12 July 2026 · Events & Announcements
Registrations are now open for the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation Australia (JAFA) third national Consumer Conference on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and related childhood rheumatic diseases (CRDs).Please let your JIA/CRD patients know about the Conference which will be held:
12:30pm-5:00pm Saturday 22 August 2026
The Larwill Studio, Parkville, Melbourne, adjacent to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Designed for parents, older children, young people living with JIA/CRDS and their families, the program will feature presentations, panel discussions and Q&A sessions with leading clinicians and researchers. More than just a conference, the event provides a forum for peer support and opportunity for consumers to talk with each other about the things that matter most to them.
Attendance is in-person and it’s free: Registrations are welcome from anywhere in Australia at: https://register.jafa.org.au.
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