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SPECIAL INTEREST SESSIONS
Ancestry Origins in Personalized Medicine: Advancing Biological Discovery, Population-Representative Research Design, and Translational Validity in Hematology
This session presents an integrated scientific framework for understanding how ancestry-associated genomic, epigenomic, immune, and microenvironmental variation shapes disease biology across malignant and classical hematologic disorders. Using diverse diseases as illustrative systems, it will highlight shared ancestry-driven mechanisms and population-specific determinants of hematopoietic and immune function, as well as the consequences of underrepresentation in multi-omic datasets.
Cross-cutting discussions will examine how these factors affect biologic interpretation, biomarker development, therapeutic discovery, and translational validity, alongside the methodological limitations of current computational, statistical, and AI approaches. A central emphasis is on actionable, scalable solutions—including ancestry-aware models, globally representative cohort design, functional and multi-omic strategies, and international collaborations—to improve rigor, inclusivity, reproducibility, and the fair implementation of precision medicine in hematology.
Chairs:
Ruemu Ejedafeta Birhiray, MD
Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Ari Melnick, MD
Weill Cornel Medicine
Barcelona, Spain
Speakers:
Ambroise Wonkam, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Population Genomics and Hematologic Disease Mechanisms Across Ancestries
Eimear Kenny, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Modeling Ancestry-Informed Bias in Hematology: Duffy-null Status and Other Genotypic Determinants
Ari Melnick, MD
Weill Cornel Medicine
Barcelona, Spain
Tumor Microenvironment and SASP in Lymphoma: Biological Heterogeneity and Translational Implications
ASH Clinicians in Practice Lunch - Beyond Bandwidth: Improving Workflow Efficiency in Clinical Practice through Clinical Collaborations and Artificial Intelligence
The changing landscape and expectations of clinical practice have created an increasingly challenging practice environment. Added administrative tasks, documentation, regulatory requirements, and system inefficiencies alongside workforce shortages among each of the different types of providers has contributed to strain on delivering high quality health care and on those who provide it. This session aims to show – from a systems perspective – innovative and practical approaches to improve practice efficiencies and workflows both through clinician collaboration and artificial intelligent tools. In this session, panelists will speak on, partnering with primary care to eliminate inefficiencies, optimizing clinician-APP collaboration to expand capacity, and how new AI tools are being integrated to streamline practice workflows.
Chair:
Mary-Elizabeth Percival, MD
Miami Cancer Institute , Baptist Health South Florida
Florida, TX
Speakers:
Kylee L. Martens, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Partnering with Primary Care to Eliminate Inefficiencies
Camila Masias, MD, MPH
Baptist Health Medical Group
Miami, FL
Development of Clinical Collaborations with Advanced Practice Providers to Create Efficiencies
Aziz Nazha, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
AI: Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to Streamline Practice Workflows
ASH-FDA Joint Symposium on Newly Approved Therapies 1
These joint sessions, co-sponsored by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will feature therapies recently approved to
treat hematologic disorders. FDA product-reviewers will discuss the safety and
efficacy issues for the products' clinical trials and toxicity studies. The
program will also include clinicians who will discuss their perspectives on the
use of the products in the real-world setting. There will be ample time for
questions from the audience.
More to come...
ASH-FDA Joint Symposium on Newly Approved Therapies 2
These joint sessions, co-sponsored by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will feature therapies recently approved to
treat hematologic disorders. FDA product-reviewers will discuss the safety and
efficacy issues for the products' clinical trials and toxicity studies. The
program will also include clinicians who will discuss their perspectives on the
use of the products in the real-world setting. There will be ample time for
questions from the audience.
More to come...
Back to Business Breakfast
Start your Monday morning with a networking-style breakfast designed to connect innovators, investors, and leaders at the forefront of hematology. This informal reception will feature a brief introduction to ASH IGNITE, and speeches from key opinion leaders in the innovation and commercialization space. This breakfast is sponsored by the ASH Business of Innovation Task Force, the steering committee for ASH IGNITE which is the Society’s new initiative and digital platform focused on advancing the business of innovation in hematology.
Chair:
Jonathan Hoggatt, PhD
Moderna
Cambridge, MA
Blood Presents: How to Get Published in a Peer Review Journal
Peer-reviewed journals serve a crucial role in helping researchers refine and publicize their work and helping readers sort through the ever-expanding scientific literature. Yet finding the right journal for one's research and framing data properly can be a challenge. The editors of Blood will present recommended practices for writing a scientific paper and submitting it to a peer-reviewed journal. The session will include topics such as how to develop the "story" for your research, how to respond to reviewer comments, and what to do when your submission is rejected. The presentation will be followed by a period for audience questions.
back to topClinical Practice Guideline on the Treatment of Iron Deficiency with or without Anemia
Evidence-based recommendations related to oral versus intravenous iron therapy, including effects on clinical outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and adverse effects will be reviewed. Speakers will highlight how these recommendations compare with common practice patterns and where changes in therapy selection may be warranted. Attention will be given to how recommendations differ across important patient populations based on clinical risk factors including underlying etiology and severity of anemia. The session will also address incorporating patient values and preferences as well as how to approach challenging clinical scenarios where evidence is limited.
By the end of the session, attendees should be able to describe the major recommendations for the treatment of iron deficiency, recognize situations in which guideline-directed care may differ from current practice, and identify concrete steps to align their clinical decision-making with these recommendations across diverse patient populations and care settings.
