Target Audience
This activity was developed for hematologists, oncologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and all other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with graft-versus-host disease.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Classify the severity of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) according to recent grading and staging guidelines
- Outline the pharmacologic therapies to treat aGVHD, including guideline recommendations for their use when available
- Use best practice strategies for prevention and treatment of newly diagnosed aGVHD
Faculty
Nelson Chao, MD, MBA Donald D. and Elizabeth G. Cooke Professor
Chief, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy/BMT
Director, Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Accreditation
The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates
this enduring activity for a maximum of
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates
this enduring activity for a maximum of
1 ANCC contact hour, including 0.5 pharmacology hours.
Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13664, for 1 contact hour.
To receive credit for education contact hours outside of the state of California, please check with your state board of registered nursing for reciprocity.
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independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all programming. All individuals with the
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In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards, parallel
documents from other accrediting bodies, and Annenberg Center for Health Sciences policy, the
following disclosures have been made:
Disclosures
Nelson Chao, MD, MBA No relationships to disclose.
The faculty for this enduring activity has disclosed that there will be
no
discussion about the use of products for non-FDA approved applications.
Additional Content Planners
Amber Lambert, MSN, FNP-C, DNP (Nurse Planner)No significant relationships to disclose.
Kam A. Newman, MD (Peer Reviewer)No significant relationships to disclose.
Madison Ragoonanan, PharmD, BCOP (Medical Writer)No significant relationships to disclose.
All staff at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and Protoqual involved in
this accredited education activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
All of the financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
The ideas and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Annenberg Center and/or its agents. As in all educational
activities, we encourage practitioners to use their own judgment in treating and addressing the
needs of each individual patient, taking into account that patient's unique clinical situation.
The Annenberg Center disclaims all liability and cannot be held responsible for any problems
that may arise from participating in this activity or following treatment recommendations
presented.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from CSL Behring.
This activity is an online enduring material. Successful completion is achieved by reading
and/or viewing the material,
reflecting on its implications in your practice, and completing the assessment
component.
The estimated time to complete the activity is
1.0 hour.
This activity was originally released on
2023-03-27 and is eligible for credit through
2024-03-27.
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