In addition to our workshops in English, we are pleased to offer eight workshops this year in Spanish.
Nos complace ofrecer 8 talleres en español, los cuales se enumeran a continuación.
ALL TIMES ARE LISTED IN EASTERN TIME ZONE
Saturday, April 29, 2023
11:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address
Welcome: Susan Stewart, Executive Director and Founder, BMT InfoNet
You Don’t Know How Strong You Are Until Being Strong is the Only Choice You Have
Presenter: Justin Regan RN, Transplant Survivor
12:15 PM
(Choose one)
Out of the Frying Pan and ...? Life after Transplant Using Donor Cells (allogeneic transplant)
Presenter: Scott Rowley MD, FACP, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Learn how to detect and manage transplant-related health issues long-term.
Long-Term Effects of a Transplant Using Your Own Stem Cells (autologous transplant)
Presenter: Alfred Garfall MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Learn how to detect and manage transplant-related health issues long-term.
1:30 PM
(Choose one)
Introduction to Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD)
Presenter: Andrew Harris MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Learn who’s at risk for developing graft-versus-host disease, how GVHD affects organs and tissues, treatment options and steps you can take to minimize the risk and severity of GVHD.
Introducción a la Enfermedad de Injerto contra Huésped
Presenter: J. Andres Suarez-Londono MD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Conozca quién está en riesgo de desarrollar la enfermedad de injerto contra huésped (EICH), cómo afecta la EICH a los órganos y tejidos, las opciones de tratamiento y los pasos que puede seguir para minimizar el riesgo y la gravedad de la EICH.
Spanish Workshop: Introduction to Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
2:45 PM
Secondary Cancers after Transplant
Learn who is at risk of developing a second cancer after transplant and steps you can take to minimize your risk.
Sunday, April 30, 2023
11:00 AM
Sleep in Transplant: More than Just Getting Your Z's!
Presenter: Timothy Sannes PhD, MS, UMass Memorial Hospital
Learn effective strategies for falling and staying asleep.
12:15 PM
Graft-versus-Host Disease: Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver
Presenter: Theo Heller MD, FAASLD, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Learn how GVHD can affect the GI tract and liver, who is at risk and treatment options.
1:30 PM
Transplant and CAR T-cell Therapy in Older Adults
Presenter: Richard Lin MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Transplant and CAR T-cell therapy are now options for many older adults. Learn who is a good candidate, potential risks and side effects and impact on long-term quality of life.
Monday, May 1, 2023
11:00 AM
(Choose one)
Protecting Your Skin after Transplant
Presenter: Rachel Rosenstein MD, PhD, Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer Cancer Center
Learn about skin problems, including skin cancer, that can develop after transplant, how to reduce your risk and treatment options.
Graft-versus-Host Disease: Eyes
Presenter: Jessica Ciralsky MD, Weill Cornell Ophthalmology
Learn how chronic GVHD can affect the eyes and current treatment options.
12:15 PM
(Choose one)
Ask the Experts: Questions about Transplants Using Donor Cells
Presenters:
- A. Samer Al-Homsi MD, MBA, NYU Langone Health
- Annie Im MD, University of Pittsburgh UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Blood Glucose after Transplant: Why It Matters
Presenter: Emily Gallagher MD, PhD, MRCPI, Mount Sinai Hospital
Learn how blood glucose levels that are too high or too low can affect your long-term health after transplant.
Proteja su Salud después de un Trasplante con Células de Donante
Presenter: Alexandra Gomez-Arteaga MD, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Aprenda a detectar y manejar problemas de salud relacionados con trasplantes a largo plazo.
Spanish Workshop: Safeguard Your Health after a Transplant Using Donor Cells (allogeneic transplant)
1:30 PM
Chemobrain, Steroid Rage and Other Ways Transplant Meds Affect Your Brain
Presenter: Adrienne Mishkin MD, MPH, MS, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Learn how to manage chemobrain, mood changes from steroids and the impact of other transplant medications on the brain.
