With this overview, one can see easily which province is organising what kind of event. There is a large variety of activities.
People from one province are kindly invited to participate into the activities of another province.
ANTWERP
03 February 1996 New Years Party
16 March 1996 Psychiatric Problems
08 June 1996 Nature and Food: and... try it
21 September 1996 Endocrinology: Diets and Healthy Food
16 November 1996 Neurologic Lupus and Psychological Aspects
14 December 1996 Christmas Market
BRABANT
06 January 1996 New Years Party
09 March 1996 Feelings of Guilt
08 June 1996 Help from a Physiotherapist
14 September 1996 An Eye-Specialist talks about Systemic Diseases
EAST-FLANDERS
27 January 1996 New Years Party
01 June 1996 Take Care of Your Eyes
28 September 1996 Everything about Lungs
16 November 1996 To Live is to Set Free
WEST-FLANDERS
17 February 1996 Food from an Endocrinologist Point of View
26 May 1996 Day of The Park
19 October 1996 Everything about Lungs
23 November 1996 Migraine, Face and Nerve Pain
28 April 1996
3 specific themes were given during this afternoon.
1. Specific Aspects of C.T.D.
This was a presentation by Dr. Michel Walravens, Rheuma-immunologist.
Fatigue Anno 2000
Dr. Ir. Lambrecht, specialist in problems related to fatigue, was able to make clear
to the patients how to handle this problem.
Lupus in Jamaica
Dr. De Ceulaer, Prof. of Rheumatology in Kingston, has been working for over 20 years in Jamaica. He tries to have contacts with other organisations and presented the situation in his country.
Again, the periodical will be published 4 times during 1996.
Meetings:
Sunday, 10 March 1996
Sunday, 02 June 1996
Sunday, 01 September 1996
Sunday, 08 December 1996
Topics of these meetings are the day to day business, organisation of the national events, future, contents of the periodical, etc..
This year for the first time, the provinces have sent 2 delegates for the special meetings. These meetings are intended as informational ones. To obtain such information is very helpful for the daily management. In this respect, they are able to focus on the needs given by the patients themselves.
Money from the Flemish Government was given when a certain project was presented to them and accepted.
It has been for a long time that an educational training was one of the objectives.
The Government did accept the project and an educational week-end took place in a very attractive congress centre. About 16 people attended the training sessions given by professional trainers.
The main topic was communication.
Jean-Paul Sanders
E. L. E. F.
European Lupus Erythematosus Federation