Patient Conferences

23rd National Conference – 2019 Palo Alto, CA

The 23rd national TMS Patient/Caregiver Conference consisted of lay-person-focused medical presentations, panel discussions, workshops and support group sessions, with time for questions, and incorporated breaks to allow for rest periods, and free time to allow for casual socializing.

This conference provided a uniquely supportive environment in which patients, caregivers, and families learned to self-advocate, and offered exposure to research and clinical trial information to which they normally would not have access. Patients, caregivers, physicians, young or established investigators, and biopharma interacted outside of the medical environment to promote more positive relationships in a casual atmosphere.

TMS selected the Crowne Plaza Hotel Foster City-San Mateo, in California, as the venue for the Patient/Caregiver Conference due to its proximity to a major airport, restaurants, a major hospital, cost-conservativeness, and ability to provide accommodations for our medically-complex patient population. The hotel was handicapped-accessible and accommodated people with disabilities.  As this Patient/Caregiver Conference was partnered with the inaugural meeting of the American Initiative in Mast Cell Diseases (AIM), held May 4-5, 2019 at Stanford University School of Medicine, the location of our TMS conference allowed for many physicians, researchers and pharma to participate in both conferences.