FMDSA Annual Conference 2010 3RD ANNUAL FMDSA CONFERENCE (Preliminary Agenda - Subject to change) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER May 21st - May 23rd, in Cleveland, Ohio Doubletree Hotel Downtown Please note: Each individual guest must make their own reservations by calling 1-800-222-TREE or 216-241-5100. The final cut off for reservations will be April 21, 2010. You must identify yourself as a member of the FMDSA. Registration fee: Members - $50.00; Non members - $75.00 **Friday May 21st - Registration / Meet & Greet: 5:30-7:30pm **Saturday May 22nd - Meeting and Conference: 8am - 4:15pm **Saturday evening - Drawing for raffle items & social Confirmed Speakers: Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACP, FACC Professor of Medicine Director, Vascular Medicine Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY Heather L. Gornik, M.D. Medical Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Leopoldo Pozuelo, M.D. Psychiatry and Psychology Section Head, Consult Liaison Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Karen Broer Ph.D. Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Psychiatry and Psychology Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Kevin Meyers, M.D. Pediatric Nephrologist Assistant Professor of Pediatrics The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA (It's been confirmed that Dr. Meyers will be attending our Annual Meeting in May and participating in the panel discussion) Patrick Willems, M.D., Ph.D Geneticist Gendia Network Belgium Nazli B. McDonnell M.D., Ph.D Medical Genetics Laboratory of Genetics National Institute of Aging/NIH Baltimore, MD Additional speakers/details will be added, once confirmed. **** PLEASE NOTE: Registration will open March 1st **** FMDSA Annual Conference 2009 The 2009 FMDSA conference in Cleveland, this past June 13th was a huge success. In addition to attending the conference, many patients/members also enjoyed site seeing in Cleveland and seeing the Cleveland Indians play, and of course a stop at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was also an opportunity for many patients to be seen for a consultation/assessment at the Cleveland Clinic FMD Clinic, which was booked solid with out of town patients the week of the conference, including some from out of the country. Guest speakers included Dr. Jeff Olin, Dr. Heather Gornik, Dr. Kevin Meyers, all members of our Medical Advisory Board, and Dr. James Froechlich, who discussed the new patient registry. We would like to thank them for their informative presentations. Dr. Olin once again held our attention with a comprehensive lecture about what is known and what isn't known about FMD. Dr. Gornik's session offered patients the opportunity to participate interactively in "FMD Jeopardy" via an audio response system. Dr Meyer's presented interesting insight to pediatric FMD, for the first time at an FMDSA conference. After each speaker finished, they allowed time for a question and answer period with their audience. The time passed quickly and each presentation was very enlightening. A big thanks also to all patients, family members, and medical personnel who attended our 2nd Annual Conference, hosted at the Wyndham Hotel in downtown Cleveland. Your support of this event is greatly appreciated and sends a message about how important it is to spread awareness about Fibromuscular Dysplasia. This year's conference also included a photographer from the Wall Street Journal who was on hand to take photographs for the June 27th front page story on Fibromuscular Dysplasia. Friday night's social was a great way to meet new people and reconnect with old friends. Saturday was a full day starting at 8am with breakfast, followed by conference presentations until 3pm, and ending with a social and raffle that was a fun way to spend the last of our time together. Thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteers: Our Sponsors Cleveland Clinic Foundation Molly Clark & Kay Tanner Tana Busch, DDS Martha Clark Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Thank You For Your Donations Alluvit Construction Applebees Artist for a Day David & Cheryl Bailey Charles Scott Salon Molly Clark & Kay Tanner Carla & Randy Congdon Annette & John DesRochers James DesRochers Stan & Karen Fettig Rich & Susan Gould Ronni Herrick Rebecca Hoetgers Lauren's Hope Susan Leone Jane Lorenz Pam Mace & Bob Kubic Phil & Rochelle DesRochers-Moreau Alaina Murley Peace Unique Mimi Peterson Pro Plum Dr. Bradley & Terri Provost-Daar Jen Robinson Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum The Rocky River Pub Carol Rogers Bob Smiddie Kellie Smiddie Dr. Michael & Kari Ulrich www.vlingvling.com Janet White Maureen Womack Robert & Lisa Zborowski A Special Thanks to our Conference Committee Cheryl Bailey Kim Blakemore Rochelle DesRochers-Moreau Chrissy Gribble Pam Mace Terri Provost-Daar Kellie Smiddie Photos of the event can be viewed in our photo section here. (we are currently awaiting approval/signed waivers before the photos can be added to the site, and apologize for the delay but want to respect the privacy and wishes of all of those in attendance).