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This activity is supported by Bristol Myers Squibb. CancerCare’s application for continuing education credits for this program is supported by the Diana Napoli Fund.

Topics Covered

Discussion of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Diagnosis, Staging & Current Standard of Care
The Role of Hematopathology Examination of a Sample of Your Bone Marrow in Making a Definitive Diagnosis of MDS
New and Emerging Treatment Approaches
The Role of Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
Tips to Manage Symptoms, Treatment Side Effects, Discomfort, Pain & Quality-of-Life Concerns
Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth Appointments including Technology, Prepared List of Questions and Discussion of OpenNotes
Next Steps After Treatment, Including Follow-up Care in Collaboration with Your Primary Care Doctor and Team
Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Speakers

Facilitator

Brittany Ragon, MD

Division of Leukemia, Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Director of Hematology Operations, Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Epic Physician Builder

Facilitator

Pinkal Desai, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Charles, Lillian, and Betty Neuwirth Clinical Scholar in Oncology, Clinical Director EIPM Molecular Aging Institute, Leukemia Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Continuing Education Credits

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to [email protected] after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

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Progress in the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

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Topics Covered

Speakers

Continuing Education Credits