The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the University of Nebraska Medical Center invite patients and their family members to hear about the latest treatments for lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma, during a free program Feb. 7 in Omaha.
“Meet the Doctors on Lymphoma, Leukemia, & Myeloma,” will be presented from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hilton Omaha, 1001 Cass Street, Ballrooms D and E.
Speakers are:
8:45-9:15 a.m. — chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), Paul Shami M.D., Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah;
9:20-9:50 a.m. — chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), William Wierda M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center;
9:55-10:25 a.m. – lymphoma, Phil Bierman, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center;
10:30-11 a.m. — myeloma, Irene Ghobrial, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston;
11:30 a.m.-noon – myelodysplasia, Azra Raza, M.D., St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York;
12:05-12:35 p.m. — acute leukemia, Harry Erba M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor.
The patient education program is being held in conjunction with UNMC’s third regional conference of local, national and internationally prominent oncologists and members of the American Society of Hematology.
Participants are asked to check in 15 minutes before presentations. Complimentary continental breakfast will be provided.
Please pre-register by Jan. 29. Contact Tonya Schroeder in Omaha at (402) 344-2242 or (888) 847-4974 or email tonya.schroeder@lls.org.
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 their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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