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® American Society of Hematology Headquarters 2021 L Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 www.hematology.org Tel: [phone] CONTENTS Premier Issue October 2014 Editor-in-Chief Mikkael Sekeres, MD Vice-Chair for Clinical Research Director, Leukemia Program Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Institute Cleveland, OH On Location 25 Associate Editors Beth Faiman, CNP Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH How I Teach 35 Alice Ma, MD PASHions 50 University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC David Steensma, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Pulling Back the Curtain 15 Keith Stewart, MBChB, MBA Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ Publisher American Medical Communications Editorial Managing EditorS Ariel Jones, AMC Karen Learner, ASH 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] 9 Editor’s Corner by Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS Interview George R. Buchanan, MD Up Front The Road to the New Sickle Cell Disease Guidelines 6 Calendar 10 The Society Pages 13 ASH Directions 14 Latest & Greatest 15 Pulling Back the Curtain Clinical News 18 20 23 25 Data Stream Written in Blood Literature Scan On Location Training and Education Co-chair of the NHLBI’s Expert Panel on SCD management speaks about what we still need to know about the disease. 39 Features Drawing First Blood Has ABIM Gone Too Far? Michael E. Williams, MD, ScM, and Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, debate the recent changes to the Maintenance of Certification requirements. 48 35 How I Teach 36 You Make the Call 37 Patient Education Back of the Book 50 PASHions 52 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 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. October 2014