{"id":97326,"date":"2025-09-24T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=97326"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:16:28","slug":"11th-annual-ecd-medical-symposium-birmingham-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/de\/event\/11th-annual-ecd-medical-symposium-birmingham-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"11. j\u00e4hrliches ECD-Medizinsymposium \u2013 Birmingham 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance Announces 2026 Medical Symposium<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham, AL \u2014 The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance (ECDGA) and UAB School of Medicine invites healthcare professionals and researchers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical Symposium: April 30\u2013May 2, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 30, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Patient &amp; Family Gathering: <\/strong>8:00am-4:30pm<br \/>\n<strong>Standort:<\/strong> Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham<br \/>\n<strong>Celebration Dinner: <\/strong>6:00pm-8:00pm<br \/>\n<strong>Standort:<\/strong> Hilton an der UAB Downtown<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, May 1, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Medical Symposium: <\/strong>8:00am-5:00pm<br \/>\n<strong>Standort:<\/strong> Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham<br \/>\n<strong>Medical Symposium Medical Reception: <\/strong>6:00pm-8:00pm<br \/>\n<strong>Standort:<\/strong> Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ECD Care Center Meeting: <\/strong>8:00am-11:00am<br \/>\n<strong>Standort:<\/strong> UAB Cancer Center<\/p>\n<p>This event will bring together the global Erdheim-Chester disease community with leading medical experts to share the latest research, clinical insights, and community resources. Attendees can expect educational sessions, opportunities to connect with peers, and updates on emerging treatments and patient care.<\/p>\n<p>Further details on the hotel and program highlights will be released in the coming months.<\/p>\n<h2>Tagesordnung<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-45\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-45 tablepress-responsive tablepress-responsive-stack-headers tablepress-responsive-stack-phone tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Zeit<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Betreff<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Moderator<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:00 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anmeldung &amp; leichtes Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:30 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Willkommen in Birmingham und zur 11. j\u00e4hrlichen internationalen Konferenz zur Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Gaurav Goyal<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t von Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Er\u00f6ffnungsrede<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:45 Uhr <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vielfalt und Degeneration in<br \/>\nNeurohistiozyt\u00e4re Erkrankung<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Nicole Coufal<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t von Kalifornien, San Diego<br \/>\nUSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9:25 Uhr<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Pause<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Vorg\u00e4ngige Abstract-Pr\u00e4sentationen, Sitzung 1: Zellen, Klone und Schaltkreise: Wo die Histiozytose beginnt (und fortbesteht)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9:35 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ARAF-Mutationen sind die Ursache f\u00fcr histiozyt\u00e4re Neoplasien<br \/>\nIn-vivo-Untersuchungen und Einblicke in zellul\u00e4re Prozesse<br \/>\nHerkunft<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Benjamin Durham<\/strong><br \/>\nRutgers-Krebsinstitut, Robert<br \/>\nWood Johnson School of Medicine,<br \/>\nBrunswick, New Jersey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9:50 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Verfolgung der Persistenz von BRAF V600E unter MEK<br \/>\nHemmung bei Histiozytosen: ein B-Zell-angereichertes<br \/>\nSignal<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Julien Haroche<\/strong><br \/>\nAbteilung f\u00fcr Innere Medizin &amp;<br \/>\nE3M-Institut, Piti\u00e9-Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re<br \/>\nKrankenhaus, AP-HP \u2013 Sorbonne<br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t, Paris, Frankreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10:05 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Verteilung der MAP2K1-Varianten \u00fcber<br \/>\nZellen im peripheren Blut bei Erdheim-Chester<br \/>\nErkrankungen und sonstige Histiozytosen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Irena Ungureanu<\/strong><br \/>\nAmbroise-Par\u00e9-Krankenhaus, Pathologie<br \/>\nDepartement, Boulogne-Billancourt,<br \/>\nFrankreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10:20 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Der klonale Ursprung und die Evolution von Hochrisiko-<br \/>\nMultisystemische Histiozytose bei Erwachsenen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Matthew Collin<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t Newcastle, Vereinigtes K\u00f6nigreich<br \/>\nK\u00f6nigreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10:35 Uhr<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Netzwerkpause<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Vormittags-Sitzung mit Abstract-Pr\u00e4sentationen, Teil 2: Genotyp \u2192 Therapie: Biomarker, Ansprechmuster und neue Anf\u00e4lligkeiten<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10:50 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">KRAS-Mutationen bei histiozyt\u00e4ren Neoplasien:<br \/>\nMutationsspektrum und Reaktion auf MEK<br \/>\nHemmung<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Dongni Yi<\/strong><br \/>\nMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:05 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Die \u00dcberexpression von