Thursday, December 2
Training Program Directors' Workshop and Business Meeting
Thursday, December 2, 1:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.
The Training Program Directors’ Workshop provides an interactive forum for program directors of all hematology-related training programs to learn from the experts and from each other.
| Chair: |
Ann Zimrin, MD, University of Baltimore, MD |
| Didactic Sessions Speakers: |
Scott D. Gitlin, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Elaine A. Muchmore, MD, University of California – San Diego, San Diego, CA
Changes in the RRC Requirements and Their Effect on Hematology Programs
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Patrick Leavey, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
Effective Interview Strategies: Separating the Wheat From the Chaff |
Ann Zimrin, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Best Practices Survey
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| Breakout Sessions Speakers: |
Alexandra Wolanskyj, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Joanne Filicko-O’Hara, MD, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Novel Teaching Methods and Innovative Fellow Evaluation Tools - Panel Discussion
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Christopher R. Cogle, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Mark Heaney, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Paulette Mehta, MD, MPH, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Enhancing the Hematology Curriculum: Innovative Teaching Tools - Panel and Group Discussion
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This program will provide training program directors outstanding opportunities to learn about and share best practices for critical issues facing training programs. Program directors that complete this program will be eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Participants are asked to send examples of their relevant “best practices” and experiences related to the session presentation topics to training@hematology.org. These materials will be used to facilitate group interactions and discussions.
The workshop will conclude with a reception and a training program directors’ dinner during which the group’s annual business meeting will be held. Dinner will be provided. Please note the date and the combination of the Training Program Directors’ Workshop and Business Meeting, and make your travel plans accordingly.
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Saturday, December 4
Practice Forum
Saturday, December 4, 6:00 p.m.– 7:30 p.m.
Innovation and Best Practices for Survival of the Hematology Practice
| Chair: |
Lawrence A. Solberg Jr., MD, PhD, Chair, ASH Committee on Practice, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL |
| Speakers: |
William C. Rupp, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Principles of Practice Innovation
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Stuart P. Feldman, MD, WestMed Medical Group, White Plains, NY
Thomas Marsland, MD, Orange Park Cancer Center, Orange Park, FL
Practice Innovations for the Hematologist
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Mila Becker, Esq., American Society of Hematology, Washington, DC
Ellen Riker, H & K Consultants, Washington, DC
Legislative and Regulatory Update
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The 2010 Practice Forum will address best practices that will help hematology practices survive the extraordinary challenges facing the specialty. Such challenges include maintaining a workforce with the competencies to see the wide range of non-malignant and malignant conditions that present to hematologists, assuring the financial sustainability of a practice based largely on evaluation and management reimbursement, and developing approaches to insure that quality measures and maintenance of certification are efficiently embedded into the practice.
Practice Forum Reception
Saturday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.
A special reception for practitioners will follow the Practice Forum. The reception provides an opportunity for attendees to network and talk directly with members of the ASH Committee on Practice to express issues of concern, learn more about the Society’s practice-related initiatives, and share personal experiences. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
Promoting Minorities in Hematology Presentations and Reception
Saturday, December 4, 6:30 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
ASH invites all interested meeting attendees to this event showcasing training and research opportunities for minorities underrepresented in hematology. The scientific presentations of ASH’s Minority Medical Student Award Program participants will be the highlight of the session. The reception will also include poster presentations by students participating in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Minority Research Supplement and an announcement about the ASH-AMFDP Award (a partnership between ASH and the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).
Representatives from the National Institutes of Health will also be in attendance to provide information about their training and research offerings. The event will conclude with a buffet dinner and networking session.
Please join us to hear the impressive research presentations and learn more about these exciting opportunities.
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Sunday, December 5
Grassroots Network Breakfast
Sunday, December 5, 7:00 a.m.– 8:00 a.m.
The American Society of Hematology has become influential with policymakers, members of Congress, and the Obama administration because of the strength of its “Grassroots” Network – ASH members who contact their elected officials and share the Society’s messages, concerns, and recommendations. The Grassroots Network Breakfast provides a forum for all interested members to learn how they can participate in ASH’s advocacy efforts, communicate with Congress and the White House, become effective advocates for hematology, and discuss the Society’s legislative priorities for 2011.
Hematology Course Directors' Meeting
Sunday, December 5, 7:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.
| Title: |
Improving Hematology Education for Second-Year Medical Students |
| Chair: |
Marc Zumberg, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
| Speakers: |
Scott D. Gitlin, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
How to Increase Medical Student Interest in Hematology |
Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd, MBE, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Adult Learning Theory and How It Might Relate to Teaching Second-Year Hematology |
Elizabeth Bengtson, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Marc Zumberg, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Discussion Concerning the Course Director Survey Including the Current Content, Support, Workforce, and Organization of Hematology Courses |
Join us for a breakfast meeting designed especially for second-year medical school hematology course directors. Speakers will discuss several of the tools and methods available for teaching a second-year hematology course and for improving the educational environment.
