Sarah Schafer, MD
My POTS diagnosis: worth the struggle
Learn how self-advocacy helped me get diagnosed and treated for POTS, an autonomic disorder.
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Sarah Schafer, MD
- Aug 5, 2022
- 4 min
All in your head?
Many people with Sjogren's are told they have functional disorders, when their symptoms are direct, physical Sjogren's manifestations.
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Sarah Schafer, MD
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
Why doesn't my doctor understand Sjogren's?
Clinicians who believe the" nuisance sicca disease" myth are being led astray by outdated assumptions about the disease.
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Sarah Schafer, MD
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
Countering misinformation - MYTH # 1 Sjogren's is mostly dryness, not systemic.
The most important thing for clinicians to know about Sjogren's is that it is a serious systemic disease.
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Sarah Schafer, MD
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Sjogren's Advocate pages are not handouts
Learn how to choose handouts that work well for clinician education, and why you can trust the information on Sjogren's Advocate.
1,699 views
Sarah Schafer, MD
- Nov 11, 2021
- 5 min
How patients experience Sjogren's
Patients often a hard time finding doctors who understand Sjogren's and take it seriously.
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Sarah Schafer, MD
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
The new ICD-10 codes: a low-key way to educate clinicians
The new ICD-10 codes for Sjogren's offer an easy, low-key want to educate clinicians about the systemic nature of the disease.
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Sarah Schafer, MD
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Spotlight on rheumatology education- You can make a difference
Rheumatologists have few opportunities to stay abreast of Sjogren’s knowledge. Sjogren’s is neglected at every level of medical education....
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