ASH has developed evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. This session will focus on key recommendations and their application in everyday clinical practice, emphasizing how these guidelines can improve outcomes for pediatric patients, pregnant patients, and patients with blood loss (menstrual and other chronic blood loss) with iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia.Chair:
Jacquelyn Powers, MD, MS
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Speakers:
Thomas Deloughery, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Severe Anemia, Chronic Blood Loss, or Inflammation, Oh My! Recommendations For the Treatment of Adults with Iron Deficiency
Amanda Jacobson-Kelly, MD, MSc
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH
Indications and Approach to Iron Replacement Therapies in Children with Iron Deficiency
Jori May, MD
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Menstruating and Pregnant Populations with Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia: Outcomes of Oral Versus Intravenous Iron Therapy
Clinical Practice Guideline on the Treatment of Light-Chain Amyloidosis
ASH has developed evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of light chain (AL) amyloidosis. This session will focus on key recommendations and their application in everyday clinical practice, emphasizing how these guidelines can improve outcomes for patients with AL amyloidosis.
Presenters will review major recommendations related to key clinical decisions including optimal first line therapy, the role of autologous stem cell transplantation, hematological and organ response/progression adapted treatment paradigms and management of relapsed/refractory disease. The session will highlight how these recommendations compare with common practice patterns and where changes in treatment may be warranted. Attention will be given to how recommendations differ across important patient subgroups, such as hematological response.
The session will also address practical considerations in implementing the recommendations, including balancing efficacy and toxicity, coordinating care across specialties and care settings, and incorporating patient values and preferences. Presenters will discuss clinical scenarios that are frequently encountered but challenging, areas where evidence is limited and clinician judgment is particularly important, and strategies for adapting recommendations in resource-constrained environments.
By the end of the session, attendees should be able to describe the major recommendations for the treatment of AL amyloidosis, recognize situations in which care may differ from current practice, and identify concrete steps to align their clinical decision-making with these recommendations across diverse patient populations and care settings.
Chair:
Vishal Kukreti, MD, MSc, FRCP
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
Speakers:
Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD
Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Front-Line Therapy for Transplant-Eligible AL Amyloidosis
Manisha Bhutani, MD
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, NC
How Deep Is Deep Enough? Response-Guided ASCT Decisions in AL Amyloidosis
Timothy Martin Schmidt, MD
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Madison,
Relapsed and Refractory AL Amyloidosis
Early Faculty Career Development Session
The theme for the 2026 Early Faculty Career Development session is “Different Strokes for Different Folks: Surviving Academia in a Changing Environment.” The topical presentations will cover how to pursue non-traditional, non-academic hematology careers and how to diversify funding sources. The panel discussion following the presentations will focus on tackling common obstacles, like managing imposter syndrome, how to say “no” to manage workload and maintain work-life balance, and how to successfully negotiate.
Chair:
Annie Im, MD
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Speakers:
Kamal Menghrajani, MD, MSc
Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
How to Pursue Non-Traditional Academic Careers - Part 1
Nina Shah, MD
AstraZeneca
San Francisco, CA
How to Pursue Non-Traditional Academic Careers - Part 2
Julie Panepinto, MD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Diversifying Funding - Part 1
Jonathan Licht, MD
Van Andel Institute
Grand Rapids, MI
Diversifying Funding - Part 2
Michaela Liedtke, MD
Stanford University Cancer Center
Stanford, CA
Tackling Common Obstacles - Panelist 1
Jane Churpek, MD, MS
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Tackling Common Obstacles - Panelist 2
Rahma Warsame, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Tackling Common Obstacles - Panelist 3
Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, MD, MPH
Novo Nordisk
Plainsboro,
Tackling Common Obstacles - Panelist 4
Fireside Chats on Innovation in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
Hematology innovation is increasingly shaped by the intersection of regulatory expectations, investment decisions, and scientific advances. As policy priorities evolve, innovators must understand how regulatory signals influence translational planning, trial design, capital formation, and the adoption of emerging development tools.
This special-interest session will explore these issues through a series of fireside chats that build on one another. The first conversation will examine the regulatory environment affecting hematology innovation, including emerging Food and Drug Administration (FDA) priorities, common areas of misunderstanding among early-stage innovators, and the practical decisions teams should be considering now. The second conversation will focus on how investors interpret regulatory uncertainty and pipeline trends, including how these factors affect due diligence, portfolio strategy, and perceptions of fundable science. The final conversation will consider how new approach methodologies (NAMs), modeling strategies, and other translational tools may accelerate development while raising important questions about regulatory alignment and adoption.
Together, these discussions will help hematology innovators, funders, and other stakeholders better understand where regulation, investment, and science may be moving together or diverging. The session will close by identifying practical takeaways for innovators seeking to advance hematology discoveries in a changing development landscape.
Chair:
Jonathan Hoggatt, PhD
Moderna
Cambridge, MA
Speakers:
Jonathan Hoggatt, PhD
Moderna
Cambridge, MA
Opening Remarks
Tomas Ganz, MD, PhD
UCLA Medical School
Los Angeles, CA
Regulatory Environment
Meg Wood, MPH
NYBC Ventures
Boston,
Investor Perspective: The Changing Regulatory Landscape
Wilbur A. Lam, MD, PhD
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
NAMs in the New Regulatory Landscape
Jonathan Hoggatt, PhD
Moderna
Cambridge, MA
Closing Remarks
From Real-World Evidence to Real-World Impact: Translating Multiple Myeloma Data into Clinical Practice
Real-world evidence (RWE) has become an essential complement to clinical trials in multiple myeloma, offering insights into treatment effectiveness, safety, access, and outcomes across diverse patient populations and care settings. As RWE initiatives expand globally, a critical question remains: how can real-world data be translated into analyses that meaningfully inform clinical practice, research priorities, and policy
This special session will convene leaders from major international and U.S.-based RWE efforts including the International Myeloma Working Group, academic and clinical programs, and the ASH Research Collaborative Multiple Myeloma Research Network to present data-driven case studies derived from active real-world datasets. Each project will present the underlying data, the analytic approach, and the key findings, with a clear focus on what was learned and why it matters.
