IMF Virtual Regional Community Workshop (RCW) - New England

The IMF Virtual Regional Community Workshop will include an introduction to myeloma, upfront treatments at diagnosis, maintenance therapy, relapse information, and an update on clinical trials. A member of the IMF Nurse Leadership Board will talk about managing side effects and symptoms of myeloma and its treatments. Myeloma 101 and Frontline Therapy Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP reviews multiple myeloma basics including what myeloma is, common symptoms and side effects, advances in how myeloma is initially diagnosed, the stages of myeloma treatment, induction therapy, transplant, and more. Relapsed Therapy and Clinical Trials Monique Hartley-Brown, MD, MMSc discusses the types of relapsed disease, what doctors consider when selecting a treatment regimen, relapsed/refractory treatment options, how doctors treat triple and penta-class refractory myeloma, updates on clinical trials, and more. Taking the Reins of Your Myeloma Care Kevin Brigle, PhD, ANP (IMF Nurse Leadership Board) discusses how patients can manage myeloma-related symptoms and side effects along with side effects brought on by treatment. She outlines the most common side effects for each myeloma drug category, how to prevent infection, and more. _______________ Improving Lives | Finding the Cure Founded in 1990, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is the first and largest organization focusing specifically on multiple myeloma. The IMF’s reach extends to more than 525,000 members in 140 countries worldwide. The IMF is dedicated to improving the quality of lives of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure through our four founding principles: Research, Education, Support, and Advocacy. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/IMFMyeloma Visit our website at: https://www.myeloma.org Find us online: Facebook: @myeloma | https://facebook.com/myeloma X/Twitter: @IMFMyeloma | https://twitter.com/IMFmyeloma Instagram: @imfmyeloma | https://www.instagram.com/imfmyeloma LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-myeloma-foundation Support the IMF | Donate Now! https://fundraise.myeloma.org/give/523296/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=youtube Category Nonprofits & Activism License Standard YouTube License In most cases, captions are autogenerated by YouTube.