The preliminary program for
#ASH24
is now available! Check out this year's outstanding program & mark your calendar with key dates so you can secure your access in person or virtually. Don't miss the world’s premier event in
#hematology
!
View the program:
It’s official:
#ASH20
will be held as a virtual meeting! While we will miss seeing all of you in person in San Diego, we are excited to reimagine our meeting on an innovative digital platform. Registration reopens 8/31; abstracts now due 8/10
ASH is strongly urging
@ABIMcert
to take immediate action to establish a new MOC program that does not involve high-stakes assessments to better serve our members. Read the full text of ASH’s letter:
@ABMSCert
We'll give our final
#ASHKudos
to everyone who makes this incredible annual meeting possible, year after year! And thank you to all our wonderful attendees, we'll see you in sunny San Diego for
#ASH23
👋😊
New Orleans, here we come… 🛫 🧳 Show us how you’re traveling to
#ASH22
& reply with a photo of your journey 📸 Whether you’re commuting from your kitchen to the couch, driving from Denver to downtown NOLA, or flying from Foshan to the French Quarter – we want to see it all!
In response to a recent
@nytimes
investigation, we have updated our position statement on
#sicklecell
trait and will focus on education and training to end this injustice. Read more:
We hear our members and share your concerns about the new restrictive voter legislation in Georgia. We are reaching out to local leaders in Atlanta to explore appropriate actions ASH can take to apply pressure to repeal the law.
ASH has adopted the term "classical hematology," in place of what was formerly referred to as "benign" or "nonmalignant." Discoveries within
#classicalheme
have significantly advanced the field & continue to better the lives of those living with non-cancerous blood disorders.
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Racism in our society cannot be ignored as it undermines public health. We stand in unity with
@CMSSmed
and the 800,000 physicians across 45 medical specialties that deplore the negative impact of racism in our nation and healthcare system.
#ASHFromHome
is one of our featured
#ASH20
hashtags! During the annual meeting, we will have a prompt for you to follow along with each day—for a nice “brain 🧠 break” and some fun with colleagues.
See this thread🧵 of prompts to get ready for all the fun:
While we hope an in-person
#ASH20
may still be possible, we understand that many already know they are not able to travel in December. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that there will be a virtual option, whether we have an in-person component or not.
Even virtual, we're excited to watch the passing of the gavel between ASH presidents every year. Let's all give
@StephanieLeeMD
#ASHKudos
for her superb leadership during an unprecedented year! We welcome 2021 ASH President
@MartinTallman
& look forward to his leadership.
#ASH20
#ASH21
starts this week! How are you joining? Post a pic of your journey to the meeting, whether that’s boarding an airplane ✈️ or setting up your home office. 📚
Check out our journey to
#ASH21
: prepping the Georgia World Congress center for your arrival!
We're pleased to see today’s
#GoogleDoodle
celebrates pioneering prenatal care hematologist Lucy Wills who discovered folic acid, which can prevent birth defects caused by prenatal
#anemia
#SHEmatology
We are saddened by the loss of our friend Dr. J. Evan Sadler, who gave so much of himself to ASH & hematology. He was a true pioneer in hematology & in the treatment of blood clotting disorders. He will be greatly missed.
@WUSTLmed
#ASH20
abstracts are live!
Although we had not intended to release the abstracts publicly until tomorrow, we learned this morning that they had been inadvertently made available, so we are making them available to all today.
👋🏾👋🏻👋🏿👋🏽👋 Give us a wave if you’re watching Best of ASH on the
#ASH20
platform!
#ASHKudos
to Scientific Program Co-chairs
@aswolberg
and Leslie Kean for their excellent work and congrats to all presenters highlighted in this session!
#ASH23
has come to the end, but the conversations continue! We are honored to introduce
@Narla_ASH2024
as our 2024 President of ASH. We greatly appreciate
@docsdock200
's work as our 2023 President, & will continue working toward progress in
#hematology
. See you all at
#ASH24
!
