Updated as of March 1, 2010

Ed Forum / Las Vegas – April 9 - 11, 2010

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, April 8
Registration Opens
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Friday, April 9

Registration Opens
7:00 AM
 

Plenary Sessions for Early Birds  

  9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Immunology, Guy Sherwood, MD
Why Do WM Patients Have High IgM Levels?, Stephen Ansell, MD, PhD
Clinical Trials on Promising New Treatments, Gwen Nichols, MD

  

12:30 PM – Lunch on your own.  Six restaurants to choose from or room service.

1:30 - 2:30 PM
Understanding Blood Tests, Delva Deauna-Limayo, MD 

 
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Disability Concerns with Social Security and Medicare, Jacob Weintraub, MD and Linda Jane Heise
Caregivers, Connie Paul, PhD
Estate Planning, Dave Benson
Newly Diagnosed, Guy Sherwood, MD and Ron Yee
Treatment Veterans, Neil Massoth, PhD

6:00 PM - President's Reception
7:00 PM - Ed Forum Welcome Dinner and Keynote Speaker

  

Saturday, April 10

6:00 AM - Early Morning Yoga

Two Tracks Simultaneously
8:00 – 9:30 AM 

NEWLY DIAGNOSED

Intro to WM, Robert Kyle, MD 
First Line Treatment & How Chemo Works, Morie Gertz, MD

VETERANS
Signs, Symptoms and Complications of WM, Marvin J. Stone, MD
Second Line Therapy, Rafael Fonseca, MD
 

9:30 AM - Break

PLENARY SESSION

9:45 - 11:00 AM 
Latest Developments in WM Research from Bing Research Lab, Steven Treon, MD, MA, PhD and Company

IgM Flare and Polymorphism, Guang Yang, MD
Hepcidin - What and How it affects WM, Chris Patterson
Familial Study, Zachary Hunter
Maintenance Rituxan, Thea Loakimidis, MS
Peripheral Neuropathy, Trish Sheehy, RN
 

12:00-1:30 PM  LUNCH and Award Ceremony

 

PLENARY SESSIONS
1:45 - 5:00 PM

Emerging Therapy, Including Combinations, Irene Ghobrial, MD

Vaccine Development, Julie Nielsen, PhD

Rituximab Monotherapy, Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC

           

Dinner on your own - a list of in-hotel restaurants and recommended area restaurants will be enclosed with your registration confirmation letter.  For a directory of Las Vegas shows and other entertainment, visit www.visitlasvegas.com   Click on "play" then "shows & events". 

           

Sunday, April 11

6:30 AM - Early Morning Yoga

9:00 - 11:00 AM
Ask the Doctor Panel, Robert Kyle, MD moderator

10:45   Break

11:00   Business Meeting        
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2010 IWMF EDUCATIONAL FORUM REGISTRATION FORM

JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa

Las Vegas, Nevada

April 9 – 11, 2010

 

 

Full Name: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Street Address _____________________________________________________________________

 

City ______________________________ State/Province _______ Postal Code ____________

 

Country ____________  Email _____________________________            Phone _________________

 

Will this be your first Ed Forum? [   ] Yes       [   ] No             Are you a patient? [   ] Yes   [   ] No

 

[   ]       I  am an IWMF Support Group Leader and my registration is complimentary                        

 

Additional Registrants:            Full Name: _____________________________________________ 

 

City _________________________ State _______              Patient [   ] Yes            [   ] No

 

Full Name: _____________________________________________ 

 

City _________________________ State _______              Patient [   ] Yes            [   ] No

 

Registration Fee:  $175 (US)/person in advance and $200 at the door

 

Number of Attendees:  ________                                                      Payment Total $______________

 

Payment by:   Check [  ] enclosed & payable to IWMF    Credit Card:    MasterCard [  ]    Visa [  ]    Amex [  ]

 

Card # ______________________________            Expiration Date:  MM/YY  ______/______ 

 

Authorizing Signature:  ________________________________________________________

 

Registration fee covers dinner on Friday, breakfast and lunch on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday.

Fees will be refunded ONLY if requested by March 25, 2010.

 

 

You may include my name and contact information on the printed roster of Forum attendees

[   ] Yes    [   ] No

 

COMPLETE AND MAIL THIS FORM TO THE IWMF BUSINESS OFFICE:  IWMF, 3932 D SWIFT ROAD, SARASOTA  FL  34231 OR FAX TO 941-927-4467.
 

You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations either online www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lasjw.  Click on “Special Rates & Awards” and enter Group Code iefiefa.   Or, reserve by phone (702-869-7777 or 800-297-5056.)   Mention International Waldenstrom’s Educational Forum to obtain the discounted room rate of $109 per night plus tax (effective 3 days before and after the forum based on availability.) Please reserve by March 25, 2010 the cut-off date for the special room rate.  Check-in is at 4 pm; check-out is at noon.  Your room must be guaranteed by a credit card or deposit for the first night.      


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