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Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC,
and
ITxM Diagnostics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MAY 1, 2015
Sheraton Station Square ● Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Note From Our Course Director
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we are introducing our new name:
CASCADE™- 2015: Advances In Hemostasis & Thrombosis.
This annual meeting, as we have over the past years, will continue to be
a comprehensive one-day conference. We will concentrate on the
latest science, trends, and recommendations for the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of both thrombosis and hemostasis issues.
By annually gathering physicians and health care professionals across
multiple medical disciplines, our intent is to keep the attendees at the
forefront of the latest information on hemostasis and thrombosis.
Our speakers and topics this year should again provide an abundance of
the latest information, allowing for provocative questions and lively
discussion, assisting each of you in the care of your patients.
If you require any further information or have any questions, please
contact our conference planner, Deborah Small at: 412-209-7320 or by
e-mail at dsmall@itxm.org.
As always, we look forward to seeing you at another exciting
event on Friday May 1, 2015 at the Sheraton Station Square.
Warm regards,
Registration Form
CASCADE™- 2015:
Advances In Hemostasis & Thrombosis
May 1, 2015 Course #: 5395
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION:
PHOTOCOPIES FOR ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS WELCOME
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$125.00 Physicians
$ 50.00 Fellows, Residents, CRNP’s, RNs
$175.00 registration for all at the door
Tuition includes:
 Continuing education credits
 Registration and course materials
 Continental Breakfast and Lunch
We will not accept registration without payment.
FRANKLIN A. BONTEMPO, MD
Medical Director, ITxM Diagnostics
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Checks Payable To: ITxM Diagnostics or
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Send Payments with this Form To:
Deborah S. Small
ITxM Diagnostics
3636 Blvd. of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4306
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
All registration forms MUST be postmarked by April 24, 2015 to preregister for this conference. We cannot guarantee space in the program
or any program inclusions for those registrations received after this
date.
Payment must accompany your registration.
Cancellation/Refund Information:
All activities accepting tuition payments using the CCEHS registration system must
include refund/cancellation information. Sample text is included below.
All cancellations must be in writing and sent to us via U.S. mail, email or fax (see
contact information below). Tuition for cancellations postmarked or date stamped
before April 17, 2015 will be refunded in full. After April 17, 2015, a $35.00
administrative fee will be assessed and the remaining amount refunded - and no
refunds will be made after April 25, 2015.
FACULTY
Vahid Afshar-Kharghan, MD
Associate Professor, Benign Hematology,
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
David J. Kuter, MD
Director, Clinical Hematology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Robert R. Montgomery, MD
Professor of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Secondary
Appointment, Medical College of Wisconsin
Research Member in the Hematologic Malignancy & Transplantation Research
Program of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Michael Nardi, MS
Associate Professor (Research) of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine
Associate Professor (Research) of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine
Manager, Special Coagulation Laboratory,Tisch Hospital/
NYU Langone Medical Center, NY, NY
The Department of Medicine reserves the right to cancel this program if
we do not receive a sufficient number of advance registrations. In the
case of cancellation, the department will refund the registrations
received.
William L. Nichols, MD
For more information contact:
Deborah S. Small, Conference Planner
Telephone: (412) 209-7320 Fax: (412) 209-7325
E-mail: dsmall@itxm.org
Margaret V. Ragni, MD
Special Coagulation Laboratory, Hematology Coagulation Clinic & Comprehensive
Hemophilia Center
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Associate Professor, Medicine & Laboratory Medicine - College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical Director, Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
Deborah M. Siegal MD MSc FRCPC
OBJECTIVES
Clinical Scholar, Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Thrombosis Canada Research Fellow
At the conclusion of this program, the participants should be able to:
 identify clinical signs and possible causes of thrombotic
and hemostatic disorders
 identify appropriate uses of diagnostic methods,
treatments and therapeutic management
 have a better understanding of treatment approaches and
complications of various anticoagulation methods
 be familiar with new anticoagulants
Faculty Disclosure: All individuals in a position to control the content of
this education activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with
any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care
goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
SCHEDULE
7:00 - 7:50 am
7:50 - 8:00 am
Registration/Coffee
Welcome/Introductions
Franklin A. Bontempo, MD
This conference is intended for family practice, internal medicine, cardiologists,
surgeons, hematologists, oncologists, neurologists, Interventional radiologists,
residents, fellows, PA’s, CRNPs, RNs and any interested health care
professionals.
Moderator: FRANKLIN A. BONTEMPO, MD
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
8:00 - 8:50 am
Vahid Afshar-Kharghan, MD
Paraneoplastic Thrombocytosis
& Tumor Growth
8:50 – 9:40 am
David J. Kuter, MD
New Insights into the Diagnosis &
Management of ITP
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Institute For Transfusion
Medicine. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by
the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians
9:55 -10:45 am
Robert R. Montgomery, MD
Variant von Willebrand Disease
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity
for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in
the activity.
10:45 -11:35 am
Margaret V. Ragni, MD
Novel Hemostatic Agents
Other health care professionals are awarded 0.6 continuing education units
(CEU’s) which are equal to 6.2 contact hours.
9:40 - 9:55 am
BREAK
https://ccehs.upmc.com/home.jsf
11:35 – 12:45 pm
LUNCHEON
Moderator: Irina Chibisov, MD
Visit the Center for Continuing Education in the
Health Sciences Web Site
Our Internet address: https://ccehs.upmc.com/home.jsf
12:45 – 1:35 pm
Deborah Siegal, MD
Novel Oral Anticoagulant Reversal:
Fact or Fiction?
1:35 – 2:25 pm
William L. Nichols, MD
Lupus Anticoagulants &
Antiphospholipid Antibodies:
New Testing Guidelines and Clinical
Implications
2:25 - 3:15 pm
Michael Nardi
Lupus Anticoagulant Testing in the
Anticoagulated Patient
The UPMC/Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences invites you to visit
our web location. Receive information on CME programs, earn CME credits on the
Internet, and access information about our formal courses and much more. Discover
who we are and how you can contact us. Please visit our web location often to get
updated information on upcoming programs.
Special Needs
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any
special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your
needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by calling 412-209-7320.
The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, ADJOURNMENT