The Second Comprehensive LAU Hematology Conference
LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, Building D, 5th Floor, Auditorium & Online
This conference is a collaboration between Dr. Hady Ghanem, head of the division of Hematology-Oncology at the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, and Dr. Elias Jabbour from the Leukemia department at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
PROGRAM
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:15 AM |
Welcome Note Hady Ghanem, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 10:15 - 10:45 AM |
Lecture 1: Updates on Antifungals Treatments of Neutropenic Fever Speaker Rima Moghnie, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Moderators Annoir Shayya, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Rita Khoury, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 10:45 - 11:30 AM |
Non-CME Satellite Symposium: Sponsored by Johnson&Johnson What’s New in Multiple Myeloma Speaker Hady Ghanem, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Moderator Colette Hanna, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 11:30 - 11:50 AM |
Lecture 2: What’s New in AML Young and Fit Patients Speaker Rita Khoury, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Moderator Michel Saade, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 11:50 - 12:40 PM |
Keynote Speaker: Lecture 3:The Exciting Journey of CLL From Bench to Bedside Elias Jabbour, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator Colette Hanna, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 12:40 - 1:00 PM |
Lecture 4: Gathering-Meet the Experts-Networking Speakers Elias Jabbour, MD and the LAU Team |
| 1:00 - 1:20 PM |
Lecture 5: Is There Still a Role for Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma Treatment? Speaker Colette Hanna, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Moderator Nour Moukalled, MD - American University of Beirut Medical Center |
| 1:20 - 1:50 PM | Networking Brunch |
| 1:50 - 2:20 PM |
Lecture 6: How I Treat ALL: The Specific Situation of the Lebanese Patient Speaker Elias Jabbour, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator Hady Ghanem, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 2:20 - 2:50 PM |
Lecture 7: What’s New in CML? Speaker Christina Khater, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Moderator Elias Jabbour, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2:50 - 3:20 PM |
Lecture 8: How I Treat Elderly AML Patients Speaker Annoir Shayya, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Moderator Hampig Raphael Kourie, MD - Saint Joseph University Faculty of Medicine |
| 3:20 - 3:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
Non-CME Satellite Symposium: Sponsored by Johnson&Johnson: Role of Bi-specific Antibodies in Hematologic Malignancies Speaker Nour Moukalled, MD - American University of Beirut Medical Center |
| 4:00 - 4:40 PM |
Non-CME Educational Activity: Sponsored by Roche DLBCL Uncovered: Understanding the Disease and Innovation in Treatment Speaker Hampig Raphael Kourie, MD - Saint Joseph University Faculty of Medicine |
| 4:40 - 5:00 PM |
Joint Nursing/Dietitian Round Table: Lecture 9: The Role of Nutritional Support in Hematologic Cancer CareSpeakers Dina Motran, RN - Clinical Coordinator, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital Sandra Akiki, MSc, LD - Clinical Dietitian, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital Christina Khater, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Moderators |
| 5:00 - 5:30 PM |
Lecture 10: The Cure of ALL, in Our Lifetime? Speaker Elias Jabbour, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator Michel Saade, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM |
Lecture 11: What’s New in the Treatment of MDS? Speaker Guillermo Garcia Manero, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center Moderator Hady Ghanem, MD - LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| 6:00 - 6:15 PM | Closing Remarks |