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

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

Date and Time
Saturday, November 14, 2009
7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Location
Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hotel
3800 American Boulevard East
Bloomington, MN 55425
(952) 854-2100

Program Chairman
Thomas M. Habermann, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

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 Minnesota 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 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 M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

8:15 AM    Lymphoma Basics
                  Brad Kahl, MD, University of Wisconsin

8:40 AM    Understanding Diagnostic Tests
                  Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, University of Minnesota

9:05 AM    Current Therapeutic Approaches
                  Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

9:30 AM    New Therapies Under Investigation
                  Thomas E. Witzig, MD, Mayo Clinic

10:00 AM  Question and Answer Panel

10:30 AM    Break

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

Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Brad Kahl, MD, University of Wisconsin

Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thomas E. Witzig, MD, Mayo Clinic

Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Timothy Call, MD, Mayo Clinic

Cutaneous Lymphomas
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Jasmine Zain, MD, NYU Cancer Institute

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Stephen Ansell, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic

Hodgkin Lymphoma 
Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, University of Minnesota

12:00 PM    Networking Lunch

1:00 PM    Breakout Sessions: New Therapies Under Investigation 
                    (Select One)

Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Brad Kahl, MD, University of Wisconsin

Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thomas E. Witzig, MD, Mayo Clinic

Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic

CLL/SLL
Presented in collaboration with the CLL Information Group
Timothy Call, MD, Mayo Clinic

Cutaneous Lymphomas
Presented in collaboration with the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
Jasmine Zain, MD, NYU Cancer Institute

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Presented in collaboration with the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Stephen Ansell, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic

Hodgkin Lymphoma 
Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, University of Minnesota

2:00 PM    Break

2:15 PM   Complementary and Alternative Medicine
                  Amit Sood, MD, Mayo Clinic

3:15 PM   Break

3:30 PM    Breakout Sessions: Living With Lymphoma ( Select One )

Nutrition
Kim Robien, PhD, RD, University of Minnesota

Managing Side Effects of Treatment
Erica Warlick, MD, University of Minnesota

Information for Newly Diagnosed
Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Research Foundation

Stress Management
Kate Pederson, MSW, LICSW, National Marrow Donor Program
Emily McChesney, MSW, LICSW, National Marrow Donor Program

Cutaneous Lymphomas
Judy Jones, LPC, Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation

4:30 PM    Program Concludes

Speaking Faculty

  • Thomas M. Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic (Program Chairman)
  • Stephen Ansell, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
  • Timothy Call, MD, Mayo Clinic
  • Judy Jones, LPC, Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
  • Brian Kahl, MD, University of Wisconsin
  • Kate Pederson, MSW, LICSW, National Marrow Donor Program
  • Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, University of Minnesota
  • Emily McChesney, MSW, LICSW, National Marrow Donor Program
  • Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Reseach Foundation
  • Kim Robien, PhD, RD, University of Minnesota
  • Amit Sood, MD, Mayo Clinic
  • Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation
  • Erica Warlick, MD, University of Minnesota
  • Thomas E. Witzig, MD, Mayo Clinic
  • Jasmine Zain, MD, New York University Cancer Institute

Registration Instructions
Registration closed. For additional information, please call (800) 500-9976.

Three Easy Ways to Register
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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:


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National Gold Sponsors:



Supporting Sponsors: 

   

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