FUTURE LOCAL MYELOMA EVENTS

In addition to our monthly support group meetings, there may be other events of interest to our local myeloma community. These may include seminars, webinars, fundraisers, conference calls, and other such activities beneficial for Myeloma patients and caregivers. Some of these events may require registrations and/or fees so read carefully.

SEMINAR: LEARN MORE ABOUT MYELOMA AND USING VELCADE

Date/Time: Wednesday Mar 4, 2015, 6:30pm (Registration and complimentary refreshments begin at 6:00pm)

Location: Claremont Hotel, 41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley, CA 94705. 

Presenters: Dr. Rishi Sawhney, MD (Valley Medical Consultants) and Melvin, Myeloma (and Velcade) Patient

To RSVP: Call 855.491.1865 to register for this event

MMRF 5K RUN/WALK FUNDRAISER

Date/Time: Sunday March 22, 2015, On-site Registration Open: 11:30am; Program Begins: 12:30pm; Run/Walk Starts 1:00pm

Location: Marina Green, San Francisco

Register online at http://bit.ly/1E14zg6, select Team For Cures and Register for the SF event.

IMF PATIENT/FAMILY SEMINAR

Speakers: Drs. Brian Durie (Cedars-Sinai), others tbd

Date/Time: Friday (1-5pm) and Saturday (8am-5pm) March 27-28, 2015

Location: Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Rd, Redwood City, CA. For Special Room Rate $109 + tax (Fri & Sat nights only), call 650.998-9000 before March 3, 2015 or earlier because there are a limited number of rooms available at this rate. You must say you are attending the "IMF Patient & Family Seminar".

Registration Cost: Fri (dinner included) & Sat (breakfast & lunch included) - $60 if your register before March 3, $85 after that date; Sat-only - $30 before March 3, $50 afterwards.

Register On-line: Click Here To Register or by Telephone: 800.452-CURE (2873)

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THESE ORGS OFFER LIVE TELECONFERENCES AND SEMINARS, AS WELL AS REPLAYS:

CANCERCARE TELEPHONE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

To listen, visit: http://www.cancercare.org/podcasts or call 1-800-813-HOPE 

ANDREW SCHORR'S PATIENT POWER EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

See: http://www.patientpower.info/ and search on Multiple Myeloma to find excellent video presentations.

BMT INFONET

To listen, visit: www.bmtinfonet.org or call 888-597-7674 

LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY BROADCASTS

To listen, visit: www.lls.org/myelomaeducation or call 866-992-9950

IMF WEB BROADCASTS:

To listen, visit: www.myeloma.org

MMRF WEB BROADCASTS:

To listen, visit: www.multiplemyeloma.org

CURETALK WEB BROADCASTS:

To listen, visit: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search?q=myeloma

MPATIENT WEB BROADCASTS:

To listen, visit: www.mpatient.org