Health Professionals UPDATE

A quarterly electronic newsletter for health professionals featuring:

ISSUES

Continuing Education Webcasts for Physicians and Nurses
Satellite Symposium Set for ASH 2014
New Summer Fellowship Grant Program
Educating Patients About Palliative Care
Is a Medical Social Worker on Your Patients' Health Care Team?
#GivingTuesday, known as the official "opening day" of the charitable giving season
Nurses' Corner: Here's how your patients benefit by being well- informed about fatigue
Upcoming Webinars
Patient Guides in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
Help a Young Researcher
Story of Hope

Symposium Co-Chair Summarizes Trends and Progress in Bone Marrow Failure Research
AAMDSIF Attends ONS 2014
Take Our MDS Survey for Healthcare Providers and Receive Your Amazon.com Gift Code
2014 Patient and Family Conferences -- Health Professionals Welcome
Department of Defense Research Grants
Nursing Notes
Nursing Network
Treatment Tracking Tools
MDS Resources
Continuing Education Opportunities
Story of Hope

Stem Cell Transplantation Basics
Oncology Nursing Society Congress - AAMDSIF booth and Satellite Symposium
Continuing Medical Education
- Treating Low-Risk and High-Risk MDS: An Evidence-Based Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Meetings in Birmingham, Milwaukee, and New York
- Aplastic Anemia: A Current Overview: An online presentation
AAMDSIF Nursing Network
Patient and Family Conferences
MDS Resources for health professionals
NHLBI seeks proposals for The National Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Natural History Study
Story of Hope

Significant Research and Clinical Presentations from ASH 2012
Webcast of ASH 2012 Satellite Symposium on "The Changing Faces of MDS and AML" Now Available
2013-2015 AAMDSIF Research Grant Applications Due February 28
Diagnostic Spectrum of MDS, MDS/MPN, and MF Reference Card Now Available
Nurses Corner: Read about alternative and complementary medicines
2013 Patient and Family Conferences
Additional MDS Resources
Story of Hope

AAMDSIF to Host Satellite Symposium at ASH 2012 Annual Meeting
Interviews with MDS Experts
Expert Discussions and Interviews from the AAMDSIF 2012 Bone Marrow Failure Disease Scientific Symposium
AAMDSIF Establishes MDS Clinical Research Consortium
Research Grants Awarded
Published Research and Informative Reviews
Programs for Nurses in St. Louis and Portland
Educational Dinner Meeting for Nurses in Baltimore
Ways for You and Your Patients to Learn
Story of Hope

2012 AAMDSIF Scientific Symposium
AAMDSIF Grantees Publish Significant Research on Genetic Relationship of MDS and AML
Treating MDS Toolkit and Mobile App for Healthcare Providers
Bone Marrow Failure Disease Information from ASH 2011
Journal Report
Nurses Column: Understanding Pain
Chicago MDS/MPN Rounds
AAMDSIF Patient and Family Regional Conferences
Story of Hope

New Support for Community Hematologists
"Successes in Bone Marrow Failures" Theme of Satellite Symposium at 2011 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting
AAMDSIF Continues Strong Presence at ASH 2011 Annual Meeting
Ask Your Patients How They Like to Spend Their Days: Dr. Eyal Attar discusses why it's important to know a patient's medical history and their personal situation
2012 AAMDSIF Scientific Symposium
Research Grant Applications
New Content on the Online Learning Center
Help Your Patients Be Well-Informed
MDS Symposium Summary
2012 Patient and Family Regional Conferences
Nurses Column: Co-Morbidity Tools
Story of Hope