Patient and Family Webinars

Dr. Mina Xu discusses the steps involved in developing an accurate diagnosis for bone marrow failure diseases.

Lisa Barbarotta describes techniques to help manage low blood counts in this session.

Dr. Lai discusses the latest research presented at the 2023 EHA and ASCO meetings. This is an advanced educational presentation. 

Learn about biosimilars, biosimilar medications, and their use for bone marrow failure disease treatments from Cate Lockhart, MS, PharmD, PhD.

Learn about treatments that may be recommended for the treatment of Aplastic Anemia, exclduding bone marrow transplantation, from this Patient and Family Conference Presentation. The presenter is Candido Rivera, MD.

Learn about treatments that may be recommended for the treatment of Aplastic Anemia, excluding bone marrow transplantation, from this Patient and Family Conference Presentation. The presenter is Candido Rivera, MD.

PNH patients discuss their PNH journey by sharing their stories and answering questions from other PNH patients. 

The panelists are individuals who are living with MDS, or Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
Watch and learn from their own experiences.
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Dr. Caroline Piatek defined PNH, how PNH is diagnosed, the available treatment options, and side effect management. She also answered questions about PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria.)

Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS, MRCP (UK) of Huntsman Cancer Institute explains which non-transplant therapies may be considered for treatment of aplastic anemia.

Paul J Shami, MD of Huntsman Cancer Institute describes the types of therapies that may be used in treating MDS, or Myelodysplastic Syndromes that do not include a bone marrow transplant.

Charles Parker, MD, AB from Huntsman Cancer Institute explains various treatments for patients with PNH, or Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, in this session. Dr. Parker explains why particular therapies are preferred as options for therapies continue to advance.

Watch this informative patient panel from the 2023 Patient and Family Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. This session was led by Jill Gahlsford, RN, of Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Michael Pulsipher, MD, Primary Children's Hospital, explains the details of bone marrow transplant for aplastic anemia in this presentation. He explains how doctors determine when to recommend a transplant and the method of treatment.

Ryotaro Nakamura, MD, City Of Hope, explains the reasons why the specialist may recommend a bone marrow transplant for a patient with MDS. The recording includes questions from the audience.

Sagar Patel, MD, Huntsman Cancer Institute, explains this post-transplant condition and its treatments. Watch to learn more about techniques used to prevent GVHD as well as short-term and long-term complications.

Suneet Agarwal, MD, PhD, from Boston Children's Hospital answered parents' questions in this session from the Patient and Family Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Find the answers to your most pressing question in this recording.

Suneet Agarwal, MD, PhD from Boston's Children's Hospital provides essential information for families about inherited bone marrow failure disorders in this session from the Patient and Family Conference in Salt Lake City, UT, 2023

In this webinar, Dr. Gail Roboz discusses the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) which is a newly developed risk stratification model for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) that expands on the original IPSS-R by including data on somatic oncogenic mutations across 31 gene families and weighing their impact on prognosis and outcomes.