VFC 2025 Annual Fall Lectures
Join us at the VFC 2025 Annual Fall Lectures in-person in Vancouver, or on ZOOM, Saturday, November 15, 2025!
Patient education is a critical part of the VFC mission. With your participation, we continue to help improve your care, we’ll find new ways to control your vasculitis, and together we will find the cause, and the ultimately the cure. Complete Fall Lecture details and registration is located here.
We know vasculitis patients have lots of questions🤔 about their vasculitis. This fall you’ll have time to get answers😌 to those questions as each lecture has time for Q&A.
Our Vancouver Lectures are free for all those attending in-person! Coffee, refreshments, and lunch will be provided!
VFC members attend all VFC Lectures via ZOOM, or in-person, for free! Most of us renew our memberships at this time of year. You can renew your membership, or become a new member, at time of registration for the Fall Lectures for the annual fee of just $20.
If your membership is current, register for any lecture for free! We request everyone else pay $20.00 for a one-year VFC membership at time of registration to attend all lectures, and to vote on VFC matters. Your membership helps sustain your VFC by supporting our programs and core expenses.
VFC offers FREE membership for those who are unable to pay. We want vasculitis patients to join us regardless of their ability to pay for a membership.
Questions on your membership status? Email us at: membership@vasculitis.ca
If you are able, please make a donation to help us – help you! You’ll receive an instant charitable tax receipt by email.
Save the date, bring your questions, and join us this fall!
On behalf of the Board, we hope to see you in person, or via ZOOM on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
Keep well and stay safe😷,
Jon Stewart
President
Although subject to change, this fall’s speakers and the proposed program will be as follows:
Saturday, November 15, 2025* 09:00 Pacific Time(PT)/Noon Eastern Time (ET) to 16:00PT/~19:00ET
09:00PT/NoonET – 09:20PT/12:20ET: Jon Stewart – Welcome, who is VFC, and what have we been doing? The power of Canadian surveys!
09:20PT/12:20ET – 10:00PT/13:00ET: Dr. Christian Pagnoux – Toronto ON What’s new in Vasculitis. Staying current with vasculitis medications, treatments, and clinical studies.
10:00PT/13:00ET – 10:40PT/13:40ET: Dr. Natasha Dehghan – Vancouver, BC Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu Arteritis (TAK) in practice.
10:40PT/13:40ET – 11:20PT/14:20ET: Dr. Corrie Baldwin – Victoria, BC Getting to the heart of it! Cardiovascular risk in vasculitis.
11:20PT/14:20ET – 12:00PT/15:00ET: Dr. Daniel Ennis – Vancouver, BC How your doctor diagnoses your vasculitis.
12:00PT/15:00ET – 12:30PT/15:30ET: Lucy De Matos RHN – Toronto, ON Your plate, your power! Food choices that support Vasculitis wellness.
12:30PT/15:00ET – 13:15PM/15:30ET: LUNCH BREAK (Lunch will be provided)
13:15PT/16:15ET – 13:55PT/16:55ET: James Fireman HBA, LL.B–Toronto, ON Disability law in Canada! The reality is many vasculitis patients will experience short-term, or sadly even long-term disability (LTD & STD). James is a seasoned pro in disability law and will address your disability concerns and questions.
13:55PT/16:55ET – 14:35PT/17:35ET: Dr. Stephanie Garner – Calgary, AB ANCA associated vasculitis.
14:35PT/17:35ET – 15:05PT/18:05ET: Dr Kim Cheema – Vancouver, BC Vasculitis and your kidneys.
15:05PM/18:05ET – 15:45PT/18:45ET: Dr. Yifan Zhang – Vancouver, BC Following the numbers! Labs and monitoring your vasculitis.
Get a vasculitis “tune up” and get your questions 🤔 answered from those who know the world of vasculitis.
Full program and registration site is here!