The Road To and From the Transplant Center for Patients with AML

SELF STUDY / ENDURING - ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY: 35 Minutes

Overview

Participants will explore the comprehensive transplant process for AML patients, including referral procedures necessary for successful transplantation. The session will dive into the complexities of developing initial transplant plans, encompassing donor searches and the management of pre- and post-transplant care. Additionally, the course will address post-transplant maintenance, focusing on strategies to prevent relapse and manage complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). 

Target Audience

This CME initiative was designed for oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the process for referring AML patients to the transplant center
2. Identify potential barriers that might hinder a patient's chances of receiving a transplant
3. Describe the key elements of a holistic pre- and post-transplant care plan                                                                                          

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 0.50 credit.
Course opens: 
01/22/2025
Course expires: 
01/22/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Faculty

Lisa Getzendaner, PA-C, MHS

Lisa graduated from Wilamette University with a Bachelor of Science. She then ventured away from the Northwest and received her Masters of Health Sciences and PA degree from Duke University. She then returned home to Seattle and soon joined the Fred Hutch transplant team in 1993. She has worked in the field of Transplant and more recently Immunotherapy in some capacity ever since. Lisa now leads the Intake APP staff at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. The team is responsible for intake and coordination of over 450 transplant and immunotherapy patients annually.

Disclosures:

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Horizon CME (HCME) ensures that continuing education activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. 

All persons in a position to influence the content of an accredited continuing education activity provided by Horizon CME are required to disclose to HCME any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. All reported relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Horizon CME.

Lisa Getzendaner, PA-C, MHS discloses advisory board with Kite Pharma but that relationship has ended during the past 24 months.  This relationship has ended 

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 0.50 credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:

  1. Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
  2. Participate in the online activity.
  3. Complete the post-test
  4. Submit the evaluation form

DISCLAIMER:

This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

Required Hardware/software

Access to the internet is required.

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Internet Explorer 8.0+ for Windows 2003, Vista, XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and above

Google Chrome 28.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Mozilla Firefox 23.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Safari 6.0+ for Mac OSX 10.7 and above

 

Supported Phones & Tablets:

 Android 4.0.3 and above

iPhone/iPad with iOS 6.1 or above