Release Date: August 04, 2021
Expiration Date: August 04, 2022

Expected time to complete this activity as designed: 15 minutes

There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online activity.

Program Overview

Join Dr. Carraway as she outlines her strategy for diagnosing myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and assessing disease risk. In this newsletter, she reviews differential diagnoses for cytopenias/dysplasia, critical diagnostic tests to include in the MDS diagnostic pathway, MDS subtyping and classification, important prognostic factors and scoring systems, and the impact of somatic mutations on disease course and treatment selection.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for multidisciplinary healthcare providers in the community setting, including hematologists, oncologists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other allied healthcare professionals who provide care to patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Outline critical components of a comprehensive risk assessment
• Describe underlying genetic alterations and mutational data than can affect patients’ diagnosis
• Review how predicted prognosis may aid physicians to select when and how to treat and set expectations for patients and families

Agenda

How I Approach MDS Diagnosis and Risk Assessment – Hetty E. Carraway, MD, MBA, FACP

Instructions for Participation and Credit

This activity is eligible for credit through August 04, 2022. After this date, this activity will expire and no further credit will be awarded.

1. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
2. You may be asked to complete a short pre-test before accessing the educational content. This must be completed in order to move forward in the activity.
3. Complete the educational content as designed.
4. Complete the post-test. To receive a certificate, you must receive a passing score of 70%.
5. Complete the activity evaluation survey to provide feedback and information useful for future programming.
6. Certificates for CME may be printed immediately after successfully completing the post-test and activity evaluation. Pharmacist credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor 4 weeks following receipt of a completed, qualified form.

Faculty Biography

Hetty E. Carraway, MD, MBA, FACP
Director, Leukemia Program
Vice Chair, Strategy and Enterprise Development
Professor of Medicine
Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders
Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Hetty Carraway received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine, and her fellowship in medical oncology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to her medical training, Dr. Carraway earned an MBA from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University in the Business of Health. She is currently Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Vice Chair of Strategy and Enterprise Development at the Taussig Cancer Institute in the Division of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Carraway is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Society of Hematology (ASH), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), SWOG, and the America College of Physicians, among others. Dr. Carraway has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, review articles, editorials, abstracts and book chapters. She is nationally sought for her expertise in hematologic malignancies (AML, ALL, and MDS). As a translational clinical scientist, Dr. Carraway’s research is focused on experimental therapeutics of acute leukemias and myeloproliferative diseases.

Accreditation

	CME CREDIT MediCom Worldwide, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. MediCom Worldwide, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	CPE CREDIT MediCom Worldwide, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is acceptable for 0.25 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit. Universal Activity Number: 827-0000-21-025-H01-P. Knowledge-based CPE activity. In order for CPE Monitor to authenticate credit, pharmacists/technicians must provide their e-Profile ID number from NABP and date of birth (in MMDD format) when claiming credit for a CPE program. International Pharmacy Preceptors and Canadian Pharmacists: If you are in need of e-Profile ID to participate in an ACPE approved activity, please contact NABP customer service for further assistance as special handling is necessary. NABP customer service can be reached at (847) 391-4406.
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Disclosure

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Faculty Disclosure

Dr. Hetty Carraway has received honoraria related to formal advisory and speakers’ bureau activities from Agios, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation ‒ A Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc, Novartis AG, Stemline Therapeutics, Inc., as well as consultant fees from Agios, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Celgene. She has received grant support related to research activities from Celgene. Dr. Carraway has also been working on an independent review committee/data safety monitoring board (IRC/DSMB) with AbbVie Inc., Astex Pharmaceuticals, Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Takeda Oncology.

Planning Committee Disclosures

The individuals listed below from MediCom Worldwide, Inc. reported the following for this activity: Joan Meyer, RN, MHA, Executive Director, Isabelle Vacher, Vice President of Educational Strategy, Andrew D. Bowser, ELS, CHCP, Medical Writer, Lillian McVey, Medical Writer, and Andrea Mathis, Project Manager, have no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer Disclosure

In accordance with MediCom Worldwide, Inc. policy, all content is reviewed by external independent peer reviewers for balance, objectivity and commercial bias. The peer reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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This activity is supported by educational grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Taiho Oncology, Inc.

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