Why Collaboration is So Important in Autoimmune Disease

By: Bonnie Feldman, DDS and Ellen M Martin

Collaboration is crucial to attaining the audacious goals of reimagining research, diagnosis, and care for all patients with autoimmune diseases.

The saying “teamwork makes the dream work” applies to people of all ages and backgrounds. Even Iron Man, awesome as he is on his own, must join forces with the Avengers to battle intergalactic adversaries threatening to destroy the universe.

While the Avengers team is fictitious, it serves as an inspiration. It shows how individuals from different backgrounds with various skill sets can come together to fight for a common cause.

We believe that Avengers-like teamwork and collaboration is needed to reach the audacious goal of Your Autoimmunity Connection to

reimagine research, diagnosis, and care for all autoimmune diseases.

Collaboration is key in autoimmune disease

For years, we and other patient advocates have called for coordinated care between disciplines involved in autoimmune disease. Now, with the incidence and prevalence of autoimmunity on the rise, the most effective way to treat patients is through a broad collaboration. One that…