Intended Audience
This activity is designed for the fellow in training, the practitioner of hematology who wishes to review both established standards of care and recent basic and clinical advances in hematology, or the physician planning to take the hematology certifying examination.
Topics & Speakers
- Biology of Hematopoiesis
Jerry L. Spivak, MD
Professor of Medicine and Oncology,
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,
Baltimore, MD
- Iron Deficiency and Overload
- Megaloblastic and Sideroblastic Anemias
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Porphyrias
- Anemia of Chronic Illness
Victor R. Gordeuk, MD
Professor of Medicine,
Center for Sickle Cell Disease,
Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
- RBC Enzymes, Membranes, and Metabolism
- Hemolytic Anemias
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Imad Tabbara, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
and Oncology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
- Sickling Disorders
Gregory J. Kato, MD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Mechanisms for Clotting
- The Hemophilias
Nigel Key, MD
Harold R. Roberts Professor, Director,
UNC Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Center,
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
- Von Willebrand's Disease
- Acquired Disorders of Coagulation
Margaret Rick, MD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
- Hypercoagulable States
Kenneth A. Bauer, MD
Physician Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Qualitative Platelet Defects
A. Koneti Rao, MD
Professor of Medicine, Thrombosis Research and Pharmacology, Temple University School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Molecular Diagnostic Methods of
Common Hematologic Disorders
- White Cell Disorders
Nancy Berliner, MD
Chief, Division of Hematology, Brigham and
Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Parenteral Antithrombotics and Fibrinolytics
- Oral Anticoagulants and Anticoagulation Issues
B. Gail Macik, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Health Science Center, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA
- Transfusion Medicine
- Platelet Alloimmunization
Thomas Kickler, MD
Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Aplastic Anemia
Neal S. Young, MD
Chief, Hematology Branch, NHLBI, Editor, Seminars in Hematology and Editor, Clinical Hematology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- Consumptive Thrombohemorrhagic Disorders
- Prothrombotic Complications of Anticoagulation
Theodore E. Warkentin, MD
Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Medicine McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada
- Problems in Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Drs. Warkentin and Siegel
- Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy
- ITP and Drug Related Thrombocytopenias
Robert S. Siegel, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Ayalew Tefferi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Pathology of Lymphomas
L. Jeffrey Medeiros, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Hematopathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's Disease
Julie Vose, MD
Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor, Chief, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Professor of Medicine, Nebraska Medical School, Omaha, NE
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Susan O'Brien, MD
Professor of Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Hagop Kantarjian, MD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center/Tumor Institute,
Houston, TX
- Multiple Myeloma, Plasmacytoma, MGUS
S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Waldenstom's Macroglobulinemia and Amyloidosis
Morie A. Gertz, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Myelodysplasia
Alan F. List, MD
Professor of Medicine and Chief, Hematologic Malignancies, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
- Morphology Review
Donald Karcher, MD
Professor and Acting Chair of Pathology, The George Washington University Medical Center,
Washington, DC
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
Michael Bishop, MD
Rockville, MD
- ABO Incompatibility and Other Transfusion Related Issues in Hematopoietic Transplantation
Charles D. Bolan, MD
Director, Hematology Fellowship Program, Hematology Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- Pharmacology I, II, and III
Edward Chu, MD
Professor and Chief, Section of Medical Oncology, Associate Director, Yale Cancer Center, Yale
University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- HIV Disease
Richard Little, MD
Oncologist, Bethesda, MD
- Neuro-Oncology
- Metastatic Disease to the Brain, Spine and Carcinomatous Meningitis
Howard Fine, MD
Graduate of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Graduate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Chief, Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH); Adjunct Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH); Adjunct Professor, North Carolina State University; and Adjunct Professor, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Learning Objectives
After viewing this activity, participants should be able to:
- Understand red cell disorders
- Understand both established information and recent clinical advances in coagulopathies, anticoagulant and thrombolytic therapies
- Understand blood and marrow morphology and hematopathology
- Understand both established information and recent clinical advances in immunohematology, bone marrow transplantation, and hematopoietic growth factors
Accreditation
The George Washington University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas, Elements and Policies.
CME Credit
The George Washington University Medical Center designates the Hematology Best Practices for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of original release: December 1, 2009
Expiration Date: December 1, 2012
The Learning Process
Physician learners are expected to view/listen to all modules, reflect on their content, complete the CME self-assessment and CME evaluation, and return them to the address indicated for scoring. A $30 processing fee must accompany the completed self-assessment and evaluation. Only upon receipt of your self-assessment, evaluation and payment will your CME certificate and correct answers to the self-assessment be mailed to you.
The estimated time a learner will need to complete this self-study activity is
34 hours.
Method of Physician Participation: Review recordings of conference sessions and apply knowledge to post-test.
Evaluation Methods: Participants will complete a self-assessment examination to test knowledge gained from viewing the program.
Notice
The content of this program is developed independently by GW’s Hematology/Medical Oncology Board Review course director, who has no special knowledge or access to American Board of Internal Medicine examinations. The ABIM is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse, any continuing medical education programs.
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