Management of MPN: Benchmarks For Quality Care
Ruben Mesa, MD, leads a discussion on key benchmarks and final thoughts about good-quality care programs for patients with MPNs, including parameters for judging efficacy and safety.
Patient Compliance: Role of Pharmacists on MPN Care Teams
Jamile Shammo, MD, Ruben Mesa, MD, and Michael Reff, RPh, MBA, discuss having pharmacists on MPN care teams and the effect they have on patient compliance.
Overcoming Barriers to Treatment Adherence in MPN
Michael Reff, RPh, MBA, provides insight on adherence programs for MPNs and discusses why patients may not be adherent to therapies.
Enhancing Patient Adherence in MPN
Kathy Oubre and Michael Reff, RPh, MBA, address the lack of treatment adherence among patients with MPNs and how to overcome this with a best-practice approach.
Stem Cell Transplantation Intervention for MF
Ruben Mesa, MD, shares his thoughts on stem cell transplantation related to progression-free survival in MPNs, and Kathy Oubre highlights the importance of good working relationships.
Individual Treatment Plans for MPN Patients
Jamile Shammo, MD, discusses creating individual treatment plans for MPNs and following patients to have a better understanding of how they will respond to treatment.
Using Technology to Increase Patient Adherence in MPNs
Michael Reff, RPh, MBA; Kathy Oubre; and Ruben Mesa, MD, discuss how telehealth, technology, and innovation have increased patient adherence and created touch points with patients with MPNs.
Impact of Telehealth on MPNs During COVID-19
Jamile M. Shammo, MD, comments on telehealth and the impact on patients who have MPNs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Integrating New Practice Guidelines and Processes for MPNs
Kathy Oubre and Michael Reff, RPh, MBA, reflect on reactions to new guidelines for managing MPNs and how practices are integrating the new process, while Ruben Mesa, MD, shares his experience.
The Application of Guideline Adherence Around MPNs
Ruben Mesa, MD, and Jamile M. Shammo, MD, discuss treatment guidelines, pathways, and pharmacologic treatment options that play a role in the standard of care for MPNs.
Practice Guidelines and the Decision-Making Process for MPNs
Michael Reff, RPh, MBA, and Kathy Oubre explain the internal guiding documents that aid a practice’s decision-making and workflow when treating patients with MPNs.
Heterogeneity of Therapy in Patients With MPNs
Ruben Mesa, MD, and Jamile M. Shammo, MD, discuss available treatment options, such as JAK inhibitors, and the goals of treatment for patients with MPNs.
Approaching MPN Patient Treatment
Jamile Shammo, MD, reviews methods for approaching patient treatment of MPNs and how it differs for each patient and symptom.
Building the Best Oncology Care Process for MPNs
Kathy Oubre and Michael Reff, RPh, MBA, explain how they built the process and success factors of quality oncology care for MPNs.
Diagnosis of MPNs
Ruben Mesa, MD, discusses presentation and diagnosis of MPNs as well as life expectancies of ET [essential thrombocythemia], PV [polycythemia vera], and MF [myelofibrosis].
Overview of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs)
Jamile Shammo, MD, reviews the various types of MPNs [myeloproliferative neoplasms] and how they differ from MDS [myelodysplastic syndrome].