Living Medical Textbook - Hematology - Projects In Knowledge - Insights into Managing Leukemia & MDS Edition Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Overview of Leukemia

Editor-In-Chief
	Jerald P. Radich, MD Professor of Medicine Clinical Research Division University of Washington School of Medicine Member Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Clinical Research Division Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Seattle, Washington
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Activity Goal
The goals of this CME/CE activity are to:

Increase clinicians’ awareness of the incidence and pathophysiology of leukemia
Apply up-to-date methods for screening and diagnosing patients with leukemia
Utilize up-to-date methods for selecting and assessing treatment interventions that optimize outcomes for patients with leukemia

Target Audience
This activity is designed for hematologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, family practice/primary care physicians, and other clinicians involved in the management, treatment, and care of patients with leukemia.

Learning Objectives

•	Distinguish among the major types of leukemia, based on their clinical course, the morphology of malignant cell types, their characteristic genetic and chromosomal abnormalities, and their immunogenetic phenotypes.
•	Assess differences among the leukemias in terms of the hematopoietic stage of the cell of origin and the genetic changes that led to each type of malignancy.
•	Evaluate the specific treatments for each type of leukemia relative to their known genetic defects.

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CME Information: Physicians
Statement of Accreditation
Projects In Knowledge^® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Projects In Knowledge designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CE Information: Nurses
Projects In Knowledge^® (PIK) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Projects In Knowledge is also an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP-15227.

This activity is approved for 1.20 nursing contact hour(s).

DISCLAIMER: Accreditation refers to educational content only and does not imply ANCC, CBRN, or PIK endorsement of any commercial product or service.

CE Information: Pharmacists

Projects In Knowledge^® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the ACPE Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines. This chapter is worth up to 2.00 contact hours (0.2 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Program Number assigned to this knowledge activity is 0052-0000-09-080-H01-P.

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Disclosure Information
The Disclosure Policy of Projects In Knowledge requires that presenters comply with the Standards for Commercial Support. All faculty are required to disclose any personal interest or relationship they or their spouse/partner have with the supporters of this activity or any commercial interest that is discussed in their presentation. Any discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices will also be disclosed in the course materials. For complete prescribing information on the products discussed during this CME/CE activity, please see your current Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR).

Jerald P. Radich, MD, is a consultant for Axis Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and received research support for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

Stephanie G. Phillips, PhD has disclosed no significant relationships.

Peer Reviewer has disclosed no significant relationships.

Projects In Knowledge’s staff members have no significant relationships to disclose.

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Conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by the Executive Committee of Projects In Knowledge. All conflicts are resolved prior to the beginning of the activity by the Trust In Knowledge peer review process.

The opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect those of Projects In Knowledge.

This CME/CE activity is provided by Projects In Knowledge solely as an educational service. Specific patient care decisions are the responsibility of the clinician caring for the patient.

Contract for Mutual Responsibility in CME/CE

Projects In Knowledge has developed the contract to demonstrate our commitment to providing the highest quality professional education to clinicians, and to help clinicians set educational goals to challenge and enhance their learning experience.

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