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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY
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CONTENTS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS
DECEMBER 2014
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Vice-Chair for Clinical Research
Director, Leukemia Program
Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Institute
Cleveland, OH
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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
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EDITORIAL
UP FRONT
FEATURES
MANAGING EDITORS
Ariel Jones, AMC
Karen Learner, ASH
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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
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CLINICAL NEWS
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Data Stream
Latest & Greatest
Written in Blood
Literature Scan
Trial Roundup
On Location
TRAINING and EDUCATION
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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.
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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?
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New IMWG Diagnostic Criteria Allow
for Earlier Diagnosis
These recently released guidelines represent a
"paradigm shift" for multiple myeloma treatment.
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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.
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92 Heard in the Blogosphere
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