2008 New York Lymphoma Workshop
Speaking Faculty
• Richard R. Furman, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-
Presbyterian Hospital (Program Chair)
• Jennifer Crum, New York University Cancer Institute
• Richard Dickens, LCSW, CancerCare
• Meghan Gutierrez, Lymphoma Research Foundation
• Maureen Joyce, MS, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-
Presbyterian Hospital
• JoAnn Latkowski, MD, New York University
• Christine Liebertz, NP, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
• Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD, University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Kanti Rai, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• Michael W. Schuster, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-
Presbyterian Hospital
• Stephen Schuster, MD, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
• David Straus, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Jasmine Zain, MD, University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Andrew Zelenetz, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Program Agenda
9:00 AM REGISTRATION, LITERATURE EXHIBITS AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:15 AM OPENING REMARKS
Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation
Richard R. Furman, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
New York-Presbyterian Hosptial
9:30 AM OVERVIEW of LYMPHOMA
Richard R. Furman, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
New York-Presbyterian Hosptial
10:15 AM BREAK
10:30 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Disease-Specific Biology and Treatment Options (SELECT ONE)
Indolent (Follicular) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stephen Schuster, MD, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Andrew Zelenetz, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Aggressive T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Jasmine Zain, MD, University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD, University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
CLL / SLL - presented in collaboration with CLL Information Group
Richard R. Furman, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Cutaneous Lymphomas: CTCL Overview and Topical Therapies - presented by Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
JoAnn Latkowski, MD, New York University
Hodgkin Lymphoma
David Straus, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
12:00 PM Networking Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS: TREATMENT-SPECIFIC (SELECT ONE)
Antibody Therapy
Andrew Zelenetz, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Novel Agents
Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD, University College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Transplantation - presented in collaboration with
National Marrow Donor Program
Michael W. Schuster, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
CLL / SLL - presented in collaboration with CLL Information Group
Kanti Rai, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Cutaneous Lymphomas: CTCL Overview and Systemic Therapies - presented by Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Jasmine Zain, MD, University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
2:00 PM BREAK
2:15 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS: LIVING WITH LYMPHOMA (SELECT ONE)
Lymphoma Survivorship
Christine Liebertz, NP, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Nutrition
Jennifer Crum, New York University Cancer Institute
Fertility With Chemotherapy
Speaker TBA
Dealing With Chemotherapy
Maureen Joyce, MS, Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
What a Newly Diagnosed Lymphoma Patient Needs to Know
Richard Dickens, LCSW, CancerCare
Cancer and the Law: What You Need to Know
Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
3:15 PM BREAK
3:30 PM SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE: THE LRF ADVOCACY PROGRAM
Meghan Gutierrez, Lymphoma Research Foundation
4:00 PM PROGRAM CONCLUDES
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact the Lymphoma Research Foundation at
800-500-9976 or e-mail helpline@lymphoma.org.
Three Easy Ways to Register
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Phone: 800-500-9976
E-mail: mspellman@lymphoma.org