The countdown is on! Only 12 more days until
#ASH22
🤓 Which colleagues are you most excited to see? Tag them in your reply 👇 & plan what sessions you'll be attending together 🧑🤝🧑:
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”
Use
#ASHKudos
to congratulate your favorite presenters, recognize your mentor/mentee, honor award recipients, and more during our all-virtual
#ASH20
! 🎉 Your post will be featured on the meeting platform.
From broken attendance recordings to revolutionary practices and ideas,
#ASH23
has been a year like no other. We want to thank our attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, partners, and ASH staff for making this the biggest ASH annual meeting. Save the date for
#ASH24
!
While
#ASH21
has officially ended, don't forget all the great binge watching opportunities you have on the virtual platform & the virtual ASH Poster Walks happening on Dec. 15 and 16!
&, of course, mark your calendars for
#ASH22
in New Orleans 🥳🎉
A2: Almost anyone can develop a blood clot, but the risk for
#VTE
increases for individuals who possess two or more risk factors in this graphic⤵️
#ClotChat
#WTDay21
ASH is excited to announce the Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program! By awarding a total of $19 million to 9 institutions across the U.S. for the launch of 10 new fellowship tracks, we aim to address the need to expand the hematology workforce:
San Diego, get ready… Share your travel vibes for
#ASH23
& respond with a snapshot of your expedition 📸 Whether you're going from your kitchen to the living room, cruising from La Jolla to downtown SD, or flying from overseas to the Gaslamp Quarter – show us your journey!
CAR-T cell therapy would not be as advanced today without the vision, creativity, and scientific rigor of Dr. Philip Greenberg of
@FredHutch
, who will present our 2019 E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize
@HutchGreenberg
#ASHAwards
#ASH19
Drumroll, please...🥁🥁🥁 We'd like to introduce you to our Voices of
#ASH22
! These rising stars in
#hematology
are traveling from around the globe to attend this year's meeting in New Orleans ⚜️ Check out the 🧵👇 to find out why they're all excited to get in on the action!
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Today, we proudly announce the 36 recipients of our 2022 ASH Scholar Awards, one of our most prestigious research award programs for fellows & junior faculty dedicating a
#career
to
#hematology
research! 🎉🩸
#ASHAwards
Read about our awardees today:
Wendy Stock, MD, of
@UChicago
, with the 2020 ASH Mentor Award for contributing to the professional development of
#hematology
trainees at various stages in their careers.
Say
#ASHKudos
and watch her entire speech on the
#ASH20
platform.
The ASH Image Bank is a web-based library that offers a comprehensive collection of more than 5,000 images relating to a wide range of hematologic topics 🩸 Check it out:
What do you see? 👀🔬 Reply with your guess 👇
Congratulations to Ari Melnick, MD,
@LabMelnick
of
@WeillCornell
and Courtney DiNardo, MD of
@MDAndersonNews
on receiving the 2020 ASH Ernest Beutler Lecture for their contributions to the treatment of
#AML
through an improved understanding of epigenetics
Today, we proudly announce the 36 recipients of our 2021 ASH Scholar Awards, one of our most prestigious research award programs for fellows & junior faculty dedicating a
#career
to
#hematology
research! 🎉🩸
#ASHAwards
Read about our awardees today:
Let the excitement begin! Our journey into cutting-edge hematology starts tomorrow at the 65th ASH Annual Meeting. Explore the latest breakthroughs, connect with colleagues, and more.
View the agenda: .
Get ready for an unforgettable ASH adventure!
#ASH23
We're pleased to announce that we've selected Nancy Berliner, MD, the H. Franklin Bunn Professor of Medicine and Chief of Hematology at
@BrighamWomens
and Professor of Medicine at
@harvardmed
, as the next editor-in-chief of
@BloodJournal
We are pleased to recognize Adolfo Ferrando, MD, PhD, of the
@Columbia
University Institute for Cancer Genetics in New York with the 2020 William Dameshek Prize.
Congratulate him with
#ASHKudos
and watch his entire acceptance speech on the
#ASH20
platform!
