CME and Nursing Events

VOA 14th Annual Hematology Conference

Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront | Virginia Beach, VA 23451

PLEASE JOIN US live and in person for our 14th Annual VOA Hematology Conference  

Objectives
• Summarize the current therapeutic landscape of CML, including the role of TKIs.
• Interpret updated trial data and guideline recommendations (NCCN/ELN) relevant to frontline
and resistant CML therapy.
• Apply appropriate first- and second-line testing for diagnosis of the 3 major clinical types of
porphyrias.
• Describe effective management strategies for the major types of porphyrias.
• Recall the current standard for screening patients for iron deficiency.
• Explain when and how to use oral and intravenous iron.
• Evaluate bleeding and thrombotic risk in the management of obstetric patients experiencing or at
risk of venous thromboembolism.
• Manage thromboembolic complications occurring in the peripartum and postpartum periods.
• Apply consensus guidelines in the evaluation and diagnosis of patients with Castleman disease.
• Utilize anti-IL6 antibody therapy in the management of patients with idiopathic multicentric
Castleman disease.
• Dierentiate between the available cytoreductive therapies in polycythemia vera.
• Evaluate the potential of interferon therapy as a disease-modifying treatment that provides
durable hematologic and molecular responses.
• Analyze and apply the data on omission of radiation in the care of patients with early and
advanced stage Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma.
• Analyze and apply the data on the incorporation of immunotherapy in the care of patients with
early and advanced stage Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

CONFERENCE AGENDA 
7:00 AM Registration, Breakfast, Networking, Exhibit Visits
7:50 AM Welcome & Introduction
Burton Alexander, III, MD
8:00 AM Updates in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Michael Keng, MD
9:00 AM Porphyrias: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
Karl Anderson, MD
10:00 AM Snack Break & Exhibit Visits
10:30 AM A New Paradigm for Diagnosing and Treating Iron Deficiency
Michael Auerbach, MD, FACP
11:30 AM Thromboembolic Complications in the Obstetric Patient: Challenging Scenarios
Jerome Federspiel, MD
12:00 PM Lunch & Exhibit Visits
1:00 PM Essential Thrombocythemia in 2026
Tania Jain, MD
1:30 PM Castleman Disease: The Great Imitator
Alexandra Stefanovic, MD
2:00 PM Beyond Phlebotomy: The Changing Landscape of Polycythemia Vera Treatment
Jana Christian, MD 
2:30 PM The Challenge of Hodgkin Lymphoma: Continuing to Improve High Cure Rates While Reducing Late Eects of Treatment
Michael G. Douvas, MD
3:30 PM Adjourn

Register at https://bit.ly/2026HemConference

Registration deadline is 1/19/2026 
Registration Fee: $45
VOA Staff and Physicians FREE
For further information, email Christie Davenport at [email protected] or call (757) 274–8847. 

ACCOMMODATIONS 
Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront 
4201 Atlantic Avenue 
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23451 
 Reservations at https://bit.ly/HemConfRoomReservation2026
 

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SAVE THE DATE! Our annual VOA Summer Conference will take place on 8/1/26 at the Hampton Convention Center in Hampton, VA. 

For more information on any of the CME/Nursing conferences, please call (757) 274-8847 or email.