The Coalition for Hemophilia B, Inc., is hosting a one-day consumer symposium on Saturday, March 8, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The nonprofit organization, based in NYC, provides information, education and support to people with hemophilia B and their families.

Presentations at this year’s symposium include:

• “What’s New in Hemophilia 2008” by Christopher Walsh, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of the Regional Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Center
• “Insurance 101” by Dana Kuhn, PhD, founder and president of Patient Services, Inc. (PSI)
• “A Level Playing Field,” by Michael O’Connor, a teenage competitive swimmer with moderately severe hemophilia B

For more information, contact Kim Phelan, Vice President: 212.520.8272 or e-mail hemob@ix.netcom.com. For an agenda or to register, go to: www.coalitionforhemophiliab.org/archives/77

The symposium has been made possible by a grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.