15th Annual
North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma
Program Agenda
Friday, September 24, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
2:00-6:00 PM Registration
4:30-6:00 PM Advocacy Sessions (Optional - Select One)
Speaking With One Voice: The LRF Advocacy Program
Faculty and Topics TBA
Lymphoma Foundation Canada: Advocacy Program
Faculty and Topics TBA
6:30-8:30 PM Welcome Reception (Registration Required)
The Welcome Reception is only open to registered conference
attendees. Space is limited so please remember to register early.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
7:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast and Literature Exhibits
8:00 AM Opening Remarks
8:15 AM Survivor Profile: A Story of Hope
8:30 AM Current Perspectives on Lymphoma
What is Lymphoma?
Stephen Schuster, MD, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
What are my Treatment Options?
Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, Rush University Medical Center
What is a Clinical Trial and is it Right for me?
Michael Crump, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network
10:00 AM Question and Answer Panel
10:30 AM Morning Networking Break
11:00 AM Disease-Specific Biology and Treatment Options Breakout Sessions
(Select One)
Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Laurie Sehn, MD, BC Cancer Agency
Aggressive T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Kerry Savage, MD, University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency
CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Susan O'Brien, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cutaneous Lymphoma
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
David Straus, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma- Session A
Brian Link, MD, University of Iowa
Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma- Session B
Stephen Schuster, MD, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Ralph Meyer, MD, NCIC Clinical Trials Group
MALT and Marginal Zone Lymphomas
John Pagel, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Thomas Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Steven Treon, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
12:30 PM Networking Lunch and Awards
1:45 PM Survivor Profile: A Story of Hope
2:00 PM Current and Emerging Treatment Options: Part I
Monclonal Antibodies
Sonali Smith, MD, The University of Chicago
Anti-Folates
Andrei Shustov, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
New-Old Alkylators
Thomas Kipps, MD, PhD, Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Proteasome Inhibitors
Andre Goy, MD, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
3:15 PM Questions and Answer Panel
Moderator: Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, Rush University Medical Center
3:45 PM Survivor Profile: A Story of Hope
4:00 PM Afternoon Networking Break
4:30 PM New Therapies Under Investigation Breakout Sessions
(Select One)
Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thomas Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
Aggressive T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Andrei Shustov, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Thomas Kipps, MD, PhD, Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Cutaneous Lymphoma
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Jasmine Zain, MD, New York University Cancer Institute
Follicular, MALT and Marginal Zone Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas - Session A
Sonali Smith, MD, The University of Chicago
Follicular, MALT and Marginal Zone Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas - Session B
Andre Goy, MD, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Ralph Meyer, MD, NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Koen van Besien, MD, The University of Chicago
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Christine Chen, MD, Princess Margaret Hopsital, University Health Network
5:30 PM Saturday Program Concludes
Note: Dinner is not provided as part of the program.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
8:00 AM Special Topic Sessions (Select One)
Note: These sessions are optional and registration is required; a separate breakfast will be provided to those attending these sessions.
Caregiver Networking Breakfast
(Note: This private breakfast is intended for caregivers only.)
Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Update from the Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium
Michael Williams, MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Transformed Lymphomas
Thomas Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Transplantation
Presented in collaboration with the National Marrow Donor Program®
Michael Crump, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
(Note: For attendees not participating in one of the 8:00 AM special
topic sessions.)
9:00 AM Opening Remarks
9:10 AM Survivor / Caregiver Profile: A Story of Hope
9:25 AM Current and Emerging Treatment Options: Part II
Immunoconjugates
John Pagel, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Pathway Inhibitors (Syk, mTOR, PI3 Kinase, ATK)
Sonali Smith, MD, The University of Chicago
Immunomodulatory Drugs
Michael Williams, MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
HDAC Inhibitors
Lauren Pinter-Brown, MD, UCLA Medical Center
10:45 AM Questions and Answer Panel
Moderator: Michael Crump: MD, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network
11:15 AM Survivor / Caregiver Profile: A Story of Hope
11:30 AM Networking Break
12:00 PM Living with Lymphoma Breakout Sessions (Select One)
Information for Newly Diagnosed
Speaker TBA
The Chemotherapy Infusion Experience
Meg Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
Managing Treatment Side Effects
Laura Zitella, NP, AOCN, Stanford University Cancer Center
Nutrition
Sarah Washburn, MS, RD, CD, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Surviving Lymphoma Alive
Brian Stabler, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:00 PM Lunch and Concluding Remarks
(Note: Boxed lunches will be available to go.)
2:00 PM North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma Program
Concludes
(Note: See special post-conference workshops below)
2:00 PM Special Post-Conference Workshops
(Note: These sessions are optional and registration is required)
Cancer and the Law: What You Need to Know
Presented in collaboration with the Cancer Legal Resource Center
Tiffany Sirikulvadhana, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
Integrative Oncology (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Janine Gauthier, PhD, Rush University Medical Center
Post-Transplantation Survivorship Series
Presented in collaboration with the National Marrow Donor Program®
Transplant Survivorship – Now What?
Willis H. Navarro, MD, National Marrow Donor Program
Managing Stress: Tips for Coping
Emily McChesney, MSW, LICSW, National Marrow Donor Program
4:00 PM Special Post-Conference Workshops Conclude
FOUR EASY WAYS TO REGISTER
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Call: (800) 500-9976
Fax: (310) 204-7043
Mail: Lymphoma Research Foundation
8800 Venice Boulevard, Suite 207
Los Angeles, CA 90034
