Mental Health Awareness Week: Anxiety & autoimmune conditions with LUPUS UK

At this Mental Health Awareness Week event, we welcome Debbie Kinsey, Health Information Officer at LUPUS UK, to talk about the link between anxiety and autoimmune conditions such as lupus. Khiry Hopkins-Jones, a volunteer at LUPUS UK, will also share his lived experiences of the condition.

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system is dysfunctional and mistakenly identifies the body's own tissues as foreign invaders. In people with lupus, the immune system creates autoantibodies to attack the body's tissues. These form immune complexes which cause inflammation and damage – possibly affecting the organs and/or the joints in some lupus patients. Lupus disproportionately affects females and people from Black African, Caribbean, and Asian ancestries.

This event is open to all staff and students at Imperial College London. It will be hosted online on Microsoft Teams.

About LUPUS UK

LUPUS UK is the only national registered charity supporting people with systemic lupus and discoid lupus and assisting those approaching diagnosis. They presently have over 5500 Members and a number of Regional Groups around the UK who arrange medical talks, publish local newsletters, set up local occasions and organise fundraising events.

LUPUS UK also produces an informative national magazine with lupus articles, letters, reports, and photographs, and operates a strong Grant Programme for research purposes and welfare.

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