The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC), in collaboration with the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF), will hold a free one-day conference for MDS patients and their family members on Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 3:45 PM.
Dr. Ron Paquette will lead a team of experts in the field who will discuss the diagnosis and treatment of MDS. Information on how to optimize your mental health during all phases of the disease will also be covered.
Featured speakers, schedule for the day, directions, and parking instructions can be viewed on the AA&MDSIF
Los Angeles 2009 page.
When:
Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 3:45 PM. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM.
Where:
UCLA (campus map)
Covel Commons at Sunset Village
Grand Horizon Room (3rd floor)
210 De Neve Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Registration is free and includes breakfast and lunch, but you must sign up
online or by calling the Foundation at (800) 747-2820 or (301) 279-7202, option "3".
Note that a
90-minute session for AA patients follows the MDS conference.