| **TABLE OF CONTENTS**
FORWORD    Susan J. Blumenthal, MD,MPA
INTRODUCTION    AND OPENING REMARKS    Susan J. Blumenthal, MD,MPA

INTRODUCTION    June Halper, MSN, RN.CS    Nancy Holland, EdD

 

**PRESENTATIONS AT THE CONFERENCE**

AUTOIMMUNE CONNECTIVE TISSUE    DISEASES    Evelyn V. Hess, MD, FACP, MACR

NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE CLUSTERS    Jerry S. Wolinsky, MD

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN NEUROLOGIC    AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE    Barbara S. Giesser, MD

GENDER DIFFERENCES AND INTERACTION    OF HORMONES ON AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES    Jill P. Buyon, MD

PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES FOR WOMEN WITH    AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE    Deborah M. Miller, PhD, LISW

TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH COLLAGEN    VASCULAR DISEASES    Bevra H. Hahn, MD, FACR

TREATMENT APPROACHES TO AUTOIMMUNE    NEUROLOGIC DISEASES    P.K. Coyle, MD

PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS    Nancy J. Holland RN, EdD

A MODEL FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND    WOMEN    June Halper, MSN, RN.CS

FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS    Remarks of Anthony S. Fauci, MD    Remarks of Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD

 

**REMARKS OF HONORED GUESTS AT THE    CONFERENCE**

Remarks of Linda Jenckes

Remarks of Congresswoman Nita Lowey    (D-NY)

Remarks of Congresswoman Constance    Morella (R-MD)

Remarks of Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)

Remarks of Kimberly Vaughn

Remarks of Congressman Henry A. Waxman    (D-CA)

Remarks of Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

Remarks of Sharon Monsky

Remarks of Congressman John Porter    (R-IL)

CLOSING REMARKS    Susan J. Blumenthal, MD, MPA

APPENDIX

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health    and Human Services

Congressional Caucus on Women’s Issues

Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers

Lupus Foundation of America

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Scleroderma Research Foundation

Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation

HEALTHY WOMEN 2000 SERIES

Honorary Congressional Committee

Healthy Women 2000 Committee

Office on Women’s Health (OWH)
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