Free Conference on Bone Marrow, Stem Cell and Cord Blood Transplants

Patients diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), along with families and caregivers, are invited to the Third Annual Bone Marrow, Stem Cell, Cord Blood Transplant Conference presented by the Leukemia Research Foundation, with support from The Coleman Foundation, Loyola University Health System and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), Saturday, March 17, from 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at The Westin O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.

Free continental breakfast, lunch and parking are included with registration at www.leukemia-research.org. The day consists of panel discussions, question and answer, and disease breakout sessions. The complete schedule is as follows:

 7:30 a.m.    Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00         Welcome              Dr. Patrick Stiff, Loyola University Medical Center 8:10         Umbilical Cord Transplants              Dr. Patrick Stiff 8:30         NMDP Overview and New Initiatives              Dr. Jeffrey Chell, Chief Executive Officer, NMDP 9:15         Bone Marrow Transplant for Aggressive Lymphomas              Dr. Jane Winter, Northwestern Memorial Hospital 9:35         Options for Follicular Lymphoma              Dr. Parameswaran Venugopal, Rush University Medical Center 9:55         BREAK 10:15        Bone Marrow Transplant as an Option for CLL              Dr. Tulio Rodriguez, Loyola University Medical Center 10:45        BMT as an Option for AML              Dr. Wendy Stock, University of Chicago Hospital 11:15        BMT as an Option for MDS              Dr. Scott Smith, Loyola University Medical Center 11:45        BREAK 12:00 p.m.   Lunch and Patient Panel              Panel Moderator: Susan Stewart, BMT InfoNet              Panelists include patients and patient caregivers 1:30         Disease-specific breakout sessions              Lymphomas, Acute Leukemia, Chronic Leukemia / MDS, Caregivers              Moderated by representatives from Loyola University Medical              Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University              Medical Center, and University of Chicago Hospital 

To register, visit www.leukemia-research.org or call 847-424-0600.

The Leukemia Research Foundation, headquartered in Glenview, Ill., is dedicated to funding research and providing support to people affected by blood cancers. The Foundation’s mission is to conquer leukemia, lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndromes by funding research into their causes and cures, and to enrich the quality of life of those touched by these diseases. For 60 years, thousands of volunteers and 24 chapters have helped the Foundation raise more than $39 million to help fund research specifically targeting aspiring, eager, and innovative scientists and physicians around the world.

 For information: Carl Alston 847-919-6250 Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=73B1FD275493CDDF  

SOURCE: Leukemia Research Foundation