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On April 22, 2014

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Friday, April 25, 2014

3:00 pm Registration Opens
4:00 pm Welcome, Opening Remarks and Weekend Overview (Sahana Vyas and Will Zrnchik)
4:15 pm – 6:00 pm SESSION I – INTRODUCTION TO P/P
4:15 pm Pemphigus: Disease Classification & Clinical Features (Animesh Sinha)
4:45 pm The IPPF Registry and PV: What the Data Tells Us (Amit Shah)
5:00 pm Pemphigoid (Razzaque Ahmed)
5:30 pm Q&A (Ahmed, Sinha, Shah)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception sponsored by KabaFusion

Saturday, April 26, 2014

8:00 am Morning Beverage Service
8:00 am Registration Opens
8:30 am Opening Remarks (Sahana Vyas and Will Zrnchik)
8:35 am IPPF Awareness Campaign (Kate Frantz)
8:45 am Being a Citizen of the IPPF (Badri Rengarajan)
9:00 am – 10:30 am SESSION II – TREATMENT OPTIONS
9:00 am Treatment Options (Grant Anhalt)
9:30 am Personalized Treatment (Sergei Grando)
10:00 am Treatment Side Effects (Razzaque Ahmed)
10:30 pm Understanding IVIg (Mike Rigas)
10:50 am Break (coffee, tea, water, breads, etc)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm SESSION III – LIVING WITH P/P
11:00 am Building a Personal Support Network (Victoria Carlan)
11:20 am Awareness and You (Kate Frantz)
11:40 am Stress and Autoimmunity (Firdaus Dhabhar)
12:30 pm Afternoon Overview and Instructions (Sahana Vyas and Marc Yale)
12:30 pm Attendees on their own / Speaker Open Discussions
5:30 pm – 10:30 pm IPPF 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Cocktail Reception
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm – 7:10 pm Congressman Danny Davis Keynote (Sahana Vyas)
7:10 pm – 7:15 pm Recognizing 20 Years (Grant Anhalt)
7:15 pm – 7:20 pm TBD
7:25 pm – 7:30 pm Founder’s Award Presentation (Zrnchik/Segall)
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Casino Night and Live DJ
10:00 pm Chip Counts and Prize Selections
10:30 pm Evening Ends

Sunday, April 27, 2014

8:00 am Morning Beverage Service
8:00 am Welcome Back and Workshop How-To (Sahana Vyas and Marc Yale)
8:05 am Patient Panel Discussion (PHCs, invited patients)
8:35 am IPPF and You (Badri Rengarajan and Will Zrnchik)
9:00 am – 11:20 am SESSION IV – WORKSHOPS (snacks/beverages available)
Workshops running concurrently; attendees SELECT ONE WORKSHOP FOR EACH BLOCK Each workshop is 40 minutes with 10 minutes between. Formats may vary (10 minutes presentation, 30 minutes Q&A; 10 minutes presentation, 20 minutes practical application, 10 minutes Q&A; 20 minutes presentation, 20 minutes Q&A; Group Discussion)
9:00 am – 9:40 am Block I

  • Diet and Nutrition (Vicky Starr)
  • Reducing Stress through Meditation (Mei Ling Moore)
  • IVIg Insurance and Reimbursement Issues (KabaFusion)
  • Caregivers and Family (Scott Oling)
9:50 am – 10:30 am Block II

  • Diet and Nutrition (Vicky Starr)
  • Oral Care and Hygiene (Sandra Boody)
  • The Science of Pemphigus at the Cellular Level (Ani Sinha)
  • P/P Awareness Focus Group (Kate Frantz)
10:40 am – 11:20 am Block III

  • Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Below the Belt (Razzaque Ahmed)
  • Ocular Concerns and Care in P/P (Ali Djalilian)
  • Reducing Stress through Hypnotherapy (Janet Segall)
  • Insurance and Reimbursement Issues (Walgreens)
11:30 am – 12:45 pm SESSION V – Ask the Experts (Moderator: Sergei Grando)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Q&A (presubmitted questions)
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Q&A (open mic)
12:50 pm Closing Remarks

 

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