Through these examples, speakers will illustrate how RWE has been used to:
· Evaluate real-world treatment patterns and outcomes across lines of therapy
· Assess effectiveness and safety in populations underrepresented in clinical trials
· Identify gaps, disparities, and variations in care
· Inform guideline development, trial design, and clinical decision-making
Importantly, presenters will also address the limitations, methodological challenges, and interpretive considerations encountered in their analyses, providing a balanced view of RWE’s strengths and constraints. The session will conclude with a moderated panel discussion engaging clinicians, researchers, industry, and government stakeholders on how collaborative RWE efforts can be optimized to maximize impact in multiple myeloma research and patient care.
Chair:
Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York,
Speakers:
Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York,
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Yi Lin Jr, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester,
International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Perspective: From Multinational Real-World Data to Global Myeloma Guidelines
Shaji Kumar, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester,
ASH Research Collaborative Multiple Myeloma Research Network: Building Actionable Evidence at Scale
Doris K. Hansen, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa,
United States Experience: Real-World Evidence from U.S. Practice: Treatment Patterns, Outcomes, and Quality Improvement
Kimmo Porkka Jr, MD, PhD
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Europe/Asia Perspective: Real-World Evidence from Diverse Health Care Systems: Treatment Patterns, Outcomes, and Quality Improvement (Part 1)
Wee-Joo Chng Jr, MD, PhD, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath
National University of Singapore
Clementi, Singapore
Europe/Asia Perspective: Real-World Evidence from Diverse Health Care Systems: Treatment Patterns, Outcomes, and Quality Improvement (Part 2)
Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York,
Panel Discussion, Audience Q&A, and Closing Remarks
Medical Educators' Symposium
The 2026 theme of the Medical Educators Symposium is “Teaching with Intention: Time, Technology, and Inclusion in Modern Medical Education.” The program empowers clinicians and teachers to thrive in a rapidly evolving learning environment. This year’s program focuses on practical strategies for educator time management, wellness, and creating inclusive learning spaces, while embracing innovation through AI, educational apps, and social media. Participants will gain actionable tools to teach with purpose, balance, and creativity in the digital age.
Chair:
Reshma Ramlal, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL
Speakers:
Torsten Haferlach, MD, PhD
MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory
Munich, Germany
General Session 1: How to Use AI for Curriculum Development
Alice Ma, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
General Session 2: Educator Wellness
Manpreet Kochhar, MD
Brown University
Providence, RI
General Session 3: MEI project presentation
Scott Moerdler Jr, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute
New Brunswick, NJ
Breakout 1: Best AI and Social Media Tools to Support Instruction
Rakhi P. Naik Jr, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Breakout 2: Fostering Critical Thinking and a Feedback Culture
Toyosi Onwuemene, MD, MS
Duke University
Durham, NC
Breakout 3: Time Management for Educators
Rima Jubran, MD, MPH
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Break 4: Creating Engaging Environments for Learners
QI Intensive - A Practical Guide to Quality Improvement in Hematology
This interactive workshop provides
a practical introduction to quality improvement (QI) principles and their
application within hematology practice. Designed for hematologists, trainees,
advanced practice providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary healthcare
professionals, the session introduces participants to the foundational concepts
of improvement science and equips them with the skills necessary to design,
implement, and evaluate meaningful QI initiatives.
Through a combination of didactic
teaching, case-based discussions, and interactive exercises, participants will
learn how to identify gaps in care, develop effective problem and aim
statements, and utilize commonly used QI tools. The workshop will emphasize the
importance of measurement in QI, including the use of process, outcome, and
balancing measures to determine whether changes result in true improvement.
Real-world hematology examples will be used to illustrate key concepts and
provide practical insights into conducting successful QI projects.
The session will also introduce participants to the American Society of Hematology’s Quality Improvement Training Institute (QITI), a comprehensive hematology-focused QI training program that supports teams in developing and disseminating impactful improvement work. By the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to apply core QI methodologies to their own clinical environments, identify meaningful measures of success, engage stakeholders effectively, and develop sustainable strategies to improve the quality, safety, equity, and patient-centeredness of hematologic care.
Chair:
Michael Keng, MD
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Speakers:
Menaka Pai, MD, MSc, BSc, FRCPC
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Understanding the Problem and Developing Measures within Quality Improvement
Michael Keng, MD
University of Virginia
Charlottesville,
Process Analysis Tools and Introduction to Data in Quality Improvement
Real-World Data Applications in Sickle Cell Disease Trial Design
This special session will examine how real-world data, disease registries, and emerging trial designs are transforming evidence generation in sickle cell disease (SCD). Through a series of data-driven, practice-oriented presentations, speakers will present concrete examples of how registry and EHR data are being used to support contemporaneous and simulated external control arms, inform post-authorization safety studies, and address longstanding challenges in SCD clinical research where traditional placebo-controlled designs may be infeasible.
The session will highlight the ASH Research Collaborative SCD Data Hub as a real-world infrastructure for trial-aligned evidence generation, including lessons learned from constructing external control populations, assessing data readiness for trial-critical variables, and aligning registry-based outcomes with clinical trial benchmarks. Presentations will also address current debates around the use of synthetic data for control arm construction, emphasizing why high-quality registry and EHR data remain essential for preserving clinical validity, especially for safety outcomes and underrepresented?populations. One session will include a case study on defining acute sickle cell pain as a real-world data endpoint, demonstrating how structured data review, quality assessment, and endpoint definition can translate routine EHR data into meaningful, interpretable evidence.
Collectively, these talks will provide attendees with a practical and methodologically grounded framework for leveraging real-world registry data to strengthen the rigor, transparency, and regulatory credibility of clinical trials and post-market evaluation in sickle cell disease.
