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July 16-20, 2018
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More than 20 Years of Educational Excellence
The Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference is one of the largest gatherings of clinicians and researchers specializing in the areas of lymphoma and transplantation. The 2018 event is your chance to explore vital information on clinical updates and research, meet key thought leaders, and exchange ideas with more than 500 members of the multidisciplinary lymphoma clinical team including oncologists, hematologists, pathologists, clinical scientists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and pharmacists.
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Conference Objectives
At the conclusion of the conference, the participant should be better able to:
- Evaluate results of clinical trials with current and emerging agents and regimens to develop evidence-based clinical management strategies in patients with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)
- Formulate evidence-based management strategies for the optimal management of patients with lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma, inclusive of multi-modality therapies and maintenance-based regimens
- Analyze underlying molecular and cytogenetic abnormalities contributing to hematologic malignancies and their impact on diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic approaches
- Evaluate the optimal patient selection, timing, and regimen for stem cell transplant and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy for patients with lymphoma
- Personalize the treatment of hematologic malignancies based upon patient and disease-specific characteristics, and manage treatment-related adverse effects appropriately
- Provide accurate and appropriate counsel as part of the treatment plan
- Review factors that impact patient selection, availability, and enrollment into clinical trials examining novel agents under investigation in patients with lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma
Conference Directors
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James O. Armitage, MD Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine Division of Oncology and Hematology Department of Internal Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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Matthew A. Lunning, DO Assistant Professor Division of Oncology and Hematology Department of Internal Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor Chief, Division of Oncology and Hematology Department of Internal Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Continuing Education Credit
PHYSICIANS
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 29 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 29 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.*
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, the 2018 Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference has met the requirements as an MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) and/or an MOC Part II Self-Assessment Activity for the following ABMS Member Boards:
MOC Part II CME Activity
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
American Board of Pathology (ABP)
*Important note: ABIM requires you to claim CME credit in order to issue MOC points for this activity.
NURSES
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is provided for up to 29.0 contact hours under ANCC criteria.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) through the joint providership of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education (UNMC CON CNE) (provider), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education (UNMC CCE), and the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM).
PHARMACISTS
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 25.75 contact hours (0.2575 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
In order to obtain your statement of credit, you must register for the conference, document attendance, and complete an online evaluation form. For pharmacists: Transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 4 weeks. To receive your official statement of credit, you must go to your NABP e-profile to print an individual statement of credit or a transcript.
The satellite symposiums held in conjunction with this conference will also be CME/CE accredited by the UNMC Center for Continuing Education, and the UNMC College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education.
Sponsors
This conference is sponsored by the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Oncology and Hematology, the UNMC College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, with the UNMC Center for Continuing Education.
For More Information
Contact Brenda Ram, CMP, CHCP via email or call 402-559-9250.