Expert Practice in Hematology

Meeting Overview

We are pleased to invite you to the Expert Practice^SM in Hematology meeting in Barcelona, Spain, on 17 October 2009.

During this case-based meeting, leaders in the field will discuss, in an interactive format, clinical issues encountered daily by practicing oncologists.

Delegates will receive:

•   Round trip economy air or train transportation
•   Hotel accommodation will be offered on 16 October 2009
•   Registration includes: welcome reception, dinner, coffee break and lunch

Location
Fira Palace Hotel Av. Rius i Taulet, 1-3 08004 Barcelona, Spain

Invited Faculty

Chair:
    Aristoteles Giagounidis, MD, PhD
    St Johannes Hospital
    Duisburg, Germany

Faculty:
    Bertrand Coiffier, MD
    Centre Hospitalier Lyon-SuD

Pierre Benite, France

Julio Delgado, MD
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    Barcelona, Spain

    Drew Provan, MD
    Royal London Hospital
    London, United Kingdom

    Orhan Sezer, MD, PhD
    Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin
    Berlin, Germany

    Stephan vom Dahl, MD
    St Franziskus-Hospital
    Cologne, Germany

Tentative Agenda

Friday, 16 October 2009
20.00-22.00	Welcome reception and buffet dinner

Saturday, 17 October 2009
09.00	Welcome, introduction and demographics Aristoteles Giagounidis, MD, PhD
09.20	Case #1—Managing treatment options for mantle cell lymphoma: When, for whom, how much? Bertrand Coiffier, MD
09.50	Questions and answers
09.55	Case #2—Advanced myelodysplastic syndromes: Is there a new standard of care? Aristoteles Giagounidis, MD, PhD
10.25	Questions and answers
10.30	Break
11.00	Case #3—Newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: What is the optimal therapy for different patient populations? Orhan Sezer, MD, PhD
11.30	Questions and answers
11.35	Case # 4—Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: New advances in research and treatment Discussant: Julio Delgado, MD Commentary: Bertrand Coiffier, MD
12.05	Questions and answers
12.10	Case #5—Bone health in multiple myeloma: A novel therapeutic mechanism Orhan Sezer, MD, PhD
12.40	Questions and answers
12.45	Lunch
13.45	Case #6—Low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes Aristoteles Giagounidis, MD, PhD
14.15	Questions and answers
14.20	Case #7—Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: New therapeutic options for an old disease Drew Provan, MD
14.50	Questions and answers
14.55	Didactic—Gaucher’s disease: A rare differential diagnosis in hematology Stephan vom Dahl, MD
15.25	Questions and answers
15.30	Conclusions & remarks