Virtual HealthTree Round Table for AML: Making Sense of Diagnosing & Treating AML image

Virtual HealthTree Round Table for AML: Making Sense of Diagnosing & Treating AML

Jan 26, 2022
04:00PM - 05:30PM EST
Online Event
Overview

Join us virtually for HealthTree for AML's very first virtual Round Table event featuring three leaders in the AML field:

  • Pinkal Desai, MD of Weill Cornell
  • David Sallman, MD of Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Hetty Carraway, MD of Cleveland Clinic 

Learn from these top AML experts about the latest way AML is diagnosed and treated to find out what you can do to stay one step ahead for your best outcomes. Extensive time for audience questions will be included. 

What are HealthTree Round Tables for AML?

These events are education programs for AML patients and caregivers on a variety of treatment and research issues. Each Round Table features presentations from internationally-recognized AML experts who will also participate in extensive Q&A time with audience members. In 2022, these events will take place either in person at a variety of US-based locations or virtually.

Agenda
04:00 PM
Introduction and announcements
Katie Braswell
Katie introduces the agenda for the event and featured speakers Pinkal Desai, David Sallman and Hetty Carraway.
04:05 PM
Properly Diagnosing AML
Dr. Desai
Dr. Desai will explain the proper way to diagnose AML utilizing the most evidenced based technology so that the most effective treatment can be given
04:25 PM
The Current Standard of Care for Treating AML
Dr. Sallman
Dr. Sallman will review the most optimal way to approach AML treatment as of 2022 utilizing the most up-to-date and highest quality research currently available.
04:45 PM
Emerging Therapies for Treating AML
Dr. Carraway
Dr. Carraway will provide insight on cutting-edge therapies and ongoing clinical trials that aim to change and improve the way AML is currently treated
05:05 PM
Question and Answer Session
Audience
Type your questions in the chat and the expert panel will answer them!
Speakers & Moderators
Healthtree contact Katie Braswell

Katie Braswell

Katie joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Community Director for AML in 2021. She is a registered dietitian who previously worked at the VA hospital in Dallas, Texas where she coached veterans with blood cancer on how to use nutrition to improve their treatment outcomes and minimize cancer-related side effects. Katie is passionate about health education and patient empowerment. In her spare time, she loves to experiment with new recipes in the kitchen, spend time running outdoors, and travel to new places.
Healthtree contact Pinkal Desai, MD

Pinkal Desai, MD

Hematologist Oncologist, Assistant Professor Of Medicine At Weill Cornell Medical College And Assistant Attending Physician At The New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Healthtree contact David Sallman, MD

David Sallman, MD

Hematologist Oncologist, Assistant Member in the Department of Malignant Hematology at Moffitt Cancer Center
Healthtree contact Hetty Carraway, MD

Hetty Carraway, MD

Director of the Leukemia Program and Vice Chair of Strategy and Enterprise Development at Taussig Cancer Institute, Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve