2008 Minnesota Lymphoma Workshop 

Speaking Faculty

• Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic (Program Chair)
• Heather Bamlet, Mayo Clinic
• Philip Bierman, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Kimberly Bohjanen, MD, University of Minnesota
• Michael Burke, MD, University of Minnesota
• Linda J. Burns, MD, University of Minnesota
• Bart Endrizzi, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota
• Meghan Gutierrez, Lymphoma Research Foundation
• Martha Q. Lacy, MD, Mayo Clinic
• Christine Liebertz, NP, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Research Foundation
• Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
• Grzegorz S. Nowakowski, MD, Mayo Clinic
• Daniel Weisdorf, MD, University of Minnesota
• Clive Zent, MD, Mayo Clinic

Program Agenda

7:30 AM    REGISTRATION, LITERATURE EXHIBITS AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 AM    OPENING REMARKS
               Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation 
               Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

8:15 AM    KEYNOTE ADDRESS

8:30 AM    UNDERSTANDING LYMPHOMAS
               Daniel Weisdorf, MD, University of Minnesota

8:50 AM    CLINICAL TRIALS DESIGN and RATIONALE
               Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

9:10 AM    FUTURE DIRECTIONS in LYMPHOMA RESEARCH
               Philip Bierman, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center

9:30 AM    QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL
               MODERATOR: Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
               PANELISTS: Philip Bierman, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center,
               Daniel Weisdorf, MD, University of Minnesota and
               Thomas Witzig, Mayo Clinic

10:15 AM    BREAK

10:30 AM    BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Disease-Specific Biology and Treatment Options  (SELECT ONE)

Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Philip Bierman, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

Mantle Cell Lymphoma 
Grzegorz S. Nowakowski, MD, Mayo Clinic  

CLL / SLL - presented by the CLL Information Group
Clive Zent, MD, Mayo Clinic  

Cutaneous Lymphomas - presented by the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Kimberly Bohjanen, MD, University of Minnesota  

Hodgkin Lymphoma 
Daniel Weisdorf, MD, University of Minnesota

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia - presented by International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Martha Q. Lacy, MD, Mayo Clinic  

12:00 PM    NETWORKING LUNCH (Provided)

1:00 PM    BREAKOUT SESSIONS: TREATMENT-SPECIFIC (SELECT ONE)

Antibody Therapy
Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

Novel Agents
Philip Bierman, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Transplantation - presented in collaboration with National Marrow Donor Program(R)
Linda J. Burns, MD, University of Minnesota

CLL / SLL - presented by the CLL Information Group
Clive Zent, MD, Mayo Clinic

Cutaneous Lymphomas - presented by the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Bart Endrizzi, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia - presented by International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Martha Q. Lacy, MD, Mayo Clinic

2:00 PM    BREAK

2:15 PM    BREAKOUT SESSIONS: ( EMERGING CONCEPTS OR LIVING WITH LYMPHOMA) (SELECT ONE)

EMERGING CONCEPTS

Childhood and Pediatric Lymphomas
Michael J. Burke, MD, University of Minnesota

LIVING WITH LYMPHOMA
Lymphoma Survivorship
Christine Liebertz, NP, RN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Nutrition
Heather Bamlet, Mayo Clinic

What a Newly Diagnosed Lymphoma Patient Needs to Know
Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Research Foundation

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. 

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