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One-day Patient Conference in New Orleans, LA, October 11, 2014

A free one-day patient conference will be held in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, October 11, 2014. The conference, hosted by the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF), is one of six one-day patient conferences in 2014.

This will be a multi-track conference for AA, MDS, and PNH patients and their families.

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 these physicians:
  • Dr. Jack Goldberg, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Dr. Timothy Pearman, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
  • Dr. Isabel Schuermeyer, Cleveland Clinic
  • Dr. Jamile Shammo, Rush University Medical Center
  • Dr. B. Douglas Smith, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center of John Hopkins University
  • Dr. Danielle Townsley, National Institutes of Health
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.


Diagnosis, Treatment, and Managing the New Normal - Patient and Family Conference

When:
Saturday, October 11, 2014, from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Check-in begins at 7:30am.
Where:
Hilton New Orleans Airport (Google map)
901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062
504-469-5000

Discounted hotel rates are available through Friday September 26, 2014.
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 1, 2014.

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.
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