Highlights of ASH in Latin America
Online Registration for the 2024 Highlights of ASH in Latin America is now closed. Please register on-site at the meeting on Friday, April 19th.
Highlights of ASH Latin America
Registration for the 2024 Highlights of ASH in Latin America is now open!
April 19-20, 2024
Plaza Mayor Medellín Conventions and Exhibitions Center | Medellín, Colombia
Join the world's leading hematology experts at Highlights of ASH in Latin America, a two-day program that highlights the most influential research presented at the latest ASH annual meeting, the premier event in malignant and non-malignant hematology.
By attending Highlights of ASH, you will get a comprehensive review of significant scientific updates in clinical and translational hematologic research, learn how these updates directly affect the study and practice of hematology, and discover how new research can be translated into cutting-edge patient care.
Through participation in this meeting, you will be able to:
- Recap stand-out abstracts from the most recent ASH annual meeting
- Discuss rapidly evolving developments in hematology and hematology-oncology with leading faculty in the field
- Participate in interactive panel discussions and attend small group lunch sessions with the experts
- Improve therapeutic and overall practice methods
- Discover new treatments for patients
This meeting has been designed to be a rewarding educational event for hematologists, oncologists, fellows and trainees, allied health professionals, and hematopathologists.
Program Co-Host
ASH is proud to co-host this meeting with the Colombian Association of Hematology and Oncology (ACHO).
Program Co-Chairs
The Program Co-Chairs for the Highlights of ASH in Latin America are:
- ACHO Program Co-Chairs
- Dr. Virginia Abello
- Dr. Claudia Sossa
- ASH Program Co-Chairs
- Dr. Amy DeZern
- Dr. Jonathan Kaufman
Program Schedule
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Exhibition Opens |
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Clonal Hematopoiesis and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Mikkael Sekeres, MD University of Miami Miami, FL Sofía Grille Montauban, MD, PhD Clinic Hospital Dr. Manuel Quintela Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Aplastic Anemia Amy DeZern, MD, MHS Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, MD Gabriela Vidal, MD National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Lima, Peru |
| 10:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break and Exhibition |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Hemoglobinopathies Kevin Kuo, MD, MSc, FRCPC University Health Network Toronto, ON |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Inherited Bleeding Disorders Kristen Sanfilippo, MD Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO |
| 12:30 p.m. | Iron Deficiency Jason Freed, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA |
| 1:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 1:30 p.m. | Lunch with the Experts Session & Lunch in the Exhibition Hall |
| 2:45 p.m. | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Blachy Dávila Saldaña, MD Children’s National Washington, DC |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Including Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
| 4:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 5:00 p.m. | Highlights of ASH Day 1 Program Adjournment |
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Exhibition Open |
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Jacqueline Barrientos, MD, MS Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, FL |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Lymphoma Sairah Ahmed, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Juan Alejandro Ospina, MD National Cancer Institute Bogotá, Colombia |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Myeloma and Plasma Cell Dyscrasia Fiorella Villano, MD |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 11:30 a.m. | Coffee Break and Exhibition |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Transfusion Medicine: Blood Banking and Pheresis Stella Chou, MD Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Autoimmunity and Complement Disorders Michele P. Lambert, MD, MSTR Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
| 1:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 1:30 p.m. | Lunch with the Experts Session & Lunch in the Exhibition Hall |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Michael Streiff, MD Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, MD |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Nosocomial Hematologic Complications Nancy Berliner, MD Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
| 3:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 4:15 p.m. | Special Education Session: Advanced Cell Therapies in Hematology and the Landscape for Latin America Nelson Hamerschlak, MD, PhD Albert Einstein Jewish Medical School São Paulo, Brazil |
| 5:00 p.m. | Highlights of ASH in Latin America Program Adjournment |