Cyclin D1 treibt die Replikation voran<br \/>\nStress und therapeutische Wirkungen<br \/>\nAnf\u00e4lligkeiten bei histiozyt\u00e4ren Neoplasien<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Dongni Yi<\/strong><br \/>\nMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:20 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Die klonale H\u00e4matopoese sagt das Ansprechen auf<br \/>\nInterferon-\u03b1 bei der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit und<br \/>\nMyeloproliferative Neoplasien<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Razanamahery<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4tsklinikum Dijon, Frankreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:35 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Auswirkungen weiterer genetischer Varianten auf die<br \/>\nVerlauf der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit\u2026 a<br \/>\nMultizentrische L\u00e4ngsschnittstudie mit 445 Franzosen<br \/>\nPatienten<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>F\u00e9licien Triboulet<\/strong><br \/>\nKrankenhaus Piti\u00e9-Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re, Sorbonne<br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t, Paris, Frankreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:50 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gruppenfoto<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12:00 Uhr<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Mittagessen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Nachmittags-Sitzung 3: Von Pixeln zu Mustern: ECD und Xanthogranulom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13:00 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bildgebung des Zentralnervensystems<br \/>\nAnomalien bei der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit: A<br \/>\nSystematische \u00dcbersichtsarbeit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Mustafa Abomohsen<\/strong><br \/>\nBrookdale University Hospital und<br \/>\nMedizinisches Zentrum, Brooklyn, NY, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13:15 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bildgebung des Bewegungsapparats<br \/>\nAnomalien bei der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit: A<br \/>\nSystematische \u00dcbersichtsarbeit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Mustafa Abomohsen<\/strong><br \/>\nBrookdale University Hospital und<br \/>\nMedizinisches Zentrum, Brooklyn, NY, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13:30 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Klinische Erscheinungsbilder und Verl\u00e4ufe bei<br \/>\nXanthogranulom bei Erwachsenen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Guneet Janda<\/strong><br \/>\nMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13:45 Uhr<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Netzwerkpause<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Nachmittags-Sitzung 4: Abstract-Pr\u00e4sentationen: Versorgung in der Praxis: Behandlungsmuster und Leben nach der Krebserkrankung<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14:00 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Systemische Krebsbek\u00e4mpfung in der Praxis an vorderster Front<br \/>\nBehandlungsmuster und Ergebnisse bei<br \/>\nErdheim-Chester-Krankheit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Carla Isabel Borre<\/strong><br \/>\nMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14:15 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Belastung durch chronische Erkrankungen nach<br \/>\nDiagnose der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit<br \/>\n(ECD): Erste Ergebnisse der histiozyt\u00e4ren<br \/>\nStudie zu \u00dcberlebenden von psychischen Erkrankungen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Gaurav Goyal<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t von Alabama in<br \/>\nBirmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14:30 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Destombes-Rosai-Dorfman-Syndrom:<br \/>\nKlinische und molekulare Merkmale sowie<br \/>\nAnsprechrate: Daten aus einer<br \/>\nretrospektive Kohorte von 107 Patienten<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Julien Haroche<\/strong><br \/>\nAbteilung f\u00fcr Innere Medizin &amp;<br \/>\nE3M-Institut, Piti\u00e9-Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re<br \/>\nKrankenhaus, AP-HP \u2013 Sorbonne<br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t, Paris, Frankreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14:45 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00dcberlegungen zur Bewertung und<br \/>\nBehandlung neuropsychiatrischer Symptome bei<br \/>\nECD<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Anneka Johnston<\/strong><br \/>\nRush University Medical Center,<br \/>\nChicago, Illinois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Posterpr\u00e4sentationen und Networking<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"9\" class=\"column-1\">15:00 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Die Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit (ECD) ist eine seltene<br \/>\nHistiocytenneoplasma vom Nicht-Langerhans-Typ<br \/>\nZellhistiocytose<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Abdalla Bowirrat<\/strong><br \/>\nAriel-Universit\u00e4t, Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Diagnostische Herausforderungen bei einer Mischform aus Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit und Langerhans-Zell-Syndrom<br \/>\nHistiozytose bei einem 54-j\u00e4hrigen Mann<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Sameer Andani<\/strong><br \/>\nMofitt Krebszentrum &amp; Universit\u00e4t<br \/>\nin S\u00fcdflorida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Eine Mycosis-fungoides-\u00e4hnliche Arzneimittelreaktion<br \/>\nSchnelle Besserung nach dem Wechsel von<br \/>\nUmstellung von einer BRAF-Hemmer- auf eine MEK-Hemmer-Monotherapie<br \/>\nbei der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Saipriya Ayyar<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t von Cincinnati\/UC Health,<br \/>\nCincinnati, Ohio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Multimodale Bildgebung bei Erdheim\u2013Chester<br \/>\nErkrankung: Radiologische