Lymphoma Workshop, Needham, Massachusetts, 2009
In collaboration with the Lymphoma Research Foundation
Date and Time
Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location
Sheraton Needham Hotel
Grand Ballroom – First Floor
100 Cabot Street
Needham, MA 02494
(781) 292-3867
www.sheratonneedham.com
About the Program
The Lymphoma Research Foundation's Lymphoma Workshop programs provide the latest information about lymphoma, current treatment options and patient support topics to patients, survivors and their loved ones across the United States. The Massachusetts Lymphoma Workshop is the premier patient education and networking forum in the region.
Agenda
8:00am
Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast
8:45am
Opening Remarks
Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation
9:00am
Lymphoma Overview
Arnold Freedman, MC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
9:25am
Genetics of Lymphoma
Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
9:50am
Question and Answer Session
10:15am
Break
10:30am
Breakout Sessions: Disease-Specific Biology and Treatment Options (select one)
Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Arnold Freedman, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Eric Jacobsen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Ann LaCasce, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
CLL/SLL
Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cutaneous Lymphomas
David Fisher, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Irene Ghobrial, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Phillippe Armand, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
12:00pm
Networking Lunch
1:00pm
Breakout Sessions: Emerging Concepts, Clinical Trials and Discussion (select one)
Lymphoma Survivorship
Rick Boyajian, RN, MS, APN, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
David Fisher, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Nutrition
Rachel Close, RD, Brigham Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Managing Side Effects of Treatment
Barbara Virchick, NP, Brigham Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Information for Newly Diagnosed
Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Research Foundation
Strategies for Coping
Tammy Weitzman, LCSW, Brigham Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Cancer and the Law
Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
2:00pm
Program Concludes
Registration Instructions
This program is free for lymphoma patients, survivors and loved ones; however, pre-registration is required. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all registered attendees. Free parking is available at the hotel. For additional information, please contact the Lymphoma Research Foundation at (800) 500-9976 or e-mail helpline@lymphoma.org.
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Phone: (800) 500-9976
E-mail: mspellman@lymphoma.org