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Dr. A. Kim Ritchey discusses hemophilia treatment options, T-cell directed therapy for relapsed ALL, and management of stroke in sickle cell disease.

Educational objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize basic principles of factor prophylaxis in hemophilia
  • Recognize new T-cell directed therapy for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • Recognize the role of Hydroxyurea in management of stroke in children with sickle cell disease

Reading Resources:

  1. Berntorp E., Halemeh S., Grungli A., et al.: Management of Bleeding Disorders in Children. Hemophilia 2012; 18; 15-23
  2. Grup SA.: Advances in T-cell Therapy for All. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2014; 271 222-228

Disclosures:

Dr. Ritchey has reported no relevant relationships with any entities producing health care goods or services.

All presenters disclosure of relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients is listed above.  No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded (0.1) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to 1 contact hour.

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Release Date: 11/8/2018 | Last Modified On: 11/14/2019 | Expires: 11/13/2020