Ilene Cecil Weitz, Professor of Medicine, Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology, Keck-USU School of Medicine

Dr. Weitz is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology at Keck-USC School of Medicine.  She attended the Medical College of Pennsylvania, did her Internal Medicine training at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and  her Hematology fellowship at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation.  Her research and clinical interests include hemostasis thrombosis, complement disorder (PNH, aHUS,  cold agglutinin disease,) Aplastic  Anemia, iron metabolism, hemoglobinopathies (Sickle Cell and Thalessemia) and immune mediated blood disorders.   She has published multiple original articles, reviews and chapters.  She received the faculty teaching award from USC as well as Cedars Sinai Medical Center.  She was honored with the Morris Press Humanism award from Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

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Objectives:

1.What is TMA
2.Tumor related TMA
3.Treatment related TMA

FACULTY DISCLOSURES:

Dr. Weitz has indicated that she has relevant financial relationship with commercial interests.

Consultant: Alexion Pharma
Advisor: Alexion Pharma

Dr. Lekakis has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

All the relevant financial relationships for these individuals have been mitigated.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Faculty, Primary Care Physicians, APRNs, PharmD

ACCREDITATION:
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION:
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.