American Society of Hematology 50th Annual Meeting and Exposition

Held annually in December, the Society's annual meeting provides hematologists from around the world a forum for discussing critical issues in hematology. More than 21,000 clinicians, scientists, and others attend the four-day meeting, which consists of a superb educational program and cutting-edge scientific sessions. The annual meeting features oral and poster presentations that are chosen by peer-reviewers from abstracts submitted prior to the meeting and contain the latest and most exciting developments in scientific research. Plenary symposia and named lectures on specialized areas of hematology are also presented throughout the meeting program.

In honor of ASH's 50th anniversary, history will come alive during this year's annual meeting. In addition to ASH's educational and scientific sessions, the Society will host a number of special programs. Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to hear several world-renowned scientists speak about their life's work, and ASH will present a unique video project featuring many of the Society's past presidents along with other influential figures in hematology. In addition, there will be a "Taste of San Francisco" reception. Please join ASH this coming December in celebrating hematology's amazing history.
During the annual meeting, attendees can also visit the state-of-the-art exposition, which features exhibits from pharmaceutical companies, medical suppliers, clinical diagnostic and research-based companies, publishers, and nonprofit organizations.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

• The submission site opens on Monday, June 23. Abstracts must be submitted by Thursday, August 21, at which time the submission site will close.
  • 2008 Abstract Review Categories
• Exposition
  • For exhibitors

ANNUAL MEETING EVENTS NOT SPONSORED BY ASH

• Friday Satellite Symposia information:
  • For Symposia Sponsors

The Liver Meeting (59th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases)

2008 Liver Meeting Meeting at a Glance

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the International Association for the Study of Liver (IASL) invite you to submit an abstract for presentation consideration at the 2008 Liver Meeting®, held October 31 – November 4, 2008 in San Francisco, California.

The International Association for the Study of the Liver (IASL) will hold its 50th Anniversary meeting in conjunction with the Liver Meeting® 2008. IASL is a non-profit organization whose aim is to foster and facilitate, in an international context, the development of knowledge towards the prevention, recognition, and treatment of liver and biliary tract diseases and to facilitate the training of experts in hepatology.

NEW Disclosure Requirements for the 2008 Liver Meeting®:

All authors on the abstract author string are required to complete their own financial disclosure statement on the 2008 Liver Meeting® abstract submission site either disclosing all financial relationships with commercial interests or indicating that none exist. Submitting authors will NOT be allowed to submit disclosures on a co-author's behalf.

Abstracts missing co-author financial disclosures will be in jeopardy of not being reviewed and involuntarily withdrawn from the 2008 Liver Meeting®.

Registration and Housing will open mid-July 2008 for members; and for nonmember in early August 2008.

Program and Course Information will be available in early spring.

Be sure the check the website periodically for updates.

Exhibit Space and Corporate Support Opportunities are still available

• 2008 Exhibitor Prospectus and Corporate Support Opportunities

A number of excellent courses complement and run in conjunction with The Liver Meeting®, including:

• Postgraduate Course: The Changing Face of Hepatology -- Integrating Scientific Concepts into Patient Care.
• Hepatology Associates Program
• Research Workshop: Stem Cells in Liver Disease and Cancer
• AASLD/ILTS Liver Transplant Course: Liver Transplant for Viral Hepatitis and Fulminant Hepatic Failure
• AASLD/NASPGHAN Pediatric Course
• AASLD/ASGE Endoscopy Course
• AASLD/NCI NIH Corner: Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Etiology, Prevention & Treatment
• Career Development Workshop
• Focused Study Groups

The Liver Meeting® will continue its tradition of delivering high-quality, continuing education to meet the following goals and objectives:

• Provide a forum for the exchange of groundbreaking basic and clinical research in liver disease.
• Create an arena for the presentation and interchange of opinions on state-of-the-art care and management of the full spectrum of patients with liver diseases.

