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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Continuing the Conversation: Elevating Equity in Caring for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

  • Authors: Amber Thomassen, APRN-BC, AOCNP; C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 3/29/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 3/29/2024
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.25 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    IPCE - 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for hematologist/oncologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who manage patients with hematologic malignancies.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to recognize healthcare disparities and their multifactorial etiologies, implement team-based strategies, and identify resources that proactively address barriers associated with disparities in care and health outcomes.​

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Health disparities in hematologic malignancies
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Strategies that may be used to address barriers to optimal care and outcomes in diverse patient populations with hematologic malignancies
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Provide interprofessional care for racially and ethnically diverse patients with hematologic malignancies


Disclosures

Medscape, LLC and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society require every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Amber Thomassen, APRN-BC, AOCNP

    Clinical Operations APP Team Manager
    Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
    University of Miami
    Miami, Florida

    Disclosures

    Amber Thomassen, APRN-BC, AOCNP, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD

    Professor of Medicine ​
    Chief of Myeloma Division and Experimental Therapeutics Programs ​
    Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center ​
    University of Miami​
    Miller School of Medicine ​
    Miami, Florida

    Disclosures

    C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Adaptive Biotechnologies; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Celgene Corporation; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen Biotech, Inc.; Karyopharm; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Sanofi
    Research funding from: Amgen Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Janssen Biotech, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
    Other: Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) – AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Janssen Biotech, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.  

Editors

  • Charlotte Warren

    Senior Director, Content Development, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Charlotte Warren has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Yoji Yamaguchi

    Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Yoji Yamaguchi has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.


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This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 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 0.25 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 0.25 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.00 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Continuing the Conversation: Elevating Equity in Caring for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

Authors: Amber Thomassen, APRN-BC, AOCNP; C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 3/29/2023

Valid for credit through: 3/29/2024

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