2009 San Francisco Lymphoma Workshop
Free Educational Program for Lymphoma Patients, Survivors and Loved Ones

Date
Location
Program Chairwoman
About the Workshop
Reasons to Attend
What 2008 Workshop Attendees Said
Program Agenda
Speaking Faculty
Additional Information
Program Partners
Program Supporters

Date and Time
Saturday, October 3, 2009
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Location
Hotel Nikko
222 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 391-1111
www.hotelnikkosf.com

Program Chairwoman
Ranjana Advani, MD
Stanford University

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 patients, survivors and their loved ones across the United States. The San Francisco 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 2008 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
8:30 AM    Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast

9:15 AM    Opening Remarks
                  Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation

9:30 AM    Lymphoma Overview
                  Parameswaran Venugopal, MD, Rush University Medical Center

10:30 AM    Break

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

Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Jane Winter, MD, Northwestern University

Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Ranjana Advani, MD, Stanford University Medical Center

Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Parameswaran Venugopal, MD, Rush Univeristy Medical Center

CLL/SLL: How I Treat CLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Steven Coutre, MD, Stanford University Medical Center

Cutaneous Lymphomas
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Youn Kim, MD, Stanford University Medical Center

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Morie Gertz, MD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Hodgkin Lymphoma 
Saul Rosenberg, MD, Stanford University Medical Center

12:00 PM    Networking Lunch

1:00 PM    Breakout Sessions: Ask the Doctor Discussion 
                    (Select One)

Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Jane Winter, MD, Northwestern University

Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Ranjana Advani, MD, Stanford University Medical Center

Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Parameswaran Venugopal, MD, Rush University Medical Center

CLL/SLL: How I Treat CLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Steven Coutre, MD, Stanford University Medical Center

Cutaneous Lymphomas
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Youn Kim, MD, Stanford University Medical Center

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Morie Gertz, MD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Hodgkin Lymphoma 
Saul Rosenberg, MD, Stanford University Cancer Center

2:00 PM    Break

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

Nutrition
Erika Connor, RD, Stanford University Cancer Center

Managing Side Effects of Treatment
Laura Zitella, NP, AOCN, Stanford University Cancer Center

Information for Newly Diagnosed
Katrina Pose, MPA, PA-C, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cutaneous Lymphomas
Judy Jones, LPC, Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation

3:30 PM    Program Concludes

Speaking Faculty

  • Ranjana Advani, MD, Stanford University Medical Center (Program Chairwoman)
  • Erika Connor, RD, Stanford University Medical Center
  • Steven Coutre, MD, Stanford University Medical Center
  • Morie Gertz, MD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  • Judy Jones, LPC, Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
  • Youn Kim, MD, Stanford University Medical Center
  • Katrina Pose, MPA, PA-C, Stanford University Medical Center
  • Saul Rosenberg, MD, Stanford University Medical Center
  • Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation
  • Parameswaran Venugopal, MD, Rush University Medical Center
  • Jane Winter, MD, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
  • Laura Zitella, NP, AOCN, Stanford University Cancer Center

Registration Instructions
This program is free for lymphoma patients, survivors and loved ones; however, pre-registration is required.  Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all registered attendees. Parking is available at the hotel (parking fees apply).

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

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 Sponsor:


National Platinum Sponsor:


National Gold Sponsors:



Supporting Sponsors: 

   

To learn more about LRF's San Francisco Chapter, click here.