13th Mayo Coagulation Conference (Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases: 2008 Mayo Update)

Presented by:

• Mayo Clinic Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine; and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology
• Mayo Medical Laboratories

Description

This 13th Mayo coagulation conference will provide reviews and updates about laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Didactic presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations. Adequate time will be allocated for questions. New features for 2008 include: 1) Four Breakfast-with-the-Experts interactive educational sessions (repeated Thursday and Friday mornings); 2) Conference length extended from 2 to 2.5 days, adjourning Friday noon.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the conference participants should be able to:

• Describe mechanisms and control of hemostasis
• Assess common disorders of hemostasis that lead to bleeding or thrombosis
• Recognize rarer disorders of hemostasis
• Explain laboratory evaluation of bleeding or thrombosing diatheses
• Interpret screening and more complex tests of hemostasis
• Evaluate antibody-mediated prothrombotic disorders such as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or lupus anticoagulant and antiphospholipid syndrome
• Discuss prevention or treatment of bleeding and thrombosis
• Summarize principles of oral anticoagulant therapy and monitoring

Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Intended audience

This program is designed for clinicians, pathologists, scientists, and laboratory technologists whose practices include bleeding and thrombosing diseases.

Date and Location

The Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases conference will be held August 13-15, 2008 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday). Course headquarters will be located in Heritage Hall on the lower level of The Kahler Grand Hotel, 20 Second Avenue SW, Rochester, Minnesota. Meeting facilities are easily accessible by skyway and pedestrian subway, which connect to shops, theaters, restaurants, and hotels.

Credit

The College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians, and designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mayo Medical Laboratories is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This program has been approved for 16.5 P.A.C.E. contact hours. Level of instruction for this program is intermediate.

Mayo Medical Laboratories is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science for State of California and State of Florida credit. The level of instruction for this program is intermediate. This program has been approved for 16.5 contact hours.

Educational Grants

This course is supported, in part, by educational grants from coagulation-related diagnostics and therapeutics corporations, in accordance with ACCME Standards.

At the time the site was posted , a complete listing of commercial supporters was not available. Appropriate acknowledgment will be given to all supporters at the time of the meeting.

Midwest Coagulation 10th Annual Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis

Midwest Coag is pleased to invite you to the 10th Annual Symposium on Bleeding & Thrombosis. This year's event provides enhanced educational opportunities for professionals of all levels.

Please see the 2008 Symposium Brochure (3.22MB PDF) for a list of speakers and events.

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Important Symposium Links:

The registration page is now available. Please note: the link will take you to a page within the domain of our parent company, PA Labs, Inc. This was done so that we can insure that the information you submit is secured (encrypted) during the registration process. If you have any questions and/or concerns with this please use our contact form, located on the contact page, and select "Symposium" in the "To" field.

For your convenience, reserve your room at the Westin online: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/mwcoag

2008 Annual Scientific Symposium of the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society and North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association

Jointly sponsored by:Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society,North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association, and Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical EducationHTRS.orgWeb SiteRegisterOnline Brochure

UNC 4th Symposium on Hemostasis with Special Focus on Factor VIIa and Tissue Factor

This symposium focuses on basic research on tissue factor and its interactions with factor VIIa. It is divided into several sessions, including the basics of tissue factor; tissue factor/factor VIIa interactions resulting in signaling; the role of tissue factor and factor VIIa in disease; and factor VIIa's hemostatic activity and mechanism of action. It also addresses the regulation of tissue factor/factor VIIa activity and how these proteins increase thrombin generation. Finally, the symposium addresses the uptake, storage and synthesis of tissue factor by platelets and the roles of circulating tissue factor, including tissue factor in microparticles.

This program will be of interest to hematologists, oncologists, and professionals in the field of cardiology and thrombosis. The invited speakers will present information in case discussion and lecture format. There will be opportunities for the audience to ask questions of the presenters.

(UNC CME does not make hotel arrangements for registrants. The following is a list of hotels in the area.)

A block of rooms has been reserved for the Factor VIIa and Tissue Factor symposium at the Carolina Inn at a rate of $179 run of the house and $179 double queen non-smoking. Contact the Carolina Inn by calling (800) 962-8519 or make a reservation online (Group Name:4th Symposium on Hemostasis - Factor VII Group Code:SYM). Please be sure to make your reservation no later than the cutoff date of Monday, March 10, 2008. A block of rooms has also been reserved at the Residence Inn by Marriott Chapel Hill for this symposium. Shuttle service will be provided to and from the Carolina Inn. The rate is $139 and reservations must be made by calling 866-876-5260 no later than Thursday, March 6, 2008. These room rates do not include taxes. Please be sure to identify yourself as attending the Factor VIIa symposium in order to obtain these rates.

For additional Chapel Hill travel information, please see the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor's Bureau.

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Now Accepting Abstracts For Poster Session!

