Wednesday 21 May
Chantilly, France
Château de Montvillargenne

In collaboration with:

Empowering WM Patients and Caregivers

 

 

 

 

2025 European Educational Forum for Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia 

The European Educational Forum is an educational event for all Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia patients, supporters, family, and caregivers. The meeting will be held on Wednesday May 21 at Le Château de Montvillargenne, 2 Av. François Mathet, 60270 Gouvieux, France.

This year, we’re thrilled to be working in partnership with Waldenström France, the French patient support group for Waldenstrom’s and the European Consortium of WM (ECWM); the network of doctors and researchers working in Waldenstrom’s. This collaboration will allow us to bring you the unique opportunity to meet and engage with over 80 leading experts in Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. There will be sessions running in English and French and we aim to provide translations in English and French where possible. 

The meeting will run from 10:00 – 17:00 CET. 

  • Registration opens at 10:00, with refreshments on arrival
  • The first session will start at 11:00 and the meeting will end at 17:00 
  • Lunch and an afternoon coffee break will also be included as part of the meeting 
  • All networking sessions will be separated into groups with English and French speakers
  • French translations will be provided for plenary sessions that are held after lunch

 

 

Time   

 Session Speaker
10:00 - 11:00
Registration and coffee
11:00 - 12:30
Networking session:
- Building networks: Collaborative conversations
Research poster presenters
11:00 - 11:30
Networking session:
- Newly diagnosed
Dr Dima El-Sharkawi, Dr Roger Owen, Dr Rebecca Auer
Dr Pierre Morel, Dr Lydia Montes, 
Prof Damien Roos-Weil, Dr Hivert Benedicte
11:30 - 12:00
Networking session
- Raising awareness of associated conditions 
Prof Shirley D’Sa, Dr Josephine Vos, Dr Chara Kyriakou, Dr Stathis Kastritis
Dr Paul Chauvet, Dr Guillaume Escure, Prof Olivier Tournilhac
12:00 - 12:30
Networking session
- Living with WM and WMers
Prof Eva Kimby 
Prof Olivier Tournilhac, Prof Damien Roos-Weil
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
 
13:30 - 14:15
Current treatment options
Dr Troels Hammer
Prof Marie Jose Kersten
14:15 15:00
Future treatments in WM
Dr Jorge Castillo
Dr Alessandra Tedeschi
Prof Olivier Tournilhac
Franco Figari
15:00 - 15:30
ECWM Highlights
Prof Christian Buske
Dr Pierre Morel
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:45
Q&A Speaker Panel
All speakers
16:45 - 17:00
Meeting close
Carl Harrington
Pierre Morel
Valérie Debaix 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t miss this incredible event to learn about the latest research, treatments, and strategies directly from the experts, while connecting with doctors, researchers and fellow members of the WM community.