Blood and Beyond: Searching the Scientific Literature Online
Sunday, December 5, 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
The explosion of information on the Internet has led to powerful new search technologies to help make it easier for users to find what they need. Blood has partnered with Stanford University’s HighWire Press to provide robust search capabilities within Blood’s online journal site. This session will describe the search and alert features available on Blood Online, including RSS feeds (online features that automatically deliver updated Web content directly to users) and electronic table-of-contents alerts, to mine the scientific literature. Participants will also be introduced to new search and automatic alert features available from the HighWire portal, which allows powerful searching and browsing of hundreds of online journals, Medline, and the other ASH publications it hosts.
The HVO Volunteer Experience: Sharing Your Hematology Expertise Globally
Sunday, December 5, 6:15 p.m.–7:45 p.m.
ASH and our partner organization Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) are looking for hematologists with a passion for teaching and training who want to broaden their horizons through a short-term volunteer experience in a developing country. Gain insight into how volunteering with HVO can improve hematology care overseas and confront hematology health challenges globally. This one-hour session will feature several presentations from ASH members who serve as program directors and volunteers at various sites. You will learn more about the various sites, educational needs in both clinical and laboratory hematology, and your role as a volunteer. Following the presentations, a question-and-answer session will be held. Bring your sense of adventure and learn about how a brief visit can make a very big impact.
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Monday, December 6
NEW
Special Symposium - 60th Anniversary of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Monday, December 6, 4:30 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
| Chair: |
Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD |
| Speakers: |
Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Towards Understanding the Molecular Wiring of Hematopoietic Stem Cells |
Alan N. Schechter, MD, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Discovering New Roles for Red Cells and Hemoglobin |
Nancy C. Andrews, MD, PhD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
A Golden Age in Iron Biology |
This special symposium highlights seminal advances and future opportunities for progress in three key areas of hematology research supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) during its 60-year history – hematopoiesis, hemoglobin, and iron. Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky will present an overview of progress in understanding how hematopoietic cells are signaled to survive, cycle between quiescence and proliferation, and differentiate into mature blood cells. He will focus in particular on intracellular signaling pathways, central to the regulation of hematopoiesis, that are triggered when cell surface and nuclear receptors bind to ligands. He will also discuss novel systems approaches for completing a diagram of the signaling circuitry of hematopoietic cells. Dr. Alan Schechter will review highlights of hemoglobin research over the past half-century and their contributions to the evolution of molecular medicine. He will then focus on recent studies demonstrating that erythrocytes, in addition to transporting oxygen, modulate local vascular tone and blood flow by deoxyhemoglobin-mediated reduction of nitrite ions to nitric oxide and through deoxygenation-dependent release of adenosine triphosphate. He will also discuss how these normal mechanisms, when subverted by hemolysis, may contribute to the pathophysiology of acute and chronic hemolytic disorders. Dr. Nancy Andrews will discuss the remarkable expansion of knowledge about the control of iron balance that has occurred during recent decades, and she will highlight specific advances that have elucidated the pathogenesis of genetic hemochromatosis, the anemia of inflammation and chronic disease, and iron deficiency. She will also discuss key research challenges and opportunities for answering important questions remaining in the field of iron biology.
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Tuesday, December 7
Special Symposium on the Basic Science of Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Presented by the Scientific Committees on Hemostasis, Vascular Biology, and Platelets
Invited Presentations: Tuesday, December 7, 7:30 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.
Simultaneous Oral Sessions: Tuesday, December 7, 12:00 noon– 1:30 p.m.
| Co-Chairs: |
Paul S. Frenette, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY |
| James H. Morrissey, PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL |
| Leslie V. Parise, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| Speakers: |
Charles T. Esmon, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Crosstalk Between Inflammation and Thrombosis: The Surprising Role of Extracellular Histones |
Mark H. Ginsberg, MD, University of California – San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Structural Basis of Inside-Out Integrin Signaling |
Katherine A. High, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Advances in Gene Therapy for Hemophilia and Other Inherited Blood Disorders |
Speaker To Be Determined
AA presentation will be made by the 2010 recipient of the Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis, a trainee with the highest-scoring abstract at the ASH annual meeting in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis. |
This special session is designed to expand the opportunity for exchange and communication among basic scientists in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis. It will highlight the most important basic science contributions made in 2010 in each of the three major areas of the field: thrombosis, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, and platelet biology.
In addition to the invited speakers listed above, an afternoon session will include a number of oral presentations selected from hemostasis- and thrombosis-related abstracts submitted for the annual meeting. The abstracts will be available online in November.
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