Myeloma Canada Annual Conference
Myeloma Canada’s fifth annual Patient, Family & Healthcare Professionals Conference will be held in Calgary on
September 11 & 12 at the Delta Bow Valley Hotel.
LIVING WITH MYELOMA:
Advancing knowledge and wellness through education and empowerment
The year’s Conference, hosted by the Southern Alberta Multiple Myeloma Support Group in co-operation with the International Myeloma Foundation, brings together leading researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals who will address various aspects of living with myeloma.
The sessions will address the changing approaches to myeloma treatment, the complex decisions that must be made before recommending a treatment and the promising developments that are on the horizon.
Presentations will also be made on how to better cope with unwanted side effects, how to understand your bloodwork and how to manage your lab data.
All of this learning will empower you to help you better manage your myeloma, to have a sense of greater control and, we hope, an improved quality of life.
This year’s panel of experts and topics include:
Brian Durie, MD; Cedars Sinai Cancer Centre, Los Angeles, CA
• Philosophy of “Chronic vs. Cure”: How it Impacts Outcomes
• Myeloma Therapy: Future Directions
Nizar Bahlis, MD; Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
• Myeloma 101: An Introduction
Donna Reece, MD; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON
• Understanding Your Bloodwork
• Current Approaches to Relapsed and Refractory Disease
Morie Gertz, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Current Approaches to the Newly-Diagnosed Patient
Arthur Bradwell, MD; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
• Clinical Importance of Serum Free Light Chain Analysis in Myeloma
Teresa Miceli, RN, BSN; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Management of Side Effects
Linda Watson, RN, MN, CON (c); Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
• Living When There Is No Cure
Shane Sinclair, PhD (c); Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
• Beyond the Blood Counts: Finding Meaning Within a Diagnosis of Myeloma
Additional speakers will address quality of life issues and break out sessions will provide the opportunity to attend presentations of specific interest.
For those attending Friday’s session, there will be a reception and dinner on Friday evening. This will provide attendees with the opportunity to meet and network with other conference participants and medical experts.
REGISTER BEFORE JULY 31 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPECIAL EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEE
For full agenda details and online registration, go to the Myeloma Canada website www.myelomacanada.ca and click on 2009 Conference.
http://www.myelomacanada.ca/en/2009_conference.htm
Secure credit card payments can be conveniently made online using PayPal.
To register by mail, please download the registration form from the Myeloma Canada site and mail the completed registration form, along with cheque payable to Myeloma Canada and mail to:
Myeloma Canada Conference Registration
5640 Lodge Crescent SW
Calgary, AB
T3E 5Y7
To register by fax, completed registration forms can be faxed to:
(403) 242-1100
Attendees wishing to stay overnight can take advantage of the special Myeloma Canada room rate of $149.00 at the Delta Bow Valley Hotel.
http://www.deltabowvalley.com/gfamcb911
Myeloma Canada / Myélome Canada
Uniquely devoted to Canada's myeloma community
Exclusivement au service de la communauté canadienne du myélome
Mailing Address/Adresse postale:
PO Box / CP 326
Kirkland, QC
H9H 0A4
(514) 570-9769
Email/Courriel: info@myelomacanada.ca
Web: www.myelomacanada.ca
September 11 & 12 at the Delta Bow Valley Hotel.
LIVING WITH MYELOMA:
Advancing knowledge and wellness through education and empowerment
The year’s Conference, hosted by the Southern Alberta Multiple Myeloma Support Group in co-operation with the International Myeloma Foundation, brings together leading researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals who will address various aspects of living with myeloma.
The sessions will address the changing approaches to myeloma treatment, the complex decisions that must be made before recommending a treatment and the promising developments that are on the horizon.
Presentations will also be made on how to better cope with unwanted side effects, how to understand your bloodwork and how to manage your lab data.
All of this learning will empower you to help you better manage your myeloma, to have a sense of greater control and, we hope, an improved quality of life.
This year’s panel of experts and topics include:
Brian Durie, MD; Cedars Sinai Cancer Centre, Los Angeles, CA
• Philosophy of “Chronic vs. Cure”: How it Impacts Outcomes
• Myeloma Therapy: Future Directions
Nizar Bahlis, MD; Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
• Myeloma 101: An Introduction
Donna Reece, MD; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON
• Understanding Your Bloodwork
• Current Approaches to Relapsed and Refractory Disease
Morie Gertz, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Current Approaches to the Newly-Diagnosed Patient
Arthur Bradwell, MD; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
• Clinical Importance of Serum Free Light Chain Analysis in Myeloma
Teresa Miceli, RN, BSN; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Management of Side Effects
Linda Watson, RN, MN, CON (c); Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
• Living When There Is No Cure
Shane Sinclair, PhD (c); Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
• Beyond the Blood Counts: Finding Meaning Within a Diagnosis of Myeloma
Additional speakers will address quality of life issues and break out sessions will provide the opportunity to attend presentations of specific interest.
For those attending Friday’s session, there will be a reception and dinner on Friday evening. This will provide attendees with the opportunity to meet and network with other conference participants and medical experts.
REGISTER BEFORE JULY 31 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPECIAL EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEE
For full agenda details and online registration, go to the Myeloma Canada website www.myelomacanada.ca and click on 2009 Conference.
http://www.myelomacanada.ca/en/2009_conference.htm
Secure credit card payments can be conveniently made online using PayPal.
To register by mail, please download the registration form from the Myeloma Canada site and mail the completed registration form, along with cheque payable to Myeloma Canada and mail to:
Myeloma Canada Conference Registration
5640 Lodge Crescent SW
Calgary, AB
T3E 5Y7
To register by fax, completed registration forms can be faxed to:
(403) 242-1100
Attendees wishing to stay overnight can take advantage of the special Myeloma Canada room rate of $149.00 at the Delta Bow Valley Hotel.
http://www.deltabowvalley.com/gfamcb911
Myeloma Canada / Myélome Canada
Uniquely devoted to Canada's myeloma community
Exclusivement au service de la communauté canadienne du myélome
Mailing Address/Adresse postale:
PO Box / CP 326
Kirkland, QC
H9H 0A4
(514) 570-9769
Email/Courriel: info@myelomacanada.ca
Web: www.myelomacanada.ca
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