The inaugural patient conference on lymphoma was a great success. Over a day-and-a-half specialists from across montreal presented on the latest news and treatments in the lymphoma landscape. The conference featured group presentations, as well as breakout sessions for: CLL & SLL | Hodgkin and aggressive NHL | Indolent lymphomas.
Below you will find the presentations for each session.
*** Audio files are coming soon. ***
View the photos from the event HERE.
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
DR HAROLD J. OLNEY
Hématologue-oncologue médical
Chef du département d’hématologie-médecine transfusionnelle
Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
DR DENIS CLAUDE ROY
Directeur de la recherche
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Université de Montréal
12:00 PM Registration
1:15 PM Opening Remarks
1:30 PM Lymphoma 101 (biology) and Common Lymphoma Terms
Dr. Harold Olney
Hématologue-oncologue médical, CHUM
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
2:30 PM Managing Nutrition & GI Health
Danielle Moreau-Amaru D.t.P. M.Sc.
Diététiste, CHUM
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
3:30 PM Afternoon Break
4:00 PM Coping with Survivorship
Dr. April Shamy
Hematologist-oncologist, Division of Hematology, Jewish General Hospital
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
5:00 PM Closing Remarks for Day 1
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
9:00 AM Opening Remarks
9:15 AM Survivor Profile: A Story of Hope
Estephanie Jemus, Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor
9:30 AM Keynote: New Treatment Options/Targeted Therapies
Dr. Denis-Claude Roy
Hematologist, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (HMR)
Director, Research Laboratory, Immunology of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell, HMR
Director of the Cellular Therapy Program and Laboratory, HMR
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
10:30 AM Morning Networking Break
11:00 AM Breakout Sessions: Disease-Specific Biology & Current Treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
Dr. Nathalie Johnson, Hematologist-oncologist, Jewish General Hospital
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
Aggressive Lymphoma
Dr. Stéphane Doucet, Hematologist-oncologist, CHUM
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
Indolent Lymphoma
Dr. Kelly Davison, Hematologist, Adult Hematology, MUHC
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
12:15 PM Networking Lunch
12:45 PM Lunch Program: Ask The Doctor – Panel Discussion
1:30 PM Breakout Sessions: Future Diagnostics & Therapies
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
Dr. Nathalie Johnson, Hematologist-oncologist, Jewish General Hospital
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
Aggressive Lymphoma
Dr. Stéphane Doucet, Hematologist-oncologist, CHUM
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
Indolent Lymphoma
Dr. Kelly Davison, Hematologist, Adult Hematology, MUHC
VIEW THE ENGLISH PRESENTATION HERE.
2:45 PM Afternoon Networking Break
3:00 PM Understanding Clinical Trials
Dr. Isabelle Fleury, Hematologist, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
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4:00 PM Managing Side Effects
Jean-Phillipe Adam, BPharm, MSc, BCPS
Oncology Pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, CHUM
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5:00 PM Closing Remarks
