Our 6th International Symposium on APS Type 1 was a great success!
On July 10-12, 2025, we welcomed over 100 community members, doctors, researchers, and presenters to the Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf in beautiful San Francisco. Starting with a welcome reception on July 10th and concluding on July 12th with a baseball game at Oracle Park between the SF Giants and the LA Dodgers, we joined together to connect, learn from clinicians and specialists, and have fun.
Our symposium brought together families and medical experts from around the globe to share and learn about the latest developments on research and management of APS Type 1. We shared experiences and best practices, reconnected with old friends and familiar faces, and left with new friendships and meaningful relationships.
Together, we are stronger.
Past Events
In July 2025, we welcomed members, doctors, researchers, and presenters to our 6th International Symposium on APS Type 1 in San Francisco, CA. Together, we learned about the latest developments on research and management of APS Type 1. Video recordings are available to everyone.
We were proud to host our 5th International Symposium on APS Type 1 in Washington D.C. in July 2023. Please click links below for video recording, PPT slides and program.
We were pleased to host a virtual symposium in 2021 as we continued to manage our health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Videos from our virtual event can be accessed here.
We were very proud to host our 3rd International Symposium on APS Type 1 as a part of the Immune Deficiency Foundation’s (IDF) Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, USA. In addition to presentations on the latest findings from the NIH’s natural history study, we held presentations on the challenges of puberty in APS Type 1 and managing adrenal insufficiency and hypoparathyroidism in emergencies and for planned procedures. Our group also benefitted from the presentations at the larger IDF conference.
We had an incredible Symposium in 2017 in Stony Brook, New York, USA. Hosted by Sherri and David Seyfert, along with their family and friends, we enjoyed world-class presentations at the beautiful facilities at Stony Brook University. Highlights included talks on eye care, malabsorption, the role of the thymus in APS Type 1, and connecting APS Type 1 research to other diseases, such as Type 1 Diabetes.
The 1st International Symposium on APS Type 1 was held at SickKids Hospital in Toronto, Canada. Over 20 families joined with speakers from across the U.S., Canada and Europe. Highlights included a problem-solving panel discussing the challenges that occur in managing endocrine symptoms combined with malabsorption, autoimmune hepatitis in APS Type 1, the biology and immunology of AIRE, and growing up with APS Type 1.