2013 Highlights of ASH® in Latin America Program Schedule

Português Español 

Simultaneous translation of the sessions from English into Spanish and Portuguese will be provided at this meeting.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will not be available.  

Important Message:
The Highlights of ASH Latin America meeting will reconvene at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26. The Highlights special breakfast session will begin promptly at 7:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m. the general session will resume where it was interrupted on Thursday.

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:
Dra. Carmen Cao, Sociedad Chilena de Hematología, Chile
Dra. Ada Caneiro, Sociedad de Hematología del Uruguay, 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:
Dra. Patricia Fardella, Sociedad Chilena de Hematología, Chile
Dra. Dorotea Fantl, Sociedad Argentina de Hematología, 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:
Dr. Pablo Ramírez, Sociedad Chilena de Hematología, Chile
Dr. Sergio Murillo-Vizcarra, Sociedad Peruana de Hematología, Peru
3:35 p.m. Coffee Break and Exhibits Open  
4:00 p.m. Management of Thrombotic Disease: New Anticoagulants/Thrombophrophylaxis
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, MSCS
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:
Dr. Diego Mezzano, Sociedad Chilena de Hematología, Chile
Dr. José Zarza, Sociedad Paraguaya de Hematología y Hemoterapia, Paraguay
5:50 p.m. Announcements  
6:00 p.m. Program Concludes for the Day 

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Friday, April 26

Important Message:
The Highlights of ASH Latin America meeting will reconvene at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26. The Highlights special breakfast session will begin promptly at 7:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m. the general session will resume where it was interrupted on Thursday.
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
Keck-USC School of Medicine
10:00 a.m. Transfusion Medicine: TRALI/Pediatric Transfusion/Platelets
Jeffrey L. Winters, MD
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. Weitz and Winters

Moderators:
Dra. María de los Angeles Rodríguez, Sociedad Chilena de Hematología, Chile
Dr. Gilberto Vizcaíno, Sociedad Venezolana de Hematología, 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:
Dra.Lilian Pilleux, Sociedad Chilena de Hematología, Chile
Dra. Wendy Cabrera, Sociedad Boliviana de Hematología y Hemoterapia, 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
North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University
3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. Straus, Nademanee, and Barrientos

Moderators:
Dra. Miriam Rodríguez, Asociación Colombiana de Hematología y Oncología, Colombia
Dr. Carlos S. Chiattone, Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, Brazil
3:50 p.m. Closing Remarks 
4:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns 

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