ASH News Daily - Saturday, December 10, 2011 - (Page A-1)

Celebrating 10 Years ASH NEWS DAILY 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology ® Issue 1, Section A Saturday, December 10, 2011 San Diego, CA Read this issue online at www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ashnewsdaily2011_Saturday/ Schedule 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Meet-the-Expert Sessions (ticketed sessions) 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Ham-Wasserman Lecture San Diego Convention Center Hall AB 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception San Diego Convention Center Poster Hall 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Practice Forum Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Randle Ballroom DE 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Promoting Minorities in Hematology: Presentations and Reception Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Manchester Ballroom GHI 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Practice Forum Reception Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Randle Ballroom A Platelet Pandemonium By david Garcia, Md, and Shari Ghanny, Md platelet plug; upon damage to the vascular wall, platelets underwent a series of events: adhesion, aggregation, release of granule content, and morphological changes. We are now learning more about the diverse function of platelets and their heterogeneous effects beyond hemostasis. A proper understanding of the P biology and clinical presentation of inherited and acquired platelet disorders is essential in order to provide appropriate treatment for patients. Oftentimes this may be challenging since many of these conditions are relatively rare. The “Platelet Drugs and Disorders” Education Program The 53rd ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition is underway as attendees come and go from Friday’s sessions. session will be offered today at 7:30 a.m. and tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in Douglas Pavilion AB (Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego). This session will focus on the clinical aspects »» PLATELETS Page A-4 Welcome to Sunny San Diego And This Year’s Meeting Newspaper By JoSeph Mikhael, Md, Med IN THIS SECTION Dedicated Mentoring: An ASH Tradition A-5 Hematology Crossword Puzzle A-6 Kids Are Not Just Mini Adults – These Rare Diseases Prove It! A-9 JAK2: The Beginning of a Mosaic A-12 The Importance of Quality Indicators: What You Need to Know A-12 More or Less? What Tests Should I Order A-19 team, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 53rd Annual Meeting in San Diego. We are delighted to provide you with daily updates on all aspects of the meeting. You can pick up the meeting newspaper at the entrance and other locations throughout the convention center, outside your door at select hotels, and on shuttle buses, or view it online from your computer or smartphone. This year, the newspaper is made up of three sections. Section A consists of articles that will report on the educational and scientific sessions, honorary lectures and awards, and coverage of the plenary lectures. Section B is made up of Society news and special pieces to help make your trip to San Diego more enjoyable, and Section C includes the exhibit hall map and a list of exhibitors, maps of the convention center and the Manchester O n behalf of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the ASH News Daily Hyatt and Marriott Marquis, as well as additional tourist information. The Education Program sessions remain the heart of the meeting and are not to be missed – many sessions will be highlighted in ASH News Daily, some articles previewing the sessions and others reviewing the previous day’s sessions. The Plenary Scientific session will headline the top abstracts of the meeting and is always the most well-attended activity at the meeting. It will be held Sunday, December 11, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the San Diego Convention Center, Hall AB. This year’s Plenary will be a mix of basic science and clinical topics and will address questions such as: Are peripheral mobilized stem cells genuinely superior to those collected from the marrow? Can platelets be provided from immortalized cell lines? Are mutations in SF3B1 a key to understanding MDS? Is gene transfer a therapeutic hope for patients with hemophilia? There are also several special sessions including the Ham-Wasserman Lecture where Dr. Peter Carmeliet will address the topic of angiogenesis. The annual Practice Forum will also prove to be of great interest to practicing hematologists as the Chair of the ASH Committee on Practice, Dr. Lawrence Solberg Jr., will lead a session on how Accountable Care Organizations will affect and change hematology practice. This session will be held today, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Randle Ballroom DE. There are a host of other sessions including the scientific sessions, oral and poster abstract presentations, trainee-specific sessions, and many others. We hope to genuinely enhance your experience at the meeting. If you have feedback about the paper, please send an email to Managing Editor Karen Learner at klearner@hematology. org. We hope you have a wonderful time at the meeting and in San Diego. Don’t forget to work on the cross- word puzzle on page A-6; I promise it will challenge and entertain you! reviously, the role of platelets was thought to be exclusive to the formation of the https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ashnewsdaily2011_Saturday/

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