2007 ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition Selected Government Relations & Practice Related Events

Special Educational Symposium: "Thrombosis in the Elderly"
Saturday, December 8, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Sidney J. Marcus Auditorium

This special symposium will involve a multi-perspective examination of recent science, current clinical practice, and areas of potential research on the critical issue of venous thromboembolism in the elderly. Speakers will include:

• Roy L. Silverstein, MD, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (Chair)
• Mary Cushman, MD, University of Vermont, Department of Medicine
• Charles T. Esmon, PhD, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• William B. Ershler, MD, National Institute on Aging
• Kenneth A. Bauer, MD, Harvard Medical School

Special Session: "Venous Thrombosis: Patient, Public Health, and Scientific Perspectives"
Saturday, December 8, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center – A1-A2

Leaders from a wide spectrum of perspectives to provide topical overviews of venous thromboembolism as a focus of patient advocacy and public awareness, as a major public health problem, and as an area of exciting new developments in both clinical and basic research:

• Andrew I. Schafer, MD, President, American Society of Hematology, Weill Cornell Medical College (Chair)
• Melanie Bloom, National Spokesperson for the Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis
• Jeffrey Weitz, MD, Hamilton Civic Hospitals Research Center
• David Ginsburg, MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Life Sciences Institute

ASH Practice Forum: Evidence, Safety, and Clinical Decision-Making: The Case of ESAs
Saturday, December 8, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Georgia World Congress Center – A313-A314

The Practice Forum will feature presentations on the new Medicare ESA coverage policy, the status of federal legislation regarding ESAs, the revised ASH practice guidelines on their use, the impact of the new policy on practices, as well as a report about the ASH practice-related advocacy efforts throughout the year. Speakers include:

• Jerry L. Spivak, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Alan E. Lichtin, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Samuel M. Silver, MD, PhD, University of Michigan Medical School

Reception Follows – Network with colleagues and speak with the Practice Forum Panelists.

ASH Grassroots Network Breakfast
Sunday, December 9, 7:00 – 8:00 a.m., Omni Hotel, Grand ABC – North Tower

Join Distinguished Panelists:

• Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Barbara M. Alving, MD, Director of the National Center for Research Resources
• Susan B. Shurin, MD, Deputy Director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute