The Lupus Academy

In this episode of The Lupus Academy podcast with Sandra Navarra, we dive into the stark global disparities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) care, diagnosis, and patient outcomes across different regions and populations.From socioeconomic barriers and access to targeted therapies to ethnic variations in disease severity, we examine how geographic and systemic factors shape the lived reality of people with lupus worldwide. 
Released ahead of our meeting in Bratislava, this episode serves as essential foundational listening. It sets the stage by framing core principles of health equity in rheumatology, providing context that will allow you to engage directly with the presentation, Health Inequalities in SLE: A GlobalPerspective. 

This episode was originally released in December 2024.
Disclaimer: During Lupus Academy podcast episodes, participants may refer to off label use of medicines forpatients with lupus. Lupus Academy does not make any recommendations about using a medicine outside the terms of its approved licence for use.

In this episode our host Dr Raquel Faria discusses the latest research into the course of cognitive impairment in patients with SLE from Zahi Touma’s team at Toronto Western Hospital Lupus Clinic, with Zahi Touma and Murray Urowitz.

Disclaimer: During Lupus Academy podcast episodes, participants may refer to off label use of medicines for patients with lupus. Lupus Academy does not make any recommendations about using a medicine outside the terms of its approved licence for use.

Dr Raquel Faria and Professors David Isenberg and Ricard Cervera discuss selected highlights from EULAR 2026. Join us for a groundbreaking discussion on the latest in lupus.

Disclaimer: During Lupus Academy podcast episodes, participants may refer to off label use of medicines for patients with lupus. Lupus Academy does not make any recommendations about using a medicine outside the terms of its approved licence for use.

In this episode our host Dr Raquel Faria discusses the latest research into the gut microbiome and lupus nephritis from Gregg Silverman’s team at NYU, with Gregg Silverman and Richard Furie.

Disclaimer: During Lupus Academy podcast episodes, participants may refer to off label use of medicines for patients with lupus. Lupus Academy does not make any recommendations about using a medicine outside the terms of its approved licence for use.

In this episode our host Dr Raquel Faria discusses two challenging cases with Professors Maria Dall’Era and Ronald van Vollenhoven of the Lupus Academy Steering Committee.

The two cases include:
1. Myositis, ILD, and the long-term lupus patient whose long-term management never truly stays in one box.
2. The nuances of a "slow-burn" pediatric-to-adult SLE transition, focusing on the diagnostic challenges of the "pre-lupus" label and the management of high-interferon phenotypes.

Disclaimer: During Lupus Academy podcast episodes, participants may refer to off label use of medicines for patients with lupus. Lupus Academy does not make any recommendations about using a medicine outside the terms of its approved licence for use.