Sarcoidosis in our area has a great following of dedicated
Sarcoidosis patient volunteers who work hard to share the latest
research information to benefit us, the Puget Sound
Sarcoidosis’ites.
For those unfamiliar with Sarcoidosis:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/sarc/sar_whatis.html
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Sarcoidosis Research Study
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Treatment Trial
If you have been diagnosed with sarcoidosis of the lung, you may be
eligible to participate in a study at the NIH Clinical Center. The
purpose of this study is to determine if a widely used
cholesterol-lowering agent can decrease the amount of prednisone
(steroids) required to manage your illness. Eligible patients will
receive a comprehensive evaluation at the Clinical Center in
Bethesda, Maryland.
There is no cost to you for travel or medical testing.
For further information, please contact our research
coordinator, toll free, at 1-877-NIH-LUNG (1-877-644-5864), e-mail:
LungStudy@nhlbi.nih.gov, or you may call Sandra MacDonald, RN at
301-451-4899. Alternatively, you may reach the NIH Patient
Recruitment and Public Liaison Office via TTY 1-866-411-1010.
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Following is the 2010 Sarcoidosis Support Group Meeting Schedule for the Puget Sound area.
Most meetings are held in the BAKER Room at Puyallup’s Good Samaritan Hospital…. 1:00pm – 3:00pm.
SARCOIDOSIS NETWORKING ASSOCIATION
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
407 14TH AVENUE SE – Puyallup
Baker Room – 1:00pm – 3:00pm
2010 SNA SUPPORT MEETINGS
JANUARY – Saturday, 9th 1:00pm – 3:00pm
FEBRUARY – No Meeting
MARCH – No Meeting
APRIL – Saturday, 10th
1:00pm -3:00 pm
MAY – No Meeting
JUNE – No Meeting
JULY – Saturday, 10th
PICINIC at the Short Home
1:00pm – 3:00pm
AUGUST – No Meeting
SEPTEMBER – No Meeting
OCTOBER – Saturday, 9th
BAKER ROOM
1:00pm – 3:00pm
NOVEMBER – No Meeting
DECEMBER – Saturday, 11th
BAKER ROOM
1:00pm – 3:00pm
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
407 14TH AVENUE SE
BAKER ROOM
PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON
Contact:
LYNN SHORT (ANNUAL PICNIC)
5302 SOUTH SHERIDAN AVENUE
TACOMA WASHINGTON 98408
Lynn Short, Executive Director
Sarcoidosis Networking Association
5302 South Sheridan Avenue
Tacoma, Washington 98408 USA
http://www.sarcoidosisnetwork.org/
More Later… Sharon O’Hara