Lymphoma & Myeloma Congress 2019: Chair Insights
The 2019 Lymphoma & Myeloma Congress will be taking place this fall in New York City, October 23-26. With 4 days of comprehensive learning based on topics like acute leukemia, multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoma, plus a fellows workshop and physician assistants/nurse practitioners track, it’s the hematologic cancer meeting you don’t want to miss. In this short video, three of our five Congress chairs share the reasons why their passion for the event is so strong.
Transcript:
Dr. Morton Coleman: My name is Dr. Morton Coleman. I am Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. John P. Leonard: I'm John Leonard from Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Richard R. Furman: Richard R Furman, I am the Mort Coleman Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, New York.
Dr. Coleman: Lymphoma & Myeloma is now the foremost conference in the United States on lymphoma, myeloma, chronic lymphatic leukemia, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, and the myeloproliferative disorders, including acute leukemia.
Dr. Furman: One of the things I like best about Lymphoma & Myeloma is it's very pragmatic. We'll speak a lot about the data that are available, that's your guide, clinical decision-making, and the impact that these decisions will have on patient outcomes.
Dr. Leonard: I am very excited about the Lymphoma Myeloma meeting for 2019 here in New York City. It is a fabulous meeting. We're approaching close to our 20th year.
Dr. Coleman: This is the largest meeting in the United States of its kind.
Dr. Leonard: It really brings together leaders in the field of lymphoma and myeloma. We also have talks on transplant, on leukemia.
Dr. Coleman: I think you will find this clinically relevant, and will enable you to provide your patients with the most up-to-date data in all of these disease categories.
Dr. Leonard: We really gear this meeting toward the practicing physician, but also to those that are more sophisticated in the field, as well.
Dr. Furman: It's one of those meetings that will really teach us a lot about what we need to know in our day-to-day lives taking care of patients.
Dr. Leonard: I invite you to join us. We look forward to a fabulous meeting.
Dr. Coleman: Do come! It's exciting, it's fun, and it's educational.
