigating the transition from pediatric to adult care for patients with chronic illness, featuring our partner, Infusion Access Foundation, and two amazing guest speakers.

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Erica F. Lawson, MD

Pediatric Rheumatologist and Medical Educator at UCSF

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Jordan Shapiro, MD

Gastroenterologist, Founder of Gentle GI

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Host: Kagan Ellis

YP AREA Council Member

Narrative Medicine
Workshop Series: Part 2
May 19, 2024

Part 2 of our introductory workshop on the practice of narrative medicine and the language used in the hippocratic oath.

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Matthew Eck, MS

Medical editor and writer at Haymarket Media US.

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Host: Catherine Ames

Patient advocate, author, speaker, and former YP AREA council member.

Narrative Medicine
Workshop Series: Part 1
May 19, 2024

Part 1 of our introductory workshop on the practice of narrative medicine and the language used in the hippocratic oath.

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Erika Wright, PhD

Assistant professor of clinical medical education and english at USC's Keck School of Medicine.

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Anuva Mittal, MS

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Host: Catherine Ames

Patient advocate, author, speaker, and former YP AREA council member.

Hilary Cronon

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