How Fast Can Multiple Myeloma Progress and What Biologically Happens When It Does?

Name: How Fast Can Multiple Myeloma Progress and What Biologically Happens When It Does?
Start: 2023-04-20T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-04-20T14:00:00-04:00

How Fast Can Multiple Myeloma Progress and What Biologically Happens When It Does?

Webinar

Apr 20, 2023 / 01:00PM - 02:00PM EDT

Event Description

Have you ever wondered how fast multiple myeloma can progress? And what is happening biologically when it does? Dr. Sandy Wong is excited to discuss this topic and answer your questions.

Schedule & Agenda

1:00 PM

Introductions

Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey introduces the agenda of the event and featured speaker Dr. Sandy Wong.

1:00 PM

Introductions

Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey introduces the agenda of the event and featured speaker Dr. Sandy Wong.

1:05 PM

Presentation

Sandy Wong, MD

Dr. Sandy Wong talks about multiple myeloma progress.

1:05 PM

Presentation

Sandy Wong, MD

Dr. Sandy Wong talks about multiple myeloma progress.

1:35 PM

Questions and Answers

Audience

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

1:35 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.

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Sandy Wong, MD

Dr. Sandy Wong is a blood disease specialist who cares for people with MGUS, smoldering myeloma, multiple myeloma and amyloidosis. She is designing a clinical trial for a promising new drug to treat multiple myeloma. After graduating from Brown University with a degree in human biology, Wong earned her medical degree at the University of Massachusetts. She then completed an internal medicine residency followed by a hematology-oncology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center. Wong is a member of the American Society of Hematology and American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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Join the Conversation

This event is part of the Disease Progression and Relapsed/Refractory group in HealthTree Connect, a social media platform for people with blood cancer. If you want to connect with other patients and caregivers and talk about this topic, join HealthTree Connect.