| AGENDA |
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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005
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| 12:30 - 6:00 pm |
IMF Registration Desk open
Please pick up your name badge(s). |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Local Support Group Meeting
(Drs. Brian G.M. Durie and Robert Kyle)
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| 2:30 - 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 2:45 - 3:15 pm |
Quality of Life Session #1
led by Maureen Carling, RN
Pain Management Expert |
| 3:15 - 3:45 pm |
Quality of Life Session #2: The Freelite Test
led by David Smith
The Binding Site |
| 3:45 - 4:00 pm |
Break |
| 4:00 - 4:30 pm |
Quality of Life Session #3
led by Lisa Hodges, RN, BSN, OCN
Wake Forest University |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm |
Quality of Life Session #4: Velcade
led by Lisa Smith, RN
Cancer Centers of the Carolinas |
| 6:00 - 10:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception and Welcome Dinner |
| SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2005 |
| 7:00 am -5:00 pm |
IMF Registration Desk open
Please pick up your name badge and course materials. |
| 7:00 am -8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am |
GENERAL SESSION BEGINS
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| 8:00 - 8:15 am |
"Welcome" Susie Novis, President IMF
"Interactive Introduction" Mike Katz |
Presentation 1:
8:15 - 8:35 am
8:35 - 8:45 am
8:45 - 9:00 am
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"Overview of Myeloma"
Tom Heffner, MD
Faculty Presentation
Interactive Questions
"Ask the Experts" Panel: Q & A
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Presentation 2:
9:00 - 9:20 am
9:20 - 9:30 am
9:30 - 9:45 am
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"Novel Approached to Frontline Therapy"
Robert Kyle, MD
Faculty Presentation
Interactive Questions
"Ask the Experts" Panel: Q & A
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| 9:45 - 10:15 am |
Morning Coffee Break
Please sign up for Break-Out Sessions. You may visit as many Break-Outs as you want, but please only sign up for the FIRST one you want to attend. |
Presentation 3:
10:15 - 10:35 am
10:35 - 10:45 am
10:45 - 11:00 am |
"Supportive Care: Bone Disease in Myeloma"
Brian G.M. Durie, MD
Faculty Presentation
Interactive Questions
"Ask the Experts" Panel: Q & A
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11:00 - 11:30 am
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"Patient and Caregiver Panel"
Sue Ellen Garriss (pt), Jameca Williamson (pt), and Joe Brown (cg)
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11:30 - 11:45 am
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"Advocacy Update"
Greg Brozeit
IMF Advocacy Consultant
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| Noon - 1:30 pm |
Lunch Break
Please sign up for Break-Out Sessions. You may visit as many Break-Outs as you want, but please only sign up for the FIRST one you want to attend. |
| 1:00 pm |
GENERAL SESSION CONTINUES
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Presentation 4:
1:30 - 1:50 pm
1:50 - 2:00 pm
2:00 - 2:15 pm
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"Transplantation in Myeloma"
David Vesole, MD
Faculty Presentation
Interactive Questions
"Ask the Expert" Panel: Q & A
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Presentation 5:
2:15 - 2:35 pm
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"Relapse Treatment and Novel Therapies"
Brian Durie, MD and faculty panel
Intro and Panel Q & A
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| 2:35 - 3:00 pm |
"Research Update from Little Rock"
Frits van Rhee, MD
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| 3:00 - 3:15 pm |
Afternoon Break |
| 3:15 - 4:30 pm |
Breakout Sessions with Faculty
Facilitators:
Dr. Brian G.M. Durie
Dr. Tom Heffner
Dr. Robert Kyle
Dr. David Vesole
Susie Novis "Caregivers Need Care Too"
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| 4:30 pm |
Reconvene in main ballroom for closing remarks
Susie Novis |
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