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American Society of Hematology’s
2015 INSIDE LOOK: INSIGHTS FROM
PROGRAM CHAIRS, SPEAKERS,
MODERATORS, AND MORE
his year’s ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place
December 5-8 in Orlando, Florida,
features a diverse lineup of educational activities, networking opportunities, and practice-changing science.
ASH Clinical News spoke with the program
co-chairs and several speakers for an exclusive look at highlighted sessions and what
attendees can expect from the meeting.
Education Program Co-Chairs
David Steensma, MD
Senior Physician
Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute
Associate Professor of
Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
In your opinion, what are the “can’tmiss” events attendees should put on
their schedules?
Dr. Steensma: As someone who has long
been interested in history and literature,
one of the things I am most excited about
at this year’s meeting is a Special-Interest
Session on the symbolism of blood (“The
Epic Story of Blood,” see page 74). We
invited journalist Lawrence Hill, from
the Canadian CNBC, to talk about the
cultural implications of blood, blood
as a symbol, and blood with respect to
perception of race. Marc Kahn, MD, who
was the lead medical consultant on the
award-winning PBS series Red Gold: The
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Barbara Konkle, MD
Professor of Medicine
Puget Sound Blood
Center
University of
Washington
Seattle, WA
Epic Story of Blood, will be introducing
the session and discussing key historical
milestones in the evolution of human understanding of blood. I am very excited
about that session.
Dr. Konkle: I absolutely agree! Each
attendee will have their own can’t-miss
events, depending on their clinical
practice or research focus and areas of
interest, and further integration of the
Scientific and Educational Program
schedules provide many options throughout the meeting for all attendees. But I
believe “The Epic Story of Blood” will
be of interest to the entire hematology
community.
December 2015