AA&MDSIF 2009 Patient & Family Conference
 

The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (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:

350 West Maryland Street
Indianapolis, IN 46225
Phone: 317-822-3500
Fax: 317-822-1002
Google map

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

Registration Now Open
 

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

The weather in Indianapolis
 

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.

See the AA&MDSIF Indianapolis Conference page 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

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.

It was great seeing the pictures from last year!