Lymphoma Workshop: Understanding Lymphoma Basics and Current Treatment Options 
Scottsdale, Arizona
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Free Educational Program for Lymphoma Patients, Surivors and Loved Ones
Date and Time
Location
Program Chairman
About the Workshop
Reasons to Attend
What Past Workshop Attendees Said
Program Agenda
Speaking Faculty
Additional Information
Registration Instructions
Program Partners
Program Supporters
Date and Time
Saturday, March 6, 2010
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location
Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center
7700 East McCormick Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-3497
(800) 528-0293
(480) 991-9000
www.thescottsdaleresort.com
Program Chairman
Thomas P. Miller, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Lymphoma Program
Department of Medicine
Arizona Cancer 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 loved ones across the United States. The Arizona Lymphoma Workshop is the premier patient education and networking forum in the region.
Reasons to Attend
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
Thomas P. Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
8:15 AM Lymphoma Overview
Thomas P. Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
8:40 AM Understanding Diagnostic Tests
Daniel Persky, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
9:05 AM Current Therapeutic Approaches
Andrei R. Shustov, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
9:30 AM New Therapies Under Investigation
Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, Rush University Medical Center
10:00 AM Question and Answer Panel
Moderator: Thomas P. Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
Panelists: Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, Rush University Medical Center,
Thomas P. Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center, Daniel Persky, MD, Arizona Cancer
Center and Andrei R. Shustov, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Breakout Sessions: Disease-Specific Biology and Treatment Options
(Select One)
Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, Rush University Medical Center
Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thomas P. Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Daniel Persky, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Herbert Eradat, MD, UCLA Medical Center
Cutaneous Lymphomas
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Andrei R. Shustov, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Mayo Clinic
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Craig Reeder, MD, Mayo Clinic
12:00 PM Networking Lunch
1:00 PM Breakout Sessions: New Therapies Under Investigation
( Select One )
Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, Rush University Medical Center
Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thomas P. Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Daniel Persky, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Herbert Eradat, MD, UCLA Medical Center
Cutaneous Lymphomas
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Andrei R. Shustov, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Mayo Clinic
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Craig Reeder, MD, Mayo Clinic
2:00 PM Break
2:15 PM Breakout Sessions: Living With Lymphoma ( Select One )
Managing Side Effects of Treatment
Nikki Barkett, RN, Arizona Cancer Center
Nutrition
Terri Taylor, RD, CSO, Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center
Information for Newly Diagnosed
Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Research Foundation
Stress Management
Kris Cooper, PhD, Samaritan Behavioral Health
Cancer and the Law: What You Need to Know
Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
3:30 PM Program Concludes
Speaking Faculty
- Thomas P. Miller, MD, Arizona Cancer Center (Program Chairman)
- Nikki Barkett, RN, Arizona Cancer Center
- Kris Cooper, PhD, Samaritan Behavioral Health
- Herbert Eradat, MD, UCLA Medical Center
- Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, Rush University Medical Center
- Sandra E. Kurtin, RN, MS, AOCN, ANP-C, Arizona Cancer Center
- Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Research Foundation
- Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Mayo Clinic
- Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
- Daniel Persky, MD, Arizona Cancer Center
- Craig Reeder, MD, Mayo Clinic
- Andrei R. Shustov, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Terri Taylor, RD, CSO, Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center
- Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation
Additional Information
This program is free for people with lymphoma and their loved ones; however, pre-registration is required. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all registered attendees. Free parking is available at the hotel. For additional information, please contact the Lymphoma Helpline at (800) 500-9976 or send an e-mail to mspellman@lymphoma.org.
Please contact the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center at (800) 528-0293 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.
Three Easy Ways to Register
Online: Closed. Please call.
Phone: (800) 500-9976
E-mail: Closed. Please call.
Presenting Organization
Program Partners
This program is sponsored by the Lymphoma Research Foundation and is presented in collaboration with:
Program Supporters
This program is supported through unrestricted educational grants to the Lymphoma Research Foundation from:
National Presenting Supporter:
National Platinum Supporter:
National Gold Supporters:
National Program Supporter:
To learn more about LRF's Arizona Chapter, click here.