Chair:
Charles Abrams, MD
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Speakers:
Charles Abrams, MD
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Michael Callaghan Jr, MD
Agios Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
Using the SCD Data Hub as a Contemporaneous Control Arm in a Clinical Trial
Keith Marsolo, PhD
Duke University
Durham, NC
EHR to Evidence: Defining Acute Sickle Cell Pain as a Real-World Data Endpoint
Jeremy Rupon, MD, PhD
Pfizer Inc
Philadelphia, PA
Simulating Placebo Control Arms Using Real-World Registry Data in Sickle Cell Disease Trials
Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD, MPH, MS
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Real World Registry Controls Versus Synthetic Data: Safeguarding Validity in Trial Design
Charles Abrams, MD
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Showcasing a Decade of Discoveries in Blood Advances
Blood Advances debuted at the 58th ASH Annual Meeting in 2016, making this year’s Annual Meeting the 10th anniversary of the journal. Over those 10 years, Blood Advances has published studies of major clinical and scientific impact, including clinical trial reports, foundational basic science studies, and the ASH Clinical Guidelines. The founding editor-in-chief of Blood Advances, Dr. Robert Negrin, will introduce the session, where Dr. Catherine Bollard (current Editor-in Chief) and Dr. Andrew Weyrich (Deputy Editor), will highlight a selection of the journal's most impactful publications. The presentation will be followed by a period for audience questions.
Chair:
Robert Negrin, MD
President, American Society of Hematology, Stanford University
Stanford, CA
The AI Colleague: Promise, Peril, and Practice in Hematology
This session will introduce the emerging landscape of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in hematology and explore its practical applications, evolving capabilities, and key challenges. Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are rapidly transforming how clinicians and investigators interact with biomedical information. In hematology, these technologies have the potential to accelerate knowledge synthesis, augment clinical decision-making, automate routine analytical tasks, and enable entirely new modes of scientific discovery. At the same time, their integration into clinical and research workflows raises important questions regarding reliability, oversight, bias, and responsible deployment.
Following a brief overview of the field, three expert presentations will address complementary perspectives: the first talk will focus on practical generative AI tools for clinicians and investigators — LLM-based assistance for literature synthesis, clinical documentation, research workflows, coding, and data analysis. The second talk will examine multi-agent AI systems — how multiple AI models collaborate to perform complex reasoning, analysis, and autonomous scientific workflows. The third talk will address limitations and risks of generative AI — hallucinations, bias amplification, data governance, and strategies for responsible adoption and human oversight.
Chair:
Roni Shouval Jr, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Speakers:
Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
Practical generative AI tools for clinicians and investigators
Jan-Niklas Eckardt, MD
Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dresden, Germany
Multi-agent AI systems
Vanessa Kennedy, MD
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Limitations and risks of generative AI
The Future of Clinical Endpoints in Sickle Cell Disease
A key ongoing challenge in sickle cell disease (SCD) clinical trials is the field’s reliance on vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC)–based endpoints to evaluate treatment efficacy. Although VOCs are a defining feature of SCD, they are episodic, heterogeneous, and influenced by variability in care practices, access to healthcare, and reporting. These limitations complicate interpretation of study results and hinder comparability across trials. At the same time, many high-impact manifestations of SCD—such as chronic pain, organ damage, and impaired quality of life—lack standardized definitions or validated biomarkers and composite endpoints, constraining innovation in trial design and slowing regulatory progress.
This session, chaired by Dr. Alexis Thompson, will open with remarks that provide an overview and updates on the ASH Center for Sickle Cell Disease Initiatives, framing the broader context for the discussion. This will be followed by a presentation from Dr. Karina Yazdanbakhsh reviewing the current landscape and recent progress in SCD endpoints, highlighting both advances and persistent gaps.
A moderated panel discussion led by Dr. Melissa Creary will bring together multidisciplinary perspectives. Panelists include Dr. Karina Yazdanbakhsh, Dr. Nicole Verdun, Dr. Julie Panepinto, Dr. Ted Love, and Dr. Ronisha Edwards-Elliott, representing research, clinical care, regulatory science, industry, and the patient community.
Discussion will focus on identifying endpoints beyond VOCs, including the role of biomarkers, composite measures, and patient-reported outcomes that better capture disease burden and treatment benefit. Panelists will also examine whether current limitations stem from gaps in endpoint development, trial design, or alignment with precision medicine approaches.
As the therapeutic landscape expands to include gene addition therapies, gene editing, and disease-modifying agents such as hydroxyurea, defining meaningful and measurable outcomes is increasingly urgent. By highlighting diverse perspectives, this session aims to identify opportunities for alignment across stakeholders and outline next steps to advance endpoint development, improve trial design, and accelerate progress toward patient-centered outcomes in SCD research.
Chair:
Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Speakers:
Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Karina Yazdanbakhsh, PhD
New York Blood Center Enterprises
Rye, NY
Setting the Stage: Progress and/or Current Landscape of SCD Endpoints
Melissa Creary, PhD
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Advancing SCD Endpoints: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Panel Discussion - Moderator
Nicole Verdun, MD
Food and Drug Administration
DC,
Advancing SCD Endpoints: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Panel Discussion - Panelist 1
Julie Panepinto, MD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Advancing SCD Endpoints: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Panel Discussion - Panelist 2
Ted Love, Md
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
DC, DC
Advancing SCD Endpoints: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Panel Discussion - Panelist 3
Ronisha Edwards-Elliot, BA, MA
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Advancing SCD Endpoints: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Panel Discussion - Panelist 4
Karina Yazdanbakhsh, PhD
New York Blood Center Enterprises
Rye, NY
Advancing SCD Endpoints: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Panel Discussion - Panelist 5
The Predicament of Patients in Prison: A Hematology Perspective
Chair:
Alan Mast, MD, PhD
Versiti Blood Research Institute
Milwaukee, WI
Speakers:
Shira Shavit
UCSF
San Francisco, CA
Subject Matter Expert
Anjali Niyogi
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Subject Matter Expert
Michael R DeBaun, MD, MNAMS, MPH
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Hematologists
Ian Cazenave
Formerly Incarcerated Transitions (FIT) Clinic
New Orleans, LA
Lived Experience Expert Representative
Training Program Directors Workshop
In 2026, the Training Program Directors Workshop will focus on career pathways for hematologists and how to support trainees in search of research funding given the current political climate. Speakers from various stages of their career will provide insights and discuss various perspectives and will also provide a summary of ASH opportunities to support trainees. The workshop will also focus on the relevance of artificial intelligence to program directors. Participants will discuss how to use AI within medical education resources and how to develop guidelines for fellows who use AI. The last segment of this session will include a discussion on program signaling from both the program director and trainee perspectives.