The ASH Guidelines on Use of Anticoagulation in Patients with
#COVID19
are now in
@BloodAdvances
! Read them today:
❗Reminder: This is a living guideline and will be updated as we continue to learn more, together, about COVID-19.
#ASHCOVID
September begins
#SickleCellAwarenessMonth
! In the 1960s, sickle cell disease was still considered a disorder of childhood; individuals living w/
#sicklecell
rarely survived past that. Today, most now live into adulthood, but to
#ConquerSCD
, much work needs to be done.
We're pleased to give a hearty
#ASHKudos
to the 2021 ASH Abstract Achievement Awardees who will present at
#ASH21
!
We'd like to give a special congrats to this year's Outstanding Abstract Achievement Awardees. Learn more about these awardees here:
Learn
@acweyand
's journey into
#medicine
and how she now uses the power of social media to network and educate the public about
#hematology
via this month's "Pulling Back the Curtain" from
@ASHClinicalNews
!
Click to read more:
Today, we are releasing new guidelines on the use of preventive
#anticoagulation
in patients with
#COVID19
.
These evidence-based guidelines have the potential to save lives for front-line COVID-19 treatment. Read more today:
#WTDay20
#ASHGuidelines
Are your friends or peers interested in joining our annual twitter party during the meeting but don't know where to start? With the help of our Committee on Communications Chair
@AaronGerds
, we've created a series of "How I Tweet" videos
#ASH18
Don’t miss the fireside chat between ASH President Dr. Stephanie Lee & NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci on how the pandemic has affected hematologic malignancies. Tomorrow at 7 a.m. Pacific time. You can still register for
#ASH20
!
#ASHCOVID
Get started:
We urge the Administration to consider the harmful effects of its executive order to suspend work visas on our national public health and our economic stability. Read our statement:
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all of our
#shematologists
who work with us! 🎉 Today we give a special thanks to our Women In Hematology Working Group who are dedicated to supporting the careers of women hematologists.
We understand many authors are experiencing challenges submitting abstracts, and we sincerely regret the inconvenience. In response, we have extended the abstract submission deadline to 9 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Saturday, August 3.
#ASH19
Make the most of your
#ASH21
experience whether you're joining virtually or heading to Atlanta! 💻✈️ This year's featured hashtags can help you connect with your fellow attendees from wherever they join.
Don't miss out! Register today:
Get ready for Bourbon St., beignets, & a bloody good time! We’ve got everything you need to know to make the most of your
#ASH22
experience 🙌 Check out the thread below for a breakdown🧵⤵️
Hit our "Know Before You Go" page for a one-stop-shop:
This year, there have been more than 1,000 manuscripts published in
@BloodJournal
. To recognize these achievements, the editors have selected the top 10 most outstanding manuscripts of 2017.
The approval of two gene therapies last week represent a big step forward in SCD research, but it still won’t be enough for most people with
#SickleCell
. The problem: we need more hematologists.
#ASH23
Read
@DocksDoc200
's piece in STAT: .
#ConquerSCD
Today, directors of top U.S.
#sicklecell
programs outlined the first set of recommendations for establishing
#SCD
centers aimed at improving access to care for adults living with SCD. Study published in
@BloodAdvances
in association with ASH workshop:
Tomorrow @ 7 AM PT, we are kicking off
#ASH20
with a fireside chat between
@StepahnieLeeMD
and Dr. Anthony Fauci on how
#COVID19
has affected hematologic malignancies.
#ASHCOVID
Log in to the platform early to be ready!
As we begin 2022, we want to celebrate you, the
#hematology
community, who made our year great. We are grateful for your service and commitment to public health, and we look forward to continuing our work together to conquer blood diseases.
#HemeTwitter
We’re proud to join 50+ major health care professional organizations & societies in calling for mandatory
#COVID19
vaccination for all health care workers. Employer mandates are ethical, effective, and will help bring the pandemic to an end. Read more:
Dr. Jorge Cortes (
@GCC_Cortes
) is the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of ASH's newest journal, Blood Global Hematology!
🩸 This open-access, peer-reviewed journal is dedicated to addressing hematologic issues worldwide. 🌍
Learn more: