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The National Patient Conference is the Sjögren’s Foundation’s largest educational event, bringing together patients and talented medical experts to provide the latest information on Sjögren's disease. This is a virtual event, participate from the comfort of your home while still benefiting from live expert sessions, Q&As, and patient community connections. This year’s event will cover: -Our foundational program, An Overview of Sjögren’s -Oral and ocular management -Management of overlapping autoimmune diseases -How Sjögren’s disease affects your ears, nose & throat and nervous system -What’s happening in childhood Sjögren’s -Latest Sjögren’s research and what we are learning about different patient profiles and genetics A popular cornerstone of the Sjögren’s Foundation conference experience is the chance to have your questions answered by experts. At the end of our clinical sessions, you will have the opportunity to ask our speakers questions about their presentation topics. We are also excited to announce that we will be bringing back the popular “Chat with a Doc” session with Dr. Donald Thomas for one hour on both Friday and Saturday! To learn more about our conference speakers and agenda, click on the tabs above this section. We look forward to you joining us where you can connect with other Sjögren’s patients, learn from experts and gain the knowledge to thrive with your Sjögren’s disease! Registration cost is $80 for members (please be sure to use discount code emailed to all members) and $100 for non-members. Non-members also have the ability to purchase a membership at the time of registration for $116 (which automatically includes the $20 member discount). Note: For those unable to attend the virtual event live, in real time, or would like to re-watch presenters from the event, the conference will be recorded and you will have access to view the presentations at your convenience for 6 months after the live event has concluded.