For Immediate Release
January 8, 2007

BUFFALO, NY – Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) will host the program, “Hematologic Oncology Review, 2007” Saturday, January 13, 7:30 am – 12:30 pm, in the Research Studies Center, RPCI, located at the corner of Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY.

The program is an excellent opportunity for hematologists, oncologists, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to gain an understanding of current, critical issues in hematology and new developments in scientific research.

Topics and their presenters include:

• “Acute Leukemia”– Eunice S. Wang, MD, Department of Medicine, RPCI
• “Myelodysplastic Syndromes” – Meir Wetzler, MD, Department of Medicine, RPCI
•  “Chronic Myeloid Leukemia” – Francis J. Giles, MD, MRCPI, FRCPath, Department of Leukemia, Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center
•  “Benign Hematologic Disorders” – Peter Kouides, MD, Research Director, Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center, Rochester, NY
•  “Blood and Marrow Transplantation” – Philip L. McCarthy, Jr., MD, Department of Medicine, RPCI
• “Myeloma & Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia” – Asher Chanan-Khan, MD, Department of Medicine, RPCI
• “Lymphoma” – Francisco J. Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD, Department of Medicine, RPCI

RPCI is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians and has designated this education activity for a maximum of 4.25 credit hours in Category 1 of the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award. The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is accredited by the Council for Pharmacy Education and has designated 4.25 contact hours for this program.

“Hematologic Oncology Review, 2007” is supported by grants from Biogen Idec, Genentech and MGI Pharma. To register on-line go to www.roswellpark.org/register. For more information, call (716) 845-3095.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center headquartered in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers. Roswell Park has affiliate sites and collaborative programs in New York, Pennsylvania and in China. For more information, visit RPCI's website at www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org. 

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