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CME / ABIM MOC

Updates on Treating Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

  • Authors: S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD; Peter M. Voorhees, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 2/27/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 2/27/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.75 ABIM MOC points

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for community-based hematologists/oncologists and other members of the multiple myeloma (MM) care team.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to select optimal, individualized frontline therapy for patients with MM.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Safety and efficacy data from clinical trials evaluating multi-drug regimens for treatment of patients with newly diagnosed MM
    • Most recent guidelines for frontline treatment strategies for patients with MM
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Selecting optimal, individualized, first-line therapy for patients with MM
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Select individualized first-line therapy for patients with MM


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Faculty

  • S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD

    Edward W. and Betty Knight Scripps Professor of Medicine
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota

    Disclosures

    S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Peter M. Voorhees, MD

    Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Chief, Plasma Cells Disorder Program
    Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders
    Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
    Charlotte, North Carolina

    Disclosures

    Peter M. Voorhees, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen; Pfizer Inc.; Sanofi 
    Research funding from: AbbVie Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen

Editor

  • Megan Whitney, DMD

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Megan Whitney, DMD, has no relevant financial relationships. 

Compliance Reviewer

  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

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


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    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 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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CME / ABIM MOC

Updates on Treating Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Authors: S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD; Peter M. Voorhees, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 2/27/2023

Valid for credit through: 2/27/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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