Abstract Submission Form

Abstracts consisting of no more than 300 words and are related to basic aspects of tissue factor and factor VII are invited and should be emailed to jhmorris@uiuc.edu by no later than February 15, 2008. The Abstract Deadline has been extended to March 3, 2008.

American Society of Hematology (ASH) 49th Annual Meeting and Exposition

7th Annual Southwest Symposium on Thrombosis and Hematosis

The 2007 Symposium will be held in conjunction with McMaster's University from Hamilton, Ontario.

Course Objectives:

This symposium is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses and allied healthcare professionals who provide care to patients on anticoagulants such as warfarin, low molecular weight heparin, aspirin and other anti-thrombotic agents.

Participants who attend this course should be able to:

• Become aware of recently published, potentially practice-changing information relevant to the diagnosis treatment or prevention of thromboembolism
• Gain familiarity with the risks and benefits of adding anti-platelet therapy to chronic warfarin
• Appreciate the unique challenges associated with the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease during pregnancy
• Understand the need to adjust and or monitor certain anticoagulant therapies when treating special populations (e.g. patients with obesity, renal insufficiency, etc).
• Become familiar with the latest information relevant to making decisions about how long a patient suffering VTE should be treated
• Gain awareness of the advantages and limitations for various diagnostic strategies in patients with suspected DVT or PE
• Be introduced to novel anticoagulant agents currently in development
• Learn the latest recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
• Explore the advantages and disadvantages of treating patients with PE entirely out-of-hospital
• Be introduced to the Kaiser Permanente model of anticoagulant care
• Take note of strategies available for the treatment of bleeding patients who have received antithrombotic agents
• Become familiar with the latest information relevant to weighing the risks and benefits of anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation
• Understand the important relationship between cancer and venous thrombosis

Travel and Location

The Conference will be held at the Denver Marriott City Center. A block of rooms has been reserved for participants for the nights of October 13-14, 2007. Special rates are available to if you make your room reservations by September 12, 2007. Rates will not be changed at check-in ro check-out time for attendees who fail to identify their affiliation with this meeting at the time the reservation is requested. All reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card, a first nights deposit plus tax. Individual room cancelations must be recieved by 4:00 pm, one day prior to arrival to avoid a charge of night's room and tax. Check-in time is 3:00pm an dcheck-out time is 12:00pm.

TO MAKE ROOM RESERVATIONS, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD CONTACT THE HOTEL DIRECTLY

Denver Marriott City Center
1701 California St
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 297-1300

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Case-Oriented Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

The Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis, hosted by Nichols Institute for Coagulation, is an entirely case-oriented seminar designed for healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of hemostasis and thrombotic disorders. Presented by leading experts, topics will include Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, D-Dimer, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura, von Willebrand's Disease, Thrombophilia, Thrombin-Generation Potential, Platelet Disorders and more.

In addition to top-notch education, attendees will be able to network with other professionals and receive continuing education credits.

• Registration
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• Faculty
• Course Objectives
• Directors
• Continuing Education
• Attendees
• Exihibitor Showcase
• Hotel & Travel

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Ashleigh Dorfman
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703.904.6933 Phone
703.904.7240 Fax
NicholsInstitute@conferenceinc.com

ABOUT NICHOLS INSTITUTE FOR COAGULATION

Nichols Institute for Coagulation, focused on highly specialized laboratory testing, is committed to improving the health of patients through unsurpassed diagnostic insights and innovation. This commitment encompasses continuing education and the major goal of this symposium is to provide medical professionals with real-life cases from which to learn.

ABOUT QUEST DIAGNOSTICS

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute is a resource for laboratories worldwide, not only providing rare and unique testing, but also in the research and development of new tests and technologies. Nichols Institute works with academia and the biotechnology industry to transfer innovative tools for risk assessment, diagnosis and patient management to the treating physician and their patients.

