What You Need to Know About MRD: The Basics

Name: What You Need to Know About MRD: The Basics
Start: 2021-08-11T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-08-11T20:00:00-04:00

What You Need to Know About MRD: The Basics

Webinar

Aug 11, 2021 / 07:00PM - 08:00PM EDT

Event Description

What is MRD? Why is MRD testing used, and how is it tested? When should this testing take place? Learn all that information and more by hearing from multiple myeloma specialist, Dr. Natalie Callander. Come with your questions and learn about the indicator that's moving us closer to a cure.

Schedule & Agenda

07:00 PM

Introduction

Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey welcomes everyone, introduces our featured guest, and shares the event agenda.

07:00 PM

Introduction

Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey welcomes everyone, introduces our featured guest, and shares the event agenda.

07:05 PM

Presentation

Natalie Callander, MD

Dr. Callander presents on the basics of MRD.

07:05 PM

Presentation

Natalie Callander, MD

Dr. Callander presents on the basics of MRD.

07:35 PM

Q & A

Audience

Dr. Callander answers the audience's questions about the presentation and MRD.

07:35 PM

Q & A

Audience

Dr. Callander answers the audience's questions about the presentation and MRD.

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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Natalie Callander, MD

Natalie Callander, MD joined the section of Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant at the University of Wisconsin in October 2004 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Callander graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA, has completed residency at Bellevue Hospital in New York, as well as a Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the University of California-San Diego. Her board certifications include hematology, internal medicine, and medical oncology.

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Join the Conversation

This event is part of the Lab Values and Testing 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.