Chair:
Katherine Walsh Jr, MD, MEd
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Speakers:
Alissa Kleinhenz, MD
UCSF
San Francisco, CA
Supporting Fellows in their Pursuit of Research Funding and Career Placement (Part 1)
Olufolake Egbujo (Adisa) Jr, MD, MSc
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
East Hanover, NJ
Supporting Fellows in their Pursuit of Research Funding and Career Placement (Part 2)
Andrew Srisuwananukorn, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
Artificial Intelligence for Program Directors (Part 1)
Roni Shouval Jr, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Artificial Intelligence for Program Directors (Part 2)
Lori Rosenstein, MD
Emplify by Gundersen Health
La Crosse, WI
Insights and Experiences After One Year of Program Signaling (Part 1)
Kenneth S. Cohen Jr, MD
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Insights and Experiences After One Year of Program Signaling (Part 2)
Treating Fairly Rounds Lunch
The theme for the 2026 Treating Fairly Rounds Lunch will be “Challenges and Opportunities with Healthcare Reform”. The session will cover steps that the average fellow and hematologist can take to influence policy and funding changes in areas like research funding, Medicaid, and funding for hospitals. The conversation will explore the intersection of policy and inequities and what attendees can do to try to influence outcomes.
Chairs:
Urshila Durani, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Srinivas Devarakonda, MD
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
Speakers:
Deirdra Terrell Jr, PhD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Challenges and Opportunities with Healthcare Reform (Perspective 1)
Amar Harry Kelkar Jr, MD, MPH
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Challenges and Opportunities with Healthcare Reform (Perspective 2)
Blood Journals Studio
How I Treat
How I Treat: ALL
Speaker:
Rachel E. Rau, MD
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA
How I Treat: Cold Agglutinin Disease and Related Complement-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
Speaker:
John P Manis, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
How I Treat: Follicular Lymphoma
Speaker:
Alan Skarbnik, MD
Novant Health Cancer Institute
Charlotte, NC
How I Treat: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women with Bleeding Disorders
Speaker:
Tyler Buckner, MD, MSc
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
How I Treat: HLH and Related Hyperinflammatory Syndromes
Speaker:
Ashish Kumar, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
How I Treat: Large B-Cell lymphoma
Speaker:
Laurie Sehn, MD
BC Cancer Center for Lymphoid Cancer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
How I Treat: MPN
Speaker:
Florian H. Heidel IV, MD
Hannover Medical School (MHH)
Hannover, Germany
How I Treat: Pediatric AML
Speaker:
Tanja Gruber, MD
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
How I Treat: Refractory ITP Unresponsive to Steroids and Thrombopoietin Agonists
Speaker:
Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
How I Treat: TTP in the Caplacizumab Era
Speaker:
Adam Cuker, MD, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Meet the Scientist
Beyond the Niche: Systemic Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Numbers in Health and Disease
Speaker:
Kira Gritsman, MD, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Building Bone Marrow in a Dish: Bioengineered Niches for Understanding and Treating Platelet Disorders
Speaker:
Alessandra Balduini Sr, MD
Tufts University
Medford, MA
Chemoresistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Speaker:
Jean-Emmanuel Sarry, PhD
Cancer Research Center of Toulouse
Toulouse, France
Engineering Tolerance: CAR-Tregs and the New Era of Cell Therapy for Autoimmunity
Speaker:
Jeffery Bluestone, PhD
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
From GATA2 to SAMD9: Discovering the Genetic Architecture of Pediatric Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Bone Marrow Failure
Speaker:
Marcin W Wlodarski, MD, PhD
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
From Ribosomes to Risk Stratification: Decoding Inherited Bone Marrow Failure and Its Path to Leukemia
Speaker:
Akiko Shimamura, MD, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
From Splicing Mutations to Cancer Neoantigens: A Decade of Targeting RNA Biology in Leukemia
Speaker:
Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Reading the Epigenetic History of Lymphoma: From Cell of Origin to Mitotic Clocks and Clinical Outcome
Speaker:
Jose Martin-Subero, PhD
Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
Barcelona, Spain
Why the Mouse Matters: Building Faithful Models of Multiple Myeloma
Speaker:
Marta Chesi, PhD
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
αIIbβ3: One Receptor, Two Drugs, and the Long Road of Translational Platelet Biology
Speaker:
Barry Coller, MD
Rockefeller University
New York, NY
Population Health
Scientific Spotlight
CAR-T Manufacturing Across Nations: From LMIC Academic Platforms to Frontier Innovations in Global Access
The session will explore two complementary perspectives on the science of CAR-T manufacturing across the globe. One talk will describe the development and characterization of an academic CAR-T product in Latin America — examining T-cell fitness, product phenotype, and manufacturing biology, and addressing implications that extend across low-to-middle-income countries and global research. The other speaker will provide a perspective from a high-income setting, specifically exploring what should be developed next in CAR-T manufacturing science to broaden global access to cellular therapies. Together, the two talks will frame the comparative science of academic CAR-T manufacturing as a research question of both biological and translational consequence.
