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.
MMRF WEBINAR: CoMMPASS Study Insights
Speakers: tbd
Date/Time: Wed May 23, 2018, 10:00-11:00am PST
Registration: Webinar is free but does require pre-registration Register Now
IMF WEBINAR: NUTRITION...WHAT mYELOMA pATIENTS & cAREGIVERS NEED TO KNOW
Speaker: Kylie Buchan, RN, CSO, LD (Savor Health, NY)
Date/Time: Thu June 1, 2017, 4:00-5:00pm PST
Registration online Register Now
MMRF WEBINAR
Post-ASH Review
Date/Time: Wednesday January 11, 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 am PST
Speakers: Drs Sagar Lonial (Emory) and David Siegel (John Theurer Cancer Center)
Register by online at Register Now
IMF WEBINAR
Post-ASH Review
Date/Time: Thursday January 12, 2017, 4:00 - 5:30 pm PST
Note: Patients will call in on their phones and use their computer to access slides from the IMF website www.myeloma.org
Speaker: Dr Brian Durie, IMF Chairman of the Board
Register by online at Register Now
MMRF WEBINAR: 2016 ASCO & EHA MULTIPLE MYELOMA HIGHLIGHTS
Speakers: Drs David Vesole (John Theurer Cancer Center) and Angela Disperienzi (Mayo-Rochester)
Date/Time: Tuesday June 28, 2016, 10:00 - 11:00am PST
RSVP required: REGISTER HERE
IMF WEBINAR: 2016 ASCO & EHA MULTIPLE MYELOMA HIGHLIGHTS
Speakers: Dr Brian Durie (IMF Chairman, Cedars Sinai)
Date/Time: Thursday July 7, 2016, 4:00 - 5:00pm PST
RSVP required: REGISTER HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page
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