Webinars
AA&MDS Online Learning Center
The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation’s Web site provides recordings of educational sessions, interviews with medical experts, interactive learning modules, and opportunities to participate in live webinar events. The MDS section provides four free MDS-specific webinars. They have been given to an educated audience, so the content is a bit complicated. A benefit of the presentations, however, is that the table of contents allows viewers click on a specific topic and it skips to that section.
http://live.blueskybroadcast.com/bsb/client/CL_DEFAULT.asp?Client=680927AAMAC: MDS-specific presentations
The Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada has educational presentations on a multitude of topics available for online viewing. Some presentations contain more complicated medical language than others, so viewers are advised to have background knowledge of MDS before engaging in these online videocasts.
http://www.aamac.ca/presentations.htmlLLS Myelodysplastic Syndrome Education Series
The LLS has posted the latest information on MDS through free teleconferences that can be accessed through their Web site. Individuals can also subscribe to their free newsletters, browse through archived visual teleconferences and webcasts, read highlights, and download transcripts or audio. The site also invites patients, caregivers, and health care professionals to visit their “Journey” Web site, an interactive program that follows the stories and experiences of multiple survivors.
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=74405MDS Mechanism of Action Video
This mechanism of action video provides a visual demonstration of how MDS affects the body, what causes it, treatment options, and more. The information is extremely educational for the beginning MDS reader and is presented in a very patient-friendly, understandable manner. The video is approximately five minutes long, and Flash is required.
http://www.managemds.com/mechanism_of_action.aspxClick here to recommend a link.