Erkenntnisse aus der P\u00e4diatrie<br \/>\nsowie F\u00e4lle bei Erwachsenen<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Priyanka Naranje<\/strong><br \/>\nAll India Institute of Medical<br \/>\nNaturwissenschaften, Neu-Delhi, Indien<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Bildgebung des Herz-Kreislauf-Systems<br \/>\nAnomalien bei der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit: A<br \/>\nSystematische \u00dcbersichtsarbeit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Mustafa Abomohsen<\/strong><br \/>\nBrookdale University Hospital und<br \/>\nMedizinisches Zentrum, Brooklyn, NY, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">BRAF-positive Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit mit<br \/>\nProgressive Lungen- und Gef\u00e4\u00dferkrankungen<br \/>\nDie Erkrankung wurde erfolgreich behandelt mit<br \/>\nVemurafenib: Ein Fallbericht<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Hulya Yilmaz Tekinhatun<\/strong><br \/>\nAusbildungszentrum \u201eGazi Yasargil\u201c in Diyarbakir und<br \/>\nForschungskrankenhaus, T\u00fcrkei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Gleichzeitiges Auftreten der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit und<br \/>\nKlassisches Hodgkin-Lymphom mit<br \/>\nunerwartetes Ansprechen auf eine gegen Lymphome gerichtete Therapie<br \/>\nTherapie<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Rebecca Denson<\/strong><br \/>\nNew York Presbyterian \u2013 Weill Cornell<br \/>\nMedizin, New York, NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Befundliche Auff\u00e4lligkeiten in der Bildgebung des Abdomens bei<br \/>\nErdheim-Chester-Krankheit: Eine systematische<br \/>\nRezension<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Mustafa Abomohsen<\/strong><br \/>\nBrookdale University Hospital und<br \/>\nMedizinisches Zentrum, Brooklyn, NY, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-2\">Pr\u00e4valenz und Verbreitung der Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit im Vereinigten K\u00f6nigreich, gesch\u00e4tzt anhand von<br \/>\nWeiterleitung an einen nationalen Beratungsausschuss<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Matthew Collin<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t Newcastle, Vereinigtes K\u00f6nigreich<br \/>\nK\u00f6nigreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Eine anspruchsvolle Fallstudie<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15:45 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alles, was gl\u00e4nzt: retro-orbital<br \/>\nXanthogranulom oder ECD?<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Matthew Collin<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversit\u00e4t Newcastle, Vereinigtes K\u00f6nigreich<br \/>\nK\u00f6nigreich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Eine anspruchsvolle Fallstudie<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16:15 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Der Hinweis war der Blutdruck: Atypisch<br \/>\nErdheim-Chester-Krankheit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Jithma Abeykoon<\/strong><br \/>\nMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Abschlie\u00dfende Worte &amp; Preis f\u00fcr die beste studentische Zusammenfassung<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16:45 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ECD Global Alliance \u2013 auf in die Zukunft<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Jerome Henson<\/strong><br \/>\nGesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer, ECD Global<br \/>\nAlliance, DeRidder, LA, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16:55 Uhr<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nachwuchsforscher \u2013 Bester Student<br \/>\nPr\u00e4sentationspreis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Oshrat Hershkovitz-Rokah<\/strong><br \/>\nAriel-Universit\u00e4t &amp; Assut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-45 from cache -->\n<p><span class=\"register-here\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Medical-Symposium-Agenda-DRAFT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Agenda<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"register-here\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/msbaua322\/event\/2025ecdmedicalsymposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Register before February 1st to take advantage of the early bird registration cost! Save $200 USD and register for only $300 USD!<\/p>\n<h3>Mark Heaney Awareness Award &amp; Community Champion Award<\/h3>\n<p><strong>February 1st, 2026 &#8211; Last day to submit your nomination for the Mark Heaney Awareness Award &amp; Community Champion Award .<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please submit your nominations<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"https:\/\/ecdga.questionpro.com\/t\/atlviz7onx\" href=\"https:\/\/ecdga.questionpro.com\/t\/ATlviZ7ONX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link hier\"><strong>hier<\/strong><\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Heaney Awareness Award.\u00a0 Nominate a medical professional\u00a0who is working to improve the lives of ECD patients by bringing awareness to the disease within the medical profession.<\/li>\n<li>Community Champion Award.\u00a0 Nominate anyone (patient, caregiver, medical professional, friend, etc.)\u00a0who has volunteered their time to help improve the lives of all of those impacted by ECD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Oral \/ Poster Presentation Abstracts<\/h3>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">February 1, 2026- Abstracts Due.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abstract submissions for the Medical Symposium on 1 May, are accepted <a id=\"menurfbn\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/ecdga.questionpro.com\/2025-abstracts\" href=\"https:\/\/ecdga.questionpro.com\/t\/ATlviZ6yhV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link hier\">hier<\/a> \u00a0Please submit abstracts for oral and\/or poster presentation.\u00a0 This is a great opportunity to share your work and the work of your colleagues.