AA&MDSIF 2009 Patient & Family Conference

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The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (http://www.aamds.org) (AA&MDSIF) has announced that its 2009 Patient & Family Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12.

The Conference will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown (http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/indcc-indianapolis-marriott-downtown/):

350 West Maryland Street
Indianapolis, IN 46225
Phone: 317-822-3500
Fax: 317-822-1002
Google map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=350+West+Maryland+Street,+Indianapolis,+Indiana+46225+USA+(Indianapolis+Marriott+Downtown)&sll=39.766969,-86.164334&sspn=0.00734,0.023754&g=350+West+Maryland+Street,+Indianapolis,+IN+46225+USA&ie=UTF8&ll=39.766754,-86.164334&spn=0.00734,0.023754&z=16&iwloc=addr)

More information, the full schedule, and details about registration will be posted here when they become available.

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Registration is now open for the AA&MDSIF 2009 Patient & Family Conference. Details are available here.

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The average temperatures in Indianapolis on July 10, 11, and 12 are as follows:
Average low: 66 degrees Fahrenheit, 19 degrees Celsius

Average high: 85 degrees Fahrenheit, 29 degrees Celsius

Hotel meeting rooms can get chilly, so we suggest bringing a light sweater to conference sessions.

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See the AA&MDSIF Indianapolis Conference page (http://www.aamds.org/aplastic/events/patient_and_family_c/indianapolis_2009/) for the conference agenda, highlights, travel information, and online registration.

Here are some of the experts who are expected to be at the conference. Hearing from them in person and having the chance to ask them questions are top reasons to attend the Patient Conference.
Dr. Brent Bauer, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Susan Carson, RN, MSN, CPNP, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Dr. Carlos M. DeCastro, III, Duke University Medical Center
Dr. H. Joachim Deeg, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Dr. Jaroslaw Maciejewski, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Dr. David Margolis, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Dr. Ruben Mesa, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Dr. Ronald Paquette, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Dr. Gail Roboz, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dr. Isabel Schuermeyer, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Dr. David Steensma, FACP, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Ann Steiner, Ph.D., UC Medical School, San Francisco
Dr. Neal Young, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health

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Many of the speakers from the 2009 Patient and Family Conference will return to present the latest medical information at the 2010 Patient & Family Conference in Bethesda, MD.

Photos of the 2009 Patient and Family Conference, including the inaugural Hope, Steps & A Cure walk, can be seen in the Marrowforums Photo Gallery. If you spot yourself in a photo and would like a full-resolution copy, let us know.

[Laura]

It was great seeing the pictures from last year!