Welcome!
Robin Tuohy, IMF Vice President, Patient Support
25-Year Care Partner | Advocate | Support Group Leader
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IN-PERSON PROGRAM | JULY 17 – 20, 2025
Omni Viking Lakes, Eagan, MN
Hope in Action:
WELCOME First Time and Returning Leaders!
This year, there are 108 Support Group Leaders in attendance representing 81 Support Groups.
We are thrilled to welcome 22 first-time attendees and welcome back 86 returning leaders!
Friday Morning Agenda
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Leading With You:
The Reach & Impact of IMF’s Shared Vision
Diane Moran, RN, MA,
EdM
IMF
Interim CEO and Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning
Key Questions in Myeloma Research: How the IMF
is Addressing Them
Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd,
FRCPC, FACP, FASCO
IMF Chief Medical Officer
Turning Personal Stories into Powerful Advocacy:
How to Get Involved and Make a Difference
IMF Director of Public Policy & Advocacy
Michael Riotto
IMF Grassroots Advocacy Consultant, Support Group Leader
(Philadelphia, PA)
Danielle Doheny
Stretch & Morning Break
Serdar Erdogan Myeloma has no Borders
IMF Director of GMAN – EU/ME Patient Programs
Fireside Chat #1:
Screening, Smoldering Myeloma & Frontline Therapy
Joseph Mikhael, MD
Shaji Kumar, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Morning Wrap-Up
Robin Tuohy
Share a Memory
Reminder to obtain your dinner choice chip from the IMF table in the foyer during your lunch break
Lunchtime!
Welcome Back!
Screenshot of afternoon agenda
Industry Partner #1
Industry Partner #2
Fireside Chat #2:
Maintenance & Relapsed Therapy
Joseph Mikhael, MD
Shaji Kumar, MD
Support Group Leader
Guide: Making Sense of Lab & Diagnostic Tests in Multiple Myeloma
Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN,
APN-BC, AOCN, BMTCN,
FAAN, FAPO
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, OH
Day 1 Recap & Afternoon Break: Announcements and Evaluations
3:30PM – 60-minute session
Please attend the option you selected:
• Care Partners (Gale)
• Patients (Valhalla)
4:30PM – Open Options
• Walk around Viking Lake
• Indoor Pool (2nd Floor)
• Lawn Games (Valhalla Terrace)
• Rest & Relax
Day 1 Recap & Afternoon Break: Announcements and Evaluations
6:00PM – Networking & Evening Reception
• Valhalla Terrace & Pre-Function North
7:00PM – Dinner & Presentation by Sylvia Dsouza
IMF Vice President, Development
• Valhalla Ballroom
Tomorrow: 6:30 – 8:00AM – Breakfast
• Kyndred Hearth
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