It takes a team to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), explained Nancy Corbitt, BSN, RN, OCN, CRNI, survivorship nurse navigator at the University of Maryland Greenbaum Cancer Center and member of the AAMDS International Foundation. 

At the ONS Annual Congress, Corbitt discussed some of the key players in caring for those with MDS. They include the physician, who will discuss diagnosis and treatments, the oncology nurses who often focus on adverse event management, as well as palliative and advanced care planning specialists. 

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There are multiple key players, including oncology nurses, in the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

MDS Treatment Takes a Team

Nancy Corbitt, BSN, RN, OCN, CRNI, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center discusses the resources available for nurses from the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation.

Collaborating with the AA-MDS International Fund, Corbitt hopes to bring education and awareness to nurses about myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in patients. Nurses should have a baseline understanding of these conditions, as well as an awareness of the effects of the medications. Nurses must be able to explain the medications and their potential side effects to the patients. When talking to patients, nurses can use and refer to the resources that the AA-MDS International Foundation offers.

Nancy Corbitt, BSN, RN, OCN, CRNI, discusses the resources available to nurses and patients through the AA-MDS International Foundation.

Nancy Corbitt, BSN, RN, OCN, CRNI

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MDS Treatment Takes a Team

Nancy Corbitt on AA-MDS International Foundation's Resources for Nurses