Highlights of ASH in Latin America

Join the world's leading hematology experts at Highlights of ASH in Latin America, a two-day program that highlights the most influential research presented at the latest ASH annual meeting, the premier event in malignant and classical (non-malignant) hematology.

By attending Highlights of ASH, you will get a comprehensive review of significant scientific updates in clinical and translational hematologic research, learn how these updates directly affect the study and practice of hematology, and discover how new research can be translated into cutting-edge patient care.

Through participation in this meeting, you will be able to:

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Access a program curated from highlights of the ASH annual meeting which covers the latest and most influential topics in hematology.

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Engage in interactive panel discussions with speakers and attend small group lunch sessions with experts in the field.

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Network with experts, exhibitors, and peers in a close-knit setting.

Program Co-Host

ASH is proud to co-host this meeting with the Hematology Society of Uruguay (SHU).

Program Co-Chairs

The Program Co-Chairs for the Highlights of ASH in Latin America are:

SHU Program Co-Chairs
- Dr. Mariana Stevenazzi
- Dr. Virginia Lema
ASH Program Co-Chairs
- Dr. Tania Jain
- Dr. Jonathan Kaufman

Program Schedule

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8:00 a.m.	Registration and Exhibition Opens
8:45 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions
9:00 a.m.	Targeted Therapies in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Jerald Radich, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, WA
9:30 a.m.	Complications of Transplantation and CAR-T Therapy Tania Jain, MBBS Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD
10:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
11:00 a.m.	Tumor Board: Acute Leukemias and New Therapeutic Horizons Courtney DiNardo, MD,MSc MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Jerald Radich, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, WA Mariana Stevenazzi, MD (Moderator) Sociedad de Hematologia del Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay Elvira Velloso, MD University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
12:15 p.m.	Satellite Symposia Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (All Attendees)
1:15 p.m.	*2024 ��ѻ��ý Updates on Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes* Mrinal M. Patnaik, MBBS Mayo Clinic Rochester Rochester, MN
1:45 p.m.	Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia Annemarie Fogerty, MD Massachusetts General Boston, MA
2:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion
2:45 p.m.	Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 p.m.	*Hitting the Bullseye: Targeted Therapy in Malignant Lymphoma* Carolina Oliver, MD The British Hospital Montevideo, Uruguay Tycel Phillips, MD City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA
4:00 p.m.	*Myelodysplastic Syndromes* Courtney DiNardo, MD,MSc MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Elvira Velloso, MD University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
4:45 p.m.	Panel Discussion
5:15 p.m.	Highlights of ASH Day 1 Program Adjournment
5:30 p.m.	Sunset Session: *Global Opportunities and Regional Collaborations*

8:00 a.m.	Registration and Exhibition Open
8:45 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions
9:00 a.m.	Therapy in Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: Are All Patients High Risk? Neha Mehta-Shah, MD, MSCI Washington University St. Louis St. Louis, MO
9:30 a.m.	Update in Myeloma Jonathan Kaufman, MD Emory University Atlanta, GA
10:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
11:00 a.m.	Tumor Board: Complex Cases of Aggressive Lymphoma Neha Mehta-Shah, MD, MSCI Washington University St. Louis St. Louis, MO Virginia Lema, MD (Moderator) Sociedad de Hematologia del Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay Carolina Oliver, MD The British Hospital Montevideo, Uruguay Tycel Phillips, MD City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA
12:15 p.m.	Lunch with the Experts (Ticketed) Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (All Attendees)
1:30 p.m.	Updates in Sickle Cell Disease Maureen Okam Achebe, MD, MPH Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA
2:00 p.m.	Practice-Changing Updates in Thrombosis & Hemostasis Jori May, MD The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
2:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion
3:00 p.m.	Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 p.m.	The Evolving Landscapes of Transplantation: Donors, GVHD Prophylaxis, and Regional Considerations in 2025 Miguel-Angel Perales, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY Andres Gomez de Leon, MD Autonomous University of Nuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
4:15 p.m.	New Perspectives in the Treatment and Biology of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Jorge E. Cortes, MD Augusta University Augusta, GA Carolina Pavlovsky, MD Fundaleu Buenos Aires, Argentina
5:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion
5:30 p.m.	Highlights of ASH in Latin America Program Adjournment

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