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“ Thi si st hefir s tt i mewehav ebe e nabl et oputa numbe rone mpat hyatt hes y s t e ml e v e l ands how c l e ar l yt hati tmak e sadi f f e r e nc et opat i e nts af e t y , s t af f we l l be i ng , andt hebot t oml i ne .

Empat hyi s as t r at e g i ci mpe r at i v e . ”

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Dev el opedt oaddr es soneofheal t hc ar e ' sgr eat es tc hal l enges —t hedel a y edr ec ogni t i onofaut oi mmunedi s eas e—ASALempower si ndi vi dual st obet t erunder s t andune xpl ai neds ympt oms , s uppor t sheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal swi t hs t r uc t ur edc l i ni c al i nf or mat i on, andc ont r i but est of ut ur eaut oi mmuner es ear c h t hr oughanonymi s ed, c ons ent bas eddat aanal ys i s .

Aut oi mmunedi s eas esaf f ec tanes t i mat edonei nt enpeopl e, y et manyi ndi vi dual ss pendy ear ss eeki ngans wer sbef or er ec ei vi ng appr opr i at ei nv es t i gat i onsoradi agnos i s .

Dur i ngt hi st i me, i r r ev er s i bl edamaget oor gansandt i s s uesc anoc c ur , l eadi ngt os i gni fic antphys i c al , emot i onal andec onomi cc ons equenc es .

Cr eat edbyAs al Chahar s oughShi r az i BEM, FounderandCEO oft heASAFoundat i onandher s el fl i vi ngwi t hmul t i pl eaut oi mmunedi s eas es , ASALhasbeendes i gnedt obr i dget hegapbet weens ympt omons etandc l i ni c al as s es s mentbygi vi ngpat i ent st het ool st obet t erunder s t and, moni t orandc ommuni c at et hei rheal t h.

Unl i k ec onv ent i onal heal t hors ympt omt r ac ki ngapps , ASALi nt egr at esmul t i pl ef unc t i onswi t hi nas i ngl epl at f or m, enabl i ng us er st o: •L ear nabout144aut oi mmunedi s eas es , t hei rs ympt omsand as s oc i at edc ondi t i ons .

•Compl et eanaut oi mmuner i s ka war enes sas s es s mentus i ng s ympt ompat t er ns , f ami l yhi s t or yandr el evantheal t h i nf or mat i on.

•Tr ac ks ympt ompr ogr es s i onov ert i me.

•Rec or dandmoni t orbl oodt es tr es ul t s .

•Bui l das ec ur e, per s onal i s eddi gi t al heal t hr ec or d.

•Gener at eac ompr ehens i v e, pr i nt abl ec l i ni c al r epor tf ort hei r GPorc ons ul t ant , br i ngi ngt oget hers ympt omt r ends , bl ood t es thi s t or y , f ami l yhi s t or yandl i f es t yl ef ac t or si nt oa s t r uc t ur eds ummar ydes i gnedt os uppor tmor ei nf or med c l i ni c al di s c us s i onsandas s i s tdec i s i onsr egar di ngf ur t her i nv es t i gat i onsormor et ar get eddi agnos t i ct es t i ng.

•Expl or eappr oxi mat el y100i nflammat or yand ant i i nflammat or yf oods , i nc l udi ngc ommonf oodaddi t i v es ( Enumber s ) , hel pi ngus er si dent i f ypot ent i al di et ar yand l i f es t yl et r i gger s .

•Ac c es sal i v ec l i ni c al t r i al shub, enabl i ngus er st oi dent i f y r es ear c hoppor t uni t i esr el evantt ot hei rc ondi t i on.

ASALi snotadi agnos t i ct ool anddoesnotr epl ac epr of es s i onal medi c al advi c e.

Rat her , i thasbeendev el opedt oi mpr ov e a war enes s , enc our agei nf or medc onv er s at i onsbet weenpat i ent sandheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal s , ands uppor tear l i err ec ogni t i onofaut oi mmunedi s eas ewher ec l i ni c al l yappr opr i at e.

Auni queas pec toft hepl at f or mi si t sc ommi t mentt oadvanc i ng aut oi mmuner es ear c h.

Wi t hi nf or medus erc ons ent , anonymi s edandaggr egat edheal t hdat ac anbeanal ys edt oi dent i f y s ympt omt r ends , l i f es t yl ef ac t or sanddi s eas epat t er nsac r os s l ar gepopul at i ons .

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pot ent i al t os uppor ts c i ent i ficr es ear c h, i mpr ov eunder s t andi ng ofaut oi mmunedi s eas eandc ont r i but et oear l i err ec ogni t i onand i mpr ov edpat i entout c omes .

As al Chahar s oughShi r az i BEM, FounderandCEOoft heAut oi mmuneSuppor t&Awar enes sFoundat i on, s ai d: " Forf art oomanypeopl e, t hej our neyt oanaut oi mmunedi agnos i st ak esy ear s .

Dur i ngt hatt i me, s ympt omsar eof t enmi s under s t ood, oppor t uni t i esf orear l i eri nt er v ent i onma ybemi s s ed, and l i v esar epr of oundl yaf f ec t ed.

ASALwasc r eat edf r ombot hpr of es s i onal knowl edgeandper s onal e xper i enc e.

Ha vi ngl i v edwi t hmul t i pl eaut oi mmunedi s eas esmys el f , I under s t andt hedevas t at i ngi mpac tt hatdel a y edr ec ogni t i onc anha v e.

Ourgoal i snott odi agnos edi s eas e—t hatr emai nst her es pons i bi l i t yofheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal s .

Ourgoal i st oempowerpat i ent swi t hknowl edge, pr ovi dec l i ni c i answi t hbet t eror gani s ed i nf or mat i on, andc r eat eapl at f or mt hathast hepot ent i al t oi mpr ov ea war enes s , s uppor tr es ear c handul t i mat el yc ont r i but et o bet t erout c omesf orf ut ur egener at i ons .

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i nc l udi ngt r ai ni ngpol i c eof fic er st oi nv es t i gat ec r i mes agai ns tani mal sands uppor t i ngl oc al ani mal wel f ar eor gani s at i ons .

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I woul dl i k et ot hankNat ur ewat c h Foundat i onf ori t sl ongs t andi ngpar t ner s hi pands uppor tf or Ukr ai ne. ” Sar ahCar r , CEOofNat ur ewat c hFoundat i on, s ai d: “ Nat ur ewat c hFoundat i ona war dourChal l engeCoi nt oc el ebr at et her emar kabl ewor kofpeopl ewor ki ngdet er mi nedl yt oi mpr ov eani mal wel f ar eandt ac kl eani mal c r uel t y .

A Chal l engeCoi ni sat r eas ur eds ought af t era war d.

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