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Cambridge - Updated agenda - 20th November 2009

Post by Sophie » 10 Nov 2009 11:05

MDS Patient ForumImperial War Museum Duxford
Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR

Friday 20th November, 2009

A g e n d a

10.00 - 10.30 Welcome and registration process
* Tea/Coffee *

10.30 - 10.45 Introduction to the afternoon presentations and activities
David Hall – Chairman, MDS UK Patient Support Group

10.45 - 11.00 Introduction to Website and Online Discussion Forum
Sophie Wintrich – Patient Liaison, MDS Foundation

11.00 - 12.30 MDS Foundation Inc
Patient Forum Discussion - Quality of Life Session
Phyllis Paterson, Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Natalie Singer, Macmillan Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Scotland

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.00 “Understanding MDS and Blood Transfusions”
Dr Dora Foukaneli, Haematology Consultant
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge

14.00 – 14.30 “What is New in MDS”
Professor Alan Warren, Haematology Consultant
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge

14.30 - 1445 General Questions and Answers Session
Professor Alan Warren, Dr Dora Foukaneli,
Phyllis Paterson Natalie Singer

14.45 Tea and Optional Tour of AirSpace Hangar,
Imperial War Museum Duxford


For registration, please call Sophie at The MDS Foundation on
020 7733 7558 or email swintrich@mds-foundation.org


Getting here by bus
Cambridge C7 Bus Service – Monday to Saturday
Between Monday and Saturday the scheduled Stagecoach C7 service operates from the Bus Stop B in Emmanuel Street, via Cambridge Rail Station and Addenbrookes hospital, departing at 30 minute intervals from 8.55am and then throughout the day. The return times from Imperial War Museum Duxford are on the hour and half past the hour. The last departure is at 5.30pm. Visit their website at www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/ or call 0871 200 22 33.

Getting here by car
Duxford is just south of Cambridge at Junction 10 of the M11 motorway, less than 50 miles from central London and approximately 40 minutes from the M25 (Junction 27). Via the M11, the Museum is easily accessible from the A1, A14, M1 and the North - see map. Please see www.rac.co.uk for a route planner or www.keepmoving.co.uk for real-time traffic updates.
Please note that some Sat Nav systems do not yet recognise our new postcode CB22 4QR but do still recognise the old post code CB2 4QR.
Getting here by train
Cambridge railway station is served by regular trains from London Kings Cross and London Liverpool Street, with other connections nationwide. Rail passengers can then take the C7 bus service (Monday-Saturday) from outside the station.
See the National Rail website on http://www.nationalrail.co.uk for further details or the First Capital Connect website on www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk

Getting here by coach
National Express run scheduled services to Cambridge. See the National Express website http://www.nationalexpress.com/ for further details.

Duxford telephone: 01223 835000
Sophie - Patient Liaison
Queries:
Call 0207 733 7558
Email info@mdspatientsupport.org.uk

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