Webinars

You can watch online presentations about bone marrow diseases here. These presentations are viewable using QuickTime media player and/or Flash.

Dr. Neal S. Young of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, discusses aplastic anemia - a brief history, diagnosis, standard treatments and investigational therapies.

Dr. Mikkael Sekeres of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, gives an overview of the myelodysplastic syndromes in easy-to-understand terms, including diagnosis, supportive care, and investigational treatments.

Dr. David Araten of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York reviews aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) - their diagnosis and treatments.

Dr. Thomas Coates of Children's Hospital Los Angeles in California discusses Iron Overload 101 for new patients.

Susan Carson of Children's Hospital Los Angeles in California addresses the usual questions patients with Iron Overload ask.

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Disease 101: Aplastic Anemia
Dr. Neal S. Young
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
June 23, 2005

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Disease 101: Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Dr. Mikkael Sekeres
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2004 Patient & Family Conference
Holiday Inn BWI, Maryland
July 8, 2004

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Disease 101: Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Dr. David Araten
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
2004 Patient & Family Conference
Holiday Inn BWI, Maryland
July 8, 2004

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Iron Overload 101: For New Patients
Dr. Thomas D. Coates
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
October 30, 2006
Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant

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Iron Overload 101: Q&A
Susan Carson, RN, MSN, CPNP
Nurse Practitioner, Care Manager
Thalessemia and Chronic Transfusion Program
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
October 30, 2006
Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant

Contact us for a complete packet of information on aplastic anemia (AA), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) – FREE of charge.

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