Welcome to the Lupus Care & Support website
We are an incorporated society whose emphasis is on care and support for people with lupus and/or associated diseases throughout New Zealand .
We are here to help you.
There is no need for anyone to feel isolated.
View information on World Lupus DayProfile of Dr Peter Gow
Patron of Lupus Care & Support Soc. Inc.
Dr Peter Gow did his post-graduate training at Guy's Hospital in London and has been head of the Department of Rheumatology at Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau, since 1978. His interests include inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and gout. He is also involved with student teaching and is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the South Auckland Clinical School. Current research and audit related to lupus, which he is doing with the assistance of his registrars, includes cardiovascular complications of lupus and the response of renal lupus to cyclophosphamide.
Would You Like to Participate in a Scientific Study?
The faculty of Psychological Medicine of Auckland University is undertaking a study to determine treatment adherence in SLE patients. The aim of the study is to investigate if SLE patients take their medications regularly and how often they attend clinic check-ups. We will also assess whether this is associated with how patients perceive their SLE and how SLE inflences daily life. This study will be performed as part of an international line of research. The focus of this research is to enhance knowledge of pyschological and physical functionong in SLE patients and to improve it. If you are currently on medication for your SLE and if you consider to join this study, please contact Gabrielle Daleboudt, BSc (the principal investigator) for additional information at slesearch@gmail.com or 021482426. The Northern X Regional Ethics Committee has approved this study.
An invitation to participate in a study to find out who has what type of lupus affecting the skin.
Paul Jarrett, Dermatologist, Counties Manukau District Health Board
I would be grateful for your help in a research study that has been approved by the Northern Y Ethics committee.
Do you have a form of lupus that causes a rash? Do you live within the Counties Manukau District Health Board Boundary? If yes, it would be good to hear from you.
Cutaneous lupus mainly takes three main different forms called acute cutaneous lupus, sub acute cutaneous lupus and discoid lupus. The rashes differ. Discoid lupus can lead to significant scarring of the skin and hairloss if it affects the scalp.
I want to find out who has what type of skin lupus. Once we know who has what type it will be easier to undertake further planned research projects, for example, looking at why it affects different people and how it can be better treated.
If you have been diagnosed with any type of skin lupus and would like to let me know please either email me at Skinlupus@middlemore.co.nz or phone me on the research phone: 021 1778169 (leave a message and I will get back you).
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