Southeastern College of Anticoagulation Providers (SECAPS) Anticoagulation Meeting

XXI International Society on Haemostasis & Thrombosis (ISTH) Congress and 53rd Annual Scientific & Standardization Committee (SSC) Meeting

Main topics of ISTH 2007

• Innovation and technology
• Platelets
• Vascular Biology
• Coagulation factors and inhibitors
• Fibrinolysis, fibrinogen, fibrin, factor XIII
• Hemorrhagic disorders
• Thrombotic disorders

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XXth International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) International Symposium on Technological Innovations in Laboratory Hematology

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About the 20th Anniversary Symposium

• The leading international symposium focused on hematology laboratory issues
• Showcasing technological updates in laboratory hematology diagnosis
• Strongly focused on practical testing issues in the clinical hematology laboratory
• Will provide valuable and innovative ideas to take home
• Attended by thought leaders in all areas of laboratory hematology

Educational Objectives

At the end of this activity participants will be able to:

• Define new technological developments in laboratory hematology testing.
• Identify ways to implement technological advances in the routine hematology laboratory and point-of-care testing.
• Describe the latest diagnostic capabilities and directions in cellular analysis and flow cytometry.
• Identify new ways to improve laboratory diagnosis in hemostasis and molecular pathology.

Target Audience

This symposium is directed toward laboratory hematologists, clinical hematologists, pathologists, medical technologists and scientists, laboratory directors and residents interested in laboratory hematology testing, instrumentation and laboratory management.

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 1, 2007
Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 26, 2007
Hotel & Meeting Registration Deadline: April 16, 2007

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9th National Anticoagulation Forum Conference

Anticoagulation Forum

Midwest Coag 9th Annual Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis

Midwest Coag is pleased to invite you to the 9th Annual Symposium on Bleeding & Thrombosis. This year's event provides enhanced educational opportunities for professionals of all levels. New this year:

• Coag 101 with expanded venue and content
• Enhanced Technology Forum

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ACForum 9th National Conference on Anticoagulant Therapy

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The Anticoagulation Forum's conference provides unique opportunities to meet with colleagues from around the world with wide-ranging anticoagulation research interests and expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic disorders.

The program will include 'Meet the Expert' lectures, poster presentations of original research, and special lectures focusing on recent advances and important issues in anticoagulation therapy. Over 700 attendees will be at the conference as well as exhibitors displaying anticoagulation products and services.

Target Audience

Physicians, pharmacists, nurses and associated health professionals who work in the field of anticoagulation.

Educational Needs Addressed

A number of factors require anticoagulation providers to remain vigilant in their knowledge base. Specifically, the indications for anticoagulation therapies have expanded, the use of anticoagulants in special patient populations has increased, and many new antithrombotic therapies are being studied. This conference will deliver the newest research as well as practical, evidence-based information that attendees can apply to their daily practice to enhance the quality of anticoagulation care.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the role of genetics and genetic counseling in warfarin dosing and thrombophilia.
• Implement a program of home monitoring of anticoagulant therapy.
• Utilize the appropriate antithrombotic therapy for patients with prosthetic valves or atrial fibrillation.
• Discuss the signifi cant links between cancer and thrombosis and the impact of anticoagulant treatment on cancer outcome.
• Describe the appropriate duration for treatment of venous thromboembolism and ways to predict recurrence.
• Discuss the development of new anticoagulants and results of recent clinical trials.
• Improve their management of patients with anticoagulantrelated bleeding.
• Describe methods of measuring quality of anticoagulant therapy management.
• Discuss the impact of dietary supplements on anticoagulant stability.
• Implement improved models of staffi ng of anticoagulation services.

Special Services

To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please notify the Anticoagulation Forum in writing, at least two weeks prior to the conference.

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Second Mayo / NASCOLA Coagulation Testing Quality Conference

Description

This conference will provide a unique international forum for communication and discussion of current issues in quality and standardization of coagulation diagnostic laboratory testing. It is a follow-up to the Mayo/NASCOLA Coagulation Testing Quality conference which took place in the summer of 2005. New features include abstract presentations (oral and poster), Breakfast-with-the-Experts sessions, and Luncheon Satellite Symposia sponsored by industry. There will also be presentations by expert faculty on a wide range of topics, along with panel discussions and question and answer sessions.

This is a jointly sponsored program of Mayo Clinic Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association (NASCOLA), and Mayo Medical Laboratories.

Conference Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the conference, participants should be able to:

• Explain the general features and goals of quality assessment and improvement processes
• Describe practice issues related to coagulation testing quality for monitoring anticoagulation therapy
• Review the quality challenges associated with testing for lupus anticoagulants and antiphospholipid antibodies
• Discuss the complexities of testing for disorders of platelets and platelet function
• Summarize testing quality issues for diagnosis and treatment of von Willebrand disease
• Comprehend the role of the coagulation diagnostics industry in achieving high-quality testing

Disclaimer

Attendance at this Mayo conference does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures that may be discussed or taught in this course.

