5th Annual Arizona Cord Blood Conference - ONLINE

"Path to the Future"

Free event. Open to the public.

AVAILABLE ONLINE

August 10th-September 10th, 2020

UPDATE - EVENT NOW ONLINE: The Arizona Cord Blood Conference Planning Committee regrets that we have to cancel the 5th Annual Arizona Cord Blood Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Due to the COVID-19 response, many of the speakers are no longer able to make it in person. The Committee has been working with the distinguished speakers from this event to record their presentations and make them available online from August 10th to September 10th. Updates will be sent to those who provided their email when they registered for the event on Eventbrite. Please go to the new website to re-register: www.ArizonaPublicCordBloodProgram.org

*CME & CNE available*

KEY SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE:

• Elizabeth Shpall, MD “Best Approaches to Cord Blood transplant – What’s the Future Hold for the Clinical Use of Cord Blood?
• Wise Young, MD, PhD “Recent Advances and Updates on the Use of Cord Blood for Spinal Cord Injury”
• Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA “Ethical Considerations of Stem Cell use from Cord Blood and Tissues”
• Marcie Finney, MS, MBA "Driving Cord Blood Utilization through Research and Development”
• Jonathan Gutman, MD “Overcoming Barriers and Improving Outcomes in Cord Blood Transplant”
• Jaap-Jan Boelens, MD PhD "Cord Blood Therapies for Non-Malignant Disease in the Pediatric Population - the already established and the cutting edge"
• Kristen Wilt "Cord Blood 101"

And we will hear from several cord blood recipients:

• Ryan Keeney "The Patient's Perspective"
• Rachel Fryar with son, Luke "Our Story of Cord Blood and Cerebral Palsy"
• Alexes Harris "My Story, and Why Diversity Matters"

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Arizona Department of Health Services. St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Continuing Nursing Education Group, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Arizona, Idaho, and Utah Nurses Associations are members of the Continuing Nursing Education Group.

For more information or questions contact:

Wendy Barrett

WendyBarrett@DignityHealth.org

602-406-7021