Wednesday |
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start time |
end time |
Speaker |
Topic |
Room |
5:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
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Registration |
Registration Desk 3 |
6:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Rev. Eric Linthicum and Rabbi Barbara Zacky |
Celebration of Life |
Starvine 12 |
7:00 PM |
9:00 PM |
Mary Hesdorffer, NP, Melinda Kotzian and Hanne Mintz |
Welcome Reception |
Juniper Ballroom 3 |
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Thursday |
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start time |
end time |
Speaker |
Topic |
Room |
7:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
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Registration |
Registration Desk 3 |
7:00 AM |
8:30 AM |
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breakfast served |
Juniper 3&4 |
7:25 AM |
7:55 AM |
Mary Hesdorffer, NP and Hanne Mintz |
Welcome to VEGAS! |
Juniper 4 |
8:00 AM |
9:45 AM |
moderated by Anna McCurdy |
bereaved breakout panel |
Starvine 2 |
8:00 AM |
9:45 AM |
moderated by Karen Mudrick |
caregivers breakout panel |
Starvine 5 |
8:00 AM |
9:45 AM |
moderated by Melissa Culligan, NP |
patient breakout panel |
Starvine 12 |
8:00 AM |
8:45 AM |
Mary Hesdorffer, NP and Hanne Mintz |
Meso Foundation: Who we are and what we do |
Juniper 4 |
8:45 AM |
9:45 AM |
Mary Hesdorffer, NP |
New Patient |
Juniper 4 |
10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
moderated by Joseph R. Testa, PhD, FACMG |
News from the genetics front |
Juniper 4 |
12:00 PM |
1:30 PM |
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lunch served |
Juniper 2&3 |
1:30 PM |
2:00 PM |
Jessica Barker and Liz Darlison |
Legislative Update |
Juniper 4 |
2:00 PM |
3:45 PM |
moderated by Mary Hesdorffer, NP |
Novel research findings overview |
Juniper 4 |
4:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
moderated by Lee Krug, MD |
Pharma Speaks Up |
Juniper 4 |
5:00 PM |
6:00 PM |
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Legal Panel |
Juniper 4 |
6:00 PM |
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All attendees |
FREE NIGHT!! |
Fabulous Las Vegas! |
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Friday |
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start time |
end time |
Speaker |
Topic |
Room |
7:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
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Registration |
Registration Desk 3 |
7:00 AM |
8:30 AM |
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breakfast served |
Juniper 3 & 4 |
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Meet the Board of Directors |
Juniper 4 |
8:30 AM |
9:15 AM |
Melinda Kotzian |
"Waking up in Vegas" |
Juniper 4 |
9:15 AM |
12:00 PM |
moderated by Mary Hesdorffer, NP |
multidisciplinary panel to promote interaction between clinicians and researchers to achieve the best possible outcome for mesothelioma patients |
Juniper 4 |
12:00 PM |
1:30 PM |
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Lunch served |
Juniper 2 & 3 |
1:45 PM |
2:45 PM |
moderated by Mary Hesdorffer,NP |
Conversations with Community Members |
Juniper 4 |
3:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
Shelly Kozicki and Erica Ruble |
Fundraising |
Juniper 4 |
2:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
moderated by Lee Krug, MD |
Closed Science Session |
Starvine 12 & 13 |
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Celebration of Hope |
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start time |
end time |
Speaker |
Topic |
Room |
6:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
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Celebration of Hope Gala Reception |
Juniper 4 |
7:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
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Celebration of Hope Gala Dinner |
Juniper 2 & 3 |
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Rev. Eric Linthicum |
Blessing |
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Hanne Mintz |
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Richard Mosca |
Recognition of those living with meso |
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Erica Ruble |
Recognition of those who have suffered a loss to meso |
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Don Bendix |
Flame of Hope Award Shelly Kozicki |
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Jessica Barker |
Bruce Vento Hope Builder Award Senator Charles E. Schumer Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney Congressman Jerrold Nadler Congressman Peter T. King Congressman Charles B. Rangel Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez Congressman Michael G. Grimm and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke |
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Mary Hesdorffer, NP |
Compassion Award Melissa Culligan, NP and Karen Mudrick |
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Dr. V. Courtney Broaddus |
Pioneer Award Joseph R. Testa, PhD, FACMG |
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Hanne Mintz and Marina Mintz |
Klaus Brauch Volunteer of the Year Award Fahed Alhabib |
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Melinda Kotzian |
Recognition of Named Grants |
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Mary Hesdorffer,NP and Melinda Kotzian |
Closing Remarks |
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Jill Cagle, BethAnn Dodds, Erica Iacono, Bruce Jackson, Lee Krug, MD, Michael Lagana, Sammy Lagana and Dan Young |
Meso Fighters Band |
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