The 5th annual Myeloma Canada Patient, Family & Healthcare Professionals Conference, hosted by the Southern Alberta Multiple Myeloma Support Group in collaboration with the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, will be held in Calgary on September 11 & 12, 2009.

For more information and to register go to:http://www.myelomacanada.ca/en/2009_conference.htm.

Among the speakers and myeloma experts participating in the Conference are

• Dr Morie Gertz (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN)
• Dr Brian Durie (Cedars Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Los Angeles, CA; Chairman, International Myeloma Foundation)
• Dr Donna Reece (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto ON)
• Susie Novis (President, International Myeloma Foundation, Los Angeles, CA)

Stay tuned for additional information and the agenda as speakers and topics are finalized.