Friday, July 28

3:30 — 6:00 PM:  Registration/Exhibits Open

5:00 — 6:00 PM:  ITP 101: Basic Fundamentals for the Newly Diagnosed                                                             

6:00 — 7:00 PM:  Patient Mixer                                                             

7:00 — 8:30 PM:  Concurrent Presentations:

  • 100 Years of ITP: Take the ITP Jeopardy Challenge
  • What History Has Taught Us about ITP
  • Children with ITP: Treatments, School & Sports
  • For Teens Only

8:30 — 9:30 PM:  Ice Cream Social

 


SATURDAY, JULY 29

8:00 — 9:00 AM:  Registration

                                 Continental Breakfast

                                 Exhibits open

 

9:00 — 10:15 AM:  Primary vs. Secondary ITP: the Similarities, Differences & Significance

 

10:15 — 10:30 AM:  Break

 

10:30 — 11:30 AM:  Inquire & Inspire: Patients Ask the Experts & Share Personal Journeys (small group sessions)

 

11:30 — 11:45 AM:  Break

 

11:45 AM — 12:45 PM:  Concurrent Presentations

  • Managing Life with ITP: Finding Your New Normal
  • For Women and Girls Only: Bleeding Disorders & Reproductive Issues

 

12:45 — 1:45 PM:  Lunch Break with PDSA Medical Advisors                                               

 

1:45 — 2:45 PM:  Communicating with Your Doctor: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers                                                                                              

 

2:45 — 3:00 PM:  Break

 

3:00 — 4:00 PM:  Inquire & Inspire: Patients Ask the Experts & Share Personal Journeys (small group sessions)

           

4:00 — 4:15 PM:  Break   

 

4:15 — 5:15 PM:  The Next 100 Years: The Future of ITP Research & Treatments

 

5:15 — 5:30 PM:  Announcements

 

5:30 — 7:00 PM:  Pre-dinner Break

 

7:00 — 8:00 PM:  Educational Dinner Program 

                                 Complimentary Dinner Program from Amgen                         

 

8:00 — 10:00 PM:  Saturday Evening Event

 


SUNDAY, JULY 30

8:00 — 9:30 AM:  Support Group Facilitators’ Breakfast (pre-registration requested)

 

8:30 — 9:30 AM:  Continental Breakfast

 

9:30 — 10:30 AM:  Hope and Healing from Chronic Illness: What Each of Us Can Do

 

10:30 — 10:45 AM:  Break

 

10:45 — 11:45 AM:  Living with ITP... Patients share their stories

 

11:45 AM — 12:00 PM:  Closing Remarks

 

 

*A separate track for teens and young adults will run Friday from 7-8:30pm, Saturday from 9am-11:30am, and free time after lunch as a group at the hotel pool.

**Agenda and speakers subject to change