ITP Calendar

PDSA Regional Meetings

NEW YORK , NY - Saturday, September 27, 2008
LOS ANGELES , California - Saturday, October 11, 2008
CLEVELAND, OH - Saturday, October 18, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - Saturday, November 1, 2008
HOUSTON, Texas - Saturday, November 15, 2008

Details:

NEW YORK , NY - Saturday, September 27, 2008
10 AM - 2:30 PM

Park Central New York Hotel, Manhattan Skyliine Room
870 Seventh Avenue (at 56th Street), New York, NY
212-247-8000

REGIONAL MEETING - CME ACTIVITY

(click here to see the France Foundation invitation)
Management of ITP:  Current Perspectives on Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches
Underlying Mechanisms and Diagnosis of ITP
Louis M. Aledort, MD - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Current and Emerging Therapies for ITP
James B. Bussel, MD - Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York

Questions and Answers followed by a complimentary box lunch

Other Perspectives on ITP (this agenda portion does not qualify for CME credit)
Food and Healing
Annemarie Colbin, PhD – Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts

Eastern Approaches to Managing ITP
William J. Kaplanidis, LAc, MS, MA – Private Practice
Paul Kempisty, MSTOM, LAc – Private Practice

RSVP
www.ITPeducation.com
Click on CME-Event Calendar, follow links to register for meeting

Phone registration
France Foundation: toll-free 1-866-856-1998
PDSA: toll-free 1-877-528-3538

FREE ADMISSION

Sponsored by

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
  
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LOS ANGELES , California - Saturday, October 11, 2008
10 AM - 1:30 PM

Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown
Santa Monica Room
711 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA
213-488-3500

REGIONAL MEETING - CME ACTIVITY

(click here to see the France Foundation invitation)
Management of ITP:  Current Perspectives on Diagnosis
Plus Information About the Role of Food in Healing

Underlying Mechanisms and Diagnosis of ITP
Louis M. Aledort, MD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Dr. Aledort, a practicing hematologist, is an ITP specialist and has participated in many ITP clinical research projects.

Current and Emerging Therapies for ITP
Terry B. Gernsheimer, MD – University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Dr. Gernsheimer has been featured at the American Society of Hematology meetings and published many articles on the diagnosis, treatment and pathophysiology of ITP.

Questions and Answers followed by a complimentary box lunch

Other Perspectives on ITP (this agenda portion does not qualify for CME credit)

Food and Blood Are One And The Same
David Briscoe – Macrobiotics America, Oroville, CA
Mr. Briscoe has lectured throughout North America and overseas, and written articles on the effect of diet and health for more than thirty years.   He also maintains a private counseling and executive chef practice.

RSVP
www.ITPeducation.com
Click on CME-Event Calendar, follow links to register for meeting

Phone registration
France Foundation: toll-free 1-866-856-1998
PDSA: toll-free 1-877-528-3538

FREE ADMISSION

Sponsored by

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
  
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CLEVELAND, OH - Saturday, October 18, 2008
10 AM - 1:30 PM (9:30 coffee)

Hilton Garden Inn
1100 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-252-5333
Self-parking $6 with pass distributed at the meeting

Impact of Cleaning Products on Health
Rebecca Reynolds, owner and president of Green Clean and Planet Green, advocates using safe, eco-friendly alternatives for cleaning.  At a young age she was diagnosed with ITP which set her on the road of increased health awareness and environmental consciousness.   After years of cleaning with traditional chemical cleaners she researched the effects on people as well as on the environment which spurred her on to find safer alternatives.  Rebecca’s holistic philosophy of eating healthy, living smart and avoiding environmental toxins has expanded into her businesses.  Rebecca writes a regular column, The Every Day Environmentalist, in Balanced Living Magazine. 

New Developments in ITP
Keith McCrae, MD, is a Professor in the Division of Hematology Oncology at Case School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center. He has a longstanding interest in immune hematologic disorders, particularly ITP and antiphospholipid antibodies.  He has a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute which fosters participation in the National Transfusion Medicine Hemostasis Clinical Trials Network.  Within this network, Dr. McCrae is co-chair of the ITP subgroup and is currently leading the development of a randomized study that will compare the efficacy of routine prednisone versus dexamethasone in newly-diagnosed ITP.   He is also currently an investigator on the GMXO2 IVIg study, the GSK EXTEND study on Eltrombopag, and the Ligand L4665-03 study, and is a member of the GSK Advisory panel on Eltrombopag.

Patients and Parents Share Their Stories

A box lunch will be served.

RSVP
Judi Marx, admin@pdsa.org
877.528.3538 (toll free)

Admission
- FREE for PDSA Members and their guests
- $10 fee for all others (You may become a PDSA member at the door)

The Cleveland PDSA Regional Meeting is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from
   

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WASHINGTON, DC - Saturday, November 1, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
Ballroom A
480 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.
Washington, DC 20024
202-484-1000

REGIONAL MEETING - CME ACTIVITY

(click here to see the France Foundation invitation)
Management of ITP:  Current Perspectives on Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches

Underlying Mechanisms and Diagnosis of ITP
James B. Bussel, MD - Dr. James Bussel is Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City.   His publications center around the diagnosis and especially management of patients with ITP including children with ITP, adults with ITP, pregnant women with ITP, HIV infected patients with thrombocytopenia, and fetuses affected by auto and allo immune thrombocytopenia.

Current and Emerging Therapies for ITP
David J. Kuter, MD - Dr. David Kuter is the Chief of Hematology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. He has dedicated years of effort to researching various platelet disorders. In recent years, Dr. Kuter has conducted groundbreaking research into the development of agents that stimulate the body to produce more platelets.

