Health professionals are invited to attend two events that will shed new light on the latest treatments and management of lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma and myelodysplasia. The third annual regional conference, hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will feature local, national and internationally prominent speakers.
The conference is expected to draw about 150 people and will be held Feb. 7, from 7:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Hilton Omaha, 1001 Cass Street. The cost to attend is $25 and includes breakfast and continuing education credits. There is no cost to medical residents and fellows.
Speakers will discuss research information that was presented during the December 2008 American Society of Hematology annual international meeting.
Represented will be speakers from UNMC, Mayo Clinic, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School in Boston, University of Michigan Health System, University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute, and St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York.
In addition to the conference, a dinner meeting hosted by the Lymphoma Study Group will be held Friday, Feb. 6, at the Hilton Omaha, from 6 to 8 p.m. Guest speaker, Wendy Stock, M.D., of the University of Chicago Medical School and University Cancer Research Center, will talk about treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults. There is no cost for the dinner or continuing education credits.
“We are learning more and more about the basic mechanism of these diseases – including things like targeted therapies that pinpoint specific abnormalities,” said Phil Bierman, M.D., professor, UNMC section of oncology/hematology, and conference course co-director. “Some of the knowledge coming from these discoveries is vital to help in the development of better drugs to improve and save lives.”
Lori Maness-Harris, M.D., associate professor, UNMC section of oncology/hematology, also is a course co-director.
Register for the conference no later than Jan. 30, by contacting Joannie Husted, UNMC Continuing Education, (402) 559-6235 or jhusted@unmc.edu. Register online at www.unmc.edu/cce.
Register for the dinner meeting, no later than Jan. 30, by contacting Brenda Ram at (402) 559-9250 or bram@unmc.edu. Register online at www.unmc.edu/cce.
UNMC, and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is home to one of the most successful cancer centers in the world, known particularly for their expertise in treatment of leukemia and lymphoma. The cancer team also has led and participated in research that has resulted in better cancer treatments and improved patient care around the world.
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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