Webinar: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Treatment Updates

Friday, April 14 at 12:30-1:30pm Central

(10:30-11:30 PT, 11:30-12:30 MT, 1:30-2:30 ET)

This free education workshop is for AML patients and their families. Attendees can listen live over the phone or online as a webcast. Topics covered include:

  • Overview of AML (in the context of COVID-19, Omicron & Seasonal Flu)
  • Current treatment options
  • Transplants for AML
  • New and emerging therapies
  • The role of clinical trials
  • How clinical trials increase treatment options
  • Side effect, symptom & pain management tips
  • Important questions to ask your health care team
  • The increasing role of telehealth/telemedicine appointments
  • Guidelines to prepare for telehealth/telemedicine appointments, including technology, questions to ask, and discussion of OpenNotes
  • Quality-of-life concerns and follow-up care
  • Q + A with the panel of experts

This workshop is offered by CancerCare. The Leukemia Research Foundation is a webinar partner for the program.

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Panel of experts

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Farhad Ravandi, MD

Professor of Medicine, Chief in Dept. of Leukemia

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Eytan M. Stein, MD

Hematologic Oncologist (AML)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Carrie Callas

Director of Programs, Research Grants

Leukemia Research Foundation

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Carolyn Messner, DSW, OSW-C, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training

CancerCare

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