Meeting Notes and Presentations

August 17, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Chris Su – Fred Hutch
Topic: Financial Toxicity in MM and Financial Resources
Financial Toxicity in MM and Financial Resources Presentation

July 27, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Kara Cicero – Fred Hutch
Topic: How MM Impacts our Body’s Organs
How MM Affects Organs Presentation

June 29, 2024
Speaker: Mark Herkert – MM Fighters member
Topic: Mountains of Inspiration

May 18, 2024
Speaker: Scott Erickson – Erickson and Company
MM Fighters Meeting Notes – April 2024
Medicare Presentation

April 27, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Mary Kwok – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Topic: MGUS and Smoldering Myeloma
MM Fighters Meeting Notes – April 2024

March 16, 2024
Speaker: Barb Regis – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Topic: Survivorship
MM Fighters Meeting Notes – March 2024
Survivorship Presentation

February 24, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Rajul Banerjee – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Topic: Best of ASH
MM Fighters Meeting Notes – February 2024

January 27, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Cowan – Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Topic: Myeloma 101
MM Fighters Meeting – January 2024

November 11, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Tony Blau – All4Cure
Topic: All4Cure
MM Fighters Meeting – November 2023

October 21, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Kara Cicero – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Topic: Advancing Health Equity in Global Oncology
MM Fighters Meeting – October 2023

September 23, 2023
Speaker: Brian McMahon – Founder of SparkCures
Topic: SparkCures – Clinical Trials
(no copy of presentation)

July 29, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Swathi Namburi – Swedish Center for Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapy
Topic: Bone Health and Multiple Myeloma
Bone Health and Multiple Myeloma Presentation

June 24, 2023
Speaker: Kristi Matsumura – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Topic: Clinical Trials 101
Clinical Trials 101 Presentation

May 20, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Lee – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Topic: All Questions Myeloma (Roundtable – no presentation)

April 24, 2023
IMF Community Workshop – Seattle (no MM meeting)


March 25, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Rahul Banerjee – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Topic: Supportive Care – Why Are There So Many Pills?
MM Fighters Meeting – Mar 2023
Supportive Care Presentation

February 25, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Mary Kwok – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Topic: Best of ASH (The American Society of Hematologists)
MM Fighters Meeting – Feb 2023

January 28, 2023
Speaker: Kenny Capps – Throwing Bones
Topic: Exercise and Myeloma
MM Fighters Meeting – Jan 2023

November 19, 2022
Speakers: Ashley Chen and Omar Marzouk – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Topic: Managing Myeloma Treatments
MM Fighters Meeting – Nov 2022
Managing Myeloma Presentation

October 22, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Cowan – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Topic: Immunotherapy Advances – Bi-specific T-cell Engagers (BiTES)
MM Fighters Meeting – Oct 2022

September 24, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Nicole Bates – SCCA
Topic: Psychosocial Issues and Myeloma
MM Fighters Meeting – Sept 2022
Psychosocial Issues and Myeloma Presentation

July 23, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Lee – SCCA
Topic: All Questions Myeloma – Myeloma 101
MM Fighters Meeting – July 2022

June 25, 2022
Speaker:  Josh Epworth, ARNP – SCCA
Topic: Distinguishing Reliable Sources of Information
MM Fighters Meeting – June 2022
Informed Choices Presentation

May 21, 2022
Speaker:  Mary Rasmussen, Dietician – SCCA
Topic: Nutrition for Myeloma Patients
MM Fighters Meeting – May 2022
Nutrition Strategies for MM Patients Presentation

April 23, 2022
Speaker:  Samantha Clark, Evergreen Health
Topic: Palliative Care and Hospice
MM Fighters Meeting – April 2022
Palliative Care and Hospice Presentation

March 26, 2022
Speaker:  Dr. Rahul Banerjee, UCSF
Topic: Treatment Toxicities in MM
MM Fighters Meeting – March 2022
Treatment Toxicities in MM Presentation

February 26, 2022
Speaker:  Dr. Mary Kwok, SCCA
Topic: Best of Ash
MM Fighters Meeting – February 2022
Best of Ash Presentation


