Compassionate Allowances: Autoimmune Session 1 Opening Statements • Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration • Robert H. Carter, Deputy Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health • David A. Rust, Deputy Commissioner for Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration • Glenn Sklar, Deputy Commissioner for Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration Overview of Autoimmune Diseases • Virginia Ladd, President, American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association • Sandra Raymond, President and CEO, Lupus Foundation of America • Virginia Steen, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Georgetown University • Eric Gall, M.D., Professor, Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology Department and Interim Director, Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona School of Medicine (Javascript is required to view Mediasite content)