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CLINICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE

September 29 - 30, 2025 | Fort Worth, TX

Registration Agenda Housing Accreditation

About the Conference

The Clinical Education Conference (CEC) provides a deeper understanding of the diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic treatments for acute and chronic complications of hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapies. During this two-day event, participate in breakout sessions that will dig deeper into case studies and treatments of either the adult or pediatric patient populations. In addition, the CEC offers a track specially designed for beginners (defined as at about one year into their careers in the field).

Who Should Attend

Advanced practice providers (APPs)
Fellows
In-training professionals
Nurses

Continuing Education Credit

This conference offers 10.75 hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) and continuing medical education (CME), view more details below.

Key Information

This conference will be held in person only.

Registration

Type	Price
Registration Rates
ASTCT Member Rate	$375
Non-Member Rate	$550
Register & Join ASTCT as a Member Limited to the Affiliate membership type. Membership valid Oct. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2026.	$500

Agenda

Please note, schedule is subject to change. Last update: July 17, 2025.

Day 1: Monday, September 29

7:15 – 8:15 AM	Breakfast and Product Theater
8:15 – 8:25 AM	Housekeeping
8:30 – 9:10 AM	Best of Tandem David Porter, MD; University of Pennsylvania
9:15 – 10:00 AM	Myelodysplastic Syndromes: The Great Imitator Anita Stokes, CRNP; National Institutes of Health
10:00 – 10:30 AM	Break/Exhibit Hall
10:30 – 11:10 AM	New GVHD Therapeutics Gianni Scappaticci, PharmD, BCOP; University of Michigan
11:15 – 11:55 AM	Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Nic Parnell, MD; University of Michigan
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch and Product Theater: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1:00 – 1:40 PM	Advances in Gene Therapy for Beta Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease Jordan Leal, DNP, APRN-NP, BMTCN; University of Kansas Cancer Center
1:45 – 2:25 PM	Unmasking the Cause: Fever of Unknown Origin Chelsea Honstain, MS, FNP-C; C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan
2:30 – 3:00 PM	Break
3:00 – 3:40 PM	Genetic Counseling for Malignancy Sara Pirzadeh-Miller, MS, CGC; National Society of Genetic Counselors; UT Southwestern
3:45 – 4:30 PM	Palliative Care Integration Christina Ullrich, MD, MPH; Harvard University

Day 2: Tuesday, September 30

Track	Beginner	Adult	Pediatric
7:15 – 8:15 AM	Breakfast and Product Theater: Incyte
8:15 – 8:55 AM	Pretransplant Evaluation/Workup Vivian Gatell, MD	Clinical Understanding of GVHD: Prevention and Treatment Strategies Shatha Farhan, MD; Henry Ford Health/Michigan State University	Transplant-Associated TMA in Children: From Early Detection to Targeted Therapy Christopher Dandoy, MD, MS; Cincinnati Children's Hospital
9:00 – 9:40 AM	Identifying Transplant Candidates Luis Piniero, MD	Cellular Therapies for Lymphomas: State of the Art and Future Directions Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, MD, MS, MBA, FACP; UT Southwestern Medical Center	Transplant for Unique Populations: The Amish Courtney Culbertson, MSN, APRN, Akron Children's Hospital
9:40 – 10:00 AM	Break/Exhibit Hall
10:00 – 10:40 AM	Infectious Disease - Beginner Track Zainab Shahid, MD; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Pulmonary Fungal Infections Katie Finnigan, MS, RD, PA-C; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	CTLs to the Rescue: Targeting Viral Threats After HSCT Alexandra Mendoza, MS, PA-C; Texas Children's Hospital
10:40 – 11:20 AM	S.O.S! Rescuing a Sinking Liver: Veno-Occlusive Disease/Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome 101 Emily Bauer, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC; University of Chicago Medicine	Updates in Myeloma Therapy: A Journey from the Pharaoh’s Times to New York Times Siddhartha Ganguly, MD, FACP; Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center	Transplant for Severe Aplastic Anemia Ghadir Sasa
11:20 – 12:00 PM	Cardiotoxicity in Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Patients Myrshia Hunter, MHS, PA-C; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer	Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Lung GVHD Kyle Brownback, MD; University of Kansas Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine	Endocrine Disorders
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch and Product Theater: Sanofi
1:00 – 1:40 PM	Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: Practical Approaches to Diagnosis and Management in the First Year of Practice Katie Sellers, MPAS, PA-C; Texas Oncology Medical City Dallas	Overview of Acute Myeloid and Lymphoid Leukemias in Adults Alejandro Marinos Velarde, MD; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Leukemia/Lymphoma Miriam Garcia, DO; MD Anderson
1:45 – 2:25 PM	CAR T 101 Elizabeth Zerante, MS, AGACNP-BC; University of Chicago Medicine	CAR T-Cell Therapy: Strategies to Improve Value for Patients Cherian Verghese, MD MPH; University of Missouri	Pediatric CAR T Updates Samuel John
2:30 – 3:15 PM	Transplant and Cellular Therapy: Trivia Showdown Michelle Skinner, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC; Oregon Health & Science University
3:15 – 3:30 PM	Closing Statements

Housing

Hilton Fort Worth

815 Main Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102

(817) 870-2100

Registered attendees will receive the housing link to secure discounted room rates in their official registration confirmation email.

Room Rate

$199.00 plus tax per night (single/double).

Housing Rate Cutoff

To take advantage of the discounted room rate, be sure to book your reservation on or before Friday, September 5. After September 5, the room block will be released and the negotiated room rates may not be available. Please make sure the hotel is aware of any special needs. They will assign specific room types and any other requests based on availability.

Deposits

Please have your credit card information on hand upon booking your reservation. The Hilton Fort Worth requires each individual reservation be guaranteed with a deposit equal to one night’s room and tax.

Changes or Cancellations

The Hilton Fort Worth requires that you cancel your reservation (72) hours prior to your arrival. The deposit of one night’s room and tax will be forfeited for cancellations made less than (72) hours from arrival. Please call the hotel directly to make a cancellation and keep your cancellation confirmation number for your records. Name changes can be made to reservations any time prior to check-in, without incurring a fee.

Confirmations

The hotel will send you a confirmation to the email used in booking your reservation using the customized online reservation link provided by ASTCT. Review it carefully for accuracy and keep a copy for your records.

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Accredited Provider

This activity is jointly provided by The France Foundation in collaboration with the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT).

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

In support of improving patient care, The France Foundation is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Credit Designation

The France Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

The France Foundation designates this activity for 10.75 contact hours.

All other health care professionals completing this accredited activity may receive a statement of participation.

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Angie Dahl at adahl@astct.org.