Myeloma Awareness Month Special Event

We invite you to attend this education event in recognition of National Myeloma Awareness Month. This seminar will feature expert presentations discussing myeloma and its treatment with a strong focus on well-being and empowerment.

Speakers & topics

Topics covered on the day will range from an overview of myeloma and standard therapies to resilience in the face of myeloma.

Speakers include:

• Dr Gurdeep Parmar: “Myeloma 101 and new and novel treatments.”
• Jane Burgess – CNS Haematology: “Knowing your medications”
• Susan Lozenkovski – Clinical Psychologist: “Living with myeloma.”
• Kylie Moffitt – Physiotherapist

Registration: 9:30am – 10:00am
Seminar: 10:00am – 2:30pm

Morning Tea and Light Lunch provided.

RSVP required by Tuesday 14th May.

Register now to secure your place at www.trybooking.com/BCBHT

Join our Support Group where you can meet, chat, share experiences and learn more about your blood cancer.

Meet other people living with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders, and their family and friends, for a relaxed cuppa and a chat.

Join this peer group where those with similar issues come together to share coping strategies, feel more empowered and find a sense of community.

This support may take the form of providing and evaluating relevant information and relating personal experience.

Myeloma Awareness Month Special Event

We invite you to attend this education event in recognition of National Myeloma Awareness Month. This seminar will feature expert presentations discussing myeloma and its treatment with a strong focus on well-being and empowerment.

Speakers & topics

Topics covered on the day will range from overview of myeloma and its treatments to living well with myeloma.

Speakers include:

• Dr Matt Wright – Clinical Haematologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital
• Dr Margaret Sealey – Lecturer in counselling at Murdoch University
• Amy Oliver – Senior Occupational Therapist at Fiona Stanley Hospital
• Speaker TBC – Clinical trials

Registration: 8:45am – 9:00am
Seminar: 9:00am – 1:30pm

Morning Tea and Light Lunch provided.

RSVP required by Friday 17th May.

Register now to secure your place at www.trybooking.com/BCBDG

Join us for a special CLL patient forum with international guest speaker Prof. Jan Burger

This informative forum will cover:

• living well with CLL
• key insights into research and therapies targeted to CLL
• opportunities to network with others living with CLL

International guest speaker – Prof. Jan Burger
Dr. Burger is a professor in the Department of Leukeamia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. MD Anderson has been ranked the nation’s leading cancer hospital for the past 10 of 11 years. The institution has been named one of the nation’s top two hospitals for cancer care every year since the survey began in 1990. Dr. Burger’s interests are the treatment of patients with acute and chronic leukaemias and myelodysplastic syndromes, as well as his research program that develops pre-clinical and clinical concepts to target the microenvironment in acute and chronic leukaemias.

2.00pm arrival for refreshments and networking opportunity with commencement of speakers from 2.30pm

Bookings are essential.

Come along to the support group where you can meet, chat, share experiences and exchange information in an informal and supportive environment.

Please contact the event organiser (details below) to confirm venue location.