Sixth Annual Controversies in Hematologic Malignancies Symposium

Milwaukee, WI US
March 4, 2017

This one-day symposium will raise and address the most challenging questions in current clinical practice. Topics will include CAR-T cell therapies, AML, CLL, frontline management of DLBCL, and hematological complications facing patients with lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma.

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 5.25 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Registered Nurses

Learning Objectives

  1. An update on the current status of CAR-T therapies available and the future direction of the field.
  2. Discuss management of frontline treatment for the various subtypes of DLBCL with this ever evolving field.
  3. Review the treatment options for relapsed, refractory myeloma.
  4. Educate on the meaningfulness of molecular mutations within AML and the role of minimal residual disease in AML assessment.
  5. Discuss the assessment and management of depression in patients with hematological conditions.
  6. Discuss contemporary indications for transplant in CLL.
  7. Discuss hematological complications within patients with lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. Many patients with hematological malignancies can develop non-malignant complications. Review the management of issues such as blood clots, low platelets, and other possible complications seen in our patient population.
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Dan Bullock and Erica Katuszonek
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 805-4600
Email: 
[email protected]
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 5.25 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
01/02/2017
Course expires: 
12/22/2017
Event starts: 
03/04/2017 - 7:30am CST
Event ends: 
03/04/2017 - 3:15pm CST
Cost:
$0.00
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Hilton Milwaukee Downtown
509 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
United States

Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 West Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203

Special Room Rates:

2 Double Beds (Rates from 129.00 USD/Night) Plus Tax 
1 King Bed      (Rates from 129.00 USD/Night) Plus Tax 
A special overnight parking rate of $18 is available for our registered guests.

Group Name: Medical College of Wisconsin Hematology
Group Code: MCWH
Check In: 03-MAR-2017
Check-Out: 04-MAR-2017
Phone Number: 414-271-7250

A block of rooms have been reserved for March 3, 2017 - March 5, 2017.

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The special room rate will be until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

 Guest Speakers

Jeremy S. Abramson , MD, MMSc
Director, Lymphoma Program
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler Chair in Lymphoma
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Frederick Appelbaum , MD
Deputy Director and Executive Vice President
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Executive Director and President
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Noelle Frey , MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Director of Bone Marrow
Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Speakers

Angela Canadeo, PharmD
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Karen-Sue Carlson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Heidi F. Christianson, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Helath Psychology Residency Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconisn Medical College of Wisconsin

Binod Dhakal, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Patrick Foy, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Laura Michaelis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology 
Medical College of Wisconsin

Nirav Shah, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology 
Medical College of Wisconsin

Planning Committee

Ehab Atallah, MD
Co-Program Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Nirav Shah, MD, MS
Co-Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin

Dan Bullock
Education Program Associate
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin

Areyl Goff, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin

Erica Katuszonek
Administrative Assistant 
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin

Robert Taylor, MD
Director of Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Program
Aurora Cancer Care 

Mindy Waggoner, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Nurse Manager
Pharmacy-Oncology Services
Froedtert Hospital

 

Available Credit

  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 5.25 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

Price

Cost:
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