SALT LAKE CITY, March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Myeloma Crowd,
a division of The HealthTree Foundation that provides simplified
patient education, advocacy and research funding for multiple
myeloma, today announced the launch of its new Community Chapters
& Events platform. This platform enables the Myeloma Crowd to
build and host events organized by category or chapter, a new way
to build and strengthen community among patients.
Each chapter in the platform addresses a specific facet of the
myeloma patient experience and features events that pull expert
advice, clinical research data, and patient-contributed
anecdotal information on a wide range of topics that are
important to patient outcomes. Current event chapters include
Fitness for Myeloma, Immunotherapy Treatment, Myeloma Caregivers,
Myeloma Financial Coach, Nutrition and Wellness, and Newly
Diagnosed Myeloma Patients among others. Multiple myeloma patients
can register for events for free on the Myeloma Crowd website where
they can find event descriptions, agendas and information on
speakers & moderators.
"The addition of our new Community Chapters & Events
platform serves as another tool in our mission to simplify patient
education and provide a sense of community for patients on their
disease journeys," said Jennifer
Ahlstrom, founder of Myeloma Crowd and The HealthTree
Foundation. "Whether newly diagnosed or years into treatment,
navigating myeloma or any other cancer can feel unmanageable and
isolating at times. The Covid-19 pandemic has made it more
important now than ever that patients have access to support and
resources because empowered, educated patients have better outcomes
and ultimately live longer lives."
Myeloma Crowd Community Sponsors include Abbvie, Takeda
Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb, Adaptive Biotechnologies,
Oncopeptides, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Genentech and
Amgenâ Oncology.
For more information, visit
https://www.myelomacrowd.org/chapters/
About The HealthTree Foundation / Myeloma Crowd
The
HealthTree Foundation is a patient-driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization that empowers patients at each step of their disease
journey. Myeloma patients can access the foundation's resources for
free. These include the HealthTree Cure Hub, an online community
tool that helps patients explore their best treatment options, find
clinical trials based on their stage of disease and lab values, and
contribute their de-identified data to accelerate a cure. Other
HealthTree tools include a learning management platform called
HealthTree University, a HealthTree Coach mentoring program,
patient Community Forums, and a Twin Machine feature that allows
patients to find, connect and chat with others whose diseases have
similar or identical genetic characteristics. Jennifer Ahlstrom and
her husband Paul founded the HealthTree Foundation and the Myeloma
Crowd which provides patient education, advocacy and research
funding for multiple myeloma.
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SOURCE Myeloma Crowd: HealthTree Foundation