Working together to provide research,
education, and support for people
affected by Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
"PSC Partners Seeking a Cure" Conference, 2006
The PSC Partners Seeking a Cure foundation plans to hold its Second Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, from April 7-9, 2006. The Pittsburgh Marriott City Center is pleased to provide specially priced rooms for PSC Partners Seeking a Cure. PSCers can register online (http://www.stayatmarriott.com/PSC) or by phone. To make your reservations by phone, please call 1-800-228-9290 and ask for the special rate for PSC Partners Seeking a Cure (group code PPSPPSA) at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center. Rooms are available from April 6, 2006 to April 9, 2006 at the special rate of $89.00 per night. A block of rooms has been reserved at this special rate and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. Special Group Rate will expire when all allotted rooms have been reserved or on March 17, 2006, whichever comes first.
MARRIOTT
PITTSBURGH CITY CENTER
112 Washington Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 471-4000
(Near Mellon Arena)
To register for the conference, please download, print, and mail the following Conference Registration Form:
2nd Annual PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Conference: Registration Form and Agenda
available in .pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to read this file. The Standard Registration fee (before March 7, 2006) will be $160 per person, or $300 per couple. The Late Registration fee (after March 7, 2006) will be $180 per person, or $340 per couple. Fees include: Presentations, Breakout Sessions, Round-Table Discussions, Conference Material, and Group Meals/Breaks.
The weekend schedule looks like this:
Friday April 7:
5:30 - 7:30 pm: Registration and Reception
Saturday April 8:
Continental Breakfast (7:00-8:00 am)
Opening Remarks (8:00-8:10 am) Don and Ricky Safer, PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Foundation
Presentation One (8:10-8:40 am) Keynote Speaker, Dr. Keith Lindor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN:
PSC - An Overview
Presentation Two (8:40-9:05 am) Role of the Endoscopist - Dr. Adam Slivka, UPMC
Presentation Three (9:05-9:30 am) Itching in Cholestasis - Dr. Nora Bergasa, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Question & Answer Panel (9:30-10:15 am) Above Three Speakers
Break (10:15-10:30 am)
Presentation Four (10:30-10:50 am) Medical Management of PSC - Dr. Kapil Chopra, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix
Presentation Five (10:50-11:10 am) Transplant Workup and Outcomes - Dr. Thomas Shaw-Stiffel, UPMC
Presentation Six (11:10-11:30 am) Liver Transplant - Dr. Kusum Tom, Starzl Transplantation Institute
Question & Answer Panel (11:30-12:15 pm) Above Three Speakers
Box Lunch (12:15-1:15 pm)
Presentation Seven (1:15-1:35 pm) IBD in PSC - Dr. Leonard Baidoo, UPMC
Presentation Eight (1:35-1:55 pm) Nutrition for PSC and IBD - Dr. Laura Matarese, UPMC
Presentation Nine (1:55-2:15 pm) Update on PSC Research - David Rhodes, PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Foundation
Question & Answer Panel (2:15-2:45 pm) Above Three Speakers
Break (2:45-3:00 pm)
Breakout Sessions: Session 1 (3:00-3:30 pm) Pick 1
- Quality of Life for Children with a Chronic Illness - Dr. Robert Noll, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Organ Allocation - How the Process Works - Nance Conney, Starzl Transplantation Institute
- Meditation - Dorit Baurer
Breakout Sessions: Session 2 (3:30-4:05 pm) Pick 1
- Stress Management - Jerry DeNucci, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Disability/Social Security - Glenn Sinko, Esq.
- Organ Allocation - How the Process Works - Nance Conney, Starzl Transplantation Institute
Evening Dinner Reception (6:00-8:00 pm) Chris Klug, PSC Patient, Transplant Recipient,
Olympic Medalist - To the Edge and Back
Sunday April 9:
Continental Breakfast (7:30-8:30 am)
Presentation (8:30-9:00 am) Update on Dr. Chapman’s Research - Ivor Sweigler, PSC UK Support Group
Roundtable Discussions (9:00-10:15 am)
Break (10:15-10:30 am)
Roundtable Discussions (10:30-11:45 am)
Closing Remarks (11:45-12:00 pm) Don and Ricky Safer, PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Foundation
We are extremely grateful to the following Corporate Partners who have sponsored our 2006 Conference:
- Gold level: Astellas Pharma
- Silver level: American Liver Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Chapter
- Bronze level: Axcan Scandipharm
- Bronze level: Roche Pharmaceuticals
- Copper level: ConAgra Foods
- Copper level: UPMC - Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institute
- Other sponsors: AAA Environmental
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