Forum,Winter 2011
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ofBiostatistics,DeputyDirector ofEpidemiology,Center
forOccupationalBiostatistics andEpidemiology;Dr.Neil
Dicker,CutaneousLymphomaPatient;LarisaGeskin,MD,
AssistantProfessor,Department ofDermatology,University
ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA;LisaGrandinetti,MD,
AssistantProfessor,Department ofDermatology,University
ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; SueMcCann,RN,MSN,
DNC,Coordinator, Photopheresis andCTCLResearch,
UniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter, Pittsburgh, PA; and
JenniferViano,CEO,
CutaneousLymphoma
Foundation.
Salt LakeCity
OnSaturday,October
23, 2010,wepartnered
with theHuntsman
Cancer Instituteof the
UniversityofUtah for
aPatientEducational
Forum at theYarrow
Hotel andConference
Center.
This forumwel-
comedover 40par-
ticipants and featured
expert physician and
patient support speakers
includingGlenBowen,
MD,Melanoma and
CutaneousOncology
Program,HuntsmanCancer Institute;KellieM.Custen,
MSW,LCSW, Patient andFamilySupport,Huntsman
CancerHospital,UniversityofUtahHealthCare;Mark
Hyde,MMS, PA-C,Melanoma andCutaneousOncology
Program,HuntsmanCancer Institute; and Judy Jones,
President,CutaneousLymphomaFoundation.
TheCutaneousLymphomaFoundation extends its sincere thanks andgratitude to theRobertH.LurieComprehensive
CancerCenter ofNorthwesternUniversity, theUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter, theHuntsmanCancer Institute
and to all of ourPatientEducational Forum supporters for helpingus bring these vital educational opportunities toour
patients and their caregivers.
In forumevaluationswe received, attendees
noted the following:
“For the first time in 18 years I receivedclear
andcompassionateanswers. I would like to
seemoredoctors in thecommunitypartici-
pate in sessions like this. I lovedeverything.”
“It was good toget informationon this dis-
ease – it wasmy #1 objective, and it was
great tomeet otherswhoare survivingmore
than 30 yearswith this disease. Very encour-
aging!”
“I reallyappreciated theopportunity to
askquestions and receive straightforward
answers fromphysicians in the field.”
“I enjoyed thequestionandanswer session
and thought it was a verygoodconference.
The speakers dida verygood jobof explain-
ing this difficult disease.”
Judy Jones talks about her
experienceas apatient in Salt
LakeCity
Drs. BowenandHydeanswer-
ingpatient questions in Salt
LakeCity
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