The Autoimmune Registry hosts a monthly webinar to bring together patient advocacy groups related to autoimmune diseases. This month, we have invited Maria Morais from the Canadian PBC Society, who will discuss the organization and its influence in the autoimmune disease space.

Details: Thursday, June 26th, 2025, from 12-1 pm Eastern via Zoom

Agenda:
12 - 12:05 pm: Convene

12:05 - 12:10 pm: Introductions

12:10 - 12:40 pm: Canadian PBC Society: Cultivating Support, Credibility, and Influence

12:40 - 1 pm: Q&A

Maria Morais

VP of Patient Advocacy

Canadian PBC Society

Maria Morais is a liver transplant warrior who received a living liver from her donor friend in 2021 at the UHN Ajmera Transplant Program Toronto General Hospital, after suffering from a rare autoimmune liver disease known as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). She is a registered nurse, experienced in the area of public health and chronic disease prevention.

Having been through such a life-changing journey, Maria now joins others as a patient mentor, partner and advocate, bringing awareness and hope to issues of rare liver disease, organ donation, and transplantation by sharing her lived experience locally and world-wide through participating in global health care forums, research projects and patient advocacy groups through her role as VP of Patient Advocacy with the Canadian PBC Society to help improve the overall quality of life for patients dealing with rare liver disease.