Finding Financial Support and Resources for Your Myeloma Treatment

Name: Finding Financial Support and Resources for Your Myeloma Treatment
Start: 2022-09-06T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-09-06T14:00:00-04:00

Sep 06, 2022

01:00PM - 02:00PM EDT

Online Event

Overview

Myeloma treatment is expensive, and often patients and their families are having to pay high out of pocket costs for these medications. However, there are many pharmaceutical programs that provide support for the myeloma community that can lower costs and also provide other beneficial support to patients and their families.

Learn with us from BCPA and Financial Program Manager, Diahanna Vallentine.

Agenda

01:00 PM

Introduction

Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey introduces the agenda of the event and featured speaker Diahanna Vallentine.

01:05 PM

Presentation

Diahanna Vallentine

Diahanna talks about pharmaceutical programs that provide support for the myeloma community.

01:35 PM

Questions and Answers

Audience

Type your questions in the chat and we will answer them!

Speakers & Moderators

Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Myeloma Community Program Director in 2020. While not knowing much about myeloma at the start, she has since worked hard to educate herself, empathize and learn from others' experiences. She loves this job. Audrey is passionate about serving others, loves learning, and enjoys a nice mug of hot chocolate no matter the weather.

Diahanna Vallentine

Diahanna is the Financial Program Manager for the HealthTree Foundation. She specializes in providing financial help, resources and education for multiple myeloma patients. As a professional financial consultant and former caregiver of her husband who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, Diahanna perfectly understands the financial issues facing myeloma patients.