Nurses & Pharmacists Session

Agenda

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Friday, September 21, 2012

7:00 am – 8:00 amBreakfast
8:00 am – 8:15 amWelcome: Dr. April Shamy
8:15 am – 12:15 pm
8:15 am – 8:50 am
8:50 am – 9:35 am
9:35 am – 10:10 am
10:10 am – 10:40 am
10:40 am – 11:15 am
11:15 am – 11:50 am
11:50 am – 12:25 pm

 

Morning Sessions: Introductions: Dr. April Shamy & Dr. Robert Delage
Classification of MDS - A Changing Landscape - Dr. John Bennett
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Dr. Aristoteles Giagounidis
Cytogenetics of MDS - Dr. Michelle Le Beau
Break & Visit with the Sponsors
Flow Cytometry of MDS - Dr. Anna Porwit
Prognosis in MDS - Dr. David Steensma
Quality of Life & Comorbidity in MDS:
The MDS-Can Experience -  Dr. Rena Buckstein

12:25 pm – 1:25 pmLunch with the Experts

1:25 pm – 5:00 pm 
1:25 pm – 2:15 pm
2:15 pm – 2:55 pm
2:55 pm – 3:25 pm
3:25pm – 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm

Afternoon Sessions: Introductions: Dr. Heather Leitch & Dr. John Storring
Chelation Therapy & the Effects on Hematopoiesis - Dr. Norbert Gattermann
Management of Low Risk Disease - Dr. Aristoteles Giagounidis
Break & Visit with the Sponsors
MDS Overlap Syndromes - Dr. Mikkael Sekeres
Debate: Morphologic Classification Will be Obsolete in the Genomic Age
- Dr. John Bennett and Dr. David Steensma
5:00 pm – 6:30 pmWelcome Reception "Les Saveurs de Montréal" A Taste of Montreal"

Saturday, September 22, 2012

7:00 am – 8:00 amBreakfast
8:00 am – 12:00 pmNurses & Pharmacists Session – MDS Basics to Practice: English & French Sessions

8:15 am – 12:00 pm
8:00 am – 8:30 am
8:30 am – 9:00 am
9:00 am – 9:30 am
9:30 am – 9:55 am
9:55 am – 10:25 am

10:25 am – 10:55 am

10:55 am – 11:25 am
11:25 am – 11:55 am
11:55 am – 12:10 pm

Morning Sessions: Introductions: Dr. Richard Wells & Dr. Lambert Busque
Biology & Genetics of Low Grade MDS - Dr. Mario Cazzola
Biology & Genetics of High Risk MDS - Dr. Timothy Graubert
All you need to know about TET2... - Dr. Ross Levine
Break & Visit with the Sponsors
Epigenetic Deregulation of MDS:                                                           Insights from Genome-Wide Studies  - Dr. Maria Figueroa
From Genetic to Genomic Testing for Management of Myeloid Malignancy- Dr. Aly Karsan
And What About the Immune System? - Dr. Pearlie Epling-Burnette
Oxidative Stress & Disease Progression - Dr. Richard Wells
Question Period with Expert Panel

12:10 pm – 1:10 pmLunch with the Experts
1:10 pm – 5:00 pm 
1:10 pm – 1:45 pm
1:45 pm – 2:20 pm
2:20 pm – 2:55 pm
2:55 pm – 3:20 pm
3:20 pm – 3:50 pm
3:50 pm – 4:50pm		Afternoon Sessions: Introductions: Dr. Rena Buckstein & Dr. Brian Leber
Management of High Risk Disease - Dr. Lewis Silverman
Bridging & Transplant - Dr. Sergio Giralt
Future Therapeutics - Dr. Mikkael Sekeres
Break & Visit with the Sponsors
The Canadian Algorithm - Dr. Richard Wells
Case Presentations: Panel Discussions with the Experts
4:50 pm – 5:00 pmCCMDS Closing Remarks: Dr. April Shamy