Iris Zink, RN, ANP, RN-BC

Iris Zink, RN, ANP, RN-BC, has been a rheumatology Nurse Practitioner for 18 years. She is the immediate past president of the Rheumatology Nurses Society where she was president from 2015 to 2017. She has traveled extensively lecturing on a variety of topics pertaining to arthritis, women and auto immune disease, laughter for healing and intimacy and chronic disease. She has published many times on topics about patient care and intimacy. She co-authored the chapter on HIV and arthritis in Core Curriculum Rheumatology Nursing Text. She is adjunct faculty at Michigan State University and a passionate teacher, lecturer and caregiver. In 2016 Iris opened the first Nurse Practitioner run early arthritis clinic in Michigan to provide access to care for those individuals who are under insured or uninsured. In 2017 she was honored to receive the Lupus Foundation of America’s Inspirational award for coining PJ day which will occur every May 2 nd to raise money and awareness for Lupus.