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Utah Myeloma Support Group Meeting

Mountain West Myeloma Chapter

Nov 11, 2020 / 01:00PM - 02:30PM MST

Event Description

Name: Utah Myeloma Support Group Meeting
Start: 2020-11-11T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2020-11-11T14:30:00-07:00

Come join with other Utah myeloma patients, caregivers, and family members this November 11th at 1 PM Mountain time. Learn about the importance of having a Multiple Myeloma specialist, how to navigate care between your specialist and general oncologist, and receive free resources to help you in your myeloma journey. We will host virtual meetings until COVID is over and then we will transition to live lunches. We will be getting a Door Dash lunch for all participants in this first meeting!

Schedule & Agenda

Introductions

01:00PM

Audrey Burton-Bethke

We will give time for each person to briefly introduce themselves and their affiliation with multiple myeloma.

01:00PM

Audrey Burton-Bethke

Introductions

We will give time for each person to briefly introduce themselves and their affiliation with multiple myeloma.

Sharing Resources

01:20PM

Audrey Burton-Bethke and Jenny Ahlstrom

Learn about some of our amazing resources that are there to help you on your myeloma journey (Myeloma Coach Program, HealthTree University, Myeloma Crowd website)

01:20PM

Audrey Burton-Bethke and Jenny Ahlstrom

Sharing Resources

Learn about some of our amazing resources that are there to help you on your myeloma journey (Myeloma Coach Program, HealthTree University, Myeloma Crowd website)

The Importance of a Myeloma Specialist

01:45PM

Jenny Ahlstrom

Learn about the importance of a multiple myeloma specialist, and how to navigate care between specialist and general oncologist care.

01:45PM

Jenny Ahlstrom

The Importance of a Myeloma Specialist

Learn about the importance of a multiple myeloma specialist, and how to navigate care between specialist and general oncologist care.

Discussion

02:00PM

Group

Group discussion on thoughts, impressions, and perhaps concerns. Potential topics of interest for the group

02:00PM

Group

Discussion

Group discussion on thoughts, impressions, and perhaps concerns. Potential topics of interest for the group

Speakers & Moderators

Jennifer Ahlstrom

Myeloma survivor, patient advocate, wife, mom of 6. Believer that patients can help accelerate a cure by weighing in and participating in clinical research. Founder of the HealthTree Foundation.

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Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey joined the Myeloma Crowd as the Community Manager in 2020 after previously working in the nonprofit field for 4 years as a director of Fundraising and Development. She graduated from BYU with a major in Spanish and Nonprofit Management. Audrey is passionate about serving others, loves learning, and enjoys a nice mug of hot chocolate no matter the weather.

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