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2008 North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma

The following Educational Webcast programs for Patients and Caregivers was jointly developed by:

Lymphoma Research FoundationLymphome Foundation Canada

These lectures were recorded at the 2008 North American Educational Forum on Lymphoma held in San Franscisco, CA from September 27-29th, 2008. These webcast programs are supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech BioOncology.

Each lecture below will open in a new window and includes all slides and audio recorded during the live presentation. You can advance to any slide in the presentation and hear the audio for that slide. If you have any questions about this program or to request additional education literature, please contact us at helpline@lymphoma.org or 800-500-9976.

Breakout Sessions: Disease-Specific Biology, Treatment Options, Clinical Trials and Q & A

Aggressive T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Steve Horwitz, M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stephanie A. Gregory, M.D., Rush University Medical Center

Breakout Sessions: Emerging Concepts, Clinical Trials and Open Discussion

Hodgkin Lymphoma - Long-term and Late Effects
Ralph Meyer, M.D., National Cancer Institute of Canada and Queens University

Breakout Sessions: Special Topics

Finding and Interpreting Cancer Information
Carolyn Messner D.S.W.,L.M.S.W., CancerCare

Managing Short- and Long-term Side Effects
Christine Leibertz, N.P., R.N., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Lymphoma in Your Teens, Twenties and Thirties
Stuart Siegel, M.D., Childrens Hospital Los Angeles & USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Living Well With Lymphoma
Brian Stabler, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Panel Discussion: New Research into Lymphoma Therapy

What's New in Immunotherapy
Sonali Smith, M.D., The University of Chicago

New Treatment Modalities
Michael Williams, M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine

New Uses for Old Drugs
Jonathan Friedberg, M.D., University of Rochester Medial Center

Panel Discussion

What Do We Know About the Causes of Lymphoma?
John Spinelli, Ph.D., British Columbia Cancer Agency

General Sessions

Basic Introduction to Lymphoma
Laurie Sehn, M.D., M.P.H., British Columbia Cancer Agency

Lymphoma Survivorship
Sandra Horning, M.D., Stanford University Medical Center

Cutaneous Lymphoma: The Dermatology Perspective, Clinical Trials and New Research
Young Kim, M.D., Standford University Medical Center