Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
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Fall 2010 Patient Educational Forums
T
heCutaneousLymphomaFoundationheld three very
successful PatientEducational Forums this past fall in
Chicago, Pittsburgh andSaltLakeCity.Each forumprovided
patients and their caregiverswith exceptional opportunities to
receive accurate information about cutaneous lymphoma, learn
about treatment options, access experts in the field, and con-
nectwithother peoplewho are experiencing similar symptoms
andqualityof life issues.
Chicago
OnSaturday,
September 25, 2010,
wepartneredwith
theRobertH.Lurie
ComprehensiveCancer
Center ofNorthwestern
University tohold a
PatientEducational
Forum at theRobertH.
LurieMedicalResearch
Center.
This forumwel-
comedover 100par-
ticipants and featured
expert physician and
patient support speakers
includingStuartLessin,
MD, FoxChaseCancer
Center, Philadelphia,
PA; Pierluigi Porcu,
MD,TheOhio
StateUniversity
Comprehensive
CancerCancer,
Columbus,OH;
ChristianeQuerfeld,
MD,RobertH.Lurie
ComprehensiveCancer
Center,Chicago, IL;
MarianneTawa,RN,
MSN,ANP, President,
DermatologyNurses
Association; Susan
Thornton,Cutaneous
LymphomaPatient
andBoardMember,
CutaneousLymphomaFoundation; and JenniferViano,
CEO,CutaneousLymphomaFoundation;Michael Young,
BoardMember,CutaneousLymphomaFoundation.
Pittsburgh
OnSaturday,October
2, 2010,wepartnered
with theUniversityof
PittsburghMedical
Center (UPMC) to
hold the 13thAnnual
BrianV. Jegasothy
SupportGroup for
CTCL, aPatient
Educational Forum
dedicated to thememo-
ryofBrianV. Jegasothy,
aphysicianwho treated
CTCLpatients at
UPMC.
This forumwel-
comedover 60par-
ticipants and featured
expert physician and
patient support speakers
including JeanineM.
Buchanich,Med, PhD,
ResearchAssistant
Professor,Department
Dr. Pierluigi Porcu speaks about
systemic therapies inChicago
TheCutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
extends its thanks to the followinggen-
erous supporters of our Fall 2010 Patient
Educational Forums:
Gold Supporter
Silver Supporters
MichaelW. Youngwelcomes
attendees inChicago
Dr. ChristianeQuerfeld speaks
about clinical trials inChicago
Dr. LarisaGeskindiscusses
treatment options inPittsburgh
Dr. Neil Dicker shares his story
in Pittsburgh
