2013 Highlights of ASH® in Latin America Centro Parque Santiago, Chile April 25-26, 2013 Program Schedule Thursday, April 25 8:00 a.m.
Registration and Exhibits Open Breakfast (provided)
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions Agnes Y. Y. Lee, MD, MSc, FRCPC Program Co-Chair American Society of Hematology Martin S. Tallman, MD Program Co-Chair American Society of Hematology Jorge Alfaro Lucero, MD Program Co-Chair Sociedad Chilena de Hematología Jaime Pereira, MD Program Co-Chair Sociedad Chilena de Hematología
9:10 a.m.
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Dedication
9:40 a.m.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Newly Discovered Genes/Therapeutics/MRD Martin S. Tallman, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
10:10 a.m.
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Karen Ballen, MD Massachusetts General Hospital
10:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Drs. Tallman and Ballen Moderators: Carmen Cao (Chile) Ada Caneiro (Uruguay)
11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break and Exhibits Open
11:30 a.m.
Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Pathogenesis/Novel Therapeutic Strategies Rami S. Komrokji, MD H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute
12:00 p.m.
Plasma Cell Disorders (Myeloma) Joseph R. Mikhael, MD, FRCPC, MEd Mayo Clinic in Arizona
12:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Drs. Komrokji and Mikhael Moderators: Patricia Fardella (Chile) Dorotea Fantl (Argentina)
12:50 p.m.
Lunch with the Experts
2:15 p.m.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Other Pediatric Leukemias Lillian Sung, MD, PhD The Hospital for Sick Children
2:45 p.m.
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms including Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Therapeutic Strategies Elizabeth Hexner, MD, MS University of Pennsylvania
3:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Drs. Sung and Hexner Moderators: Pablo RamĂrez (Chile) Sergio Murillo-Vizcarra (PerĂş)
3:35 p.m.
Coffee Break and Exhibits Open
4:00 p.m.
Management of Thrombotic Disease: New Anticoagulants/Thromboprophylaxis Agnes Y. Y. Lee, MD, MSc, FRCPC University of British Columbia
4:30 p.m.
Novel Treatments for Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia Cindy Neunert, MD Georgia Health Sciences University
5:00 p.m.
Pathophysiology of Hemorrhage and Thrombosis: Everyday Bleeding Disorders Margaret V. Ragni, MD, MPH University of Pittsburgh
5:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Drs. Lee, Neunert, and Ragni Moderators: Diego Mezzano (Chile) JosĂŠ Zarza (Paraguay)
5:50 p.m.
Announcements
6:00 p.m.
Program Concludes for the Day
Friday, April 26 7:00 a.m.
Breakfast Session
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Recognition of Highlights of ASH Partner Organizations
9:30 a.m.
Thrombotic Angiopathies: New Insights and New Treatments Ilene C. Weitz, MD University of California San Diego
10:00 a.m.
Transfusion Medicine: TRALI/Iron Overload/Pediatric Transfusion/Platelets Jeffrey L. Winters, MD Mayo Clinic in Rochester
10:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Drs. Weitz and Winters Moderators: María de los Angeles Rodríguez (Chile) Gilberto Vizcaíno (Venezuela)
10:50 a.m.
Coffee Break and Exhibits Open
11:20 a.m.
Anemia: Hemoglobin, Iron, and Beyond Janis L. Abkowitz, MD University of Washington School of Medicine
11:50 a.m.
Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Elliott Vichinsky, MD Children’s Hospital Oakland
12:20 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Drs. Abkowitz and Vichinsky Moderators: Miriam Pilleux (Chile) Wendy Cabrera (Bolivia)
12:40 p.m.
Lunch with the Experts
2:00 p.m.
Hodgkin Lymphoma: Biology and Treatment Strategies David J. Straus, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
2:30 p.m.
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Therapeutic Strategies in Aggressive and Indolent Lymphomas Auayporn P. Nademanee, MD City of Hope National Medical Center
3:00 p.m.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Prognostic Factors and Treatment Jacqueline C. Barrientos, MD Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine
3:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Drs. Straus, Nademanee, and Barrientos Moderators: Miriam RodrĂguez (Colombia) Carlos S Chiattone (Brazil)
3:50 p.m.
Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m.
Meeting Adjourns