In this TikToktivityTM, Game-Changing Therapies for Treating Anemia in Patients Living with LR-MDS, designed for community hematologists/oncologists, expert faculty will provide guidance about the real-world burden of anemia in LR-MDS and treatment options for patients. This educational initiative consists of a 15-minute series with five 3-minute videos each hosted by expert faculty who are also medical influencers on social media platforms. Learners will explore risk assessment tools used to classify disease risk as well as genetic mutations that influence treatment selection. Safety and efficacy trial data will be presented of available therapeutic options for anemia in LR-MDS and how to monitor and mitigate potential adverse events through dosing considerations. Finally, learners will consider the benefits of interdisciplinary care teams and recognizing factors that influence treatment decisions to ensure optimal outcomes for patients.
Speakers
Sanjay K. Juneja, MD
Chief of Oncology Line
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Sanjay Juneja is a triple board certified Hematologist & Medical Oncologist serving as Chief of Oncology Service at Baton Rouge General Hospital, and a social & news media personality known as 'TheOncDoc' with over half a million followers. He is an active participant for the White House Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Roundtable and national speaker. Dr. Juneja is the host of an innovative podcast called 'Target: Cancer' with distinguished academicians and celebrities around the country, and been featured in several articles including The Washington Post and guested on dozens of acclaimed podcasts and regional news channels (PBS, CBS, NBC, NPR). He is a Business Report's 40 under 40 recipient from his hometown of Baton Rouge, where he partners with the LA Department of Health and Mayor's office to optimize healthcare access and outreach. Dr. Juneja currently practices in his beloved hometown of Baton Rouge Louisiana with his wife Dr. Lauren and their three wild boys.
Joel Alcid, MD
Hematologist/Medical Oncologist
Private Practice
Rutherford, NJ, USA
Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA
Medical Director,
Wilmot Cancer Institute at Webster
Webster, NY, USA
Rahul is a Medical Director of Wilmot Cancer Institute at Webster, Director of Wilmot Cancer Institute Regional Infusion services, and, importantly, a clinician seeing a wide variety of solid and hematologic malignancies. His insight facilitates some of the most technologically advanced cancer treatments, sharing his developments with his patients in the community. He is a valued member of the University of Rochester Medicine-Strong Memorial Hospital, contributing his extensive knowledge of technology and professional oncology experience to the clinic.
Rahul is well-known in both the online sphere and the medical community, spearheading campaigns to both raise the bar and close the gap in oncology advancements. His valued perspective stems from great beginnings.
Dr. Gosain began his foray into medicine, gaining a Bachelor of Life Science from McMaster University in 2008, after achieving a Scholarship Honor Award from the institution. Upon graduation, he completed his doctoral studies in medicine at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts, WI. He graduated with highest honors and then joined The Johns Hopkins University Sinai hospital for his Internal Medicine residency. He gained a keen interest in hematology, medical oncology, and technology and its impact in day-to-day patients’ life.
Before completing his residency with multiple awards (“Outstanding Intern of the year”, “Outstanding performance – Ambulatory Medicine” and “Outstanding Junior Resident of the year”, he also spent time focusing on Global Oncology while working in Uganda – Uganda Cancer Institute. He also started a tech venture: ‘Learn from Apps,’ bridging the gap between medicine-technology and efficient study tools along with Dr. Rohit Gosain.
Rohit Gosain, MD
Medical Hematologist/Oncologist
Chair of Medical Hematology/Oncology
VP of Internal Medicine
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Chautauqua
Jamestown, NY, USA
Rohit is the Medical Director of Hematology and Oncology at the Roswell Park Care Network in Southtowns - a community oncologist who sees benign and malignant hematology, along with solid tumors. He offers his community-leading expertise in oncology as one of the Oncology Brothers. His insight contributes towards groundbreaking advancements in cancer treatments and technologies that facilitate medical learning. He has contributed and reviewed several medical publications while pioneering technologies that enable medical students to learn more efficiently. His combined expertise in medical technologies and oncology began with his studies in computer engineering.
He laid the groundwork as he joined the University of Waterloo after receiving the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Outstanding Performance. He completed his Computer Engineering with Management Sciences degree in 2008 where he was also awarded the Hira & Kamal Ahuja Engineering Award. Post-graduation, he took a deep dive into the technology sector as a Team Lead Software Consultant at Infusion. During his successful year at the company, he simultaneously served with the Toronto Arthritis Community as a volunteer worker, spreading awareness about the disease and assisting patients with daily tasks. Here, he gained a profound interest in medicine and decided to pursue education in the field.
