This presentation exams the challenges surrounding rare-disease diagnosis and treatment, delving further into the significant impact of the diagnostic odyssey on adults, children, and their families as they seek care for their rare conditions. A panel of individuals speak about the challenges of their own rare-disease odysseys and provide insight into the pronounced effects their prolonged and necessary diagnostic pursuits have had on their personal lives, finances, and physical and mental health.

This session explores ambulatory allogeneic transplant trends with strategies on how to make the transplant a safe and standard process. You will also hear case study examples on the unique barriers and challenges experienced by patients and caregivers, including the need for housing during transplant and after transplant.

This session discusses CAR T-cell therapy, its current trends, along with the challenges and costs, and what the future may hold for emerging treatment for various conditions.

This activity discusses the key takeaways from pandemic successes and setbacks, including the utilization of predictive analysis of potential infectious disease outbreaks, emergency preparedness, preventive health care programs and our expanded knowledge about vaccine development.