| June 23, 2005
- Invitation to Cover -
Penn’s Abramson Cancer
Center Partners with
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Free Conference for and by Blood Cancer
Patients, Families & Friends
| WHAT: |
The Abramson Cancer Center of the
University of Pennsylvania and The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society have joined together to
present this unique, day-long conference to…
…educate 350 participants about the latest
research advances, clinical treatments and practices,
symptom management, and psychosocial issues in
the field of hematological malignancies;
… advance the education of professionals
in the field of hematology-oncology and improve
the overall quality-of-life of blood cancer patients,
survivors. and their families;
… identify, apply and explain the latest
research developments, treatment advances, clinical
practices, psychosocial issues, and applications
in symptom management in working with patient
with blood cancers; and
… identify credible sources and avenues
of access to information, guidance and resources
pertaining to blood cancer patients, families,
and health care professionals.
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| WHEN: |
Friday, June 24, 2004
9 am to 3:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
Hilton Hotel
4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia |
The agenda includes:
| 9 am |
Opening remarks by Dr. Edward
Stadtmauer, Conference Chair and Director
of the Abramson Cancer Center’s Bone Marrow
& Stem Cell Transplant Program. |
| 9:10-10:10 am |
General Session: Update on the Latest
Advancements in Blood Cancers Treatment and Research-
Presentations and Panel Discussion |
| 10:25 am-12 pm |
Concurrent Sessions: Acute Leukemias;
Chronic Leukemias & Myleoproliferative Disorders;
Multiple Myeloma, Walderston’s Macroglabulinemia,
Amylodiosis; Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Hodgkin’s
Lymphoma |
| 12-1 pm |
Lunch and Visit Exhibits |
| 1-2 pm |
Concurrent Sessions: Restoring Vitality-
Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Blood
Cancers; Searching the Internet for the Best Information
on Blood Cancers; Strategies for Educating the Elderly
and their Caregivers; Medicine Reform and Health
Insurance- The Impact of the Blood Cancers Community;
Moving Forward- Coping with the Emotional Aspects
of Surviving Cancer |
| 2:10-3 pm |
General Session: Experts Panel on Managing
Symptoms Associated with Blood Cancers |
| 3-3:30 pm |
Raffle & Closing |
| 4:45 pm |
Speakers will be available for interviews |
Editor’s Note: Please contact
Olivia Fermano at (215) 349-5653 or olivia.fermano@uphs.upenn.edu
if you plan to attend.
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The Abramson Cancer Center of the University
of Pennsylvania was established in 1973 as
a center of excellence in cancer research, patient care,
education and outreach. Today, the Abramson Cancer Center
ranks as one of the nation’s best in cancer care,
according to US News and World Report, and is one of
the top five in National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding.
It is one of only 39 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer
centers in the United States. Home to one of the largest
clinical and research programs in the world, the Abramson
Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has
275 active cancer researchers and 250 Penn physicians
involved in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
More information about the Abramson Cancer Center is
available at: www.pennhealth.com/cancer
PENN Medicine is a $2.7 billion
enterprise dedicated to the related missions of medical
education, biomedical research, and high-quality patient
care. PENN Medicine consists of the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine (founded in 1765 as the nation’s
first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania
Health System.
Penn’s School of Medicine is ranked #2 in the
nation for receipt of NIH research funds; and ranked
#4 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s
most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical
schools. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students,
the School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its
superior education and training of the next generation
of physician-scientists and leaders of academic medicine.
Penn Health System is comprised of: its flagship hospital,
the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, consistently
rated one of the nation’s “Honor Roll”
hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Pennsylvania
Hospital, the nation's first hospital; Presbyterian
Medical Center; a faculty practice plan; a primary-care
provider network; two multispecialty satellite facilities;
and home health care and hospice.
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