Intended Audience

This conference is designed for laboratorians, hematologists, pathologists, scientists, laboratory technologists, and clinicians whose practices and interests include laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and prothrombotic disorders.

Date and Location

The Coagulation Testing Quality conference will be held April 25-27, 2007 (Wednesday to Friday). Conference headquarters will be located in the Minneapolis Marriott City Center Hotel (4th floor) in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Credit

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19.25 of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mayo Reference Services is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This program has been approved for 19 contact hours. Level of instruction for this program is intermediate.

Mayo References Services is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science for State of California and State of Florida credit. The level of instruction for this program is intermediate. This program has been approved for 19.25 contact hours.

Due to the nature of the Luncheon Satellite Symposia each day (industry sponsored), Category 1 credit will not be provided for that portion of the conference.

Educational Grants

This course is supported, in part, by educational grants from coagulation-related diagnostics and therapeutics corporations, in accordance with ACCME Standards.

At the time of this printing, a complete listing of commercial supporters was not available. Appropriate acknowledgement will be given to all supporters during the meeting.

Abstracts

As part of the Coagulation Testing Quality conference, participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation, demonstrating new information related to laboratory diagnostic aspects of hemostatic disorders (bleeding and thrombosis). Goals of the abstract presentations are to educate and inform about research innovations, share ideas and interests, and network with other participants.

For additional details visit the Mayo MRS call for abstracts page. Questions regarding abstract submission can be directed to Sharon Preuss at 507-284-8742. Abstracts must be received by March 9 for consideration by the review committee, and decisions will be communicated by March 20.

2007 Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS) Annual Scientific Symposium

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Jointly sponsored by HTRS and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Office of Continuing Medical Education.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

As the co-chairs of the third annual HTRS meeting, it is our pleasure to the present to the membership our meeting schedule of sessions/topics and participants. Each of these sessions will be chaired by a prominent clinical researcher in that respective field with the charge to first give an overview of the outstanding issues in that area followed by several state of the art presentations highlighting on-going research followed by a question and answer session to stimulate further discussion regarding present and future clinical care and research opportunities that hopefully can be carried out in part through the HTRS membership. We believe that the session topics reflect the "cutting edge" of active areas of clinical research (e.g. arterial pathophysiology, platelet profiling, venous thrombosis) and controversy. The latter includes debates on the mode of delivery of hemophilia carriers, the management of an acute bleed in an inhibitor patient and the use of recombinant VIIa versus prothrombin complex concentrate in Coumadin-induced coagulopathy.

We believe this schedule provides ample time for discussion, networking, and "free" lunch times, as requested in last year's attendee post-meeting survey. Consequently, we have four Mini-symposia (vs. 5 last year), but an expanded and new "Presidential Symposium," which includes the presentation of two lifetime achievement awards with a review of the awardees' mentoring and scientific accomplishments, plus four abstract presenters (abstract deadline 2/15/07). The abstract submission is open to a trainee or junior faculty within 5 years from the end of fellowship. There will also be poster sessions to stimulate further discussion and collaboration. We believe these reserved oral and poster presentations are an essential part of the HTRS mission to foster productive clinical scholarship among junior members. Furthermore, in that spirit of mentoring, we are introducing this year a breakfast session for trainees and junior faculty in interacting with senior HTRS members regarding the "nuts and bolts" of the process of succeeding in the academic field of thrombosis and hemostasis.

We hope you will join us for this undoubtedly to be productive and stimulating meeting.

Jorge Di Paola MD, Eric Grabowski MD ScD

TARGET AUDIENCE

All Interested caregivers, researchers and allied professionals in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis.

CONFERENCE LOCATION

The program will be held at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg Pavilion, 3rd Floor, Conference Center, located at 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois. For directions and parking information, please visit www.nmh.org.

The Friday, April 13, 2007 Career Development Breakfast Session will be held at the Radisson Hotel and Suites Chicago, 160 East Huron Street.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

For hotel reservations, please contact the Radisson Hotel and Suites Chicago at (312) 787-2900. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Radisson Hotel and Suites Chicago for a special rate of $169 (plus tax) for single or double occupancy. The Radisson Hotel and Suites Chicago is located at 160 East Huron Street, across from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. Please identify yourself as a registrant of the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society Annual Symposium to receive the reduced room rate. The room block may fill up prior to the cut-off date, so make your arrangements early. Room reservations made after Monday, March 5, 2007 are subject to availability at regular hotel rates.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society. Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

The Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee is $200 for Physicians, $50 for industry professionals and $50 for residents, fellows and nurses. Residents and fellows must enclose letters from their chief of service.