Speakers:
Fernando Gibran-Nunes, MD
Hospital Sirio-Libanês
São Paulo, Brazil
Centralized and Decentralized Models of CAR-T Manufacturing: Insights from a Latin American Academic Platform on the Science of Global Access
Sarah Nikiforow, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
From Frontier to Field: Manufacturing Innovations That Could Lower Barriers to CAR-T Access in LMICs
Decoding Macrophage Diversity in Lymphomas: Spatial Insights and Immunotherapeutic Implications
This session will synthesize emerging data on macrophage diversity and crosstalk with T cells in lymphomas, highlighting translational strategies to overcome resistance to T cell–engaging therapies. T cell–engaging immunotherapies—bispecific antibodies, CAR T cells, and checkpoint inhibitors—have transformed lymphoma treatment, yet many patients develop resistance with incompletely understood mechanisms. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) have emerged as central orchestrators of T-cell dysfunction across lymphoma subtypes, offering a unifying framework for microenvironment-mediated resistance.
This is especially timely given recent practice-changing trials of T cell–directed therapies. In parallel, spatial multi-omics and single-cell studies have redefined macrophage biology, revealing spatially organized niches where macrophage–T cell interactions actively shape immune evasion. Distinct TAM subsets—including TREM2+ lipid-laden macrophages, CXCL13+ macrophages, and PD-L1+ TAMs—suppress T cells through metabolic reprogramming, checkpoint ligand expression, and physical exclusion of cytotoxic lymphocytes. These populations now represent actionable therapeutic targets.
Speakers:
Anand Devaprasath Jeyasekharan, PhD, MBBS, MRCP
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Dark Zone Macrophages as Mediators of T-Cell Exhaustion and Immunotherapy Response in Lymphoma
Tomohiro Aoki, MD, PhD
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - University Health Network
Toronto, ON, Canada
Macrophage–HRS Cell Crosstalk Driving Immune Evasion and Therapy Resistance in Hodgkin Lymphoma
Greasy Situations: Unraveling Lipid-Mediated Therapy Resistance
Adiposity is correlated with the incidence and progression of thirteen cancers. The purpose of this session is to outline how intrinsic and extrinsic lipids and cellular metabolism shape therapy sensitivity and resistance in hematological malignancies. Lipids in the bone marrow microenvironment promote multiple myeloma development and progression and specific plasma lipids are correlated with AML therapy relapse. Cancer cells exhibit heightened context-specific metabolism driven in part by genetics and microenvironmental constraints. This session will review mechanisms of lipid-driven therapy resistance, lipid-driven metabolic and signaling dependencies and consequent targetable vulnerabilities will be highlighted. Presenters will shed light on approaches that have leveraged their understanding of the lipidome and cancer metabolism for improving therapy efficacy in heme malignancies.
Speakers:
Courtney Jones, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Lipids Biomarkers of Therapy Relapse
Mala Shanmugam, PhD
Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Lipids and Therapy Resistance
Illuminating the Dark Corners in the Genomes of Lymphoid Neoplasms
This session will bring together international leaders who use germline genetics and functional genomics to understand how non-coding mutations contribute to lymphomagenesis. In the lymphomas, the somatic mutation landscape has been extensively studied in protein-coding space. The impact and role of mutations in the remaining 98% of the genome remains understudied. Recent discoveries highlight that this “dark matter” of the genome harbors powerful clues to lymphoma risk, biology, and therapy.
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) consistently reveal lymphoma-predisposing variants in enhancers, promoters, and other non-coding regions, yet the mechanisms by which they act are only beginning to be uncovered. Functional genomics has started to illuminate how these variants reshape transcriptional programs, deregulate oncogenes, and alter the activity of non-coding RNAs. Moreover, whole-genome sequencing is revealing somatic mutations in non-coding regions that act as previously overlooked drivers of lymphomagenesis. Speakers in this session will describe the novel approaches that enable these discoveries, and discuss how these insights may eventually transform patient risk stratification, biomarker development, and therapeutic targeting.
Speakers:
Jun J. J. Yang, PhD
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Dissecting the Functional Consequence of Non-Coding Variants
Laura K. Hilton, PhD
BC Cancer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Clinical Relevance of Non-Coding Mutations
Sticky Situations: Glycans in Classical and Malignant Hematopoiesis
This session will highlight fundamental and preclinical advances in the glyco-hematology field. Glycosylation is one of the most abundant post-translational modifications. It occurs on more than half of all proteins and nearly all cell surface proteins yet has been poorly studied historically. With the advancement of novel mass spectrometry technologies, glycosylation research has gained traction. The session is aimed at basic and translational scientists with the goal that attendees will leave the session inspired to consider the role of glycosylation in their disease of interest.
Speakers:
Marie Hollenhorst, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Novel Insights Into the Glycobiology of Cell-Cell Interactions and Signaling
Anna Marneth, PhD
Radboudumc
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Glycans in the Pathogenesis and as a Therapeutic Target in Malignant Hematopoiesis
Scientific Symposia
AI Models of Cell State for the Design of Next-Generation T Cell Therapies
This session will explore how leveraging big data and artificial intelligence can inform the design of the next generation of cellular therapies. Adoptive T cell therapies have transformed the treatment landscape for hematologic malignancies, but durable benefit remains limited to a subset of patients. A central challenge is that current engineering strategies still depend heavily on iterative preclinical testing that only incompletely captures patient-specific biology, cellular heterogeneity, and the tumor microenvironment. Recent advances in artificial intelligence and single-cell biology are creating a new framework for therapy design. Models trained on patient-resolved and perturbation-resolved single-cell datasets can now identify outcome-associated cellular programs, predict responses to genetic perturbations, and nominate engineering strategies expected to improve function. These developments shift the field from descriptive analysis toward data-driven design of therapeutic T cell states.
