DATE: September 21, 2017
TIME: 8:00AM PST

Board-certified hematologist-oncologist Ola Landgren, MD, PhD,  will review how vague symptoms (fatigue, bone pain, back pain) are linked to the possibility of underlying Multiple Myeloma and what guideline-recommended tests should be used for diagnosis. Primary care physicians see >50% of Myeloma patients with early symptoms, and early identification and diagnosis are key to starting earlier treatment for Multiple Myeloma patients and preventing secondary complications.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the symptoms that myeloma patients first present to their Internal Medicine /Family Physician
• Understand the value of early diagnosis and clinical complications of a delay in diagnosis
• Identify which lab tests are guideline-recommended for initial testing of myeloma