Recorded on: February 22, 2023
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
CME & CE Activity Release Date: March 29, 2023
CME & CE Credit Valid Through: March 29, 2024
0.25 CME/CE Credit/Contact Hour for physicians and registered nurses
Target Audience
This activity is intended for hematologist/oncologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who manage patients with hematologic malignancies.
Description
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.
Learning Objectives
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
Faculty
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
Amber Thomassen, APRN-BC, AOCNP (panelist)
Clinical Operations APP Team Manager
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Continuing Education Information
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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.
The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)-European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the American Medical Association (AMA). European physicians interested in converting AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ into European CME credit (ECMEC) should contact the UEMS (www.uems.eu).
College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® participants may claim certified credits for any AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members must log into Mainpro+® to claim this activity.
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.
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
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.
Providers
This activity is developed through a collaboration between The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Medscape Oncology.
Supporters
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from AstraZeneca; GlaxoSmithKline; Legend Biotech; Lilly; Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company and Janssen Biotech Inc.; Genentech; and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
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