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2019 Patient & Family Conference: Albuquerque
Saturday, March 30, 2019 | 8am - 12pm
Hosted in partnership with the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center
presented with support from Acceleron, Alexion, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Celgene,Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Novartis and Takeda.
Conference Location:
Albuquerque Sheraton Uptown
2600 Louisiana Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Reservations: (505) 881-0000
AAMDSIF Room Rate: $119 (thru 3/22/19)
Parking: Complimentary on-site parking
Shuttle: Free shuttle service within 2 miles
Who Should Attend:
Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Aplastic Anemia (AA), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML), Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs), Pediatric blood cancers and or bone marrow failure diseases, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA) and other related diseases.
Family members, caregivers and health professionals are also welcome to attend.
Why Attend an AAMDSIF Conference:
1. Registration is FREE for patients, family members and caregivers.
2. It is a great opportunity to meet national and international experts in your disease(s).
3. This is your chance to meet others who have your rare disease!
AGENDA
7:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am Welcome
George Atweh, MD
UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center
Introduction to Bone Marrow Failure Disease
Ronald Paquette, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
9:00am Concurrent Sessions
*Aplastic Anemia: Diagnosis, Treatment and Research
Ronald Paquette, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
* MDS: Diagnosis, Treatment and Research
Rafael Bejar, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
10:00am Concurrent Sessions
*PNH: Diagnosis, Treatment and Research
Charles Parker, MD, AB
University of Utah
*AML: Diagnosis, Treatment and Research
Musa Yilmaz, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
11:00am Break
11:15am Bone Marrow Transplantation: Risks and Benefits
Matthew Fero, MD, FACP
UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:15pm Conference Closing
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
4330 East West Highway | Suite 230 | Bethesda, MD 20814
Get in touch! conference@aamds.org or 301-279-7202
Thank you for registering for the 2019 Patient and Family Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico! We are looking forward to seeing you there. Please check your email inbox for a confirmation - make sure to check your SPAM folder as emails sometimes go there.
If you have any questions prior to the Conference, please feel free to contact our Patient Educator, Leigh Clark at (800) 747-2820 x 140 or you can send an email to clark@aamds.org.