2:45 PM
(Choose one)
Medical Marijuana and Stem Cell Transplant: What Do We Know?
Presenter: Alison Carulli PharmD, BCOP, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Learn whether using marijuana can provide benefits to transplant patients and how it can interact with certain transplant medications.
Coping with Attention, Learning and Memory Challenges after Transplant
Presenter: Michael Parsons PhD, ABPP, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Many transplant survivors report difficulty with memory, attention and learning new things after transplant. Learn who is at risk, how long the problems typically persist and strategies to manage them.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
11:00 AM
(Choose one)
Don't Drown in Debt
Presenter: Monica Fawzy Bryant Esq., Triage Cancer
Learn strategies to pay down medical debt, how budgeting tools can help and how to negotiate with creditors.
Heart and Vascular Health after Transplant
Presenter: Michael Fradley MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Learn who is at risk for developing cardiac and vascular issues after transplant and what you can do to minimize your risk.
Identifying and Managing Respiratory Diseases and Symptoms after Transplant
Presenter: Kyle Brownback MD, FCCP, University of Kansas Medical Center
Learn about lung GVHD and breathing problems after transplant, why careful monitoring and early detection are important and treatment options.
12:15 PM
(Choose one)
Going Back to Work after Transplant: How Can Your Medical Team Support You?
Presenter: Rachel Salit MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Learn about work-place modifications, who can return to work and how your medical team can help.
Graft-versus-Host Disease: Advances in Prevention and Treatment
Presenter: Marcello Rotta MD, Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, part of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Learn about promising new therapies under investigation to prevent and treat GVHD.
Sexual Concerns in Men after Transplant
Presenter: R. Caleb Kovell MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Learn about common sexual difficulties after transplant, and strategies to manage them.
Enfermedad Injerto contra Huésped: Avances en la Prevención y el Tratamiento
Presenter: Doris Ponce MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Obtenga información sobre nuevos tratamientos para controlar la EICH.
Spanish Workshop: Graft-versus-Host Disease: Advances In Prevention and Treatment
1:30 PM
(Choose one)
CAR T-cell Therapy: Multiple Myeloma
Presenter: Gunjan Shah MD, MS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Learn about CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma patients, steps involved and the risks and benefits.
Infecciones después del Trasplante
Presenter: Jennifer Cuellar-Rodriguez MD, National Institutes of Health Transplant and Cellular Therapy Clinical Program
Conozca quién está en riesgo de desarrollar una infección grave después del trasplante, cómo reducir su riesgo y las opciones de tratamiento.
Spanish Workshop: Infections after Transplant
2:45 PM
(Choose one)
Neuropathy: What It Is and How to Treat It
Presenter: Aimee Chappell ANP-BC, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Learn how to manage tingling, numbness, pain and other symptoms of neuropathy experienced by some transplant survivors.
Graft-versus-Host Disease Caregivers are Survivors, Too!
Presenter: Michelle Bishop PhD, Coping with Cancer & Caregiving, LLC
Learn how to balance the needs of patients and caregivers to ensure both remain physically and emotionally well after transplant.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
11:00 AM
(Choose one)
Bone Health after Transplant
Presenter: Mona Al Mukaddam MD, MS, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Learn what you need to do to minimize bone loss after transplant and maintain healthy bones.
Infections after Transplant
Presenter: Jennifer Cuellar-Rodriguez MD, National Institutes of Health Transplant and Cellular Therapy Clinical Program
Learn who is at risk for developing a serious infection after transplant, how to reduce your risk and treatment options.
Proteja su Salud después de un Trasplante Utilizando sus Propias Células
Presenter: Ernesto Ayala MD, Mayo Clinic Florida
Aprenda a detectar y manejar problemas de salud relacionados con trasplantes a largo plazo.
Spanish Workshop: Safeguard Your Health after a Transplant Using Your own Cells (autologous transplant)
12:15 PM
(Choose one)
Maintenance Therapy after Transplant: Multiple Myeloma
Presenter: Dan Vogl MD, MSCE, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Learn why maintenance therapy is needed, what therapies are currently used and potential side effects.
