Events

The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance, along with Children’s National Health System, and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, co-sponsored the first International Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis Treatment Consensus Meeting at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC, on November 14. “The AE Alliance was honored to help bring many of the world’s leading experts […]

The AE Alliance turns 3 years old today!  Three years ago on this date, two families that had kids with AE came together in hopes that they could start something to help others suffering from this little-understood disease.  The vision was to not only disseminate information to help patients but also to give support to […]

The Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance is holding a strategic meeting on December 15.  The board of directors and invited advisors are gathering in Durham, NC, with the goal of the thinking strategically regarding the organization.  Based on this group’s recommendations, we expect to continue to set up structures that will empower the AE Alliance to increase […]

Today, we’re thrilled to release the official report from the First Annual International Symposium on Autoimmune Encephalitis held March 27-28, 2014 in Durham, N.C. The symposium was funded with the proceeds from the 2014 Florence Forth Road Race! The primary goal of the symposium was to establish a collaborative medical community to develop a consensus […]

First Annual International Autoimmune Encephalitis Symposium, March 27-28, 2014 On March 27th, doctors and scientists from across the US and the world will gather for a two day AE Symposium, the goal of which is to improve the diagnosis, treatment and care for children and adults with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) and advance research towards a […]

Today, December 17th, is the one year anniversary of the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance becoming a non-profit organization. 2013 was a wonderful year with many great events, including Florence Forth, Across the Starting Line, educational Grand Rounds and book readings and many amazing connections with families, patients and doctors. We look forward to working with all of […]

There are only five more months until FLORENCE FORTH 2014.  We have been busy making plans for the second annual running of FLORENCE FORTH .  And now it is your turn to join in the planning.  Here are five easy steps to take: 1st:  Save the Date.  March 1, 2014 2nd: Get ready to register for FLORENCE FORTH on October 15th.  Use promo code […]

Our family has always been a running family. A jogging stroller lived on our porch or dining room for years. We ran when full time jobs became stressful, while Laura and Florence napped as babies, and just exercising our dog. When Florence fell ill with an unknown disease at age two, we increased our running […]