Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information about “The Eighth International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies”
Organized by: Physicians’ Education Resource
Venue: The Westin New York at Times Square, New York, NY
Date: April 8-9, 2011
According to the Physicians’ Education Resource, The Eighth International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies provides a unique opportunity for medical oncologists, dermatologists, and other health care professionals to learn from and interact with international leaders in the fields of melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies in order to increase their knowledge of recent advances in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with these malignancies and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
Topics include:
- Updates in disease prevention
- Current and emerging diagnostic technologies
- Genetic testing
- Adjuvant therapy
- Emerging therapies for regional disease
- Systemic therapies, such as immunotherapies
- Targeted therapies for metastatic melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies
“This educational activity is directed toward medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists and dermatologists interested in the treatment of patients with melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies. Fellows, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, researchers, and other health care professionals interested in the treatment of melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies are also invited to attend.” –Physicians’ Education Resource
Information Source: http://www.cancerlearning.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/conference.showRegistration/id/5/conference_id/651
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Breast Cancer Highlights: Updates From the 2010 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Date: January 29, 2011
Venue: InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Contact Name: Jan Ryder
Organized by: Physicians’ Education Resource
This symposium will concentrate on key results presented at recent major international oncology meetings, such as the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, with the potential to change standards of practice in breast oncology. The symposium will present these data in a clinical context in order to facilitate integration of the information into practice in an effort to improve treatment selection and patient care. Controversial and emerging topics, including optimal adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies, the evolving role of biologic agents, current and future uses of breast cancer genotyping, and the optimal treatment of metastatic breast cancer, will be addressed. The symposium will also focus on new agents in development that will have an impact on the natural history of breast cancer. Case presentations and panel discussions will allow participants to discuss current controversies in the treatment of breast cancer with the faculty.
Website: http://www.cancerlearning.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/conference.showOverview/id/5/conference_id/660
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Current Trends in Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma
Date: January 22, 2011
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Organized by: Physicians’ Education Resource
Contact Name: Jan Ryder
As stated by the Physicians’ Education Resource website, “The 2011 Current Trends in Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma series of 1-day educational meetings is designed to update medical oncologists/hematologists and other health care professionals on potentially practice-changing data on the treatment of leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma presented at recent international hematology/oncology meetings. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about these advances through presentations by national and regional experts, interactive case discussions, and question-and-answer opportunities, with the overall goal of integrating these advances into clinical practice as well as enhancing awareness of novel agents in development. Furthermore, the most important data will be presented in the form of a poster session, for which ample time will be allocated for viewing. These features will reinforce the key data and allow participants to see and hear the information in multiple formats. This program will thus provide an invaluable and timely opportunity for practicing oncologists/hematologists to increase their knowledge base and improve their performance in managing their patients. These meetings will also foster networking opportunities for community practitioners.”
Website: http://www.cancerlearning.com/
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information About National African American […] Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities
LIFE FOREWARD, NEXT GENERATION
Venue: Brooklyn, NY
Date: January 20-21, 2011
Speaker: Rev. Al Sharpton as the Speaker
Website: http://www.naesm.org/2011-Conference.html
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The 10th International Conference
Venue: The Santa Fe Convention Centre; Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA
Date: September 12 - 15, 2011
According to the 10th International Conference website, “the Martin Fishbein Commemorative Symposium will precede the Opening of AIDSImpact on the first day of the Conference. This day session will be devoted to the memory of Professor Martin Fishbein, who passed away unexpectedly last year. [Professor Fishbein] was a long-term member of the AIDSImpact International Board and [a] strong advocate [of the organization of] the first USA-based AIDSImpact Conference in Santa Fe. Registration for AIDSImpact includes complimentary attendance at this event. “
Website: http://www.aidsimpact.com/2011/
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2011 United States Conference on AIDS
Date: November 10-13, 2011
Venue: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact: conferences@nmac.org or (202) 483-NMAC (6622)
URL: http://www.nmac.org/index/2011-usca
“The United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), set for November 10-13, 2011, at Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, in Chicago, IL, is an event you cannot afford to miss. For nearly two decades, USCA has sought ‘to increase the strength and diversity of the community-based response to the AIDS epidemic through education, training, new partnerships, collaboration and networking.’
It is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the U.S., bringing together over 3,000 workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/As) to policymakers—to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS. We hope you will be one of them.” –Paul A. Kawata, The Executive Director of the National Minority AIDS Council
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Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology
Date: September 22-24, 2011
Venue: Kansas City, Missouri
Organizers: Douglas Drevets and Pieter Leenen
All submitted abstracts will become posters for the conference upon approval by the review committee. In addition, some abstracts will also be selected for oral presentation. These selected abstracts will present BOTH a poster and an oral presentation within the program. There will be a late breaking abstract submission period in late July and these submissions will be accepted as posters pending approval by the review committee. These submissions cannot be considered for oral presentation or for awards.
All abstracts will be published online as an e-JLB issue. Full internet access will be provided onsite at the hotel in guest rooms and meeting space for online access to the abstracts (bring your own laptop/device). Printed versions of the abstract booklet will be available for purchase ($25) during the registration process. Those who purchase an abstract book will receive it on-site at the registration desk upon check-in. –Society for Leukocyte Biology
Information Source: http://leukocytebiology.org/Abstracts.aspx
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Keystone Symposia: TGF-beta in Immune Responses: From Bench to Bedside
Date: January 7 – 12, 2011
Venue: Snowbird, Utah, United States
Contact Name: Dana Wood
As stated by the website, “The recent discovery of TGF-beta as a key regulator in immune responses (particularly in regulatory T cell and Th17 cell differentiation) has put TGF-beta at the center stage of immunology, a position it deserves. Despite great progress in the field, key questions related to TGF-beta re-programming T cells are largely unknown. In this regard, it is imperative to understand the molecular mechanisms by which TGF-beta controls such [as,] diverse T cell programming. Elucidation of these pathways would allow us to apply the knowledge and information acquired from basic studies to understand the pathogenesis of human immune-associated diseases and develop therapeutic practices in experimental and ultimately clinical settings. In addition, roles for TGF-beta in innate immunity, the mucosal immune system, autoimmunity and inflammation, anti-tumor immunity, and HIV-mediated immune deficiency have been gradually disclosed and appreciated. Thus, it is necessary to gather experts in the field together to discuss new findings and update the pivotal role of TGF-beta in the immune system, with the aim to lay out the critical and key questions and point out possible directions. The Keystone symposium is the ideal platform to reach this goal.”
Website: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/meetings/viewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=1104&subTab=program
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on the 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference
Date: Sunday, August 14, 2011 – Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Venue: Atlanta at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Marriott Marquis Hotels
The conference organizers are committed to ensuring that this conference contributes to achieving the three primary goals defined in the plan:
- Reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV;
- Increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV; and
- Reducing HIV-related health disparities. –2011 NHPC
Source Website: http://www.2011nhpc.org/home.asp
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Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2011, Boston, USA
Date: February 27, 2011 – March 2, 2011
To keep the conference conducive to formal and informal scientific exchange, registration is limited to researchers actively participating as investigators in basic science or clinical studies of retroviral diseases and their complications and clinician-teachers (full-time academic faculty members responsible for HIV/AIDS training and research programs). Ninety percent of the meeting—including abstracts, posters, and Web casts of oral sessions- will be available online.
Website: www.retroconference.org.
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