Leukemia Management in North Carolina: Updates for 2021

November 17, 2021

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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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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ - Non-physician
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 CTR
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
10/13/2021
Course expires: 
12/17/2021
Event starts: 
11/17/2021 - 11:55am EST
Event ends: 
11/17/2021 - 1:00pm EST
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Matthew Foster, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology
Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Program
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

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.

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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
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ - Non-physician
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 CTR
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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