Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description

Care of Elderly Haematological Patients

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
RHE_035
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
4.05
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Residency Speciality

Speciality
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

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Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

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Skills

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Competences

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Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
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Topics

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  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
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Topics

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  1. Seminar

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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.05
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Alvis BD, Hughes CG. Physiology Considerations in Geriatric Patients. Anesthesiol Clin. 2015 Sep;33(3):447-56. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 Jul 3. PMID: 26315630; PMCID: PMC4556136.

2.

Bruno B, De Ramon Ortiz C, Ligozat S, Samii K, Chevalley T. Le myélome multiple chez la personne âgée: impact d’une évaluation gériatrique [Multiple myeloma in the elderly: impact of a geriatric assessment]. Rev Med Suisse. 2019 Nov 6;15(670):2032-2038. French. PMID: 31696678.

3.

Emile JF, Abla O, Fraitag S, et al. Revised classification of histiocytoses and neoplasms of the macrophage-dendritic cell lineages. Blood 2016; 127:2672

4.

S.Lejniece. Klīniskā hematoloģija. Medicīnas Apgāds, 2020.

5.

Klīnisko analīžu rokasgrāmata. E.Gulbja laboratorija. Izdevējs E.Gulbja laboratorija, 2019.

6.

Alla Rivkina. Plūsmas citometrijas metode hematoloģisko slimību diagnostikā. SIA Medicīnas apgāds, 2019

Other Information Sources

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González-Montalvo JI, Ramírez-Martín R, Menéndez Colino R, Alarcón T, Tarazona-Santabalbina FJ, Martínez-Velilla N, Vidán MT, Pi-Figueras Valls M, Formiga F, Rodríguez Couso M, Hormigo Sánchez AI, Vilches-Moraga A, Rodríguez-Pascual C, Gutiérrez Rodríguez J, Gómez-Pavón J, Sáez López P, Bermejo Boixareu C, Serra Rexach JA, Martínez Peromingo J, Sánchez Castellano C, González Guerrero JL, Martín-Sánchez FJ. Geriatría transversal. Un reto asistencial para el siglo xxi [Cross-speciality geriatri

2.

Owusu C, Berger NA. Geriatric management of older cancer patients: A call for action beyond assessments. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Nov;10(6):845-846. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.08.007. Epub 2019 Aug 29. PMID: 31474472.

3.

Sekeres MA, Guyatt G, Abel G, Alibhai S, Altman JK, Buckstein R, Choe H, Desai P, Erba H, Hourigan CS, LeBlanc TW, Litzow M, MacEachern J, Michaelis LC, Mukherjee S, O'Dwyer K, Rosko A, Stone R, Agarwal A, Colunga-Lozano LE, Chang Y, Hao Q, Brignardello-Petersen R. American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for treating newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in older adults. Blood Adv. 2020 Aug 11;4(15):3528-3549. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001920. PMID: 32761235; PMCID: PMC7422124.

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Soubeyran P, Bellera C, Goyard J, Heitz D, Curé H, Rousselot H, Albrand G, Servent V, Jean OS, van Praagh I, Kurtz JE, Périn S, Verhaeghe JL, Terret C, Desauw C, Girre V, Mertens C, Mathoulin-Pélissier S, Rainfray M. Screening for vulnerability in older cancer patients: the ONCODAGE Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2014 Dec 11;9(12):e115060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115060. PMID: 25503576; PMCID: PMC4263738.

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Battisti NML, Mislang AR, Cooper L, O'Donovan A, Audisio RA, Cheung KL, Sarrió RG, Stauder R, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Jaklitsch M, Williams GR, O'Hanlon S, Alam M, Cairo C, Colloca G, Gil LA Jr, Sattar S, Kantilal K, Russo C, Lichtman SM, Brain E, Kanesvaran R, Wildiers H. Adapting care for older cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) COVID-19 Working Group. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020 Nov;11(8):1190-1198. doi: 10.101

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Scotté F, Bossi P, Carola E, Cudennec T, Dielenseger P, Gomes F, Knox S, Strasser F. Addressing the quality of life needs of older patients with cancer: a SIOG consensus paper and practical guide. Ann Oncol. 2018 Aug 1;29(8):1718-1726. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy228. PMID: 30010772.

7.

Zweegman S, Engelhardt M, Larocca A; EHA SWG on ‘Aging and Hematology’. Elderly patients with multiple myeloma: towards a frailty approach? Curr Opin Oncol. 2017 Sep;29(5):315-321. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000395. PMID: 28763310.

8.

Abel GA, Klepin HD. Frailty and the management of hematologic malignancies. Blood. 2018 Feb 1;131(5):515-524. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-09-746420. Epub 2017 Nov 15. PMID: 29141942.

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Rowswell-Turner RB, Barr PM. Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in older adults. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Sep;8(5):315-319. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.04.004. Epub 2017 May 6. PMID: 28487078.

10.

Molica S, Giannarelli D, Levato L, Mirabelli R, Levato D, Lentini M, Piro E. A simple score based on geriatric assessment predicts survival in elderly newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. Leuk Lymphoma. 2019 Mar;60(3):845-847. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1508674. Epub 2018 Oct 2. PMID: 30277125.

11.

Arber DA, Orazi A, Hasserjian R, et al. The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia. Blood 2016; 127:2391-2405. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2016-03-643544

12.

Loh KP, Christofyllakis K, Huang LW, Mims A. Geriatric Hematology Research presented at the 2018 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology Perspective Paper. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Mar;10(2):186-191. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.01.006. Epub 2019 Jan 18. PMID: 30661875; PMCID: PMC6409131.

13.

Eid A, Hughes C, Karuturi M, Reyes C, Yorio J, Holmes H. An interprofessionally developed geriatric oncology curriculum for hematology-oncology fellows. J Geriatr Oncol. 2015 Mar;6(2):165-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2014.11.003. Epub 2014 Dec 6. PMID: 25487037; PMCID: PMC4743749.

14.

Goede V, Stauder R. Multidisciplinary care in the hematology clinic: Implementation of geriatric oncology. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 May;10(3):497-503. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.09.003. Epub 2018 Sep 18. PMID: 30241779.