The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Illinois Chapter will host its first annual Illinois Blood Cancer Conference on Saturday, April 14 at Hamburger University on the McDonald?s Campus in Oak Brook, Ill. This free, one-day conference provides patients, their families, nurses and social workers with critical information about research developments, disease management, health care reform, long-term survivorship and resources available via LLS. The conference will revitalize patients and their families and arm all attendees with knowledge, courage and hope to face the cancer journey.
This annual conference includes presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions led by professionals from top Illinois medical institutions, including The University of Chicago Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Medical Center. Participants will be attending breakout sessions covering the diagnosis, treatments and side effects managements of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma or myelodysplastic syndromes, respectively. Additional breakout sessions include presentations about healthcare reform, long-term survivorship, clinical trials and life challenges during the cancer journey; all presented by local experts.
In addition, Dr. Todd Zimmerman, of The University of Chicago Medical Center and a member of the LLS Illinois Chapter Board of Trustees, will introduce attendees to LLS Research and Patient Services. In a brief presentation, Scott Saxe, President of the LLS Illinois Chapter Board of Trustees, will discuss LLS?s legislative advocacy efforts on behalf of patients at the local, state and national levels. To close the day, a panel discussion entitled, ?Questions for Your Healthcare Team? will guide patients and their families through critical conversations with an oncologist, nurse, social worker and dietitian.
?In Illinois, we are privileged to have some of the finest resources in the country investigating blood cancers, their causes and cures ? and at the Illinois Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, we are able to draw upon those resources for the Blood Cancer Conference,? said Pam Swenk, executive director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Illinois Chapter. ?It is exciting that the people we serve have the opportunity to hear firsthand about these advances and how they can impact lives.?
The Illinois Blood Cancer Conference will be held on Saturday, April 14 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Hamburger University on the McDonald?s Campus at 2715 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, IL. Free parking is available. To register for the Illinois Blood Cancer Conference, visit http://bit.ly/LLSconference. For more information about the conference, please contact Patient Services at (312) 651-7353 or email Patient_Services_ILC@lls.org.
3.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered to nurses and social workers upon completion of the program.
The Illinois Blood Cancer Conference is generously sponsored by the Butler Family Foundation, Cancer Treatment Centers of America?, Millennium Pharmaceuticals and Novartis.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ? (LLS) is the world?s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin?s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services. For information about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society?s Illinois Chapter, visit www.LLS.org/il.
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