Chair:
Zinaida Good, PhD
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Speakers:
Zinaida Good, PhD
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Clinically Informed AI Models for Predicting and Engineering CAR T Cell Function
Yusuf Roohani, PhD
Arc Institute
Palo Alto, CA
State-of-the-Art Single-Cell Foundation Models for Future Cell Design
Rahul Satija, PhD
New York Genome Center
New York, NY
Scalable Frameworks for Multimodal Data Analysis and Next-Generation Cell Models
Designing Microbiome-Directed Interventional Trials in Hematologic Malignancies
This session will provide a practical framework for designing microbiome-directed interventional trials in blood cancers. The gut microbiome has emerged as a critical determinant of clinical outcomes in hematologic malignancies, with growing evidence linking microbial composition and function to treatment response, survival, immune reconstitution, and toxicity. To date, much of this work has been observational, identifying associations between microbial features and outcomes across transplant and non-transplant settings. However, translating these insights into therapeutic strategies remains an early but rapidly evolving frontier. Microbiome-directed interventions including dietary modification, prebiotic or probiotic supplementation offer promising avenues to modulate host-microbe interactions. Advances in high-resolution sequencing, metabolomics, and immune profiling now enable integrated mechanistic studies that can move beyond correlation toward causality. Despite this progress, there remains a limited number of rigorously designed interventional trials in hematologic malignancies and their precursors. Key challenges include trial design, endpoint selection, standardization of microbiome assays, and controlling for confounding factors such as antibiotics and diet. Speakers will highlight completed and ongoing studies, discuss methodological considerations, and identify opportunities to advance microbiome-based therapeutics in hematology.
Chair:
Urvi Shah, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Speakers:
Urvi Shah, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Dietary and Prebiotic Intervention Strategies
Florent Malard, MD, PhD
Sorbonne University, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP
Paris, France
Fecal Microbiota Transplant Intervention Strategies
Doris M Ponce, MD, MS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Live Bacterial Therapeutic Intervention Strategies
In Vivo Gene Modification Approaches for Classical and Malignant Hematologic Disorders
This session will address viral and non-viral delivery methods and technologies (including their respective advantages and limitations) for in vivo gene therapy for classical and malignant hematological disorders. Ex vivo gene therapies are powerful treatment approaches for classical and malignant hematological disorders. Despite the clinical success of ex vivo hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-based gene therapy, this procedure is costly and difficult to implement for large numbers of patients, particularly in countries with limited healthcare infrastructure. Furthermore, the gene therapy protocol (including cell culture) can affect HSC yield and engraftment, and myeloablation (required to make room for transplanted HSCs) causes short- and long-term complications. In parallel, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have revolutionized the treatment of B-cell malignancies. However, their broader use is constrained by complex ex vivo manufacturing requirements and the need for lymphodepleting chemotherapy, which limits patient access. Viral and non-viral delivery approaches of in vivo gene editing aim to substantially reduce complexity, toxicity, and costs, making gene therapies more accessible and applicable across additional clinical indications.
Chair:
Annarita Miccio, PhD
Imagine Institut, Inserm, Universite' Paris Cite'
PARIS, France
Speakers:
Hans-Peter Kiem, MD, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
Viral Delivery to Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Vivo
William Peranteau, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) Delivery to Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Vivo
Michael Birnbaum, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
In Vivo Car T Cell Generation to Treat Cancer and Autoimmune Disorders
Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells for Transfusion Support and Diagnostics: Clinical Promise and Manufacturing Challenges
This symposium will examine how advances in stem cell-derived erythropoiesis are moving lab-grown red blood cells (lgRBCs) from experimental platforms to clinically relevant products. Presentations will address unmet needs in transfusion medicine, including support for patients with rare blood types and alloimmunization, and review early clinical studies of lgRBCs. This session will also highlight key manufacturing challenges—such as scalability, metabolic constraints, enucleation efficiency, product consistency, and cost—as well as near-term applications of standardized reagent red cells in diagnostic immunohematology.
This session will focus on the transition of lab-grown red blood cells (lgRBCs) from experimental platforms to clinically relevant products. Advances in stem cell–derived erythropoiesis have enabled the production of lgRBCs, shifting the field from proof-of-concept studies toward early clinical translation. At the same time, persistent unmet needs in transfusion medicine—including patients with rare blood types and alloimmunization—underscore the potential impact of a reliable, scalable source of red blood cells. By bringing together experts in clinical hematology, transfusion medicine, and bioprocess engineering, this session will define the critical barriers and opportunities that will determine whether lgRBCs can become a practical and sustainable solution for transfusion support and diagnostics.
Chair:
Eric Bouhassira, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Speakers:
Eric Bouhassira, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Scalable Manufacturing of Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells: Overcoming Metabolic and Bioprocess Constraints
Stella T Chou, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Unmet Needs in Transfusion Medicine: Alloimmunization, Rare Blood Types, and the Case for Lab-Grown Red Cells
Joanne Mountford, PhD
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clinical Translation of Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells: First-in-Human Studies and Early Outcomes
Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics Redefining the Immune Cell Landscape in AML/MDS
This session aims to define how single-cell and spatial genomics can refine disease classification, identify actionable vulnerabilities, and guide the development of the next-generation of immunotherapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). AML and MDS are increasingly recognized as diseases shaped by a complex and dynamic immune microenvironment. Recent advances in single-cell and spatial genomics are transforming our ability to resolve this ecosystem at unprecedented resolution, enabling simultaneous interrogation of cellular identity, functional state, clonal architecture, and spatial organization.
