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“Lymforum 2014” will be held in Sochi

25.08.2014

The All-Russian forum of specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of lymphoproliferative diseases, with teleconferencing sessions, will be held on August 22-23 in Sochi. The annual event, organized by the Russian Society of Hematologists, will bring together leading experts in the field of hematology and hematological pathology from regions of Russia and CIS.

The LymForums of the Russian Society of Hematologists which were initiated by Irina Poddubnaya, the chairwoman of the Russian public organization Society of Oncohematologists, professor and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, were held annually during the last three years and have established itself as a ground for the exchange of experience between experts in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant lymphomas and multiple myeloma.
The two-day program of “LymForum 2014” in Sochi includes a detailed analysis of effective approaches to treatment exemplified by clinical cases from regional hospitals and central research institutions, lectures by leading researchers and discussions with world-class experts. The conference will be co-chaired by:
Irina Vladimirovna Poddubnaya – chairwoman of the Russian public organization Society of Oncohematologists, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and International Cooperation at the Russian Medical Academy for Post–Graduate Education (RMAPO), Head of Oncology Department at RMAPO, Corresponding Member of RAS, doct. med. sci., professor;
Larisa Pavlovna Mendeleeva – Deputy Director General for Research and Innovations at the Hematological Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health, Director of the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, doct. med. sci., professor;
Alla Mikhailovna Kovrigina – Head of Pathology Department at the Hematological Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health, doct. biol. sci., professor at Department of Pathological Anatomy of the Institute for Continuing Education of the Russian Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA);
Andrey Yulievich Bulanov – doct. med. sci., senior research fellow at the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of the Hematological Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health;
Vadim Valentinovich Baikov – doct. med. sci., professor at Department of Pathological Anatomy of the I.M. Pavlov First State Medical University in St. Petersburg, head of pathological laboratory at the Institute of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantation named after R.M. Gorbacheva.
The program of the first day of LymForum will begin with presentation dedicated to the up-to-date possibilities of targeted therapy of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD), which will be delivered by Gayane Tumyan, doctor of medical sciences, professor at the Department of Oncology of the Russian Medical Academy for Post–Graduate Education, leading researcher at the department of hemoblastosis chemotherapy of the N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center.
The forum will focus on the following main topics:
• thrombotic complications in patients with LPD: prevention, treatment, and monitoring;
• prevention and treatment of infectious complications (viral, bacterial, fungal) in patients with LPD;
• optimization of LPD treatment: new dosage forms and regimens, the results of own research and observations;
• secondary tumors in oncological hematology;
Special attention in the intensive program of LymForum 2014 is paid to representatives of public and patient organizations. A presentation on topical problems of drug supply in the Russian Federation will be delivered by Dmitry Alexandrovich Borisov, Executive Director of the non-profit partnership “Equal Right to Life”, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Association of Oncologists of Russia.
As it became a tradition, during the LymForum doctors from regions of Russia will present their most interesting, complex and controversial cases from clinical practice. For discussion at the Forum, the Expert Board will select the most revealing reports covering a wide range of issues affecting the management of patients with LPD.
According to the Forum organizers and participants, such discussions allow practitioners to build a productive interaction between oncologists, hematologists, and pathologists. Discussion of clinical cases helps to solve many specific problems in time: verify the correctness of diagnoses, evaluate the effectiveness of treatment regimens and select the optimal ones based on practical experience of many Russian doctors.
The organizational support of LymForum 2014 is provided by the non-profit partnership “Equal Right to Life”. Please contact Margarita Makarova (mmakarova@lymphoma.ru; +7(909)963–30–84) on all organizational matters (accommodation, transfer, tickets, etc.).
The information about LymForum will be presented on the website lymphoma.ru and on the website of Equal Right to Life www.ravnoepravo.ru.