Dr. Rohit Gosain attended the Saba University School of Medicine and graduated with a Doctor of Medicine in 2014, before beginning his residency at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore/Johns Hopkins University. His passion for technology didn’t fade while kickstarting his medical career, fusing his engineering experience with education in his venture, Learn from Apps. Learn From Apps has been a medical learning portal combining education tools in one location. Rohit completed his residency in 2017 with an Outstanding Intern of the Year Award and accepted a fellowship position at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University at Buffalo in Medical Oncology and Hematology.
Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS
Chief, Division of Hematology and Professor of Medicine
Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami
Miami, FL, USA
Mikkael Sekeres is Professor of Medicine with Tenure and Chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He earned a medical degree and a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr Sekeres completed his postgraduate training at Harvard University, finishing an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He is chair of the medical advisory board of the Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) International Foundation, and formerly chaired the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the F.D.A.
Dr Sekeres’ research focuses on patients with MDS and older adults with acute myeloid leukemia, and he has been the national and international primary study investigator on dozens of phase I/II/III trials. He is the author or co-author of over 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 650 abstracts. He was the inaugural editor-in-chief of the ASH Clinical News magazine; he is on the editorial board of several journals; has written over 100 essays for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Slate, and The Hill, among others; and has authored 8 books, including When Blood Breaks Down: Life Lessons from Leukemia (The MIT Press 2020) and Drugs and the FDA: Safety, Efficacy, and the Public’s Trust (The MIT Press 2022).
Andrea R. Dean, MD
Founder, Hematology Connect
Clinical Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center
Lombard, IL, USA
Accreditation and Disclosure Information
Target Audience
This educational activity is designed for US- and Canadian-based community hematologists/oncologists, physician associates, nurse practitioners, and nurses who are involved in the treatment and management of anemia in patients living with LR-MDS.
Educational Objective
After completing this CE activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Accurately assess patient and clinical risk factors in the diagnosis and prognosis of LR-MDS to guide treatment decisions that relieve the burden of symptomatic anemia
- Evaluate risk factors and stratification criteria for MDS and associated anemia to determine prognosis and treatment strategies
- Utilize collaborative approaches to enhance health outcomes for individuals with symptomatic anemia
- Appropriately evaluate the efficacy and safety of the newest game-changing therapies to optimize clinical outcomes for patients with symptomatic anemia and LR-MDS
- Develop long-term, individualized care plans for anemia management for patients with LR-MDS
Agenda
- Intro: Anemia in MDS – The Real-World Burden
- Risk Assessment and Identifying the Origins of Anemia
- Interdisciplinary Care Coordination
- Therapeutic and Safety
- Long-Term Management
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Faculty Disclosures
Chair/Planner/Presenter
Andrea R. Dean, MD
Founder, Hematology Connect
Clinical Assistant Professor
Loyola University Medical Center
Lombard, IL, USA
Andrea R. Dean, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Planner/Presenter
Sanjay K. Juneja, MD
Hematology, Medical Oncology
Chief of Oncology Line
Baton Rouge General Hospital
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Sanjay K. Juneja, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Speakers’ Bureau: AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Guardant360, Merck, Signatera, Tempus
Contracted researcher: Anixa Biosciences, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Gilead, Guardant360, Travera, Xcures
Planner/Presenter
Joel Alcid, MD
Hematologist/Medical Oncologist
Private Practice
Rutherford, NJ, USA
Joel Alcid, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Planner/Presenter
Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA
Medical Director
Wilmot Cancer Institute at Webster
Webster, NY, USA
Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: AstraZeneca, Gilead, Janssen Oncology
Other: Honorarium: Integrity CE, Antidote CME, Mashup Media, COR2ED, MJH Life Sciences
Planner/Presenter
Rohit Gosain, MD
Medical Hematologist/Oncologist
Chair of Medical Hematology/Oncology
VP of Internal Medicine
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Chautauqua
Jamestown, NY, USA
Rohit Gosain, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Eisai
Other: Honorarium: MJH Life Sciences, COR2ED, Integrity CE, Antidote CME
Planner/Presenter
Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS
Chief, Division of Hematology and Professor of Medicine
Sylvester Cancer Center
University of Miami
Miami, FL, USA
Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Bristol Myers Squibb, Kurome
Research funding: Bristol Myers Squibb
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Consultant/Advisor: Schroedinger
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Resources
- Video 1 Resources | Intro: Anemia in MDS – The Real-World Burden
- Video 2 Resources | Risk Assessment and Identifying the Origins of Anemia
- Video 3 Resources | Interdisciplinary Care Coordination
- Video 4 Resources | Therapeutic and Safety
- Video 5 Resources | Long-Term Management