MDS in Practice: Navigating Complex Decisions Across the Disease Spectrum

December 11, 2026

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Apply current evidence to optimize treatment selection and sequencing in patients with lower-risk MDS.
  • Integrate molecular and genetic testing results into clinical decision-making, recognizing both their utility and limitations.
  • Assess the role of hypomethylating agents and emerging therapies in the management of higher-risk MDS.
  • Identify the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with CMML and MDS/MPN overlap syndromes.
  • Incorporate real-world clinical insights from case-based discussions into individualized patient management.
  • Analyze areas of ongoing debate in MDS to inform evidence-based and patient-centered care decisions.
  • Recognize pre-MDS states and the appropriate management.

Commercial Support 
This activity is supported from an independent medical education grant from XX.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 3.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

    Physician Associates
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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 3.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 3.00 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.00 MOC points 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.

  • 3.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 3.00 contact hours.

  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 3.00 ANCC Contact Hours

    Nurses
    Credit being awarded: 3.00 ANCC contact hours

  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD

    Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Course opens: 
12/11/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
12/11/2026 - 7:00am EST
Event ends: 
12/11/2026 - 11:59pm EST
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
New Orleans, LA
United States

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product 
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer 
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and MDS Foundation. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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.

 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive XX Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

    Physician Associates
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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 3.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 3.00 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.00 MOC points 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.

  • 3.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 3.00 contact hours.

  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 3.00 ANCC Contact Hours

    Nurses
    Credit being awarded: 3.00 ANCC contact hours

  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD

    Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Criteria for Success
To obtain credit, you must complete the activity evaluation and claim credit based on your attendance.  The Certificate of Completion is immediately available for download after submitting your evaluation.  It will remain in your profile transcript for future retrieval if needed.  It can be found under My Account > My Activities > Completed Activities.

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