Johns Hopkins First Annual Pituitary Tumor Center Patient Education Day

Saturday, September 26, 2009

9:30 a.m. Registration

10:30 a.m. Presentations

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Breakout session with physicians

Johns Hopkins Mt. Washington Conference Center

5801 Smith Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21209

Please R.S.V.P. by September 4, 2009

Joe Bondura (410) 516-6234 or jbondur1@jbmi.edu

Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Please reserve early.

One patient, one Guest

Please indicate any special access and/or dietary needs when making your reservation.

Upcoming Meetings of Interest to Cushing's Patients

• Pituitary Disorders: An Interactive Forum (Los Angeles, CA) July 8, 2009. More info here.

• Pituitary Patient Education Day (Seattle, WA) July 10, 2009. More info here.

• Patient Support Group Santa Monica, CA, Wednesday July 14, 2009 More info here.

• Salt Lake City Area Cushie Dinner West Jordan, UT, Tuesday July 21, 2009 More info here.

• Medicine 2.0 (Toronto, Canada) September 17-18, 2009. Robin Smith (staticnrg), Mary O'Connor (MaryO) and Dr Ted Friedman were accepted as panelists but will not attend. The topic was "Paying It Forward in the Digital Age: Patient Empowerment 2.0 Using Web 2.0".

More info here.

• Cushie Get Together 2009 Columbus, OH, Saturday, September 26, 2009 More info here.

• Patient Support Group Santa Monica, CA, Wednesday November 10, 2009 More info here.

• Magic Foundation Conference, including Cushing's and Growth Hormone Issues, June 11-13, 2010 in Chicago, IL. More info here.

• Endo 2010 (San Diego, CA) June 19-22, 2010. More info here.

• ENDO 2011 (Boston, MA) June 4 - 7, 2011. More info here.

• Cushie Convention 2011 (Winnipeg, MB, Canada, or St. Louis, MO, USA) November 18, 2011 to November 20, 2011. More info here.

• ENDO 2012 (Houston, TX) June 23 - 26, 2012. More info as it becomes available.

• ENDO 2013 (San Francisco, CA) June 15 - 18, 2013. More info as it becomes available.

• ENDO 2014 (Chicago, IL) June 21 - 24, 2014. More info as it becomes available.

• ENDO 2015 (San Diego, CA) June 20 - 23, 2015. More info as it becomes available.

• ENDO 2016 (Boston, MA) June 4 - 7, 2016. More info as it becomes available.

•Discussions about other upcoming meetings on the message boards: Meetings, events and information.

Pituitary Patient Education Day

YOU’RE INVITED!!

What: Seattle Pituitary Center Patient Education Day

Who: Patients, families and friends and anyone else who want to learn more about pituitary disorders

When: Friday, July 10, 2009

Time: 9:00 – 4:30 p.m. (registration opens at 8:15 a.m.)

Where: Swedish Cherry Hill Campus, Education and Conference Center

Cost: No charge; Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Hear from patients who will share their personal experiences living with a pituitary disorder, and chat with other patients and families in breakout discussion sessions.

Agenda topics include:

· Overview of pituitary disorders

· Overview of acromegaly

· Psychological aspects of living with a pituitary disease

· Pituitary hormone replacement

· Cushing’s syndrome

· Surgical and radiation treatment options for pituitary tumors

RSVP: Register online or call 206-386-2502.