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Future Local Myeloma Events
In addition to our monthly suport group meetings, there may be other events of interest to our local myeloma community.
These may include seminars, fundraisers, conference calls, and other such activities beneficial for Myeloma patients
and caregivers. Some of these events may require registrations and/or fees so read carefully.
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LLS Patient Program: "ASH Review: Emerging Therapies
for Blood Cancer Patient" with Myeloma Breakout
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Martin, MD, UCSF
Date: Saturday, Jan
21, 2012, 9am-12:30 pm PST (Breakfast included)
Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 55 Fourth St, SF
Pre-registration is required since space is limited. Register on-line at:
For more information, call LLS at 1-866-450-0669
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IMF Teleconference: "Best of ASH-What Patients Need
to Know"
Speaker:
Dr. Brian Durie, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, IMF Chairman
Date: Wednesday, Jan
25, 2012, 4-5:30 PST
Call in a few minutes beforehand: 866-393-4674 (toll free) and must provide Conference ID 41850752
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MMRF Teleconference: "Highlights from the 53rd Annual
ASH Meeting"
Date: Thursday, Feb
2, 2012, 10-11am PST
Faculty: Drs. Sagar Lonial (Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta) and Keith Stewart (Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale)
RSVP on line at:
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CancerCare Teleconference: "Update from the 2011
American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting"
Date: Tuesday, Feb
4, 2012, 10:30-11:30am PST
Faculty: Note this teleconference will cover all blood cancers. Dr Kenneth Anderson (Dana Farber)
will be presenting Myeloma information
RSVP by calling 1-800-813-HOPE (4673)
or online at:
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MMRF Institutional
Insights Conference
Date/Time: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 7:30am-8:30am Reg & Breakfast, 8:30am-12:30pm Presentations covering:
Treatment for newly dx'd, Transplants, Relapsed/Refractory treatments, Supportive care, and Clinical Trials
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco
Presenters: Drs Jeff Wolf (Chair-USCF), Sagar Lonial (Emory), Thomas Martin (UCSF), Keith Stewart (Mayo), and
Amirta Krishnan (City of Hope)
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MMRF 5K Walk-Run Race & Fundraising
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday April 29, 2012
Additional Details to Follow
******************************** These orgs offer live teleconferences
and seminars, as well as replays:
CancerCare
Telephone Education Workshops
To listen, visit:
or call 1-800-813-HOPE (4673)
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Andrew Schorr's Patient Power Education Workshops
and search on Multiple Myeloma to find excellent video presentations.
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BMT Infonet
To listen, visit:
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society broadcasts
To listen, visit:
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To listen, visit:
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