Resources
Pediatric perspectives on childhood marrow failures
Presentation by Dr. Conrad Fernandez of the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 24, 2009.
Should I Worry About Iron?
Presentation on iron overload by Rena Buckstein, Co Director of the MDS Research Program at the Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 24, 2009.
Epidemiology of MDS
Dr. Rena Buckstein, Co-Director of the MDS Research Program at the Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto, discusses the epidemiology of MDS. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
Advocating for Treatment
Ryan Clarke of Advocacy Solutions discusses advocating for treatment. He focuses on the current advocacy efforts to have Revlimid added to the provincial (Ontario) formulary. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
Inherited Causes of Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Acquired Aplastic Anaemia (AA) & Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Acquired Aplastic Anaemia (AA) & Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) – Where is the L...
Dr. Vikas Gupta of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto discusses the link between aplastic anemia and PNH. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
Your Health GPS Navigational System
Caroline Laughlin and Margery Konan discuss navigating the health system and its challenges. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): What is it and How Does it Impact on Quality of Life?
Dr. Robert Klaassen of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario discusses MDS and a study measuring the quality of life in MDS patients. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
Stem Cell Transplantation: The Journey
Dr. Hans Messner of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto provides an overview of stem cell transplantation from its beginnings to where we are now. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
New Advances in Pediatric Aplastic Anemia
Dr. Evan Shereck from BC Children’s hospital discusses the new advances in understanding and treating aplastic anemia. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
Factory Closures, Defective Goods, and Lack of Skilled Workers
Dr. Richard Wells provides an overview of bone marrow failure diseases aplastic anemia, PNH, and MDS. Presented as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on October 4, 2008.
Aquired Aplastic Anemia
This is a presentation about the trends in treatment of aplastic anemia and bone marrow transplantation. Presented by Dr. Vikas Gupta as part of AAMAC’s Education Day on September 29, 2007.