Treating Multiple Myeloma in 2020: Best Approaches to Optimizing Patient Outcomes

Release Date: October 6, 2020
Expiration Date: October 6, 2021

Activity Overview
Watch experts who are actively engaged in the care of patients with multiple myeloma. 

Target Audience
The target audience for this activity is community and academic hematologists, medical onoclogists, advanced practitioners (NP/PA/PharmD), and other clinicians who treat patients with multiple myeloma.

Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, participants should be better able to:

  • Assess the safety and efficacy of frontline treatment options that are available for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed MM
  • In eligible patients, review maintenance therapy strategies for patients with MM
  • Evaluate treatment approaches for patients with relapsed and/or refractory MM
  • Develop strategies to mitigate treatment-related adverse events that may occur during the care of patients with MM
  • Discuss the results fo clinical trials that are investigating emerging novel agents in patients with MM

Continuing Education
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education and Bio Ascend.

Method of Participation
There are no fees for participating in and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the accredited period, participants must: 1) read the educational objectives and faculty disclosures; 2) study the educational activity; 3) complete the pre- and post-test and evaluation.

Participants who complete the educational activity, pre- and post-test, and evaluation will receive a certificate of credit.

Disclosure Statement
As a provider accredited by ACCME, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education must ensure balance, objectivity, independence, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Presenters are encouraged to provide a balanced view of therapeutic options by utilizing either generic names or the trade names of several to ensure impartiality. All presenters, planners, and others in a position to control continuing medical education content participating in a University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education activity are required to disclose relationships with commercial interests. A commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. Disclosure of these commitments and/or relationships is included in activity materials so that participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments in interpreting its content and evaluating its recommendations.

This activity may include presentations in which presenters may discuss off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments not yet FDA-approved. Participants should note that the use of products outside currently FDA-approved labeling should be considered experimental and are advised to consult current prescribing information for FDA-approved indications. All materials are included with the permission of the authors. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and are not to be construed as those of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education or Bio Ascend. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management; primary references, relevant practice guidelines, and full prescribing information should be consulted.

Support
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from GlaxoSmithKline and Oncopeptides.

Technical Requirements
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