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Utah Myeloma Support Group Meeting

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

Utah Myeloma Support Group Meeting

Webinar

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

Event Description

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

01:00 PM

Introductions

Audrey Burton-Bethke

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

01:00 PM

Introductions

Audrey Burton-Bethke

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

01:20 PM

Sharing Resources

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)

01:20 PM

Sharing Resources

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)

01:45 PM

The Importance of a Myeloma Specialist

Jenny Ahlstrom

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

01:45 PM

The Importance of a Myeloma Specialist

Jenny Ahlstrom

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

02:00 PM

Discussion

Group

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

02:00 PM

Discussion

Group

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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Join the Conversation

This event is part of the Rocky Mountain Regional Cure Team 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.