In July I gave a virtual talk for Dysautonomia International. Dysautonomia is a family of different conditions, sometimes surprisingly diverse, all related to the autonomic nervous system (ANS). A patient-started and patient-run organization, Dysautonomia International is doing a stupendous job of educating and advocating about this field. The purpose of my talk was to encourage the membership, too, to be proactive in speaking out about how they see things.

The video below is the entire 82 minute closing session of the conference. My talk starts around 24:00, but I encourage you to watch those first minutes, to listen in as patient/founder Lauren Stiles presents what the organization has been doing and introduces this year’s three award winners. This is a great advocacy organization!

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