June 11th, 2026: Multiple Myeloma Session

June 11, 2026

Welcome to the eighth session of our ECHO program!



Target Audience:
Oncologists, hematologists, PAs, NPs, nurses, nurse navigators, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) responsible for the care and treatment of people living with RRMM.

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Learning Objectives:

Grantor Acknowledgement
This activity is supported by educational grants from Pfizer Inc., AbbVie Inc, and Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
01/01/2026
Course expires: 
09/04/2026
Event starts: 
06/11/2026 - 7:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
06/11/2026 - 8:00pm EDT
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 Raphael E. Szalat, MD, PhD
 Assistant Professor of Medicine
 Director, Multiple Myeloma Program
 Director, Stem Cell Transplant Program
 Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology
 Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
 Boston Medical Center
 Boston, MA

Raphael E. Szalat, MD, PhD received his medical training at the University of Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris, France. After internal medicine residency, Szalat specialized in immunology and plasma cell disorders, including multiple myeloma and monoclonal gammopathies of clinical significance, and became a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Immuno-Hematology in Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris. He next completed a PhD and postdoc in hematology, studying genomics in multiple myeloma at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with La Sorbonne University, Paris, and a clinical fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Boston University Medical Center.

Dr. Szalat currently serves as director of the Multiple Myeloma Program and the Stem Cell Transplant Program at the Boston University Medical Center. His main interests are developing myeloma clinical trials and performing basic and translational research on multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders, including AL amyloidosis and other monoclonal gammopathies of clinical significance.

Dr. Raphael Szalat, program Co-Chair, is a consultant for Johnson & Johnson.

 

Disclosure Policy
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the start of the educational activity. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has procedures to mitigate all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed. 

In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all relevant financial relationships that faculty, planners, authors, and anyone who may be in control of content have with ineligible companies have been mitigated.

Accreditation Statement
This activity is developed as a joint collaboration among Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Med-IQ, the AAPA, the Association of PAs in Oncology (APAO), and HealthTree Foundation.



In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.



Physician Accreditation
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

 

   American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part 2 Credit

   

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC point in the American Board of Internal  Medicine’s (ABIM)  Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

By participating and claiming credit, you agree to BU sharing your information with ACCME PARS the data conduit to the ABIM.



Nurse Accreditation
Nursing Contact Hours: 1.00 of which X is eligible for pharmacology credit.

 



Pharmacist Accreditation
This activity is approved for 1.0 CPE credit.



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Physician Associate Accreditation
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Participation
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