PPB
What is PPB?
PPB Research Study Information
Director and Collaborators
Information for Physicians
Contact Us
The International PPB Registry
Family Symposium June 2006
Help Fund PPB Research
Washington University School of Medine
PPB
PPB Family Conference
May 26-28, 2006

Register Today

Hyatt Regency at Union Station, St. Louis, MO

Hosted by
Washington University Department of Pathology and Immunology
and The International PPB Registry

 

 

Program

 

Friday
  5:00 - 8:30 p.m. Welcome Reception and Registration
     
Saturday
7:30 - 9:00 a.m Breakfast
     
  9:00 - 9:05 a.m Welcome to St. Louis
D. Ashley Hill. M.D.,
Washington University
     
*
9:05 - 9:45 a.m. The Evolution of PPB as a Diagnosis: An Eleven Year Story
Louis (Pepper) Dehner, M.D.
Washington University Department of Pathology and Immunology
     
*
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Updates from The International PPB Registry
John R. (Jack) Priest, M.D.
The International PPB Registry
     
  10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Snack Break
     
*
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Question and Answer Session with Drs. Priest and Dehner

     
11:45 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
     
*
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. What Do We Know About Families Coping With a Child's Serious Medical Illness?
Susan Sylvia, Ph.D., Child Psychologist
St. Louis Children's Hospital
     
1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Topical small group discussions
Dr. Susan Sylvia and Dr. April Neeson and Staff
    Parents, children, siblings, all
     
  6:15 - 9:15 p.m. Dinner Event at the St. Louis Science Center
     
     
     
     
Sunday
7:30- 9:00 a.m Breakfast
     
*
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Genes and Childhood Cancer
Alison Whelan, M.D., Medical Geneticist, Co-Director Hereditary Cancer Core,
Siteman Cancer Center
     
*
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Finding the Cause of PPB: Where Do We Go From Here?
D. Ashley Hill, M.D.
Washington University Department of Pathology and Immunology
     
*
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. A Few Words About the PPB Genetic Study
Jennifer Ivanovich, M.D.,
Genetic Counselor
Hereditary Cancer Core,
Siteman Cancer Center
     
  10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Snack Break
     
  10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Tribute to Children with PPB
     
  11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

And Now a Word From Our Families
Family Presentations

     
  12:00 p.m. Meeting Wrap Up
D. Ashley Hill, M.D.
     
  12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Genetic Study Enrollment
     
  12:00 a.m.

Pick up your box lunches
Free time for family sightseeing

   

*Supervised activities for kids will be arranged during the Saturday and Sunday morning Scientific Sessions.


 
rule
Washington UniversitySiteman Cancer CenterChildren's HospitalBarnes Jewish Hospital
Washington University School of Medicine