\u00a0 Please let them know of the opportunity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Travel Scholarships<\/h3>\n<p>Travel Assistance \u2013 The Glenn Padnick Memorial Travel Fund Now accepting applications for the 2026 ECDGA Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Padnick lived a full and impactful life while navigating Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) for decades. From 2011 to 2022, he served with unwavering dedication on the ECD Global Alliance Board of Directors, always ensuring that the voices and needs of patients remained central to every decision.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Glenn\u2019s legacy of service and compassion, his family generously established the Glenn Padnick Memorial Travel Fund. This fund provides financial assistance to help patients, caregivers, and medical professionals attend the annual ECD conference for those who may not otherwise be able to participate due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n<p>Applications are now open for travel assistance for the 2026 ECD Conference. Funding is limited, and priority will be given to individuals who have never attended the event before. Our goal is to make this opportunity available to as many community members as possible with the resources available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong> February 1, 2026 Award Notifications: No later than March 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecdga.questionpro.com\/t\/ATlviZ7VzT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Apply Here:<\/strong> Glenn Padnick Memorial Travel Fund Request.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Conference Hotel &amp; Travel Information<\/h3>\n<p>Conference Hotel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/attend-my-event\/bhmhhhh-edc-0269d402-8b13-4a99-8612-b72eb1610a76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hilton Birmingham an der UAB<\/a><br \/>\n808 20th Street South<br \/>\nBirmingham, AL 35205<br \/>\nPhone: <a href=\"tel:+1 (659) 251-1934\">+1 (659) 251-1934<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB for conference attendees.<br \/>\n<strong>Rooms must be reserved by April 6, 2026, to receive the group rate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/attend-my-event\/bhmhhhh-edc-0269d402-8b13-4a99-8612-b72eb1610a76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a Room<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">If you have any issues with booking your room, please contact\u00a0 Simon Hill at the Hilton Birmingham Downtown.\u00a0 His number is <a href=\"tel:205-910-1970\">205-910-1970<\/a> and his email is<a href=\"mailto:simon.hill@hiltoncom\"> simon.hill@hiltoncom<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Airport Transportation<\/h3>\n<p>Birmingham\u2013Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)<br \/>\nComplimentary shuttle service is available from the Birmingham airport to the hotel and is provided directly by the Hilton\u00a0Downtown at UAB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To use the shuttle:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Collect your luggage.<\/li>\n<li>Call the hotel\u00a0at\u00a0205-933-9000\u00a0to request the shuttle.<\/li>\n<li>Proceed to\u00a0Door #4L\u00a0and wait for the bus marked\u00a0\u201cHilton.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Traveling via Atlanta<\/h3>\n<p>Hartsfield\u2013Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is approximately\u00a03 hours from Birmingham\u00a0and offers direct international flights to most countries. Shuttle services are available between\u00a0the Atlanta\u00a0airport and Birmingham for travelers arriving through ATL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/groometransportation.com\/birmingham\/?&amp;sd_client_id=d568750e-4dd0-413b-a9ea-aab3f67ac418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuttle Service Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nGlobale Allianz gegen die Erdheim-Chester-Krankheit<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:support@erdheim-chester.org\">support@erdheim-chester.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"register-here\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/msbaua322\/event\/2025ecdmedicalsymposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Sponsors<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<!-- \u2500\u2500 PLATINUM \u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"sponsors\">\n<div class=\"tier\">\n<div class=\"logo-card logo-recordati\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/recordati.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download.png 936w, https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-480x135.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 936px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tier-sep\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500 GOLD \u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tier\">\n<div class=\"logo-card logo-biomed\"><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/biomed-valley.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123800 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-1.png 981w, https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-1-480x142.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 981px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tier-sep\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500 SILVER \u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tier\">\n<p><!-- Foundation Medicine --><\/p>\n<div class=\"logo-card logo-foundation\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foundationmedicine.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123799 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-2.png 426w, https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-2-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- ARUP Laboratories --><\/p>\n<div class=\"logo-card logo-arup\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aruplab.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erdheim-chester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance and UAB School of Medicine are hosting a Medical Symposium bringing together leading experts and the global ECD community to share research advances, clinical insights, and resources. 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