Homestead Hospital Conference Series: What Hospitalists Need to Know About Blood Cancers

Homestead, FL US
September 12, 2018

A multidisciplinary team approach is needed to provide optimal care to blood cancer patients. The landscape of the medical needs of cancer patients has undergone deep changes requiring a broad understanding of the diagnosis, prognosis and treatments of blood cancer patients by, not only the oncologist, but the hospitalist, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and other clinical care providers.

Join us as Dr. Steven Fein explains what it means to have different types of blood cancers, the benefits and risks of treatments and how to best manage the hospitalized blood cancer patient.

 

Target Audience

Hospitalists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Hematologists, House Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and all other interested healthcare providers.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain what it means to have different types of leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.
  • Describe the benefits and risks of treatments for blood cancers.
  • Manage hospitalized blood cancer patients.
Additional information
Schedule: 

12:00 p.m. ♦ Lecture

1:00 p.m. ♦ Adjourn

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Course opens: 
07/29/2018
Course expires: 
12/01/2018
Event starts: 
09/12/2018 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/12/2018 - 1:00pm EDT
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Homestead Hospital
975 Baptist Way
Physicians' Dining Room
Homestead, FL 33033
United States

Steven Fein, M.D.
Hematologist and Oncologist
Baptist Hospital, South Miami, Homestead, Mariners, Doctors, and West Kendall Baptist Hospitals

Steven Fein, M.D., MPH, has indicated that he is on the speakers’ bureaus for Jannsen Pharmaceuticals, Daichi-Sankyo, Pfizer/Bristol-Myers Squibb and Amgen. He will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation or discussion.

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

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) 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 this live activity for a maximum of 1 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 approved for 1credit hour by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and the Florida Council of Physician Assistants. CE Broker #20-556628.

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nursing, Nurse Practitioners. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
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