ASH is committed to educating its members on how to become effective advocates for hematology research and practice. The ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute was created in 2011 as part of the ASH Recruitment and Retention Initiative to provide additional opportunities for ASH members to learn more about advocacy, health policy, the legislative process and to become engaged in the Society’s activities.

The second annual ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute took place on September 12-13, 2012, in Washington, DC. This two-day leadership workshop was a unique opportunity for ASH members gain better understanding of the Society and its activities, as well as legislation and health policy affecting hematology research and practice.

Meet the 2012 Advocacy Leadership Institute participants and learn more information about the Institute 

There will be a graduation ceremony for the 2012 ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute that will take place at the Grassroots Network Lunch on Saturday, December 8, 2012, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at the International Ballroom D of the Omni Hotel at CNN Center at the ASH Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.

The next ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute will take place in Washington, DC, in the fall of 2013.  A call for 2013 nominations will be opened no later than May 1, 2013.

If you have any questions about the ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute, please contact ASH Senior Manager for Scientific Affairs Ulyana V. Desiderio, PhD, at udesiderio@hematology.org or (202) 776-0544, or ASH Policy & Practice Coordinator Patrick C. Irelan at pirelan@hematology.org.

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