IWMF 2022 Virtual Educational Forum Videos and Presentations

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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

2022 IWMF Ed Forum Sponsors