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The nineteenth ‘Icon Meet’ was held on September 20-21, 2008 at the Shanku’s waterpark in Mehsana, Gujarat. The provisional scientific programme included discussion on the following issues:

• Clinical research-
  • Performance
  • Planning and Interpretation
  • Hypothesis
• Colo – rectal cancer
• Pediatric oncology- Recent advances
• Update on non-small cell lung cancer
• Head and neck cancer: Surgical Vs non-surgical organ/function preservation.
• Breast cancer-
  • Taxane resistance in MBC
  • Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors in MBC
• Debate on recurrent ovarian cancer- Single agent or combination CT
• Cancer screening recommendations for common cancers
• Future of G-CSF therapy in oncology

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A scientific programme on ‘Hematology Update 2008′, was held at Hotel Pride from October 4-5, 2008. The discussion was on the following issues:

• Inherited & acquired conditions leading to hypercoagulable states
• Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
• Anticoagulation therapy-
  • Principles of initiation, monitoring and prophylaxis.
• Advanced techniques in hematological malignancies
• Aplastic anemia
• Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
• Hemophilia-
  • Antenatal diagnosis
  • Management of hemophiliacs with inhibitors
• Hematology consultation in neonates
• Hemoglobinopathies
• Iron overload-
• Pediatric ALL & lymptiomas
• Acute leukemias
• Chronic leukemias
• Lymphomas
• Multiple myeloma
• Role of a hematologist in ICU/ICCU
• Chronic myeloproliferative disorder-
  • Ploycythemia
  • Thrombocythemia
  • Easinophilia
• Thrombocytopenia-
  • Approach & D/D
  • ITP: Acute & chronic in adults and children
  • Platelet function abnormalities: congenital & acquired.
• Anemias-
• Iron/Folate/B12 deficiency: Newer aspects & prevention strategies.
• Auto immune hemolytic anemia
• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Hematologic manifestatons in systemic diseases:
  • HIV & infection
  • Liver diseases
  • Kidney diseases
• Blood component transfusion
• Falacies & errors in laboratory
• Significance of peripheral smear & bone marrow examination in clinical practice
• Significance of flow cytometry in hematology
• Significance of cytogenetics in hematology

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The breast cancer awareness programme was held at the Hemato-Oncology Clinic where mammography was carried out on 130 patients.

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