The Greater Boston Sjögren’s Syndrome Support Group invites you to the next meeting on Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
at Tufts Medical Center *Sackler Building, Room 114* 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
Please join us as Dr. David J. Greenblatt and Dr. Lynn C. Epstein present their team’s now published study “Characterization of Cognitive Dysfunction in Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients” (Clinical Rheumatology)
(Lynn C. Epstein, Gina Masse, Jerold M. Harmatz,
Tammy M. Scott, Athena S. Papas, David J. Greenblatt)
Dr. David J. Greenblatt is the Louis Lasagna Professor of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology at Tufts Univerity. For many years the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and the Program Director of the Clinical Pharmacology group, he is widely recognized for his contributions to pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and neuroreceptor properties. He has received numerous honors and awards and is the author of over 750 original research papers.
Their study, which was funded by the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation and in which many members of the support group participated, was designed to evaluate cognitive functioning in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome patients when compared to appropriately matched control subjects. Cognitive and psychomotor functions were assessed via a number of measures that included objective testing, self-report, and selected metrics of cognition. The presentation will summarize the study: what they did; what they found; and what they believe are the implications/next steps.
Please plan to attend our December 6th meeting, and once again bring friends and family with you, as well as your stories and suggestions for the Greater Boston Support Group.
For those taking the MBTA: The “Tufts Medical Center” Orange Line stop is located across from the main hospital entrance on Washington Street.
For those who prefer to drive: Parking is available in the Medical Center’s garage at: 274 Tremont Street, next to the Wang Center and parking tickets will be validated at the meeting for reduced parking rates.