Parking - Free parking is at the rear of the building. The event will be held in the Auditorium.

Program Schedule

11:30 am             Registration & Lunch

12:15 pm             Tri-State Welcome: Mary Beth Bobik-Kadylak, Director of Pt. Education & Support

12:30 pm             Scleroderma and Raynaud’s, Ideas for Managing Your Daily Routines

Celeste Freeman, OTR/L, CHT
Associations: St. Peter’s Health Partners, Albany Memorial Hand Center; The Sage Colleges

                             Q & A immediately following

1:15 pm               Break

1:30 pm               Healthy Eating with Scleroderma

Michelle Morgan, MS, RDN, CDN
Associations: The Sage Colleges; JJPVA Medical Center; Albany Medical Center and NYP, Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

                            Q & A immediately following

2:15 pm               Break

2:30 pm               How Scleroderma Patients Managed Their Illness: A Study Report

Shohreh Anand, EdD
Associations: Columbia University

                            Q & A immediately following

3:15 pm               Closing Remarks / Program Evaluation

Please dress for an air-conditioned venue and bring layers for comfort.

The Albany, NY Scleroderma Patient Education Forum brings you information that is important to scleroderma patients, family members, friends, caregivers and healthcare professionals.