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English Support Group Virtual Meetings
You are cordially invited to a Scleroderma Quebec support group meeting in English.
Here is the group schedule:
- Thursday November 20, 2026 at 2:30
- Thursday January 15, 2026 at 2:30
- Thursday February 19, 2026 at 2:30
- Thursday March 19, 2026 at 2:30
- Thursday April 16, 2026 at 2:30
- Thursday May 21, 2026 at 2:30
To see the Scleroderma Quebec groups in French, click here.
We plan to organize monthly meetings which will be announced here on the Scleroderma Quebec website.
These meetings will be led by myself, Violet Konrad. I have had scleroderma for over ten years and have been leading support groups for almost as long.
In order to participate please contact Violet Konrad vkonrad08@gmail.com or 819 919-0234.
I will send you the link to join the meeting by email two weeks before the meeting and a reminder closer to the date.
If you are unfamiliar with Zoom please contact me to do a practice before the day of the meeting.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Violet
For more information please contact:
Violet Konrad
819 919-0234
Or by email vkonrad08@gmail.com
For new participants, please complete the registration form by clicking here.
After you have completed the form send it by email to info@sclerodermie.ca or mail it to:
Sclérodermie Québec
40-550 chemin Chambly
Longueuil QC J4H 3L8
This is a Zoom meeting.
Sclérodermie Québec will host an information booth at the Scleroderma Canada National Conference, taking place August 20–22, 2026, in Ottawa.
We will be showcasing our new book, Scleroderma: Comprehensive Guide to Symptoms, Diagnoses and Treatments available free of charge in English and French for all participants.
We invite you to stop by our booth to pick up your copy and meet our team!
For more information or to participate, please click here.
Reserve the date of Saturday, November 22, 2025!
We’re excited to invite you to a special online event:
What’s New in Scleroderma Research: An Online Event for Patients & Families
(Event online for patients and their families. IN ENGLISH ONLY)
Date : Saturday, November 22, 2025
Heure : 4:00 – 5:30 PM Eastern Time (see time zones below)
This event brings together researchers and the scleroderma community for a unique opportunity to:
- Hear directly from researchers about the latest scleroderma studies, selected as high-interest studies by patients, for patients.
- Take part in a research study by providing brief ratings on each presentation during the event. Your feedback will help improve how research is shared with patients in the future.
Why attend?
✅ Event co-developed by patients and researchers, for patients
✅ Learn about the latest top scleroderma studies selected as high-interest by patients for patients
✅ Live Q&A with presenters
✅ Make your voice heard—contribute to helping improve how researchers communicate with patients by providing quick ratings following each presentation during the event
Register now: https://spinsclero.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_blrKajuV8zmxe3s
Event time in your region:
- Eastern Time (ET): 4:00 – 5:30 PM
- Atlantic Time (AT): 5:00 – 6:30 PM
- Pacific Time (PT): 1:00 – 2:30 PM
- Central Time (CT): 3:00 – 4:30 PM
- GMT: 9:00 – 10:30 PM
- Central European Time (CET): 10:00 – 11:30 PM
- AEDT (Australia): November 23 – 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Have questions?
Contact SPIN at: spin.pairs@gmail.com
We hope to see many of you there!