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CPD

Living With Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

  • Authors: Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, MD; Wolfgang Miesbach, MD; Marco (Patient)
  • CPD Released: 11/2/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 11/2/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Non-US Physicians - maximum of 0.25 CPD

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for non-US hematology specialists, emergency medicine physicians, critical care specialists, and other members of the healthcare team involved in the management of patients with cTTP.

The goal of this activity is for the learner to be better able to describe the treatment burden associated with cTTP and future approaches to reduce this burden.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Patient burden associated with cTTP
    • Emerging approaches to the management of cTTP


Disclosures

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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 with ineligible companies.

Disclosures for additional planners can be found here.


Faculty

  • Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, MD

    Professor of Hematology
    Department of Hematology
    Central Hematological Laboratory
    Bern University Hospital
    University of Bern
    Bern, Switzerland

    Disclosures

    Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Bayer; Novo Nordisk; Roche; Sanofi; Swedish Orphan Biovitrum; Takeda
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: CSL Behring; Roche; Sanofi; Takeda
    Research funding from: Baxalta/Takeda; Bayer; CSL Behring; Novo Nordisk; Octapharma; Roche; Swedish Orphan Biovitrum

  • Wolfgang Miesbach, MD

    Department of Hemostaseology
    Hemophilia Center
    Medical Clinic 2
    Institute of Transfusion Medicine
    University Hospital Frankfurt
    Frankfurt, Germany

    Disclosures

    Wolfgang Miesbach, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Bayer; BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; Biotest; CSL Behring; Chugai Pharma USA, LLC; Freeline Therapeutics; LFB Biomedicaments; Novo Nordisk; Octapharma; Pfizer, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Roche; Sanofi; Takeda/Shire; uniQure
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Bayer; BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; Biotest; CSL Behring; Chugai Pharma USA, LLC; LFB Biomedicaments; Novo Nordisk; Octapharma; Pfizer, Inc.; Roche; Takeda/Shire
    Research funding from: Bayer; Biotest; CSL Behring; LFB Biomedicaments; Novo Nordisk; Octapharma; Pfizer, Inc.; Takeda/Shire

  • Marco (Patient)

    Disclosures

    Marco, (Patient), has no relevant financial relationships.

Editors

  • Keisha Peters, MSc

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Keisha Peters, MSc, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Chii Shyang Fong, PhD

    Scientific Content Manager, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Chii Shyang Fong, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    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.


Accreditation Statements

    For Physicians

  • The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.25 continuing professional development credits (CPD).

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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 participating in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the credit eligibility period that is noted on the title page.

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  1. Read the information provided on the title page regarding the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures, read and study the activity content and then complete the post-test questions. If you earn a passing score on the post-test and we have determined based on your registration profile that you may be eligible to claim CPD credit for completing this activity, we will issue you a CPD credit certificate.
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CPD

Living With Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Authors: Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, MD; Wolfgang Miesbach, MD; Marco (Patient)Faculty and Disclosures

CPD Released: 11/2/2023

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

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