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