Please fax your registration form to (312) 503-4531 with your credit card information or please make your check payable to Northwestern University and send it with the registration form to the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Suite 6-680, Chicago, IL 60611-3008.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, phone (312) 503-8533 or fax (312) 503-4531 or e-mail: nums-cme@northwestern.edu.

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American Society of Hematology (ASH) 48th Annual Meeting and Exposition

The American Society of Hematology48th Annual Meeting and Exposition

December 9-12, 2006
Friday Satellite Symposia (FSS): December 8 | Application | Guidelines

Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida

Each December, the Society's annual meeting provides hematologists from around the world a forum for discussing critical issues in hematology. Nearly 20,000 clinicians, scientists, and others attend the four-day meeting, which consists of a superb educational program and cutting-edge scientific sessions. Oral and poster presentations, which are chosen by peer-reviewers from abstracts submitted prior to the annual meeting, are featured at the annual meeting and contain the latest and most exciting developments in scientific research. Plenary symposia and named lectures on specialized areas of hematology are also presented throughout the meeting program.

During the annual meeting, attendees can also visit the state-of-the-art exposition, which features exhibits from pharmaceutical companies, medical suppliers, clinical diagnostic and research-based companies, publishers, and non-profit organizations.

2nd Annual Thrombosis and Hematology Update

2nd Annual Thrombosis and Hematology Update
Hamilton Convention Centre
1 Summers Lane, Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
http://www.thrombosishamilton.com

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This Congress is designed to provide practicing clinicians with an up-to-the minute update on current care for patients with Hematologic or Thromboembolic disorders. The meeting will have four components; on Friday we will host a special symposium outlining current treatments for Venous Thrombosis using a case-based format with experts from across Canada.

Objectives

• To obtain a clinically relevant overview of the management of common thromboembolic disorders.
• To discuss consequences of the treatment of hematologic diseases.
• To discuss optimal use of antithrombotic therapy.

Target Audience

Allied health care professionals, Family Physicians, Internists, and Subspecialists who deal with patients who have thromboembolic disease or who have been treated for hematologic disorders.

Planning Committee

• Mark Crowther - Program Chair McMaster University
• Jeff Ginsberg - Co-Chair (Thrombosis) McMaster University
• Morris Blajchman Co-Chair (Hematology) McMaster University
• Ross Allega McMaster University
• Karen Woods McMaster University
• Sheilah Laffan Program Administrator McMaster University

This conference, chaired by Dr. Mark Crowther will bring together a pre-eminent faculty to review current "best-practice" in venous and arterial thromboembolism. Topics to be covered include the prevention and treatment of venous thrombosis, and critical issues in arterial thrombosis.

Friday - Setting up an Outpatient DVT Program

• 12:00 - Registration & Light Lunch
• 13:00 - Welcome and Introductions
• 13:15 - State-of-the-Art in Anticoagulant Therapy 2006
• 14:00 - Case Based Approach to Bridging Anticoagulant Therapy
• 15:00 - Break
• 15:15 - Anticoagulation in Special Risk Populations
• 16:00 - CSHP Rep - A Case Based Approach to Outpatient Anticoagulant Management
• 17:00 - End of Day

Saturday - Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada Annual Symposium

This meeting is held annually and presents a review of a focused topic in Thrombosis presented by leading experts. On Saturday afternoon Dr Jeff Ginsberg will chair an update in Venous Thrombosis including presentations and small group sessions. Dr Charles Francis from the University of Rochester will be the plenary speaker at this session. On Sunday morning we will present a review of current ?practice changing? initiatives in Hematology, chaired by Dr Morris Blajchman. All sessions are aimed at the practicing clinician in the community; last year?s sessions were well received by Family physicians, General Internists, Cardiologists, Hematologists and other allied health care professionals.

