September 19, 2017

Friends,

We hosted a CLL Educational Forum at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City last weekend. It was a huge success and we look forward to getting a CLL support group started there. We have a series of CLL Educational Forums planned. See below for dates and locations. Registration sites will be open as details are finalized. We look forward to seeing you there.

As September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and Friday was World Lymphoma Awareness Day, this week we’ve posted an article that explains ways that you can help create awareness of those with blood cancers. You can read my article here.

CLL Patient Support Group Meetings Coming Up

Thursday, September 21^st at 7:00 PM in Denver, CO – The Denver CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, September 23^rd at 1:00 PM in Newton Lower Falls, MA – The Boston CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Tuesday, September 26^th at 7:00 PM in Berea, OH – The Northeast Ohio CLL Patient Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Tuesday, September 26^th at 7:00 PM in Rochester, NY – The Rochester NY CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, September 30^th at 10:00 AM in Belmont, NC – The Charlotte CLL Patient Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, September 30^th at 10:30 AM in Tampa, FL – The Central Florida CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society, will be meeting. More information here. Note new location for this meeting.

ALSO – We are actively forming CLL-specific support groups in a number of cities across the country. There has been recent interest in forming support groups in the following cities: New York City, Raleigh, NC, Cincinnati, OH, Dallas, TX, Syracuse, NY, Nashville, TN, Hartford, CT, Greensboro NC and Central Massachusetts. Complete the interest survey and let’s see if we can get one going! See what other cities are looking to form support groups by clicking here. Not listed, but interested in starting one? Email us at support@cllsociety.org Thanks!

CLL Patient Education Meetings

CLL Society Sponsored Meetings

SAVE THE DATE: The CLL Society will be hosting a series of CLL Patient Educational Forums. Mark your calendars!

 November 4^th – University of California, Irvine in Orange, CA with Dr. Susan O’Brien.

November 11^th – Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH with Dr. Brian Hill.

December 16^th – Swedish Cancer Center in Seattle, WA with Dr. John Pagel. More information here. Register here

December 16^th – National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD with Dr. Adrian Wiestner.

January 6^th – Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA with Dr. Matthew Davids.

January 6^th – Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL with Dr. Javier Pinella.

January 13^th – City of Hope in Duarte, CA with Drs. Steven Rosen and Tanya Siddiqi.

January 27^th – Duke Cancer Institute in Raleigh, NC with Dr. Danielle Brander.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Sponsored Meetings

Saturday, September 23^rd from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM in Milwaukee, WI – LLS will be hosting Wisconsin Blood Cancer Conference being held at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee in Milwaukee, WI. A breakout session on CLL will be held featuring Farrukh T. Awan, MD, MS from Ohio State University. This event is free, but registration is required. To find out more information and to register, click here.

Saturday, October 28^th from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM in Pittsburgh, PA – LLS will be hosting Pennsylvania Blood Cancer Conference being held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh—Green Tree. A breakout session on CLL will be held featuring Dhaval R. Mehta, MD from UPMC Cancer Center. This event is free, but registration is required. To find out more information and to register, click here.

Lymphoma Research Foundation Sponsored Meetings

LRF will be hosting Ask the Doctor: Updates on Lymphoma and Treatment Options meetings in Pasadena, CA on October 5^th at 6 PM, and in Houston on November 16^th at 6 PM (NOTE NEW DATE). The meetings are free, but registration is required. Dinner will be provided to all registered attendees. Click the link for your city for more information and to register.

LRF will be hosting a Lymphoma Workshop in Bloomington, MN on Saturday, October 7^th from 7:30 AM – 3:45 PM at the Hilton Minneapolis / St. Paul Airport – Mall of America. A breakout session on CLL will be held featuring Sameer A. Parikh, M.B.B.S, from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. The meeting is free, but registration is required. Click here for more information and to register.

In the meantime….

Stay strong.

We are all in this together.

Brian Koffman, MD