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New ACR COIN Project Connects Volunteers to Patients in Greatest Need

  |  Issue: November 2018  |  

  • The Teaching Fellows in Lupus Project and the Small Group Provider Sessions to help educate primary care providers;
  • The Playbook Project, offering localized lupus awareness resources to young adult-focused organizations;
  • The Self-Management Project, which increases the availability of self-management resources for people with rheumatic diseases;
  • Materials to Increase Minority Involvement in Clinical Trials (MIMICT), which helps diversify lupus research; and
  • The Promotores Project, which engages Spanish-speaking community health workers to promote lupus awareness.

For information about current COIN projects or to volunteer, send an email to [email protected].

Susan Bernstein is a freelance medical journalist based in Atlanta.

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