DESCRIPTION
This is held bi-weekly Monday at Noon, as well as weekly on Fridays at 7:30 a.m.

These are weekly meetings done for the disease group members. During this meeting, we discuss patients, journal articles, and clinical trial protocols. We also develop treatment guidelines during the meeting. There are 6 meetings a month.  This committee continually brings forth new information from patient care, research, and education to the group for consideration and discussion of implementation to improve our practices.  

TARGET AUDIENCE
MD, Resident/Fellows, APP/NP, Nursing, Pharmacists, Social workers, students

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

• Explain the best use of various testing strategies to make the right diagnosis of plasma cell disorders
• Describe how to utilize the appropriate measures to risk-stratify patients with plasma cell disorders
• Define the treatment approaches that lead to the best outcomes for patients with plasma cell disorders.

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.

AMA
The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. 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...

Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:

Prashant  Kapoor, M.D. ~
Research/Grant support to institution from AbbVie, GSK, Sanofi, Takeda
Honoraria - Pharmacyclics, Sanofi, Karyopharm, Cellectar, Beigene  

Shaji Kumar, M.D. ~
Consultant - Abbvie, Celgene, Janssen, Takeda, Adaptive, KITE, MedImmune/Astra Zeneca
Grant/Research Support - Research support to institution from Abbvie, Celgene, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, Takeda
Other - Independent review committee participation for Oncopeptides

No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Cindy Johnson (Coordinator) (left 10-20-21)
Matt Bass (Coordinator) (added 10-6-21)

Off-label/Investigational use
None

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.

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

COURSE DIRECTOR
Shaji Kumar, M.D.

QUESTIONS?
Contact Matt Bass, Department Coordinator, at ph. 2-6614