Myeloma Care Strategies & COVID-19

As COVID-19 vaccinations increase, mask mandates recede, and pandemic-related restrictions ease, multiple myeloma care teams and patients are moving through transitioning environments—in the clinic, at home, and in their community. In this episode, insights from specialists in multiple myeloma care point to resources and tools that may help providers and patients move smoothly through this time of transition while maintaining high quality care. Three providers with deep expertise in multiple myeloma share their perspectives on added drivers of patient stress, treatment adherence, in-clinic and virtual visits, vaccination for patients with myeloma, apps for managing medication-related changes, connecting patients with specialists via telehealth, and more. Guests:  Parameswaran Hari, MD, MRCP, MS Armand J. Quick/William F. Stapp Professor of Hematology Chief, Division of Hematology Oncology Medical College of Wisconsin   Adriana Rossi, MD, MSc Associate Director, Myeloma Center Weill Cornell Medicine   Jessica Unzaga, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida Related Resources: Returning to Practice in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Hematology Disease Education  Webinars: Returning to Practice in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Hematology Disease Education The COVID-19 Vaccine for Patients with CLL and Other Cancers Multiple Myeloma Dispensing Models Six-Part Webinar Series Publications: Multidisciplinary Multiple Myeloma Care: Models of Quality Improvement Oncol Issues. 2021;36(2):50-61.  Multiple Myeloma Dispensing Models: Effective Practices to Improve Patient Care & the Patient Experience Multidisciplinary Multiple Myeloma Care: Models of Effective Care Delivery The Transplant Treatment Path: Optimizing Patient-Centered Care for ASCT in Multiple Myeloma