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A Continuing Medical Education Certified CD-ROM
Release Date: October 27, 2008
Expiration Date: October 27, 2009
Nursing credit for this activity will be provided through October 27, 2009.
The purpose of this CD-ROM is to educate health care professionals on the clinical challenges in treating multiple myeloma. Topics, including how to best integrate new drugs into current treatment practices, combination and/or sequence for using them, determining optimal approaches for treating older patients with multiple myeloma, the impact of comorbid conditions, and how to optimize supportive care, will be reviewed. The presentation, Evolving Care for Multiple Myeloma, was originally broadcast on July 15, 2008.
- Identify three diagnostic tools/criteria available for assessing a patient suspected of having multiple myeloma
- Compare at least two current first- and second-line therapies utilizing data from recently published clinical trials
- Describe at least three adjunctive/supportive therapies that complement the overall treatment plan for an adult with multiple myeloma
This program has been designed for physicians, nurses, clinical pharmacy staff, and allied health care professionals involved with diagnosing and treating patients with multiple myeloma.
Method of Instruction
Participants should read the educational objectives, review the CD-ROM presentation in its entirety, and complete the online registration form, evaluation, and post-test. The post-test consists of a series of multiple-choice questions.
Upon completion of this activity as designed and achieving a passing score 75% or greater on the post-test, participants will receive a certificate of credit awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, pharmacy credit, or nursing credit. All other health care professionals will receive a certificate of completion. Participants will also receive a copy of the post-test answer key.
Estimated time to complete this activity as designed is 1 hour. A letter of credit will be awarded immediately after successful completion of the program.
Minimum System Requirements
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Operating System:
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Windows 2000/NT 4.0/XP/Vista or Mac OS 8.1
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Processor:
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Pentium III 2.1 GHz or G4 Processor
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Free Disk Space:
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1000 MB HD
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RAM:
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Recommend 512 MB RAM / 256 MB RAM for MAC |
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Software: |
Internet Explorer 6 for PC, Safari 1 for MAC, Flash Player 9 or higher |
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