/24-7PressRelease/ - Rockville, MD, September 20, 2008 - The Platelet Disorder Support Association is pleased to announce that five Regional Meetings will be held in major cities across the country this year.
PDSA hosts these regional meetings to help those with ITP and other platelet disorders learn about the most up-to-date information on ITP, talk face-to-face with researchers and hematologists, find out how to cope with fatigue and other lifestyle issues, and meet others dealing with these same concerns. Some of the programs qualify for CME credits.
The following meetings will take place in 2008:
„X New York, NY - Saturday, September 27
„X Los Angeles, California - Saturday, October 11
„X Cleveland, Ohio - Saturday, October 18
„X Washington, DC - Saturday, November 1
„X Houston, Texas - Saturday, November 15
The following is a sample of topics that will be discussed at various regional meetings:
„X Management of ITP: Current Perspectives on Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches
„X Underlining Mechanisms and Diagnosis of ITP
„X Current and Emerging Therapies for ITP
„X Food and Healing
„X Eastern Approaches to Managing ITP
„X Food and Blood Are One And The Same
„X Considering the Whole Person in the Cause and Cure of ITP
„X The Impact of Cleaning Products on Health
For more information or to register for the PDSA Regional Meetings, visit our Web site at http://www.pdsa.org or call toll free 1-87-PLATELET (1-877-528-3538)
About ITP
ITP, immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura, is an autoimmune disease. In autoimmune diseases, the body mounts an immune attack toward one or more seemingly normal organ systems. In ITP, platelets are the target. They are marked as foreign by the immune system and eliminated in the spleen and sometimes, the liver. In addition to increased platelet destruction, some people with ITP also have impaired platelet production. Without a sufficient number of platelets, a person with ITP is subject to spontaneous bleeding or bruising.
About PDSA
The Platelet Disorder Support Association is dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and other platelet disorders through education, advocacy and research. For more information, please contact us at 1-87-PLATELET or visit our Web site at http://www.pdsa.org.
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