The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites the public to a free presentation Oct. 5, on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Patients, family members, friends and health professionals are invited to attend.
The presentation will be transmitted live from Omaha via telemedicine to Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte and Scottsbluff.
During a “Meet the Expert on Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma” presentation, Philip Bierman, M.D., associate professor of oncology and lymphoma expert, University of Nebraska Medical Center, will talk about terminology, risk factors, diagnosis, staging, and classification of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He also will talk about new insights, treatments, and future directions for NHL.
Susan Stensland, manager of social work, The Nebraska Medical Center, will talk about coping with diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is recognized as one of the most successful centers in the world, and is known particularly for its expertise in leukemias and lymphomas. The cancer team has led and participated in research that has resulted in better cancer treatments and improved patient care around the world.
Pre-registration for the free program is required by Oct. 2. Contact Tonya Schroeder in Omaha at (402) 344-2242 or (888) 847-4974 or tonya.schroeder@lls.org. Refreshments will be served.
The presentation will be available at the following locations:
OMAHA – The Nebraska Medical Center, 42nd and Dewey, Grissom Room 5412AB, University Hospital Tower
LINCOLN – Bryan LGH Medical Center East, 1500 South 48th Street, Plaza East Classroom 2
GRAND ISLAND – St. Francis Memorial Health Center, 2116 West Faidley Avenue, teleconference room, 2nd floor
KEARNEY – Good Samaritan Health Systems, Cancer Center 102 E 33rd, enter thru west door
NORTH PLATTE – Great Plains Regional Medical Center, 601 West Leota Street, Platte Room
SCOTTSBLUFF – Regional West Medical Center, 4021 Avenue B (4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Mountain Time), Monument Room
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through its commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC has established itself as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology, ophthalmology and arthritis. UNMC’s research funding from external sources is now nearly $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,600 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes more than 460 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties. They practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC’s teaching hospital. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
With a reputation for excellence, innovation and extraordinary patient care, The Nebraska Medical Center has earned the J.D. Power & Associates highest healthcare honor – Hospital of Distinction. Consumers selected The Nebraska Medical Center as a top hospital with the 2005 Consumer Choice Award. As the teaching hospital for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, this 689 licensed bed facility has an international reputation for providing solid organ and bone marrow transplantation services and is well known nationally and regionally for its oncology, neurology and cardiology programs. The Nebraska Medical Center can be found online at www.nebraskamed.com.
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