Release Date: November 30, 2021
Expiration Date: November 30, 2022
Time to Complete Activity:  1.0 hour
*This activity expired for credit on November 30, 2022 and is no longer available for credit

Faculty

David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc 
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics
Associate Director, Patient Impact
Penn Orphan Disease Center
Founding Director
Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment and Laboratory
University of Pennsylvania
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Castleman Disease Collaborative Network
Philadelphia, PA

Sudipto Mukherjee, MD, PhD, MPH                       
Director of Rare Cancers and Blood Diseases 
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Leukemia Program
Taussig Cancer Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Gretchen A. McNally, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP 
Nurse Practitioner—Hematology
The Ohio State University
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital
Columbus, OH

This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.   
  
In collaboration with the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network 

This activity is supported by an educational grant from EUSA Pharma (US) LLC.    

Target Audience
This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of oncology nurses, including advanced practice nurses and registered nurses. It will also benefit PAs and other clinicians who manage patients with Castleman disease. 

Program Overview
Castleman disease (CD) is a rare group of heterogeneous lymphoproliferative disorders, many of which have an unknown underlying etiology. Owing to its rarity and unknown etiology, many oncology nurses are unaware of this disease, despite it often being managed by hematology/oncology clinics. As a result, this webinar aims to educate oncology nurses on CD so they, in turn, are equipped to educate, advocate for, and support patients through the diagnosis and treatment process.

Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Outline the signs and symptoms of CD as they relate to early diagnosis
• Describe US Food and Drug Administration-approved and guideline-recommended therapies for CD

Agenda

• Introduction to Castleman Disease
• Diagnosis of Castleman Disease
• Treatment of Castleman Disease
• Conclusions and Faculty Discussion

Nursing Continuing Education
Global Education Group is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity for 1 contact hour is provided by Global Education Group. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in
accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of Global Education Group and Paradigm Medical Communication, LLC. Global Education Group is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 110121. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.2 hour(s) of pharmacology).

Physician Assistants
This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 12/03/2021 to 11/30/2022. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. AAPA reference number: CME-204142.

Term of Offering
This activity was released on November 30, 2021, and is valid for one year. Requests for credit must be made no later than November 30, 2022.

Global Contact Information
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.com.

Instructions for Participation 
In order to receive credit for this activity, the participant must:

• Follow instructions to register or log in with your professional information and complete the preactivity assessment
• View the online activity in its entirety
• Complete and submit the online posttest and evaluation. You must answer 70% of the posttest questions correctly to earn credit. You will have unlimited opportunities to successfully complete the posttest

A certificate of participation will be available for download/printing immediately following your successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.

Fee Information
There is no fee required for participation in this activity.

Hardware/Software Requirements
This certified CME activity is designed using HTML5 web components. As you navigate the video using the supplied controls, the slides will sync to the speaker.

Supported Browsers (Desktop/Mobile)
Chrome 45+, Firefox 40+, Edge, Edge Chromium, Safari 8+, Opera 31+

PDF documents
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