
Leukemia Management in North Carolina: Updates for 2021
Matthew Foster, MD, from the UNC Lineberger Leukemia group will describe updates in the care of leukemias relevant in 2021
Target Audience
These courses are intended for medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists, hematologists, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, radiologic technologists, researchers, pharmacists, trainees, and others who are interested in care of patients with cancer in North Carolina.
Learning Objectives
- List at least two life-threatening toxicities of CD19-specific CAR-T cells when used to treat adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
- Identify a group of leukemia patients who have sub-optimal antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines, even if they have not received chemotherapy.
- Describe the properties of asciminib that allow it to have activity in patients whose chronic myeloid leukemia harbors mutations that cause resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
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Presenter Disclosure Information
Matthew Foster, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.
The Greensboro Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Approved by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy for ACPE.
Approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
The UNC School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the CE attendance form and the online evaluation of the program (instructions to be emailed). Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks.
**No partial credit will be available**
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the CE attendance form and the online evaluation of the program (instructions to be emailed). Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks.
**No partial credit will be available**
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ - Non-physicianNon-physicians will receive credit for time spent in an activity designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Most health care professionals can use this credit, but UNC CPD cannot guarantee that licensing boards and other organizations will accept it. If you are not sure, please check with your organization to make sure that AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ are accepted.
- 1.00 ASRT
Approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
Tim Poe, Director of Telehealth
- 1.00 CTRApproved as a Category A by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).
- 1.00 NCPD/CNE
Greensboro Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Event Coordinator: Lisa Guy, RN, BSN, CCRN
- 1.00 Participation
UNC Lineberger Cancer Network certificate of participation.
Tim Poe, Director of Telehealth
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