PRELIMINARY AGENDA:

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM             Registration, Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM             Welcome
                                           Andrea Wilson, President and Co-Founder, FSR

8:45 AM – 9:05 AM             What Is Sarcoidosis?
                                           Adam Morgenthau, MD, Mt. Sinai Medical Center

9:05 AM – 9:15 AM             Sarcoidosis Co-morbidities and Treatments
                                           Maria Padilla, MD, Mt. Sinai Medical Center

9:15 AM – 9:40 AM             Sarcoidosis and the World Trade Center disaster of 2001
                                           Albert Miller, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Beth Israel
                                           Medical Center

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM           Question and Answer Session

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM         Break, refreshments

10:10 AM – 10:40 AM         Quality of Life – Maximize Life, Minimize Stress
                                           Marc Judson, MD, Albany Medical Center

10:40 AM – 11:10 AM         Review of recent research findings
                                           Dan Culver, DO, Cleveland Clinic

11:10 AM – 11:40 AM         The Empowered Patient – Resources, tools, participation in
                                           research
                                           Craig Lipset, Head of Clinical Innovation, Pfizer and FSR Board member

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM          Questions and Answers

12:00 PM – 12:10 PM          Closing Remarks
                                           Lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the program.

ACCOMMODATIONS

For those who will be traveling to New York City for this half-day education conference:

Courtyard Marriott New York Manhattan/Upper East Side (410 East 92nd Street) is less than one mile from Mount Sinai. For reservations, call 800-321-2211. If desired, reservations are the responsibility if conference attendees. Mention Mount Sinai Sarcoidosis Patient Conference for the discounted room rate of $319/night plus taxes.