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Mycosis Fungoides Updates for Physician Assistants

  • Authors: Moderator: Larisa Geskin, MD; Panelists: Genét Finnegan, MHS, PA-C; Steven Horwitz, MD
  • CE Released: 9/8/2021
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 9/8/2022, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for dermatology and hematology/oncology physician assistants (PAs).

The goal of this activity is to improve the knowledge of dermatology and oncology PAs about the signs and symptoms of mycosis fungoides (MF) and the available treatment options.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Recommended diagnostic workup for a patient with suspected MF
    • Treatment options for patients with MF
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Monitor patients with MF who have received treatment


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Moderator

  • Larisa Geskin, MD

    Professor
    Department of Dermatology
    Director
    Comprehensive Skin Cancer Center
    Division of Cutaneous Oncology
    Columbia University Medical Center
    New York, New York

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Larisa Geskin, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Advisor or consultant for: Helsinn; Mallinckrodt; Regeneron; Sanofi
    Speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Helsinn
    Grants for clinical research from: Helsinn; Kyowa; Mallinckrodt

Panelists

  • Genét Finnegan, MHS, PA-C

    Board Certified Physician Assistant
    Spring Street Dermatology
    New York, New York

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Genét Finnegan, MHS, PA-C, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Steven Horwitz, MD

    Professor of Medicine
    Department of Medicine, Lymphoma Service
    Weill Cornell Medical College
    Attending Physician
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Steven Horwitz, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Advisor or consultant for: Acrotech Biopharma; C4 Therapeutics; Janssen; Kura Oncology; Kyowa Hakko Kirin; Myeloid Therapeutics; ONO Pharmaceuticals; Seattle Genetics; SecuraBio; Takeda; Trillium Therapeutics; Vividion Therapeutics
    Grants for clinical research from: ADC Therapeutics; Affimed; Celgene; Daiichi Sankyo; Kyowa Hakko Kirin; Millennium /Takeda; Seattle Genetics; Trillium Therapeutics; Verastem/SecuraBio

Editors

  • Megan Whitney, DMD

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Megan Whitney, DMD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

  • Lisa Cockrell, PhD

    Medical Writer, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure:Lisa Cockrell, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

PA Reviewer

  • Blessing Ajayi, PA-C

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Blessing Ajayi, PA-C, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

None of the nonfaculty planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Advisor or consultant for: Gilead


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Mycosis Fungoides Updates for Physician Assistants

Authors: Moderator: Larisa Geskin, MD; Panelists: Genét Finnegan, MHS, PA-C; Steven Horwitz, MDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CE Released: 9/8/2021

Valid for credit through: 9/8/2022, 11:59 PM EST

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Contents of This CME Activity

All sections of this activity are required for credit.

Mycosis Fungoides: Making the Diagnosis

Join Dr Larisa Geskin as she speaks with PA Genét Finnegan about clinical presentation and diagnostic challenges of MF.
Larisa Geskin, MD and Genét Finnegan, MHS, PA-C

Treatment Options for MF

In this segment, Dr Larisa Geskin and Dr Steven Horwitz compare thoughts on treatment decisions and clinical pearls for the management of MF.
Larisa Geskin, MD, and Steven Horwitz, MD

Best Practices for Patient Management

Dr Larisa Geskin meets again with PA Genét Finnegan, this time focusing on the role of the PA in caring for patients with MF as they navigate different treatments and significant impacts to their quality of life.
Larisa Geskin, MD and Genét Finnegan, MHS, PA-C
 

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