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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Date and Time
Location
Program Chairman
About the Workshop
Reasons to Attend
What Past Workshop Attendees Said
Program Agenda
Speaking Faculty
Additional Information
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Program Partners
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Date and Time
Saturday, November 6, 2010
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM


Location
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
333 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 246-7000
www.brooklynmarriott.com


Program Chairman
Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Deputy Cancer Center Director
New York University Cancer Institute
Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology
NYU Langone Medical Center


About the Workshop
The Lymphoma Research Foundation's Lymphoma Workshop programs provide the latest information about lymphoma, current treatment options and patient support topics to lymphoma patients, survivors and their loved ones across the United States. The New York Lymphoma Workshop is the premier patient education and networking forum in the region.


Reasons to Attend

  • Learn about your specific type of lymphoma, treatment options, clinical trials and novel concepts during the comprehensive disease-specific breakout sessions.
  • Hear a variety of presentations and have your specific questions answered from our expert speaking faculty comprised of lymphoma specialists and patient support experts.
  • Meet other people with your same type of lymphoma during breakfast, lunch and breakout sessions.


What Past Workshop Attendees Said

  • "Thank you for making this day available to us! We learned much."
  • "I think the program was very well rounded with a terrific choice for topics to sit in on."
  • "Very informative - presented at a level I could understand."
  • "Impressed with content - very educational."
  • "Excellent program - the information shared provides not only information, but hope."
  • "This is a really, really excellent informational program that we recommend to everyone!"


Program Agenda 


Time         Session/Topic
7:30 AM    Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast


8:00 AM    Opening Remarks
                  Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation


8:15 AM    Lymphoma Overview
                  Jasmine Zain, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, 
                  NYU Langone Medical Center


8:40 AM    Understanding Diagnostic Tests
                  Steve Horwitz, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


9:05 AM    Current Therapeutic Approaches
                  Carol Portlock, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


9:30 AM    New Therapies Under Investigation
                  Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, New York University Cancer Institute, 
                  NYU Langone Medical Center


10:00 AM  Question and Answer Panel
                 Moderator: Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, New York University Cancer Institute, 
                  NYU Langone Medical Center 


10:30 AM    Break


10:45 AM    Breakout Sessions: Disease-Specific Biology and Treatment Options 
                    (Select One)


Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
John Leonard, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, The New York Presbyterian Hospital


Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Carol Portlock, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


Aggressive T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Steve Horwitz, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, New York University Cancer Institute,
NYU Langone Medical Center


CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Kanti Rai, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center


Cutaneous Lymphomas: The Hematologist's Perspective
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Jasmine Zain, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center


Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Richard Furman, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, The New York Presbyterian Hospital


Hodgkin Lymphoma 
Catherine Diefenbach, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center


12:00 PM    Networking Lunch


1:00 PM    Breakout Sessions: New Therapies Under Investigation  
                    (Select One)


Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
John Leonard, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, The New York Presbyterian Hospital


Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Carol Portlock, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


Aggressive T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Steve Horwitz, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, New York University Cancer Institute,
NYU Langone Medical Center


CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Kanti Rai, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center


Cutaneous Lymphomas: The Dermatologist's Perspective
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Jo-Ann Latkowski, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center


Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Richard Furman, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, The New York Presbyterian Hospital


Hodgkin Lymphoma 
Catherine Diefenbach, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center


2:00 PM    Break


2:15 PM    Breakout Sessions: Living With Lymphoma  
                    (Select One)


Managing Side Effects of Treatment
Barbara MacGregor-Cortelli, RN, OCN, New York University Cancer Institute


Choosing the Right Clinical Trial
Ellen Neylon, RN, MS, BSN, CCRP, OCN, New York University Cancer Institute


Nutrition
Linda Schiano Chio, MS, RD, New York University Cancer Institute  


Information For Newly Diagnosed
Christine Liebertz, NP, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center


Stress Management
Richard Dickens, LCSW, CancerCare


Cutaneous Lymphomas
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Judy Jones, LPC, Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation 


3:30 PM    Program Concludes


Speaking Faculty

  • Owen A. O’Connor, MD, PhD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center (Chairman)
  • Richard Dickens, LCSW, CancerCare
  • Catherine Diefenbach, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Richard Furman, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, The New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Steve Horwitz, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 
  • Judy Jones, LPC, Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
  • Jo-Ann Latkowski, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
  • John Leonard, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, The New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Christine Liebertz, NP, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 
  • Barbara MacGregor-Cortelli, RN, OCN, New York University Cancer Institute 
  • Ellen Neylon, RN, MS, BSN, CCRP, OCN, New York University Cancer Institute
  • Carol Portlock, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Kanti Rai, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • Linda Schiano Chio, MS, RD, New York University Cancer Institute
  • Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation
  • Jasmine Zain, MD, New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center


Additional Information
This program is free for lymphoma patients, survivors and loved ones; however, pre-registration is required. 

  • Meals: Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all registered attendees.
  • Parking: Parking is available at the hotel; however, parking charges will apply.
  • Guest Rooms: Please contact the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge if you want to reserve a guest room at the hotel. Please note: LRF does not have a block of discounted sleeping rooms for this program.


For additional information, please contact a member of the Lymphoma Helpline staff at (800) 500-9976 or send an e-mail to mspellman@lymphoma.org.


Three Easy Ways to Register
Online:  Closed. Please call for information.
Phone:  (800) 500-9976
E-mail:  Closed. Please call for information.


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Program Supporters
This program is supported through unrestricted educational grants to the Lymphoma Research Foundation from:


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