Multiple Myeloma: What Managed
Care Needs To Know

This activity is an archive of the live session held at the 2009 Fall Managed Care Forum. If you participated in the live activity, you are not eligible for continuing education credits from this archive.

This activity is valid from April 12, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

 

Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.

This activity is supported by educational grants from Celgene Corporation and
 Millennium, The Takeda Oncology Company


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Instructions for CME/CEU:  View the presentation, answer the post test, complete the evaluation form and submit.  A score of 70% must be achieved on the post test to receive continuing education credits. You will have the option on the post test/evaluation page to submit your forms electronically or by faxing them to Katie Eads at 804-747-5316.

Description
Multiple Myeloma (MM) accounts for 10% of hematologic malignancies. In 2007, it is estimated that MM was responsible for 11,000 new deaths. This cancer is more prevalent in African Americans than Caucasians with a median age of 66 at diagnosis. As with all cancers, early detection and treatment are necessary for optimal patient outcomes. Managed care medical directors and physician executives need to be and stay informed on the diagnosis and treatments to appropriate manage their population.

Upon Completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma (MM)

  • Identify treatment options as defined in the International Staging System

  • Review National Comprehensive Cancer Network practice guidelines for MM

  • Describe complications in the treatment of MM and methods to overcome
     

Faculty: Laura Raftery, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Disclosure:

Dr. Raftery has no financial relationships that present a real or perceived conflict of interest.
  The NAMCP planning committee has no real or perceived financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation & Designation
The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. NAMCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditsTM.  Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA).  VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this activity will be awarded 1 contact hours.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1 contact hours toward CMCN recertification requirements.
  

This activity is supported by educational grants from Celgene Corporation and
 Millennium, The Takeda Oncology Company