January 22, 2022
Speakers:  From SCCA – Josh Epworth, Chloe Siu, Sophia Kim, Patrick Evans
Topic: Care and Coordination in Myeloma Care
MM Fighters Meeting – January 2022
Care and Coordination Presentation

November 13, 2021
Speaker:  Dr. Edward Libby, SCCA
Topic: All Questions Myeloma
MM Fighters Meeting – November 2021

October 23, 2021
Speaker:  Brian McMahon, Founder of SparkCures
Topic: SparkCures
MM Fighters Meeting – October 2021
SparkCures Presentation

Sept 25, 2021
Speaker:  Dr. Sara Lee, SCCA
Topic: Myeloma Long Term Survivorship
MM Fighters Meeting – September 2021
Thriving and Surviving with Myeloma

August 28, 2021
Speaker:  Drs. Sibel and Tony Blau
Topic: Covid 19 Pandemic Progress and Myeloma Patients
MM Fighters Meeting – August 2021
Covid 19 and Myeloma Patients

July 24, 2021
Speaker:  Josh Epworth, SCCA
Topic: Myeloma Tests
MM Fighters Meeting – July 2021
Myeloma Fighters Tests July 2021

June 26, 2021
Speaker:  Dr. Avasare, OHSU and Dr. Kwok, SCCA
Topic: Myeloma and the Kidneys
MM Fighters Meeting – June 2021
Myeloma and the Kidney-6_2021 2_Part1
Myeloma and the Kidney-6_2021 2_Part2

May 22, 2021
Speaker:  Dr. Damian Green, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Topic: Immunotherapies
MM Fighters Meeting – May 22 2021

May 1, 2021
Speaker:  Dr. William Bensinger, Swedish Cancer Institute
Topic: The Best of Ash
MM Fighters Meeting – May 2021
Best of Ash 2020 presentation

March 27, 2021
Speaker:  Mark Schliekelman, Adaptive Biotechnologies
Topic: Understanding Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)
MM Fighters Meeting – March 2021
close Presentation for MM Patients 2021

February 27, 2021
Speaker:  Ami Batchelder, PA at SCCA 
Topic: How to Get the Most from your Appointments 
MM Fighters Meeting – Feb 2021
How to Get the Most From Your Appts

January 23, 2021
Speaker: Rachel Douglas, Physical Therapist at SCCA
Topic: Multiple Myeloma and Physical Therapy
MM Fighters Meeting – January 2021
MultMyeloma and PT 1.2021

November 14, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Edward Libby, SCCA
Topic: All Questions Myeloma
MM FightersMeeting – November 20202 
Dr.-Libby-QAs

October 24, 2020
Speaker:  Dr. Andrew Cowan, SCCA 
Topic: What’s New for Relapsed Myeloma in 2020? 
MM Fighters Meeting – October 2020
What’s New for Relapsed MM in 2020?

September 26, 2020
Speaker:  Dr. Ata Moshiri, SCCA and UW
Topic: Skin Care Basics and How to Care for Your Skin
MM Fighters Meeting – September 2020
Skin Cancer Basics and How to Protect Your Skin

August 22, 2020
Speaker: Sibel Blau,
Topic: The Challenges of Being a Caregiver
MM Fighters Meeting – August 2020
The Challenges of Being a Caregiver presentation – August 2020

July 25, 2020
Speaker:  Josh Epworth, ARNP at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Topic: Multiple Myeloma by the Numbers
MM Fighters Meeting – July 2020
Multiple Myeloma by the Numbers

June 27, 2020
Speakers: Jenny and Paul Ahlstrom, Todd Foster – HealthTree
Topic: HealthTree 
MM Fighters Meeting – June 2020

May 30, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Tony Blau, All4Cure and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Topic: All4Cure
All4Cure May 2020
MM Fighters Meeting – May 2020

February 22, 2020
Speaker: Dr. William Bensinger, Swedish Cancer Institute
Topic: The Best of ASH (American Society of Hematologists
MM Fighters Meeting – Feb 2020

January 25, 2020
Speaker: Ami Batchelder, AP-C, Swedish Cancer Institute
Topic: How to Get the Most from your Appointments
Get the Most from Your Appts
MM Fighters – Jan 2020