COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Please join national and international experts in Infectious Diseases in Bone Marrow Transplant patients will discuss case-base conditions among Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematology Oncology staff.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Miami Cancer Institute malignant hematology, bone marrow transplant and infectious diseases teams including physicians¸ advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

•    Recognize and manage bacterial, viral and other type of infectious complications among BMT and hematologic malignancies patients.
•    Recognize early signs of viral-related issues in bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients. 
•    Initiate empiric antimicrobials and determine when to de-escalate antibiotics.
•    Implement clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of common infectious complications in BMT patients. 
•    Treat viral reactivations and viral-related problems in BMT patients.

FACULTY:

Marco Ruiz MD. MPH. MSc. MBA 
Chief of HIV Oncology
Chief of HIV Bone Marrow Transplant 
Associate Director of Bone Marrow Transplant
Miami Cancer Institute 
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Florida International University School of Medicine 
 

Miri Sinclair , DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Advanced Practice Provider Educator Specialist
Nursing Education and Standard Practice
Miami Cancer Institute

Marco A. Ruiz Andia., M.D., Director for this activity, has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will/will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

   Miri Sinclair , DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP, moderator, for this activity, has indicated that she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will/will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients

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ACCREDITATION:
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.    

Baptist Health South Florida designates these live activities for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. each.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

These activities have been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-989642, by the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine.

These activities have also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.