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FREE - CE - Perspectives in Malignant Hematology: Multiple Myeloma

Posted over 3 years ago by Rick Ramirez

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1.75 CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Perspectives in Malignant Hematology: Multiple Myeloma

Join a panel of experts as they discuss the latest developments in the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Authors: Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP; Ajai Chari, MD; Amrita Krishnan, MD, FACP; Maria-Victoria Mateos, MD, PhD; Nina Shah, MD; Peter Voorhees, MD

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for hematologists/oncologists, oncology nurses, oncology nurse practitioners, and oncology pharmacists.

The overall goal of this interactive, virtual meeting is to provide comprehensive, practical education to members of the community-based team who care for patients with hematologic malignancies so they can integrate new data, therapies, and best practices into their daily practices.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Current treatment approaches for patients with hematologic malignancies
    • Adverse events associated with current therapies for patients with hematologic malignancies
    • Emerging treatment strategies for hematologic malignancies
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Using biomarkers to guide therapy for patients with hematologic malignancies
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Personalize treatment for patients with hematologic malignancies

Disclosures

As an organization accredited by the ACCME, Medscape, LLC requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner, that could create a conflict of interest.

Medscape, LLC encourages Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.

Conference Chair

  • Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP

    Chair and Professor
    Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
    Chief Medical Officer
    Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    The opinions expressed are those of Dr Lonial and do not necessarily reflect the views of Emory University or Emory Healthcare. Dr Lonial’s participation in this activity does not constitute or imply endorsement by Emory University or Emory Healthcare.

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Speakers

  • Ajai Chari, MD

    Professor of Medicine​
    Director of Clinical Research​
    Multiple Myeloma Program ​
    Icahn of School of Medicine at Mount Sinai​
    New York, New York, United States

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  • Amrita Krishnan, MD, FACP

    Director of Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Multiple Myeloma
    Professor of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
    City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Duarte, California, United States

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  • Maria-Victoria Mateos, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Medicine
    University of Salamanca
    Salamanca, Spain

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  • Nina Shah, MD

    Professor of Clinical Medicine
    Multiple Myeloma Translational Initiative
    Division of Hematology/Oncology
    University of California San Francisco
    San Francisco, California, United States

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  • Peter Voorhees, MD

    Professor of Medicine​
    Director of Clinical Operations and Outreach​
    Plasma Cells Disorder Program
    Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders
    Levine Cancer Institute / Atrium Health
    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Editor

  • Megan Whitney, DMD

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC  

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CME/CE Reviewers

  • Esther Nyarko, PharmD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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Nurse Planner

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosure +

None of the nonfaculty planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Accreditation Statements



In support of improving patient care, Medscape LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

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For Nurses

  • Awarded 1.75 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 1.75 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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For Pharmacists

  • Medscape designates this continuing education activity for 1.75 contact hour(s) (0.175 CEUs) (Universal Activity Number: JA0007105-0000-21-539-H01-P).

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This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 75% on the post-test.

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