Myeloma Minute: IMF Brings Global Experts to Annual Summit
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| INNOVATION | IMWG Summit
Preview of the 9th Annual International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) SummitThe International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) will host the 9th Annual International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Summit from June 11 - 13 in Stockholm, Sweden. More than 100 of the world’s top myeloma experts will attend the 2018 Summit, which convenes on the eve of the 23rd Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), also in Stockholm. Throughout the IMWG Summit, myeloma experts will debate how best to treat patients in 2018 and beyond.
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| INNOVATION | Livestream
2018 IMWG Conference Series, "Making Sense of Treatment”Patients, caregivers, and doctors around the world can view a live-stream broadcast from the 2018 IMWG Summit on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The IMF’s popular IMWG Conference Series, "Making Sense of Treatment.” IMF Chairman Dr. Brian G.M. Durie, Dr. María-Victoria Mateos, and IMF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Mikhael distill, debate, and discuss myeloma news from the Summit, from the European Hematological Association (EHA) meeting, and from the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) during this 60-minute webcast. The live event starts at 6 a.m. EST. The live and archived webcast can be found at myeloma.org.
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| Inspiration | Fundraiser
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| INNOVATION | Research Grant
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(Anti) Cancer Comedy FUNdraiser |
Calling All Researchers: Submit Your Grant Applications! |
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Comedians Dan Soder, Nikki Glaser, Roy Wood Jr., Nick Griffin, Forrest Shaw, Andy Ostroff, and others will perform on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 7 p.m. EST at the Gotham Comedy Club (208 West 23rd St., Between 7th and 8th Avenues) in New York for the (Anti) Cancer Comedy Fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the IMF. Get your tickets today. |
The Brian D. Novis Research Grants honor the IMF’s founder Brian Novis, who succumbed to multiple myeloma in July of 1992. The grants are awarded to researchers working in the field of multiple myeloma and related disorders, including smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and immunoglobulin-derived amyloidosis. The 2019 grants will support senior research projects with $80,000 each and junior research projects with $50,000 each. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, August 1, 2018. |
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| Education | Teleconference
Register NOW for the Next ‘Living Well With Myeloma’ TeleconferenceOn Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 4 p.m. PST / 7 p.m. EST, the IMF presents “The Importance of Bone Health and Treatment Updates: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know,” as part of the Living Well With Myeloma teleconference series. This 60-minute presentation with Noopur S. Raje, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center) and Beth Faiman, PhD, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN (Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute) will be followed by a Q & A with callers.
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| Education | Event
Register NOW for a Regional Community Workshop in Edina, MinnesotaThe IMF will conduct a Regional Community Workshop in Edina, MN, on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Registration is FREE, but seating is limited. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from and meet one-on-one with myeloma experts Craig Cole, MD (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI); Martha Lacy, MD, Professor of Medicine (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN); and Teresa Miceli, RN, BSN, OCN (Mayo Clinic-College of Medicine, Rochester, MN).
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| #ASKDRDURIE | Dr. Durie's Weekly Web Video Series
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New isatuximab Clinical Trial: the IMROZ Study New isatuximab Clinical Trial: the IKEMA Study New ixazomib Clinical Trials: Learn How to Participate Join the conversation about myeloma on the Smart Patients Message Board |
June 2, 2018 June 5, 2018 June 9, 2018 June 30, 2018 August 24-25, 2018 September 22, 2018 |
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and individuals like you who supported the IMF this year