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Dr. Hiraki reports the following financial relationships:
Consultant: Johnson & Johnson
Grants: Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR); Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) – Arthritis Foundation; Gary Hurvitz Centre for Brain & Mental Health (GH-CBMH); Lupus Foundation of America; Lupus Research Alliance; U.S. Department of Defense, Lupus Idea Award, Military Medical Research and Development
Research Support: Canada Research Chair, Tier 2, Rare Systemic Inflammatory Diseases
Other financial or material support: Board Member, Rheumatology Research Foundation; Chair Committee on Research, American College of Rheumatology
Dr. Contreras reports no financial relationships to disclose.
Ms. Richey reports no financial relationships to disclose.
Tracy Wilson reports no financial relationships to disclose.
The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:
Rebecca Vargas-Jackson, MD (Peer Reviewer)
Shirley Franks, DNP, APRN-BC, PMC MSN Ed (Peer Reviewer)
Susan Perry (Planning Committee)
Felicia Oyedepo, MD (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)
*All identified conflicts of interest have been mitigated.
Unlabeled Use Disclosure
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