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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY HEADQUARTERS 2021 L Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 www.hematology.org Tel: 202-776-0544 CONTENTS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS DECEMBER 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vice-Chair for Clinical Research Director, Leukemia Program Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Institute Cleveland, OH 7 8 9 10 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Beth Faiman, CNP Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Alice Ma, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC David Steensma, MD TEN THINGS DOCTORS AND PATIENTS SHOULD QUESTION: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Keith Stewart, MBChB, MBA Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ An Update from the Choosing Wisely Task Force... p. 56 PUBLISHER American Medical Communications 9 EDITOR’S CORNER by Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS EDITORIAL UP FRONT FEATURES MANAGING EDITORS Ariel Jones, AMC Karen Learner, ASH 6 Calendar 10 The Society Pages 13 ASH Directions 14 Pulling Back the Curtain 17 Hematology Link 22 APP Perspectives Adapting to Changes in Practice-Based Hematology ART DIRECTOR Ari Mihos DIGITAL PROJECTS MANAGER Chris Gedikli ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER Nick Luciano [email protected] Gene Conselyea [email protected] Recruitment advertising orders can be sent to: DIRECTOR, RECRUITMENT CLASSIFIEDS John Baltazar, CSMR [email protected] CLINICAL NEWS 26 32 39 46 54 55 Data Stream Latest & Greatest Written in Blood Literature Scan Trial Roundup On Location TRAINING and EDUCATION 56 62 63 65 Best Practices You Make the Call Patient Education How I Teach BACK of the BOOK Experts discuss the major issues affecting the practice of hematology – from the pending manpower crisis to the Affordable Care Act. 67 Physicians Still Foggy on Accuracy of Sunshine Act Data ASH Clinical News asks the $3.5-billion question: How accurate are the data detailed in the Open Payments system? 73 New IMWG Diagnostic Criteria Allow for Earlier Diagnosis These recently released guidelines represent a "paradigm shift" for multiple myeloma treatment. 76 Drawing First Blood Is There Still a Need for Radiation Therapy in Hodgkin Lymphoma? Joachim Yahalom, MD, and Joseph M. Connors, MD, debate the merits of a chemotherapy-alone approach in Hodgkin lymphoma. 78 90 PASHions 92 Heard in the Blogosphere ©2014 by the American Society of Hematology. All materials contained in this newsletter are protected by copyright laws and may not be used, reproduced, or otherwise exploited in any manner without the express prior written permission of ASH Clinical News. Any third-party materials communicated to ASH Clinical News become its copyrighted property and may be used, reproduced, or otherwise exploited by ASH Clinical News. 4 4 ASH News ASH Clinical News Subscription inquiries should be sent to: [email protected] All correspondence for the American Society of Hematology should be sent to: American Society of Hematology, 2021 L Street NW, Suite 900, Washington DC 20036. Neither the American Society of Hematology nor the publisher is responsible for statements made by any contributor. Statements or opinions expressed in ASH Clinical News magazine do not represent official policy of the American Society of Hematology unless so stated. No responsibility is assumed by the American Society of Hematology or the Publisher for any injury or damage to persons or property as a matter of product liability, negligence or otherwise or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein.  Although all advertising material published in ASH Clinical News magazine is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement by the American Society of Hematology or the Publisher of the quality or value of such product or of the claim made of it by its manufacturer. About the American Society of Hematology The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatments of blood disorders. The mission of the Society is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic and vascular systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. ASH Clinical News (ISSN 2375-8120) is published by American Medical Communications, 630 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manalapan, NJ 07726. Periodical postage at Manalapan, NJ and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to American Medical Communications, 630 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manalapan, NJ 07726. ©Copyright, 2014. December 2014