CME/CE

Primary care providers can play a pivotal role in a patient’s COPD diagnosis by looking out for signs and symptoms and referring patients to pulmonologists when appropriate. The goal of this activity is to educate clinicians about managing patients with COPD symptoms and facilitating earlier diagnosis. Hear both primary care and pulmonary perspectives on diagnostic strategies.

CLINICIANS: To access additional resources for COPD diagnosis, visit chestnet.org/timely- diagnosis-COPD or scan the QR code.

Patients with advanced kidney disease undergoing dialysis are frequently affected by the symptom clusters of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus, or CKD-aP. These symptoms have the potential to significantly diminish patients’ quality of life by affecting sleep, mental health, and more. This activity reviews best practices for communicating with patients about symptoms and how to use shared decision-making strategies to develop personalized CKD-aP treatment plans.

Achieving optimal outcomes in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) remains a challenge as diagnosis is often delayed. Patients have a reduced life expectancy and experience debilitating pain and poor quality of life. Hear from the experts as they review the latest information on new and emerging treatment options for transthyretin amyloidosis and how this condition affects patients with cardiomyopathy.

In this review of clinical trial results, experts cover the latest data in IgA nephropathy and discuss how their application can improve outcomes for your patients. Studies presented include SPARTAN, SPARTACUS, and the PROTECT open-label extension. Throughout this conversation, faculty also consider the anticipated updates to the KDIGO clinical guidelines.

Amyloidosis, often unrecognized, misdiagnosed, and either inappropriately treated or undertreated, is a collection of diseases caused by the misfolding of proteins that aggregate into insoluble amyloid fibrils and deposit in tissues. There are two prominent forms of amyloidosis misfolding of light chain proteins (AL amyloidosis) and transthyretin protein misfolding (ATTR amyloidosis). In this program, two experts in amyloidosis, cardiologist Dr. Noel Dasgupta and neurologist Dr. Sami Khella, will explain the pathophysiology of amyloidosis, describe the prognosis for patients, discuss timely patient screening and diagnostic testing, and provide updated treatment options.

In recent years, the treatment landscape for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer has undergone significant shifts with FDA approvals of first-line pembrolizumab plus platinum-doublet with or without bevacizumab and second-line tisotumab vedotin. The introduction of frontline immune checkpoint blockade also added to the challenges faced by clinicians as they choose optimal regimens for their patients. In this online CME activity, Dr. Coleman and Dr. Slomovitz offer strategies for treatment selection and sequencing with immune checkpoint inhibitors and antibody-drug conjugates for relapsed cervical cancer. Tune in to hear their expert perspectives on biomarker testing, clinical trial evidence, and multidisciplinary management of adverse events associated with these therapies to make sure your patients are getting the most out of these advances.

Join us for a CME online broadcast replay of a live satellite symposium from ACG 2024, where experts discuss MASLD/MASH, a serious disease that is both chronic and progressive. What’s most concerning is that MASLD/MASH will soon be the most common indication for liver transplantation and a major driver of the development of liver cancer. Until recently there was no liver-directed therapy for this disease, and the metabolic benefits of pharmacologic modification of body weight were underappreciated. This activity will also provide practical interactive discussions of cardiometabolic pathophysiologic pathways; early identification and risk stratification; advances in treatment; monitoring for disease progression; and long-term medical management, including the role of incretin agonists.

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This online CME activity, presented in collaboration with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), focuses on translating oncology guidelines into practical strategies for treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Participants will learn how to integrate clinical trial data into guideline-concordant testing and treatment plans for patients with resectable and metastatic NSCLC. The program highlights the importance of evidence-based approaches in the perioperative setting and the use of immunotherapy and targeted therapies for advanced disease. Attendees will also explore emerging data that could influence future treatment guidelines and develop region-specific therapeutic strategies aligned with NCCN recommendations.

As of November 12, 2024, a new Biologics License Application (BLA) for datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) has been submitted to the FDA for accelerated approval in the US for patients with previously treated advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC. The previously submitted BLA for patients with advanced nonsquamous NSCLC has been voluntarily withdrawn.

This online CME activity, presented in collaboration with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), focuses on translating oncology guidelines into practical strategies for treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Participants will learn how to integrate clinical trial data into guideline-concordant testing and treatment plans for patients with resectable and metastatic NSCLC. The program highlights the importance of evidence-based approaches in the perioperative setting and the use of immunotherapy and targeted therapies for advanced disease. Attendees will also explore emerging data that could influence future treatment guidelines and develop region-specific therapeutic strategies aligned with NCCN recommendations.

As of November 12, 2024, a new Biologics License Application (BLA) for datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) has been submitted to the FDA for accelerated approval in the US for patients with previously treated advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC. The previously submitted BLA for patients with advanced nonsquamous NSCLC has been voluntarily withdrawn.