Mayo Clinic is committed to taking care of our learners and staff as we address the COVID-19 situation. In order to help protect our communities, and out of an abundance of caution, the School of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is suspending live courses and conferences through December 31, 2020.

At this time, CPD suggests suspending or changing delivery method for Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) with more than 10 in-person attendees. See individual RSS sessions for any changes to dates, times and delivery methods.

DESCRIPTION
This activity is offered weekly on Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. held in Gonda 10-101 Christensen Lecture Hall.

This is a hematology clinical conference with presentations by both Consultants and Fellows-in-training and occasionally Visiting Faculty. The conference content addresses the ACGME-mandated clinical conference series, discusses clinical cases with review of relevant pathological materials, and discusses state-of-the-art research in hematology. The series includes difficult patient care issues, patient care audits, disease-oriented updates, database review relevant to hematology, M & M, and research updates.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• identify unusual presentations and natural history of hematologic diseases - both malignant and benign
• select appropriate differential diagnoses of hematologic problems.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for physicians, fellows, residents, nurses, and all others interested in this clinical topic area.  

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Summary
As a provider accredited by Joint Accreditation Interprofessional Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Mayo Clinic School of CPD) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course Director(s), Planning Committee Members, Faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity.  Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place.  Faculty also will disclose any off label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation.  Disclosure of these relevant financial relationships will be published in activity materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.

Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...

Relevent financial relationship(s) with industry: 
Greg Nowakowski - Consultant - Celgene, Bayer, Morphosys, Seattle Genetics; Grant Support and Honoraria - Celgene, Bayer, Morphosys

No relevent financial relationship(s) with industry: 
Carrie Thompson
Ariela Marshall
Rajiv Pruthi
Sue Mann
 

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s), please go here. 

ATTENDANCE/CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance.  All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs.  This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance.  Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows. 

TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this series will appear on your Transcript.

COURSE DIRECTORS
Drs. Carrie Thompson and Ariela Marshall

QUESTIONS?
Contact Sue Mann, Department Coordinator, at ph. 8-1592.