These technologies have revealed previously unrecognized immune cell states, altered myeloid compartments, and niche-specific interactions that drive immune evasion and therapeutic resistance. Importantly, emerging data link these microenvironmental features to outcomes following effective immunochemotherapy and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Despite rapid progress, key questions remain regarding the reproducibility, interpretation, and clinical translation of these findings. This session will bring together leaders applying single-cell and spatial approaches to dissect (1) mechanisms of AML immune escape, (2) spatial organization of the AML/MDS bone marrow microenvironment, and (3) leukemia-associated T cell states.
Chair:
Catherine Wu, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Speakers:
Livius Penter, MD
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Aml Immune Escape Mechanisms Driving Post-Therapy Relapse
Susan DeWolf, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Spatial Niches within the AML/MDS Bone Marrow Immune Microenvironment
Hussein Ali Abbas, MD, PhD
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Phenotypes and Specificities of AML/MDS-Associated T Cell Populations
Special Symposium on the Basic Science of Hemostasis and Thrombosis (SSBSHT)
This session will highlight cutting edge technologies that are poised to transform future research and therapeutic development in hemostasis, thrombosis, vascular biology, and megakaryocyte/platelet biology. By bringing together diverse, innovative approaches, the session is designed to equip investigators with conceptual and practical tools that can accelerate discovery across these interrelated fields. The invited talks will focus on (1) technologies and computational tools that enable the identification of novel, biologically relevant and potentially druggable targets; and (2) platforms and model systems designed to characterize, validate, and functionally test these targets in translationally meaningful ways, thereby directly informing drug discovery pipelines.
As is customary for this special symposium, the session will also feature a fourth presentation delivered by the winner of the Mary Rodes Gibson Award. This award recognizes the trainee with the highest scoring abstract submitted to the ASH Annual Meeting in the areas of hemostasis and thrombosis, thereby highlighting and elevating outstanding emerging science and future leaders in the field.
The session will conclude with an interactive panel discussion that integrates perspectives from all speakers. This discussion will distill key lessons from the technologies presented, explore how they can be applied or combined to address major unmet needs, and outline concrete opportunities for advancing hemostasis, thrombosis, and megakaryocyte/platelet research and therapeutic innovation. Immediately after the session will be a reception for the hemostasis and thrombosis community.
Chairs:
Mettine Bos, PhD
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands
Jaehyung Cho, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Vivien Chen, PhD, MBBS
The University of Sydney School of Medicine
Sydney, Australia
Speakers:
Oliver Borst, MD
University of Tuebingen
Tuebingen, Germany
Platelet Lipidomics and the Discovery of Novel Anti-Thrombotic Targets
Lindsey George, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Rational design of FVIII variants for gene therapy: linking molecular insight to therapeutic performance
ASH Studio
MedEd Talks: Giving Feedback and Remediation for UME/GME
The ASH Studio hosts brief, targeted talks that focus on removing barriers to high-quality care, principles of medical education, and cutting-edge teaching techniques. The Med Ed Talks @ the ASH Studio focus on best practices within medical education, including tips and strategies for overcoming common challenges. These sessions will take place at the ASH Studio, located in ASH Central.
Dr. Alice Ma will discuss giving feedback and remediation for UME/GME.
Speaker:
Alice Ma, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill,
NC
MedEd Talks: Interactive Teaching Methods
The ASH Studio hosts brief, targeted talks that focus on removing barriers to high-quality care, principles of medical education, and cutting-edge teaching techniques. The Med Ed Talks @ the ASH Studio focus on best practices within medical education, including tips and strategies for overcoming common challenges. These sessions will take place at the ASH Studio, located in ASH Central.
Dr. Joanna Pierro will discuss interactive teaching methods.
Speaker:
Joanna Pierro, DO
Staten Island University Hospital - Northwell Health
Staten Island,
NY
MedEd Talks: Leadership Skills and Styles in Medical Education
The ASH Studio hosts brief, targeted talks that focus on removing barriers to high-quality care, principles of medical education, and cutting-edge teaching techniques. The Med Ed Talks @ the ASH Studio focus on best practices within medical education, including tips and strategies for overcoming common challenges. These sessions will take place at the ASH Studio, located in ASH Central.
Dr. Leslie Kersun will discuss leadership skills and styles in medical education.
Speaker:
Leslie Kersun, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia,
PA
Treating Fairly Talks: Building Infrastructure for Systemic Change in Maternal Health Outcomes
As part of our commitment to excellence through expansion and inclusion, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) is offering the ASH Treating Fairly Talks. This inclusive space is designed to help attendees recognize the drivers of differing outcomes for various populations as viewed through the hematology lens and provide tools to make changes in their institutions. These sessions will include a short expert commentary followed by facilitated conversations about actions that can be taken to drive change at your institution. The Treating Fairly Talks will take place at the ASH Studio, located in ASH Central.
Dr. Imo Akpan will present “Building Infrastructure for Systemic Change in Maternal Health Outcomes."
Speaker:
Imo Akpan I, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York,
NY
Treating Fairly Talks: Engaging American Indians and Alaska Native Populations in Community Interventions/Research
As part of our commitment to excellence through expansion and inclusion, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) is offering the ASH Treating Fairly Talks. This inclusive space is designed to help attendees recognize the drivers of differing outcomes for various populations as viewed through the hematology lens and provide tools to make changes in their institutions. These sessions will include a short expert commentary followed by facilitated conversations about actions that can be taken to drive change at your institution. The Treating Fairly Talks will take place at the ASH Studio, located in ASH Central.
Dr. Denise Dillard will present on engaging American Indians and Alaska Native populations in community interventions/research.
Speaker:
Denise Dillard
Washington State University
Spokane,
WA