The 1st Israeli Myeloma Spinal Meeting
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Medtronic Israel, 10 Hamada St. Herzliya
Hour
08:30-09:00
09:00-09:10
Subject
Registration & Refreshments
Welcome and introductions
09:10-09:30
09:30-09:50
09:50-10:10
What is Myeloma?
New developments in Myeloma therapies: Past, Present & Future
Pathophysiology and guidelines for the treatment of myeloma bone disease
10:10-10:30
10:30-10:55
10:55-11:20
11:20-11:45
11:45-12:10
12:10 – 12:35
12:35-13:15
Imaging for Myeloma - Guidelines & Advances
Coffee Break
Efficacy of Cement Augmentation for vertebral compression fractures
Peripheral Bone formation concerning stability of the Spine in Multiple Myeloma patients
Spinal Cord Compression
Surgical management of patients with multiple myeloma of the spine
Case Presentation – Discussion
13:15-14:00
14:00-15:00
Lunch Break
Treatment of myeloma bone disease in Israel – Discussion:
Dr. David Cummings
& Dr Eyal Itshayek &
 Multidisciplinary management of patients suffering vertebral fracture due to Multiple
Dr. Tamar Tadmor
Myeloma: Do we have that?
 Centers where no referral service is existing or not well established - opportunity to drive
Dr. Moshe Gat &
Gal Judith – MDT
Israel Director
Dr. Adrian Duke
Dr. Moshe Gat
Dr. Tamar Tadmor
Dr. Ilan Shelef
Dr. David Cummings
Dr. Sucher Erwin
Dr David Cummings
Dr. Eyal Itshayek
Directed by Dr.
Noam Benyamini
15:00-15:10
15:10 -16:10
patients flow.
 Monthly/weekly meetings - reality or imagination?
Speakers' closing remarks
Summery meeting & position paper
Panel members:
Dr David Cummings - Guest Lecturer from Ipswich UK, surgeon and an active member of the UK myeloma patient pathway for
spinal involvement.
Dr. Noam Benyamini - Head of the Myealoma service ,Rambam M.C
Dr. Hila Magen – Nativ - MD Davidoff Cancer Center, Beilinson Hospital
Dr. Avivi Irit - Crimean of the Israeli Myeloma Study Group ;Senior Attending Hematologist at the Department of Hematology and Bone
Marrow Transplantation of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Dr. Sucher Erwin - Senior Orthopedic Surgeon at Hadassah University Hospital.
Dr. Ilan Shelef – Head of Diagnostic Imaging Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Dr. Eyal Itshayek - Neurosurgeon & Spine surgeon , Department of Neurosurgery Hadassah University Hospital
Dr. Alon Friedlander- Director of the Spine Deformity Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
Dr. Uzi Ashkenazi – Deputy Director of Orthopedic Department , Hsharon Rabin Medical Center Service ,Manager of Spinal surgery
hospital Service.
Dr. Moshe Gat – Senior physician, Department of Hematology Hadassah , Secretary of the Israeli Myeloma group
Dr. Adrian Duke – Consultant in Hematology , Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
Dr Tamar Tadmor – Senior Hematologist in Hematology –Oncology at Bnai-Zion Medical Center Haifa .
Dr. Lior Merom - Senior spine surgeon, Spine Unit, Rambam M.C