CCO Treatment Updates

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP): Shifting the Treatment Paradigm

Video Module

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Shifting the Treatment Paradigm

Faculty:

Howard Liebman, MD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 01/15/10

Expiration Date: 01/14/11

Physicians: maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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In this CME-certified video, Howard Liebman, MD, provides a comprehensive overview of the pathology and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia

Learning Objectives

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

Examine the benefits and adverse effects of standard treatment strategies for ITP
Employ recently approved therapies into the treatment plan for patients with ITP
Formulate treatment strategies for individual ITP patients based on expert opinion and recently updated guidelines

CCO Slidesets

Pathophysiology of ITP

This downloadable slideset provides a pathology overview of primary and secondary immune thrombocytopenia.

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 2.46 MB | Date posted: 12/11/2009

Standard Drug Treatments for Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia

This downloadable slideset provides an overview of standard treatment options for patients with immune thrombocytopenia.

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 4.60 MB | Date posted: 12/11/2009

Advances in Immunotherapy Approaches to ITP

This downloadable slideset provides an overview of high-dose dexamethasone, rituximab, veltuzumab therapies for immune thrombocytopenia.

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 1.15 MB | Date posted: 12/11/2009

Targeting Growth Factors for the Management of ITP

This downloadable slideset gives an overview of the rationale for the targeting of the thrombopoietin receptor and the clinical application of this approach in ITP.

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 1.39 MB | Date posted: 12/11/2009

Bringing It All Together: Guidelines & Expert Recommendations Based on Diagnostic & Treatment Advances

This downloadable slideset provides an overview of recently published treatment recommendations for patients with immune thrombocytopenia.

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 4.25 MB | Date posted: 12/11/2009

Future Therapy for ITP: What’s Next?

This downloadable slideset provides insights into research directions in ITP.

Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 2.04 MB | Date posted: 12/11/2009

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Jointly sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Clinical Care Options, LLC.

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