OCTOBER 3-5, 2013 AT HILTON BEIRUT HABTOOR GRAND HOTEL, LEBANON

Under the High Patronage of His Excellencythe Minister of Public Health Mr. Ali Hassan Khalil

DEAR COLLEAGUES,

As I write this welcome, we have again a little turmoil in the region. However, it is important to remember that we owe it to our patients, to Lebanon and to the scientific community to go on. Most of all, we owe it to our faithful attendees, from many countries of the region, who look forward every year to this event.

In this spirit, a large debt of gratitude is due to our sponsors, to the scientific and organizing committees and to our distinguished speakers. With their support we have put together a rich program of very high caliber.

Thank you for your support to the Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood transfusion and to Lebanon.

I am sure we will have a wonderful time and fruitful meeting.

Miguel R. ABBOUD MD, MHAPresident of the Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood transfusion

LSH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Miguel R. ABBOUD MD, MHA PRESIDENTHanady SAMAHA MD VICE PRESIDENTPeter NOUN MD PAST PRESIDENTBerthe CHALHOUB HACHEM MD SECRETARYClaudia DJAMBAS KHAYAT MD TREASURERAhmad IBRAHIM MD MEMBERNidal JOUMAA MD MEMBERJean Pierre SAAB MD MEMBER

LSH SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Miguel R. ABBOUD MD, MHA

Ali BAZARBACHI MD, PhD, MHA

Berthe CHALHOUB HACHEM MD

Ahmad IBRAHIM MD

Nidal JOUMAA MD

Claudia DJAMBAS KHAYAT MD

Peter NOUN MD Jean Pierre SAAB MD

Hanady SAMAHA MD

Ali TAHER MD, PhD, FRCP

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS

Günter AUERSWALD MD,PhD GERMANY

Alain BEAUPLET MD FRANCE

Yves BERTRAND MD, PhD FRANCE

Gregory CHENG MD, PhD HONG KONG

Bertrand COIFFIER MD, PhD FRANCE

Thierry FACON MD FRANCE

Pierre FENAUX MD, PhD FRANCE

Ephraim FUCHS MD, MBA USA

Olivier HERMINE MD, PhD FRANCE

Alfonso IORIO MD, PhD, FRCP CANADA

Rezan KADIR MD, FRCS, MRCOG UL

Mohamed KHARFAN DABAJA MD USA

Odile OBERLIN MD FRANCE

Isaac ODAME MB, ChB, MRCP, FRCPath, FRCPC CANADA

Yves PIQUET MD FRANCE

Alok STRIVASTAVA MD, FRACP, FRCPA, FRCP INDIA

René TARDIVEL MD FRANCE

Swee Lay THEIN MB, BS, FRCPath, FRCP, DSC, FMedSci UK

13:30-14:00 REGISTRATION

14:00-14:30 OPENING CEREMONY Welcome note: President of the Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood transfusion Miguel R. ABBOUD Word of the Lebanese Minister of Public Health Mr. Ali Hassan KHALIL

14:30-16:00 TRANSFUSION SESSION:LAUNCHING OF NEW NATIONAL GUIDELINES*

Organized by: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health In collaboration with: Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Lebanese Syndicate of Clinical Pathologists

Introduction Rita FEGHALI Word from the Department of Health and “Etablissement Français du sang - EFS” Alain BEAUPLET Implementation of good manufacturing practices in blood transfusion in Lebanon Yves PIQUET Good manufacturing practices in blood component preparation René TARDIVEL Update on emerging pathogens in blood transfusion Yves PIQUET Efficacy of platelet transfusion in hematology René TARDIVEL

THURSDAY OCTOBER 3

* Simultaneous translation available

16:00-17:30 EDUCATIONAL SESSION I: BLEEDING DISORDERS IN WOMEN Joint session with Lebanese Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology In Collaboration with World Federation of Hemophilia 16:00-16:30 Women with bleeding disorders – pregnancy complications and management Rezan KADIR16:30-17:00 DDAVP & tranexamic acid revisited Günter AUERSWALD17:00-17:30 Inherited bleeding disorders in women – improving diagnosis and treatment Rezan KADIR

17:30-18:00 COFFEE BREAK

18:00-18:40 NOVARTIS ONCOLOGY SYMPOSIUM Recent Advances in the Management of Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia (NTDT) Ali TAHER

