Agenda

08:15–08:30 | Welcome and Introductions

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08:30–08:50 | What’s New in Hematology in 2026
Nicole Relke

 

08:50–09:00 | Question and Answer

 

09:00–09:20 | What’s New in Thrombosis in 2026
Ali Eshaghpour

 

09:20–09:30 | Question and Answer

 

09:30–10:30 | Panel Presentations: Diagnostic Tests in Hematology

 

Three 20-minute presentations:

• How to Interpret an SPEP — Britt Salter

• How to Tell if My Patient is Hemolyzing — Sarah Patterson

• How to Work Up Erythrocytosis — Siraj Mithoowani

 

10:30–10:40 | Question and Answer

 

10:40–11:00 | Morning Break and Visit Exhibitors

 

11:00–12:00 | Hematology and Thrombosis “Morning Report”
Panellists: Nicole Relke, Deborah Siegal, Britt Salter

 

12:00–13:00 | Networking Lunch

 

13:00–13:45 | Breakout Session 1

• 1A: Managing Anticoagulant-Associated Bleeding — Deborah Siegal

• 1B: VTE in Pregnancy — Conor Cox

• 1C: Myelodysplastic Syndrome — Tobias Berg

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13:45–13:50 | Room Transfer

 

13:50–14:35 | Breakout Session 2

• 2A: Direct Oral Anticoagulant Pearls: Which Drug to Choose, and When? — Stephanie Carlin

• 2B: Hematologic Abnormalities in Pregnancy That Should Be Referred — Kristine Matusiak

• 2C: B12 Deficiency: Who to Test, How to Screen, and How to Treat? — Michelle Sholzberg

 

14:35–14:50 | Afternoon Break and Visit Exhibitors

 

14:50–15:10 | Anti-PF4 Disorders
Ted Warkentin

 

15:10–15:20 | Question and Answer

 

15:20–15:40 | Hematologic Manifestations of Rheumatologic Disease
Kim Legault

 

15:40–15:50 | Question and Answer

 

15:50–16:10 | Iron Deficiency Diagnostic Updates
Michelle Zeller

 

16:10–16:20 | Question and Answer

 

16:20–16:30 | Closing Remarks