FRIDAY, JULY 29

3:30 — 6:00 PMRegistration/Exhibits Open
5:00 — 5:15 PMWelcome
5:15 — 6:15 PMNew insights into what causes ITP
The phases of ITP: from acute to chronic
6:15 — 7:00 PMPatient Mixer
7:00 — 8:30 PMInquire & Inspire: patients ask the experts and share personal journeys (small group sessions)
• Canadian Patients & Caregivers
• Teens and Young Adults Only


SATURDAY, JULY 30

8:00 — 9:00 AMRegistration
Continental Breakfast
Exhibits Open
9:00 — 10:15 AMCOVID-19 & ITP update
Bleeding and clotting issues in ITP
10:15 — 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 — 11:45 AMInquire & Inspire: patients ask the experts and share personal journeys (small group sessions)
• Women & Girls: the unique challenges of living with a bleeding disorder
• ITP in Seniors
• Teen/Young Adult session: transitioning from high school to college, pediatric hematologist to adult hematologist (for teens/young adults and their parents)
11:45 AM— 12:00 PMBreak
12:00 — 1:00 PMITP diagnosis & misdiagnosis
Living with ITP
1:00 — 2:00 PMLunch Break with PDSA Medical Advisors
2:00 — 3:00 PMNew era of ITP therapy: current ITP treatments, combination treatments and treatments in development
Genome testing in ITP
3:00 — 3:15 PMBreak
3:15 — 4:30 PMConcurrent Sessions:
• ITP in Adults: Q & A
• Children with ITP: treatments, school and sports
4:30 — 5:15 PMITP and dietary supplements
5:15 — 5:30 PMAnnouncements
5:30 — 6:30 PMBreak
6:30 — 7:30 PMDinner Program
7:30 — 9:30 PMSaturday Evening Event


SUNDAY, JULY 31

9:00 — 10:30 AMContinental Breakfast
Support Group Facilitators’ Breakfast (pre-registration requested)
10:30 — 11:30 AMGratitude Guy
11:30 — 11:45 AMBreak
11:45 AM — 12:45 PMLiving with ITP: Patients share their stories
12:45 — 1:00 PMClosing Remarks

**Agenda and speakers subject to change