Questions and Answers followed by a complimentary box lunch

Other Perspectives on ITP (this agenda portion does not qualify for CME credit)

Considering the Whole Person in the Cause and Cure of ITP
Joyce Frye, DO - Dr. Frye is on the faculty at the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.  Her interests and training include homeopathy, cranial osteopathy, peri-operative care and nutrition.

RSVP
www.ITPeducation.com
Click on CME-Event Calendar, follow links to register for meeting

Phone registration
France Foundation: toll-free 1-866-856-1998
PDSA: toll-free 1-877-528-3538

FREE ADMISSION

Sponsored by

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
 

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HOUSTON, Texas - Saturday, November 15, 2008
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

InterContinental Houston
Champions III
222 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
713-627-7600

REGIONAL MEETING - CME ACTIVITY

(click here to see the France Foundation invitation)
Management of ITP:  Current Perspectives on Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches

Underlying Mechanisms and Diagnosis of ITP
Robert McMillan, MD – Dr. McMillan has pioneered research in the diagnosis, treatment and impact of ITP on patient lives. Formerly of Scripps Institute in San Diego, he now consults and shares his considerable knowledge of ITP with others at professional meetings worldwide.

Current and Emerging Therapies for ITP
Howard A. Liebman, MD – Dr. Liebman is a Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Section Head of Hematology, Division of Cancer Medicine and Blood Diseases at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles.  His research includes clinical management, characterization of ITP, and hemostatic and thrombotic disorders and hematologic malignancies.

Questions and Answers followed by a complimentary box lunch

Other Perspectives on ITP (this agenda portion does not qualify for CME credit)

Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Improved Health
Victor S. Sierpina, MD - Dr. Sierpina integrates holistic medicine, alternative therapies, and wellness promotion in primary care.  He is a professor of integrative medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. 

RSVP
www.ITPeducation.com
Click on CME-Event Calendar, follow links to register for meeting

Phone registration
France Foundation: toll-free 1-866-856-1998
PDSA: toll-free 1-877-528-3538

FREE ADMISSION

Sponsored by

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
  
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Local Groups

Local support groups are doing a great job providing a forum for members to exchange information and learn about new treatments, accentuating methods to promote wellness. All groups are working to support PDSA in many ways. They are providing a forum to extend support on a personal basis to ITP patients, raising the awareness of PDSA among physicians by taking packets of our publications to their doctors and organizing fund raisers. Perhaps the most important role for local groups is the opportunity they provide to ITP patients and families to share their experiences. There is nothing more comforting than speaking with someone who understands your illness. Thank you to the facilitators who are providing this wonderful linkage for our membership.

Scottsdale, Arizona
Facilitator: Therese Dotson, dotsontre@msn.com

Los Angeles, California
Facilitator: Maryam Azarbayjani, mazarba@calstatela.edu

San Diego, California
Facilitator: Susan Ndiritu, suekui@yahoo.com

Washington, D.C.
Facilitators:  Sonia Vandama, svandama@aol.com  and
                         Annette Greene, annettergreene@yahoo.com

North Florida
Facilitator:  Irene Xynides-Rincon, xynidesi@bellsouth.net

Tampa, Florida
Facilitator: Heidi Oberlin, heidi.oberlin@gmail.com

Atlanta, Georgia
Facilitator:  Wendi Gilbert, wendigil@yahoo.com

Chicago, Illinois
Facilitator:  Trish Beattie, chicagoitpsupport@comcast.net    

Minneapolis, MN
Facilitator:  Suwanna Lee, gawsawadikul@yahoo.com

Omaha, Nebraska
Facilitator:  Heidi Green, bgreen6833@cox.net

North New Jersey
Facilitators:  Susan Anderson,  support@njpdsa.org and
Dianne Daniele, sonnydeeb@aol.com  and
 Linda McGuirl,  support@njpdsa.org

South New Jersey
Facilitator: Michael Vitale, mvitp@comcast.net

Long Island, New York
Facilitator:  Claudia Montuori, roadmap5@verizon.net

New York City Area
Facilitators:  John Catalano, jc930@optonline.net  and
Jess (Jessica) Copperman, jecopperman@gmail.com

Charlotte, North Carolina
Facilitator:  Carol Mullis, carolhmullis@windstream.net

Cincinnati, Ohio
Facilitator:  Susan Hendrickson, sth1212@yahoo.com  

Cleveland, Ohio
Facilitators:  Barbara Hise,  fourstrings@ameritech.net  and
Caroline Kruse, kencaroline@cox.net

Dayton, Ohio
Facilitator:  Tina Garland, tgarland@woh.rr.com  

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Facilitator:  Michael Westfort, michael@platelethealth.org

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Facilitator:  Sharon Putnam, pdsa.chattanooga@windstream.net

Sweetwater, Tennessee
Facilitator:  Christy Champ, pdsa_sweetwater@yahoo.com 

Ft. Worth, Texas
Facilitators:  Linda and Kris Dorasami, krld@flash.net and

Seattle, Washington
Facilitator:  Cathy Hendrickson, cah@stokeslaw.com

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Facilitators:  Kim Everett, keverett60@verizon.net and
Trudy Sensat, tsensat@sbcglobal.net

Would you like a support group in your area? Are you willing to be a facilitator?

If so, contact Mary Ann Kibarian at makibarian@pdsa.org, or call toll-free (877) 528-3538 to receive more information.