Optimizing Early and Streamlined HCT and Cell Therapy Referrals
Release date: May 1, 2025
Expiration date: May 1, 2026
Live event: April 24, 2025
Program overview
Early consultation for hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) can help patients overcome treatment barriers and improve coordination between hematology/oncology practices and transplant centers. During this on-demand webinar, the speakers share how they’ve streamlined referral processes to avoid care delays and facilitate the best possible patient outcomes.
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learners should be able to:
- Describe barriers to and best practices of early and streamlined referrals from hematology/oncology practices to the transplant center
- Examine the impacts of early and streamlined referral processes on the transition from the hematology/oncology practice to the transplant center and patient outcomes and experiences
- Discuss the value of early HLA typing, streamlined referral and care coordination between hematology/oncology practices and transplant centers
Target audience
This educational activity is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers, coordinators and other health care professionals engaged in a patient’s journey to transplant and cell therapy.
Faculty
Ellen Muir, RN
Transplant Coordinator
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Hannah Walker, RN
Nurse Manager
Tennessee Oncology
Sydney Stupp, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Clinical Social Worker II
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Anna Cincotta, MSN, NP
Senior Manager, Access Partnership Strategy
NMDP
Samantha Watters, MPH
Principal Provider Education & Research Partner
NMDP
Planning committee
Emily LaMonica, BSN, RN, BMTCN
Clinical Operations Partner
NMDP
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Accredited provider
This enduring material is jointly provided by Medical Learning Institute Inc, and NMDP.
Accredited provider
This enduring material is jointly provided by Medical Learning Institute Inc, and NMDP.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Learning Institute Inc, and NMDP. Medical Learning Institute Inc is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation
Physician Continuing Medical Education
Medical Learning Institute Inc (MLI) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Successful completion of this nursing continuing professional development activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hour.
ILNA
The program content has been reviewed by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) and is acceptable for recertification points in the following ILNA subject areas:
1.0 point: Cellular Collection, Preparative Regimens and Infusion; Foundations of Transplant; Oncology Nursing Practice; Professional Practice/Performance; Transplant Process and Infusion; or Treatment.
The numerical value(s) indicated above is the maximum amount of points that can be claimed in each subject area domain. The total amount of points claimed may not exceed the total amount of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) or CME awarded from this course and may only apply to the credential being renewed.
Social Worker Continuing Education
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Support acknowledgement
There is no commercial support associated with this activity.
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Faculty disclosures
Speaker
Ellen Muir, RN
Transplant Coordinator
Cohen Children’s Hospital
New York, N.Y.
Ellen Muir, RN, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Speaker
Hannah Walker, RN
Nurse Manager
Tennessee Oncology
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Hannah Walker, RN, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Speaker
Sydney Stupp, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Clinical Social Worker II
CHLA
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sydney Stupp, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Speaker
Anna Cincotta, MSN, NP
Senior Manager, Access Partnership Strategy
NMDP
Arlington, Va.
Anna Cincotta, MSN, NP, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Planner
Emily LaMonica, BSN, RN, BMTCN
Clinical Operations Partner
NMDP
New York, N.Y.
Emily LaMonica, BSN, RN, BMTCN, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Speaker
Samantha Watters, MPH
Principal Provider Education & Research Partner
NMDP
Montross, Va.
Samantha Watters, MPH, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Planning committee and content/peer reviewers
The planners and content/peer reviewers from Medical Learning Institute Inc, the accredited provider, and NMDP, the joint provider, do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies unless listed below.
Disclosure of unlabeled use
This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this CE activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the CE activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this CE activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this CE activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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Method of participation
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