Invitation to Young Hematologist Meeting
On behalf of The Working group of Young Hematologist in the Nordic Countries we have the pleasure to invite YOU to the 5. Nordic YH-Meeting.
The meeting will be held from January 26th to 27th, 2018 at Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center, Copenhagen.
The purpose of the meeting is to share knowledge and create work-relationships across the Nordic countries now and in the future. The topics this year will be CLL and Lymphomas and Anemia and Iron metabolism, covering diagnosis, treatment and future perspectives.
The meeting is aimed at newly specialists in hematology or hematologists in training. To provide opportunity for discussion, the number of participants is limited to 25-30.
Program
Friday January 26th : CLL and Lymphoma
11.30 – 12.30 Arrivals, lunch and registration
12.15 – 12.30 Introduction by the chairmen Eirik Tjønnfjord, Sykehus Østfold, Norway and Anne Louise Tølbøll Sørensen, Herlev Hospital, Denmark
12.30 – 13.30 CLL – MD, PhD Casper da Cunha-Bang, Denmark
13.30 – 14.30 Mantle cell lymphoma – Ass. Prof. Mats Jerkeman, Sweden
14.30 – 14.40 Coffee break
14.40 – 15.30 Follicular lymphoma – MD, PhD Dlawer Barzenje, Norway
15.30-16.30 T-cell lymphoma – Prof. Francesco D`Amore, Denmark
16.30 – 16.45 Coffee break
16.45 – 17.45 DLBCL - MD, PhD Peter Brown, Denmark
18.30à Dinner Buffet
Saturday January 27th: Anemia and Iron metabolism
09.00 - 10.00 Megaloblastic anemia – MD, Senior Consultant Klas Raaschou-Jensen, Denmark
10.00 - 11.00 Anemia - Iron metabolism – Prof. Em. Gunnar Birgegård, Sweden
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.15 Heriditary hemolytic anemia – Prof. Henrik Birgens, Denmark
12.15– 12.30 Coffee break
12.30 – 13.15 Hemolysis – Prof. Geir Tjønnfjord, Norway
13.15 à Round up and sandwich
Reasonable travel expenses (flight economy or train 2. class) and hotel will be reimbursed by YH in the Nordic Countries.
Please register by returning the answer form before January 1st 2018 to Eirik.Tjonnfjord@so-hf.no
On behalf of the Working Group of Young Hematologist in the Nordic Countries
MD Eirik Tjønnfjord, Sykehus Østfold, Norway
MD, PhD Anne Louise Tølbøll Sørensen, Herlev Hospital, Denmark
The meeting is sponsored by unrestricted grants from Janssen, Roche, Alexion, Celgene, Ariad, Takeda, BMS and Novartis and has been reported to Etisk Nævn For Lægemiddelindustrien (ENLI).
Answer form
YH-meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark
January 26th – 27th , 2018
Please send completed form to
Yes, I would like to participate in the YH-meeting to be held January 26th – 27th, 2018
Yes, I would like to participate in the dinner buffet
Yes, I will need hotel from January 26th – 27th, 2018 (an additional night is not reimbursed)
Yes, I would like to have my travel expenses – train 2. class or flight economy - reimbursed by the organizers after the meeting (original documentation must be sent in after the meeting).
Accommodation and plane tickets will be organized by the YH-group so please write airport and a proximal time for departure in the mail.
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