A free one-day patient conference will be held in Tampa, FL on Saturday, November 9, 2013. The conference, hosted by the
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF), is one of
six one-day patient conferences in 2013.
This will be a multi-track conference for AA, MDS, and PNH patients and their families. Those who live in the southeast should plan to attend this conference. Those who live in the midwest or northeast should plan to attend the June conference in Cleveland, Ohio.
The conference will include parallel (simultaneous) sessions on AA, MDS, and PNH, sessions to help you live with and cope with these diseases, and professionally-facilitated support sessions with your peers.
Conference attendance is free. Breakfast and lunch are included. Discounted hotel rates are available to those who want to stay overnight.
Conference Program
Come hear about the latest information about diagnosis, treatment (including transplants), and medical research from leading experts, including:
- Dr. Laurence Boxer, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
- Dr. Bogdan Dumitriu, National Institutes of Health
- Dr. Camelita Escalante, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Dr. Rami Komrokji, Moffitt Cancer Center
- Dr. Jeffrey Lipton, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
- Dr. Timothy Pearman, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Dr. Jamile Shammo, Rush University Medical Center
Patients and family members will also be able to
- meet medical experts face-to-face
- hear about the latest treatments and medical research
- learn skills for managing life with a bone marrow failure disease
- have your questions answered
- learn how to be your own advocate for the best care
- get to know other patients and family members like yourselves
- attend professionally-facilitated support sessions
A special lunch program will let conference attendees meet and talk, with an emphasis on ways to stand up for your health.
Living with Aplastic Anemia, MDS or PNH
When:
Saturday, November 9, 2013, from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Check-in begins at 7:30am.
Where:
Tampa Marriott Westshore (Google map)
1001 N. Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607
813-287-2555 (main), 800-228-9290 (toll-free reservations)
Discounted hotel rates are available if you make reservations by Friday October 18, 2013.
Hotel parking is free.
See other hotel information on the AA&MDSIF event page.
Registration:
Use the online registration form to register for the conference.
The registration deadline is Wednesday, October 30, 2013.
For more information see the AA&MDSIF event page.
If you plan to attend this conference, post in this thread to let other attendees know to look for you!
After the conference, let us know what you thought of the event.
Thu Jan 24, 2013, 01:08 AM
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