"What's New in Antiplatelet Therapy"

• 7:45 - Registration
• 8:30 -
  Unusual Yet Dramatic Presetntations of Peripheral Vascular Disease
  Office Management of the Post ACS Patient
  Optimal Management of the Post ACS patient
  Optimal Antithrombotic Management of Patients with Stroke 2006

Thrombosis Update

• 12:00 - Throbosis Update Registrate & Light Lunch
• 12:30 - Welcome and Introductions
• 12:45 - Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: Evidence Based Management in Common Clinical Settings
• 13:30 - Three Case Based Presentations in a Single Large Group (Chedoke B)
• 14:15 - Break
• 14:45 - Four Simultaneous Sessions
  Optimal Anticoagulation Therapy During Pregnancy
  Oprimal Diganosis of Plumonary Embolism
  How Long Should Anticoagulants Be Continued?
  How to Anticoagulate Patients with Rengal Failure, Obese Patients, and the Elderly
• 15:45 - Four Simultaneous Sessions (second rotation)
• 16:45 - Top Four Papers in Thrombosis in the Last Year: Applying Them to Clinical Practice
• 17:30 - End of Day

Sunday - Hematology Update

• 7:30 - Registration
• 8:00 - Welcome and Introduction
• 8:15 - The Three Most Important Clinical Papers in Hematology - 2005 & 2006
• 9:00 - Top 10 RTC's in Transfusion Medicine: Application to Clincal Practice
• 10:00 - Refreshment Break
• 10:30 - Plenary Presentation
• 11:30 Managing Complications in Patients Treated for Hematologic Malignancies

Accommodations

Sheraton Hamilton Hotel in Hamilton, Ontario offers convenience and comfort in the heart of the business district. Our hotel is connected to Jackson Square Shopping Mall with a wide variety of stores and movie theatres, and Standard Life Building. We are also located between Copps Coliseum, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and several Canadian and local government offices. Niagara Falls and Toronto are just a 40-minute drive away, making our hotel a perfect home base for exploring southern Ontario.

6th Annual Southwest Symposium on Thrombosis and Hemostasis

6th Annual Southwest Symposium on Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Albuquerque Marriot North
5151 San Francisco Road, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 821-3333

Presented by: UNM School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Departement of Internal Medicine, Office of Continuing Education

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This meeting will coincide with the first weekend of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

The conference will be held at The Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North, which is the closes hotel to the Balloon Fiesta! There is a free shuttle service from the hotel to the balloon fiesta site. It is easy for attendees and/or their families to enjoy the gathering of 700-1000 hot air balloons that come from all over the world to participate.

Schedule

Course Objectives:

This symposium is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses and allied healthcare professionals who provide care to patients on anticoagulants such as warfarin, low molecular weight heparin, aspirin and other anti-thrombotic agents.

Participants who attend this course should be able to:

• Discuss targeted vs. non‑targeted approaches to the anticoagulant management of venous thromboembolism.
• Examine the advantages and disadvantages of warfarin and newer oral anticoagulants, and technology that may improve our options.
• Discuss the most up‑to‑date, state‑of‑the‑art anticoagulant management of prosthetic heart valves.
• Discuss clinically relevant issues with respect to the need for heparin bridging therapy during temporary interruption of chronic oral anticoagulation for an elective procedure or surgery.
• Discuss possible indications for interventional radiological approaches in patients with venous thromboembolic disease.
• Discuss controversial management issues in patients with VTE.
• Review the current understanding of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and novel approaches to treatment.
• Discuss the pathophysiology of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) and new approaches to therapy.
• Identify the major issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of Hemolysis Elevated Liver Enzymes and Low Platelets (HELLP) syndrome.
• Evaluate the available data regarding the coagulopathy of chronic liver disease and its clinical importance.

Travel and Location

The Conference will be held at the Marriott Pyramid North. A block of rooms has been reserved for participants for the nights of October 12 - 13, 2006. Special rates are available to if you make your room reservations by Tueday September 12, 2006. Rates will not be changed at check-in ro check-out time for attendees who fail to identify their affiliation with this meeting at the time the reservation is requested. All reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card, a first nights deposit plus tax. Individual room cancelations must be recieved by 4:00 pm, one day prior to arrival to avoid a charge of night's room and tax. Check-in time is 3:00pm an dcheck-out time is 12:00pm.

TO MAKE ROOM RESERVATIONS, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD CONTACT THE HOTEL DIRECTLY - PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A PARTICIPANT OF THE SIXTH ANNUAL SOUTHWEST SYMPOSIUM ON THROBOSIS AND HEMOSTASIS

$189.00 for a single occupancy
$209.00 for a double occupancy