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2020 Webinars for MDS Patients & Caregivers

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  • June 13, 2020: Treatment of High Risk MDS and the Indication for Stem Cell Transplant @12 pm EDT
    Speaker:  Prapti Patel, MD; University of Texas Southwestern
    This webinar will provide an overview of high-risk MDS, secondary AML, and indication for stem cell transplant, focusing on strategies for patient management.  Risk assessment, treatment options, as well as resources for patients and caregivers will be discussed.  
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  • June 27, 2020:  Familial MDS @ 12 pm EDT
    Speaker:  Jane Churpek, MD, MS; UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
    This webinar will provide an overview of familial MDS, focusing on whether MDS is hereditary and can you give MDS to loved ones.  Inherited genetic predisposition for developing MDS and congenital abnormalities will be discussed.  
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  • July 18, 2020:  Low-Risk MDS: Can we prevent progression? Updates from EHA 2020 will also be presented.  @12 pm EDT
    Speaker:  Casey L. O’Connell, MD; University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
    This webinar will provide an overview summarizing changes in the treatment landscape for patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. The concerns of low-risk MDS patients and their caregivers will be addressed. 
    View Presentation Q&A View webinar now available in Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Turkish, Greek, Serbian, and Polish!
  • July 25, 2020:  What is MDS? How Do We Determine Prognosis?  @ 12 pm EDT
    Speaker:  Jamile Shammo, MD; Rush University Medical Center
    This webinar will provide an overview of MDS and how prognosis is determined, focusing on the MDS subtypes and disease process of MDS.  Understanding the diagnosis of MDS,  details about the  various approaches to treatment, and answers to common questions will be discussed.  
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  • August 8, 2020:  MDS Therapies & Options in 2020 @12 pm EDT
    Speaker:  James M. Foran, MD, FRCPC; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL
    This webinar will provide an overview of the current treatment strategies for MDS patients. The latest promising clinical trials and research findings impacting the biology and treament of MDS patients will be discussed.  
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  • August 29, 2020:  Emerging Treatments for Low-Risk MDS @12 pm EDT
    Speaker:  Barry Skikne, MD, The University of Kansas Cancer Center
    This webinar will provide an overview on low-risk MDS focusing on strategies for patient management.  Details on the various approaches to treatment including new promising clinical trials and  answers to concerns of patients will be discussed. 
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  • September 26, 2020:  MDS Support Group Webinar @12 pm EDT
    Speaker:  Jean A. Ridgeway, DNP,APN,NP-C,AOCN
    MDS Foundation International Nurse Leadership Board
    This webinar will address all aspects of becoming a partner in your care.  Whether you are a patient or caregiver, you will be able to connect with others, gather ideas and learn about resources. 
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  • October 10, 2020: Stem Cell Transplant for MDS @12 pm EDT
    Speaker: Joseph P. McGuirk, D.O.
    University of Kansas Medical Center
    This webinar will provide an overview of the epidemiology of MDS. Risk Assessment, IPSS-R Prognostic Risk Categories, Allogeneic HCT will be discussed.
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