Category: press release

Update:

With deep sadness, the Autoimmune Community Institute announces today that we must postpone the Inaugural Autoimmune Health Equity Summit originally planned for Saturday, March 12 due to technical issues. 

While compiling our pre-recorded interviews to create the final product, we noticed that the video from some of our amazing speakers did not record. This error is not one that could have been foreseen or prevented, as this is the first time an error like this has occurred. As a result, we felt it necessary to postpone the event to rectify these issues and ensure our speakers can be seen and heard properly.

Dr. April Moreno, Founder at Autoimmune Community Institute has provided the following statement:

“Unfortunately, we experienced technical difficulties with the video service platform and will need time to correct some of the recordings for the event.”

Despite these unfortunate setbacks, registration will continue to be open for the postponed event, which will now occur on March 19, 2022, at 12pm Pacific Time (3pm Eastern Time. We continue to look forward to hosting the event and apologize again for any inconvenience or disappointment. 

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The following is a press release dated March 7 from the Autoimmune Community Institute.

The Autoimmune Community Institute is dedicated to autoimmune health equity through community-based research and support services. The all-volunteer team strives to fulfill that mission by creating spaces for diverse autoimmune voices and experiences in community-centered research design, community support, and health equity advocacy every single day.

Today, ACI is taking a momentous step to further its mission and fulfill its goals by announcing the Inaugural Autoimmune Health Equity Summit. The ACI Health Equity Summit is our signature event to highlight the importance of diversity and representation in autoimmune communities.

This free event will discuss the importance of diversity and representation in research, policy, advocacy, and community support services; as well as the difference between equality and health equity and why we must work toward equity in all policies. Participants will also be introduced to some of our excellent partners in autoimmune health serving diverse communities.

The summit is designed for autoimmune patients, clinicians, researchers, and anyone who works with or has an interest in autoimmune topics. It will be held on March 12, 2022, at 12 pm Pacific Time (3 pm Eastern Time). Registration for the event is now open here! 

Please share this event widely within your networks. The staff at ACI is extremely excited to be hosting this event, and cannot wait to see you there!