RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME FOUNDATION
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
EDUCATIONAL. PROVIDING TRUSTED, UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME [ALSO KNOWN AS WILLIS-EKBOM DISEASE] TO INDIVIDUALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, WEBINARS, A WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, AND DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: A GENERAL INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE ON RLS; A PEDIATRIC RLS GUIDE FOR TEENS, TWENTY-FOUR DIFFERENT HANDOUTS ON RLS-SPECIFIC TOPICS DIRECTED TOWARDS PATIENTS; A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE; MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS; TEN SPECIALTY BROCHURES DIRECTED TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; AND A MEDICAL BULLETIN ISSUED AS DEVELOPMENTS MERIT. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, FOURTEEN WEBINARS ON RLS-RELATED TOPICS WERE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC. OVER 1,800 PARTICIPANTS VIEWED THEIR WEBINARS. THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE [WWW.RLS.ORG] ATTRACTS OVER 172,000 ONLINE VISITORS THAT GENERATE OVER 412,820 PAGE VIEWS EACH YEAR. THE RLS FACEBOOK PAGE HAS 11,736 SUPPORTERS AND PARTICIPANTS. THE RLSF BLOG RECEIVES OVER 511,655 PAGE VIEWS. THE RLSF YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS RECEIVED OVER 42,680 VIEWS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$426.5KProgram 2 [2018]
MEMBERSHIP. RLSF SERVES AS A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR OVER 16,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, SEEK INFORMATION ON RLS, EITHER AS ONE WHO SUFFERS FROM THE DISEASE OR AS ONE WHO HAS A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE WHO SUFFERS FROM THE DISEASE. OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS HAVE JOINED RLSF AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CLEARING-HOUSE OF SERVICES THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATMENT, COUNSELING, AND CONVERSATION WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE THE AFFLICTION. OVER 325 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SPECIALIZING IN THE TREATMENT OF RLS PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION. MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE ACCESS TO A PROPRIETARY DATABASE FOR TREATMENT INFORMATION, A QUARTERLY NEWS MAGAZINE, A SUBSCRIPTION TO A MEDICAL BULLETIN FOR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS, A MEDICAL-ALERT CARD, AND ACCESS THE MEMBERS-ONLY SECTION OF THE RLS WEBSITE. THE MEMBER WEBSITE PROVIDES VISITORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT RLS, TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, RESEARCH ADVANCEMENTS, DISCUSSION PANELS, AND LINKS TO RLSF SOCIAL MEDIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$148.9KProgram 3 [2018]
RESEARCH. THE RLSF SUPPORTS AND FUNDS RLS-RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, GRANTS WERE MADE TO RESEARCHERS STUDYING: A POTENTIAL THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF RLS AND A MULTI-CENTER LONGITUDINAL PILOT OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF RLS USING OPIOIDS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$9.7K
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