INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION San Francisco Patient & Family Seminar Information At A Glance
CITY & STATE
San Francisco, California
DATES
Friday & Saturday, April 12 & 13, 2024
HOTEL & MEETING
Crown Plaza Foster City – San Mateo 1221 Chess Drive Foster City, CA 94404 1-888-233-9527 (Reservations) (650) 570-5700 (Front Desk)
ROOM RATE
The IMF has secured a discounted room rate: Standard King - $149 + tax / night Queen Double - $159 + tax / night The discounted room rate is only available if reservations are made no later than March 18 ,2024 or until the room block is full. When making your hotel reservation, you must say you are attending the “IMF Patient & Family Seminar.” There are a limited number of hotel rooms reserved at this rate and rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. Once the IMF block of rooms has been exhausted, the hotel may not have any more rooms available at this discounted rate.
HOTEL ROOM RESERVATION
Phone: 1-888-233-9527 or Via Link: 2024 PFS San Francisco Rooming Request
CHECK-IN / OUT TIME
Check In – 3:00 PM Check Out – 12:00 PM
PARKING
Daily Rate: Complimentary Self-Parking Overnight Rate: Complimentary Self-Parking
NEAREST AIRPORTS
(SFO) San Francisco International & (OAK) Oakland International Airports are about 20-45 min from the hotel (depending on traffic).
TRANSFERS
Super Shuttle (800) 258-3826. Call in advance to make reservations. *Rates subject to change (SFO) $38 plus tip. All Uber/Lyft pick ups are located on Level 5. *Rates subject to change (OAK) $20 plus tip. All Uber/Lyft pick ups are located on Level 5. *Rates subject to change Taxi Cabs: (SFO) $60 estimated cost plus tip. (OAK) $39 estimated cost. *Rates subject to change
COST
Registration is available at no charge for this event.
INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION San Francisco Patient & Family Seminar Information At A Glance SUMMARY AGENDA
Friday, April 12 12:00 – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 5:00 PM 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Welcome & Registration General Session Welcome Reception
Saturday, April 13 7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Morning General Session 9:45 – 10:55 AM Morning Breakout Sessions 1:00 – 3:00 PM Afternoon General Session 1:00 – 1:40 PM Afternoon Breakout Sessions *Times subject to change FACULTY
Yelak Biru Patient, President, &CEO International Myeloma Foundation Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP IMF Chief Medical Officer TGen, City of Hope – Phoenix, AZ Teresa Miceli, RN, BSN, OCN IMF Nurse Leadership Board Member Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN Robin Tuohy IMF Vice President, Support Groups Tom Martin, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California San Francisco Ajai Chari, MD Director of Multiple Myeloma Program University of California San Francisco Caitlin Costello, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California San Diego Amrita Krishnan, MD, FACP Executive Medical Director, Hematology City of Hope Beckman – Duarte, CA Wendy Thomas, RN, MSN, CHPN Outpatient Palliative Care Navigator Bloch Cancer Care Pavilion – University of Kansas Health System KC Area Support Group Leader Erin Bair, Esq Staff Attorney Triage Cancer – Chicago, IL