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12/10/24 - Medical Grand Rounds: Year in Review: Classical Hematology

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.25

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

    • Describe the prevalence of iron deficiency among women.
    • List the barriers to testing and treating women who have iron deficiency
    • Explain the importance of identifying and treating pregnant women who have iron deficiency
    • Describe the Role of Mitochondrial Iron Transport in Erythroid Differentiation
    • Identify the Impact of Mitochondrial Iron Deficiency on Erythroid Cell Cycle Progression
    • Evaluate the Clinical Implications of Iron Trafficking in Erythropoiesis

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

    Suggested Additional Reading:

    • Drukker L, Hants Y, Farkash R, Ruchlemer R, Samueloff A, Grisaru-Granovsky S. Iron deficiency anemia at admission for labor and delivery is associated with an increased risk for Cesarean section and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Transfusion. 2015 Dec;55(12):2799-806.
    • Radlowski EC, Johnson RW. Perinatal iron deficiency and neurocognitive development. Front Hum Neurosci. 2013 Sep 23;7:585.
    • Anemia in Pregnancy: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 233. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Aug 1;138(2):e55-e64. 
    • Schultz et al., JBC (2010)
    • Haffter et al., Development  (1996)
    • Muckenthaler et al. Cell 2017
    • Grillo et al. Science (2017)


Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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 healthcare team.


Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Steven Fein, MD, MPH — Professor of Medicine, Division of Classical Hematology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Fein receives grant and research support from Pharmacosmos (monoferric) and is a member of their CE Speakers' Bureau.
Yvette Yien, PhD — Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Classic Hematology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.