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Lymphoma Workshop, Needham, Massachusetts, 2010

In collaboration with the Lymphoma Research Foundation

Date and Time
Saturday, April 17, 2010
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Location
Sheraton Needham Hotel
Grand Ballroom – First Floor
100 Cabot Street
Needham, MA 02494
(781) 292-3867
www.sheratonneedham.com

Program Chairman
Arnold Freedman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

About the Program
The Lymphoma Research Foundation's Lymphoma Workshop programs provide the latest information about lymphoma, current treatment options and patient support topics to patients, survivors and their loved ones across the United States. The Massachusetts Lymphoma Workshop is the premier patient education and networking forum in the region.

Agenda

7:30am	Registration, Exhibits and Continental Breakfast
8:00am	Opening Remarks Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW, Lymphoma Research Foundation Arnold Freedman, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
8:15am	Lymphoma Overview Arnold Freedman, MC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
8:40am	Understanding Diagnostic Tests Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
9:05am	Current Therapeutic Approaches Ann LaCasce, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
10:00am	Question and Answer Session Moderator: Arnold Freedman, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Panelists: Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, David Fisher, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Ann LaCasce, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
10:30am	Break
10:45am	Breakout Sessions: Disease-Specific Biology and Treatment Options (select one) Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Arnold Freedman, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Eric Jacobsen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Mantle Cell Lymphoma Ann LaCasce, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute CLL/SLL Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Cutaneous Lymphomas David Fisher, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Irene Ghobrial, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Hodgkin Lymphoma Speaker TBA
12:00pm	Networking Lunch
1:00pm	Breakout Sessions: Emerging Concepts, Clinical Trials and Discussion (select one) Lymphoma Survivorship Rick Boyajian, RN, MS, APN, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Nutrition Rachel Close, RD, Brigham Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center Managing Side Effects of Treatment Barbara Virchick, NP, Brigham Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center Information for Newly Diagnosed Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH, Lymphoma Research Foundation Stress Management Tammy Weitzman, LCSW, Brigham Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center Cutaneous Lymphomas Marie-France Demierre, MD, Boston University
2:00pm	Program Concludes

Registration Instructions
This program is free for lymphoma patients, survivors and loved ones; however, pre-registration is required. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all registered attendees. Free parking is available at the hotel. For additional information, please contact the Lymphoma Research Foundation at (800) 500-9976 or e-mail helpline@lymphoma.org.

Three Easy Ways to Register
Online: Click here to register with the Lymphoma Research Foundation
Phone: (800) 500-9976
E-mail: mspellman@lymphoma.org