Women's Sexual Health after Transplant
Presenter: Cristina Pozo-Kaderman PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Learn about common sexual difficulties after transplant and strategies to manage them.
1:30 PM
(Choose one)
Graft-versus-Host Disease: Mouth
Presenter: Jacqueline Mays DDS, MHSc, PhD, National Institutes of Health
Learn how GVHD can affect the mouth and strategies you can use to manage the symptoms.
Building a Family after Transplant
Presenter: Suneeta Senapati MD, MSCE, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Learn about steps you can take pre-transplant, as well as assisted reproduction therapies after transplant, that may enable you to conceive.
¿Qué es la Terapia de Células CAR T?
Presenter: Miguel Perales MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Obtenga información sobre la terapia de células CAR T, los pasos involucrados y los riesgos y beneficios.
Spanish Workshop: What is CAR T-cell Therapy?
2:45 PM
Fatigue : What It Is, What It Is Not, Why It Happens and What Can We Do about It?
Presenter: Grigory Syrkin MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Learn strategies to reduce chronic fatigue after transplant and improve your quality of life.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
11:00 AM
Living Well: Exercises /Strategies for Improving Endurance (Stamina) and Strength
Presenter: Noel Espiritu PT, DPT, Mount Sinai Hospital
Learn how exercise can help build stamina and strength and reduce fatigue after transplant.
12:15 PM
(Choose one)
Graft-versus-Host Disease: Skin, Hair and Nails
Presenter: Alina Markova MD, FAAD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Learn how GVHD can affect the skin, hair and nails, and treatment options to relieve symptoms.
CAR T-cell Therapy: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - A Drive through the Past, Present and Future
Presenter: Haneen Shalabi DO, National Institutes of Health, Pediatric Oncology Branch
Learn about CAR T-cell therapy for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the steps involved and the risks and benefits.
1:30 PM
(Choose one)
Nutrition: What You Eat Does Matter
Presenter: Michelle Myers MS, RDN, CSO, CDN, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Learn which foods promote health and recovery after transplant and how to separate food facts from fiction.
Maintenance Therapy after Transplant: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Presenter: Eytan Stein MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Learn when maintenance therapy might be needed after transplant, which therapies are currently used and what the potential side effects could be.
Graft-versus-Host Disease: Genitals *New Time*
Presenter: Oluwatosin Goje MD, MSCR, FACOG, Cleveland Clinic
Learn how chronic GVHD can affect the genitalia and current treatment options.
2:45 PM
(Choose one)
CAR T-cell Therapy: Lymphoma - The Good, The Bad, The Exciting
Presenter: Michael Tees MD, MPH, Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, part of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Learn who is a candidate for CAR T-cell therapy, steps involved and the risks and benefits of this new cellular therapy.
Herbs and Supplements: Are They Safe for Transplant Recipients?
Presenter: Colleen Timlin PharmD, BCOP, Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
Learn which herbs and supplements are safe and which to avoid after transplant.
Friday, May 5, 2023
11:00 AM
(Choose one)
Ask the Experts: Questions about Transplants Using Your Own Cells
Presenters:
- David Vesole MD, PhD, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack UMC and Georgetown University
- Adrienne Phillips MD, MPH, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Amir Steinberg MD, Westchester Medical Center
Ask your questions about transplants using your own cells and survivorship. Our transplant experts will respond to as many questions as time allows.
Salud Sexual de la Mujer después del Trasplante
Presenter: Cristina Pozo-Kaderman PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Conozca las dificultades sexuales comunes después del trasplante y las estrategias para manejarlas.
Spanish Workshop: Women's Sexual Health after Transplant
12:15 PM
Salud Sexual Masculina
Presenter: José Flores, MD, MHA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Conozca las dificultades sexuales comunes después del trasplante y las estrategias para manejarlas.
Spanish Workshop: Men's Sexual Health after Transplant