Programs

  • Patient Advocacy Outreach Initiatives

    THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS EXTENSIVE PATIENT ADVOCACY OUTREACH INITIATIVES IN 2022. THE FOUNDATION STAFF COMMUNICATES DAILY WITH PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS PROVIDING SUPPORT AND EDUCATION REGARDING THE MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES IN THE FOLLOWING FORMATS: PATIENT INFORMATION VIA THE FOUNDATIONS "BUILDING BLOCKS OF HOPE" INITIATIVE, MDS FOUNDATION NEWSLETTERS, AND THROUGH THE MDS FOUNDATION WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. ON-SITE PATIENT LIASON SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED INCLUDING REFERRALS TO THE MDS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS AND AVAILABLE CLINICAL TRIALS, RESPONSES TO EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA INQUIRIES, AND PROVIDING A CONNECTION BETWEEN MDS PATIENTS UPON REQUEST.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.4M

  • Educational Symposia and Conference

    EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA AND A BI-ANNUAL CONFERENCE ARE CONDUCTED FOR SEVERAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY AND THE ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY. THESE INFORMATIVE AND INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIA ARE AIMED AT HEMATOLOGISTS AND NURSES WORKING IN HEMATOLOGY AS WELL AS FELLOWS IN HEMATOLOGY, PHARMACISTS WORKING WITH MDS PATIENTS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF MDS PATIENT CARE AND TREATMENT.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $189.6K

  • MDS Research Grants

    THE MDS FOUNDATION PROVIDES RESEARCH GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATORS. THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO FURTHERING THE RESEARCH INTO MDS AND WILL INVITE YOUNG INVESTIGATORS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR EITHER BASIC RESEARCH OR CLINICAL MANAGEMENT INTO THE CAUSATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, CYTOGENETICS, MORPHOLOGY, PROGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUPS OF SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS TO FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT TECHNIQUES. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED A PROCEDURE FOR CREATING AWARENESS OF CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE FIELD OF MDS AS WELL AS ASSISTING IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL RECRUITMENT PROCESS BY UTILIZING ITS OUTREACH TO
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $148K