18:40-19:10 EDUCATIONAL SESSION II: HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES18:40-19:10 Global Network in Sickle Cell Disease Isaac ODAME

09:00-10:30 EDUCATIONAL SESSION III: HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES 09:00-09:30 New clinical trials in Sickle Cell Disease Swee Lay THEIN09:30-10:00 Global perspectives in Sickle Cell Disease Isaac ODAME10:00-10:30 Stem cells Transplant in Hemoglobinopathies Ephraim FUCHS

10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:00-12:30 EDUCATIONAL SESSION IV: HEMOPHILIA STATE OF THE ART TREATMENT In Collaboration with World Federation of Hemophilia11:00-11:30 Assessment need for good care Alok STRIVASTAVA11:30-12:00 Building evidence based optimal treatment in hemophilia: where are we at? An epidemiologic perspective Alfonso IORIO12:00-12:30 Joint health in Hemophilia Alok STRIVASTAVA

12:30-13:15 SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM Evolving New Opportunities in Hemophilia Günter AUERSWALD Sponsored with an unrestricted grant from Novo Nordisk

FRIDAY OCTOBER 4

13:15-14:30 LUNCH

14:30-16:00 EDUCATIONAL SESSION V: PEDIATRIC LYMPHOMA 14:30-15:00 Hodgkin Lymphoma in Pediatric Patients Odile OBERLIN 15:00-15:30 Lymphoblastic lymphoma in Pediatric patients Yves BERTRAND15:30-16:00 Late effects of therapy in Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Odile OBERLIN

16:00-16:50 EDUCATIONAL SESSION VI: PLATELETS AND COAGULATION16:00-16:25 Prevention of recurrent VTE: optimal duration or personalized treatment? Afonso IORIO16:25-16:50 Investigational agents in Aplastic Anemia Gregory CHENG

16:50-17:30 COFFEE BREAK

17:30-18:15 GSK CHRONIC ITP SYMPOSIUM Gregory CHENG

18:15-19:00 ROCHE SYMPOSIUM Speaker TBD

09:00-10:00 EDUCATIONAL SESSION VII: MULTIPLE MYELOMA09:00-09:30 First line therapy in Multiple Myeloma Mohamad Kharfan DABAJA09:30-10:00 Management of relapse-refractory multiple myeloma Thierry FACON

10:00-12:00 EDUCATIONAL SESSION VIII: LEUKEMIA AND MYELODYSPLASIA10:00-10:30 State of the art management of myelodysplasia Pierre FENAUX10:30-11:00 Pediatric ALL: update Yves BERTRAND11:00-11:30 Treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia: where do we stand? Pierre FENAUX 11:30-12:00 New drugs in CLL Mohamad Kharfan DABAJA

12:00-12:30 COFFEE BREAK

12:30-14:00 EDUCATIONAL SESSION IX: ADULT LYMPHOMA12:30-13:00 Diffuse large B cell lymphoma Bertrand COIFFIER13:00-13:30 Mantle cell lymphoma Olivier HERMINE13:30-14:00 New drugs in lymphoma Bertrand COIFFIER

SATURDAY OCTOBER 5

14:00-15:00 LUNCH 15:00-16:00 EDUCATIONAL SESSION X: PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM15:00-15:30 Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplants: From bench to bedside Ephraim FUCHS15:30-16:00 Infectious Complications in BMT, Focus on fungal infections Speaker TBD

16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK

16:30-17:30 PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM16:30-17:00 Modulation of fetal Hemoglobin Swee Lay THEIN17:00-17:30 Basic Science lecture: Pathophysiology of thalassemia Olivier HERMINE

The Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion wishes to express its gratitude to the following companies for their generous contribution:

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSOR

OTHER SPONSORS

Astra Zeneca

Benta Pharma Industries BPI

Boehringer Ingelheim

Georges N. Khoriaty Foundation

Glaxo Smithkline

Janssen

Khayat-Kanaan for Medical Equipment

LFB Biomedicaments

Merck Sharp and Dohme

Pacific Pharma S.A.L.

Pharmamed

Pierre Fabre Medicament - Oncology Division

Pfizer

Sanofi

Union Pharmaceutique D’orient s.a.l

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