27th Annual IWMF Virtual Educational Forum
The 27th Annual IWMF Educational Forum provides a unique opportunity to learn and connect with and from one another. The 2022 Virtual Ed Forum brings WM specialists, clinicians, researchers, patients, and caregivers together. A two-day program features pertinent and timely information related to symptoms and complications of WM, current treatment options, new therapies, and life topics that align with this year’s Ed Forum theme: Living, Learning, and Thriving with WM. This year’s Educational Forum concluded with our popular “Ask the Doctors” question-and-answer session.
IWMF ED FORUM DAY ONE
August
27
Welcome Announcements ”Getting to Know Your WM Experts” video
Peter DeNardis
IWMF Chair of the Board
The WM Garden Talk Revisited – Q&A
Dr. Morie Gertz
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
Current Treatment Options and New Therapies on the Horizon - Q&A
Dr. Jeffrey Matous
Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
Panel: The Patient Perspective on WM Topics:
Participating in Clinical Trials
Ron Ternoway
Co-Leader, IWMF Affiliate Support Group, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Being Your Own Best Advocate
Marcia Klepac, RN, D. Ed
Retired nurse/health educator & 21 year WM survivor
Living Well with WM
Susanne Ohrn
WM Skandinavien, Founder/Leader
Q&A
Peter DeNardis
IWMF Chair of the Board
Getting a Second Opinion: Challenges and Benefits - Q&A
Dr. Mary Kwok
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Everything You Want to Know About BTK Inhibitors: Do’s and Don’ts - Q&A
Dr. Jorge Castillo
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
IWMF ED FORUM DAY TWO
August
28
Welcome Announcements “What Having WM Means to Me" video
Newton Guerin
IWMF President and CEO
Judith May Volunteer Award Presentation
Peter DeNardis
Marcia Klepac
Cancer & Mental Health Are Hard: How Are You Doing? - Q&A
Jennifer Bires, MSW, LCSW, OSW
Inova Schar Cancer Institute, VA
Unusual Complications of WM: Concerns and Best Practices - Q&A
Dr. Stephen Ansell
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Multi-Omics for Individualizing WM Treatment - Q&A
Dr. Steven Treon
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Ask the Doctors LIVE with Q&A Panel - 2022 Ed Forum Closing
Dr. Thomas Hoffmann
IWMF Trustee & Vice-Chair for Research
Dr. Steven Treon
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Dr. Stephen Ansell
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Dr. Monique Minnema
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam & the University Medical Center, Utrecht
Dr. Christian Buske
Comprehensive Cancer Center & the Institute of Experimental Cancer Research at the University Ulm
2022 Educational Forum Closing
Newton Guerin
IWMF President & CEO
