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Portland Patient & Family Seminar
May 21-22, 2010
Where: Embassy Suites Portland Downtown
319 SW Pine Street
Portland, OR
Tel: 503-279-9000 (reservations and directions)
Fax: 503-497-9051
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Call 800-452-2873 to register for the seminar.
View Agenda
| DATES: | May 21-22, 2010 |
| DISCOUNTED ROOM RATE | $129, plus tax if booked 30 days (or more) in advance of the seminar.
IMPORTANT: If you have already registered for the Portland Patient & Family Seminar, or if you plan on registering soon, here is some very good news for you. The IMF is subsidizing your hotel room at the Embassy Suites for Friday and Saturday night to bring the rate down to $99 per night. This rate applies only to Friday (May 21) and Saturday (May 22), so if you plan on staying over or if you arrive early, the rate of $129 will apply for those nights.
When making your hotel reservation, you must say you are attending the IMF Patient & Family Seminar. There are a limited number of hotel rooms reserved for the IMF at this discounted room rate. Rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. Once the IMF block of rooms has been exhausted, the hotel may not have any more rooms available at this discounted rate. |
| CHECK-IN/OUT TIME | Check in is at 4 pm.
Check-out is at Noon | | PARKING | Valet Parking Day Rate is $8 with in and out privileges.
Valet Overnight Parking is $10.
| | AIRPORTS | (PDX) Portland International Airport
About 20-30 minutes from hotel depending on traffic.. | TRANSPORTATION FROM/TO AIRPORT | Taxis typically run about $35-40 plus tip.
Blue Star Shuttle is about $14 per person each way.
MAX Light Rail Red Line is $2.30 and stops 2 blocks from the hotel. | | SEMINAR COSTS: | $60 for Package A: Includes Friday Half-Day Seminar, Welcome Cocktail Reception and Dinner, and Saturday All-Day Seminar plus Breakfast and Lunch, and all course materials
$30 for Package B: Saturday All-Day Seminar, Breakfast and Lunch, and all course materials. (No Friday Welcome Dinner)
| | DEADLINES | Hotel Reservation: The sooner, the better. Once the discounted rooms have been booked, the discounted room rate will no longer be available. |
Register online, or call 800-452-2873 to register for the seminar.
| AGENDA (*subject to change) |
FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 | | 1:00 - 1:30 PM | Welcome and New Attendee Orientation
Susie Novis IMF President |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Ask the Expert Open Forum Discussion Dr. Brian G.M. Durie Cedars Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California
Dr. Robert Kyle
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
| | 2:30 - 3:15 PM | Managing Side Effects IMF Nurse Leadership Board Speaker
Joseph Tariman, RN, MN, PhDc, ARNP-BN OCN University of Washington
Seattle, Washington | | 3:15 - 3:30 PM | Break | | 3:30 - 4:15 PM | How to be a Better Patient Mike Katz Member IMF Board of Directors | | 4:15 - 5:00 PM | Understanding Scientific Literature
Allan Weinstein
Member IMF Board of Directors
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| 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Welcome Reception | | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | Welcome Dinner | | SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2010 | | 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | | 8:00 - 8:15 AM | Welcome and IMF Presentation Susie Novis IMF President |
| 8:15 - 8:30 AM |
Introduction to the Audience Response System (ARS) |
8:30 - 8:50 AM
8:50 - 9:05 AM | Myeloma 101/Overview
Dr. Robert Kyle
Interactive Questions and Questions & Answer Session | 9:05 - 9:25 AM
9:25 - 9:40 AM | Standard Treatment for Patients Over Age 65
Dr. Brian Durie
Interactive Questions and Questions & Answer Session | 9:40 - 10:00 AM
10:00 - 10:15 AM | Standard Treatment for Patients Eligible for Transplant
Dr. Joseph Mikhael
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona
Interactive Questions and Questions & Answer Session | | 10:15 - 10:45 AM | Morning Coffee Break | 10:45 - 11:05 AM
11:05 - 11:20 AM | Role of Bone Disease
Dr, Matthew Drake
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Interactive Questions and Questions & Answer Session | 11:20 - 11:40 AM
11:40 - 12:00 Noon | Standard Approaches to Relapse Treatment Dr. Brian Durie Interactive Questions and Questions & Answer Session | | 12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch | 1:30 - 1:50 PM
1:50 - 2:10 PM | Clinical Trials and New Drugs
Dr. Joseph Mikhael Interactive Questions and Questions & Answer Session | | 2:10 - 2:30 PM | Afternoon Coffee Break | | 2:45 - 4:30 PM | Faculty Led Breakout Sessions (Room assignments posted prior to sessions) | | 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Conclusion (Reconvene in Main General Session Ballroom) | Call 800-452-2873 to register for the seminar.
Don't delay! Register for our seminar and reserve your hotel room TODAY! |
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