December 10, Friday Friday was a light day, program-wise. Even so, I was immersed quickly into the bright lights of ASH. I learned a lot by attending an excellent symposium, Adapting Clinical Practice to a Rapidly Changing...
Support Group Leader Blogs
Day 1: A Long but Inspiring and Encouraging Day
The first official day of ASH activities started at 6:30 a.m. with the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Breakfast Meeting. The IMWG is exactly that — a working group of myeloma experts from across the world, who come together periodically to investigate and...
To Treat or Not To Treat?
The IMF CCO CME Friday Satellite Symposia is a physician educational activity that is available for those who register, either for the online virtual or in-person option. The diagnosis of active multiple myeloma (MM) and when to initiate therapy for...
I am Thankful …
‘Tis the season of gratitude. During these turbulent global times, it is important to embrace the positive aspects of daily living. It is not always easy to identify things to be grateful for, especially if you are facing myeloma, COVID-19, or other personal...
And Away We Go!
The official start of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting is Saturday, but Friday was filled with symposiums sponsored by various organizations. In my first year attending ASH, I had no idea what to expect from the symposium. Now, I look forward to...
The Amazing Power of Proteins (and RNAs too)
In my scientific career as a protein scientist studying protein misfolding, I’ve always been a little protein-centric in my view of biology. It’s a bit ironic because I work at an academic institution that is an RNA mecca, where many of my...
Symposiums Promise Many New Lily Pads
Today was filled with educational symposiums that offered medical professionals attending the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference the opportunity to earn continuing education credits. For me, it provided a glimpse of what is to come this weekend and...
Welcome to ASH 2021!
Welcome to ASH 2021!! #ASH21 #IMFASH21 What an amazing and exciting day that kicked off the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition. ASH allows doctors from around the world to present various studies happening within the myeloma...
Symposium Day: Insightful Comments from Myeloma Specialists
The Friday before the official start of ASH is always considered as Symposium Day. Symposiums typically last a couple of hours and involve several myeloma expert doctors discussing patient cases and various treatment options. Patient cases can vary from smoldering to...
ASH Symposium Day: Inspired and Energized!
Wow, what an inspiring and exciting day! So much information was jampacked into a few hours! I attended the IMF/CCO Satellite Symposium entitled Adapting Clinical Practice to a Rapidly Changing Therapeutic Landscape in Multiple Myeloma. A panel of experts...
Pre-ASH Blog: New Myeloma Science at ASH: Health Equity at the Curbside
Well, everyone. We are in the week leading up to a major annual international conference, the American Society Hematology (ASH). During this meeting, bench and clinical myeloma research from all over the world will be presented and...
Pre-ASH Blog: The Year of the Hybrid: What To Safely Look Forward To
Welcome to ASH 2021. This year, it’s hybrid-style! ASH is monitoring the recent discovery of the Omicron variant and is proceeding with a hybrid meeting to include both in-person and virtual options. I’m...
Pre-ASH Blog: The Wait
Years 2020 and 2021 were certainly filled with both unexpected challenges and silver linings for the entire world. I prefer to focus on the positive and when I think about time, I think of how lucky I...
Pre-ASH Blog: Virtual to Hybrid: 63rd ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition to Highlight Progress of Critical Research
On December 12, 2021, there were 545 open and recruiting clinical trials on the clinicaltrials.gov website. There are over 800 #ASH21 abstracts with the word #myeloma in them. There was a four-fold increase...
Pre-ASH Blog: Bringing Things Into Focus
Hey, all. Thanks for reading my blog. I am excited to join the International Myeloma Foundation’s (IMF) “Support Group Leaders (SGL) go to ASH” program and share updates from the meeting. I have lost track of how many years I have been attending with the...