Agenda

The following agenda is for the 2027 Indy Hematology Review event.

Saturday, March 13th, 2027

Precursory Events

Time Event/Topic
6:00 AM Registration
6:45 AM - 7:25 AM Breakfast Product Theater

Session 1

Time Event/Topic
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM State of the Art 2027: Emerging Therapies in Hematologic Malignancies
Ruemu E. Birhiray, MD

Professor of Medicine
Marian University - Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
8:05 AM - 8:35 AM MDS: Understanding the Bone Marrow Biopsy and Next Steps
(Ke Yang, IU)
8:35 AM - 9:05 AM Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease: Meds for Management
Aashiq Kumar
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM Multiple Myeloma: The Nurse’s Role
Katie French

9:35 PM - 9:50 PM Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM International Hematology: A First-Hand Experience
Madison Mosure
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM Making CAR-T Happen: The Nurse Behind the Authorization
Audrey Hopper
10: 55 AM - 11:25 AM Sickle Cell: 2.0 From Disease Modification to Gene Therapy
James Faulkner
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM Psychosocial Assessment as a Hematology Vital Sign
Sierra Akinwumi
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM “Don’t Panic! The Abnormal CBC” - What requires urgent action
Sheryl Knott
12: 25 PM -12:55 PM New Drugs, New Targets, New Nursing Considerations
Rowena “Moe” Schwartz
12:55 PM - 1:05 PM Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall
1:05 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch Product Theaters
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall

Session 2

Time Event/Topic
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Name Sponsor Introduction
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM When You Can Tell Tomorrow: Prognostification and Predicting Outcomes of Myeloid Neoplasms
Ayalew Teffari, MD

Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Benign Heme: Inpatient versus Outpatient
Katherine Ploog
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM The Nurse’s Role in Managing AML
Alexandra Pierce, NP

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer
Hospital & Solove Research Institute
3: 45 PM - 4:15 PM Recognizing and Mitigating the Toxicities of Bispecific Antibody Therapy
Beth Romano
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Coffee Break - Exhibit Hall
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Caring for the Caregiver: Managing Stress, Grief Anxiety
Meaghan Wiggins
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM RX to the Rescue: Understanding and Managing the Toxicities of Oral Oncolytics in Hematology
David Reeves
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Adjourn