2013 Highlights of ASH® in Asia Program Schedule

Simultaneous translation of the sessions from English into Mandarin will be provided at this meeting.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will not be available

Saturday, March 23

8:00 a.m. Registration and Exhibits Open
Poster Session Setup
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Agnes Y. Y. Lee, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Program Co-Chair
American Society of Hematology

Martin S. Tallman, MD
Program Co-Chair
American Society of Hematology

Sai-Juan Chen, MD, PhD
Program Co-Chair
Chinese Society of Hematology

Chang-Geng Ruan, MD, PhD
Program Co-Chair
Chinese Society of Hematology

Zhi-Xiang Shen, MD
Program Co-Chair
Chinese Society of Hematology
 
9:15 a.m. Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Dedication 
9:30 a.m. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Martin S. Tallman, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
10:00 a.m. Hematapoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Richard J. Jones, MD
Johns Hopkins University
10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. Tallman and Jones

Moderators:
Dr. Sai-Juan Chen, Chinese Society of Experimental Hematology, China
Dr. Xiao-Jun Huang, Peking University People's Hospital, China
10:50 a.m. Tea Break
Poster Session Viewing
Exhibits Open
11:20 a.m. Thrombosis and Anticoagulation
Agnes Y. Y. Lee, MD, MSc, FRCPC
University of British Columbia
11:50 a.m. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)/Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) and Atypical HUS
Douglas B. Cines, MD
University of Pennsylvania
12:20 p.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. Lee and Cines

Moderators:
Dr. Tubagus Djumhana, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Dr. Chang-Geng Ruan, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China
12:40 p.m. Lunch
Poster Session Viewing
2:00 p.m. Disorders of Hemostasis
Sarah H. O'Brien, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
2:30 p.m. Novel Treatments for Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia
Douglas B. Cines, MD
University of Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. O'Brien and Cines

Moderators:
Dr. William Hwang, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Dr. Wanchai Wanachiwanawin, Sirajijaj Hospital and Mahidol University, Thailand
3:20 p.m. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Amit K. Verma, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
3:50 p.m. Bone Marrow Failure
Janis L. Abkowitz, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine
4:20 p.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. Verma and Abkowitz

Moderators:
Dr. Hwei-Fang Tien, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
Dr. Hong Hoe Koo, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea
4:40 p.m. Announcements 
5:00 p.m. Poster Session and Reception 

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Sunday, March 24

7:00 a.m. Registration and Exhibits Open
Poster Session Viewing
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Recognition of Highlights of ASH Partner Organizations 
8:30 a.m. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms including Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Ronald Hoffman, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
9:00 a.m. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. Hoffman and Brown

Moderators:
Dr. Subhash Chander Varma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research, India
Dr. Stephen Opat, Southern Health and Monash University, Australia
9:50 a.m. Tea Break
Poster Session Viewing
Exhibits Open
10:20 a.m. Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
10:50 a.m. Plasma Cell Disorders (Myeloma)
Morie A. Gertz, MD
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
11:20 a.m. Panel Discussion: Drs. Zelenetz and Gertz

Moderators:
Dr. Zhi-Xiang Shen, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, China
Dr. Yuzuru Kanakura, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
11:40 a.m. Closing Remarks 
12:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns 

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