7th Annual State-of-the-Art in Thrombosis and Hemostasis Symposium

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Date & Location
Sunday, September 16, 2018 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM   Zuckerman Research Center 417 E 68th St, New York, NY

Target Audience
Hematology

Overview

This course is designed to provide an important annual educational forum for Hematology and Oncology doctors. The ultimate objective of this activity is to enhance physician understanding of the disease state and treatment advances for the benefit of patients. This course is intended for hematology/oncology practitioners, fellows, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals in the field.

Career Fair

There will be a career fair for participants during this course, featuring recruiting agencies and local hospitals recruiters. Participants are encouraged to bring their CV.

  • If you a recruiting agency, academic medical center or hospital recruiter and would like to participate in this career fair, click here to register. The deadline for recruiter registration is Friday, September 7, 2018.

Request for Case Submissions

When you register, you will have an opportunity to submit a case for discussion during the course. In order to prepare your submission, we ask that you provide a BRIEF summary of your case and include key lab results. Please ensure that all identifiable PHI has been removed. Cases should have an educational purpose. The course faculty will not be able to provide a detailed/complex consult review during the course and they will try to get through as many cases as possible. Submission deadline: September 7, 2018.

Objectives
  1. Understand the current standard of care for use of the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). What is their safety and efficacy profiles?
  2. Understand the evolving role of coagulation testing in diagnosing and managing coagulation disorders. This includes the effect of the DOACs on routine coagulation tests, and what is the role for testing for levels of the new generation of anticoagulants.
  3. How can Interventional Radiology be best utilized for management of thrombosis. When is IVC filter appropriate? What is the growing role of thrombolysis and venous stent placement.
  4. How is hemolytic anemia associated with an increased risk of thrombosis?
  5. The association of thrombosis with cancer has been recognized for over 150 years. What is the current understanding of pathophysiology and management?
  6. Understand mechanisms by which mutations within cancer cells activates the coagulation system.

Registration

 Registration Fees  
 Physicians (MDs, PhDs and DOs)   $125 
 Residents, Fellows, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers   $100 
 Industry Professionals*   $215 

*Industry professionals may attend CME activities for their own education. Marketing, sales, and promotion of products and services is strictly prohibited at MSK CME activities.

Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks. Please contact us at least one week prior to the course if you have any special dietary needs.

  • 30% Discounted Rate for MSK Alumni and MSK Alliance Members - MSK offers a discounted rate to all MSK Alumni and MSK Alliance members to attend a CME course. Please contact cme@mskcc.org for more information or to register.
  • MSK Staff Registration - Registration is complimentary for MSK staff. However, you must complete course registration to attend this course. 
After your payment has been processed, no further promotional discount adjustments will be made to your registration.

Registration is non-refundable. MSK reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event we must cancel or postpone this course, we will refund the registration fee in full, but are not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies. At any time, you may substitute another registrant in your place after contacting the CME Office with the relevant information.



Accreditation

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering designates this live activity for a maximum of  6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.50 Medical Knowledge MOC Points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.