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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY HEADQUARTERS 2021 L Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 www.hematology.org Tel: [phone] CONTENTS VOLUME 01 | NUMBER 06 | JUNE 2015 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS Vice-Chair for Clinical Research Director, Leukemia Program Cleveland Clinic, Taussig Cancer Institute Cleveland, OH ASSOCIATE EDITORS Beth Faiman, CNP, PhD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Alice Ma, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC David Steensma, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Keith Stewart, MBChB, MBA Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ PUBLISHER American Medical Communications FIGHTING FAIR IN BLOOD POLITICS EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITORS Ariel Jones-DeMaio, AMC Karen Learner, ASH Hematology advocates head to The Hill to fight for patients, payments, and parity. ART DIRECTOR Ari Mihos ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR Charlene DePrizio DIGITAL PROJECTS MANAGER Chris Gedikli ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER Nick Luciano [email protected] Gene Conselyea [email protected] 4 EDITOR’S CORNER by Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS UP FRONT FEATURES 6 The Society Pages 11 ASH Directions 12 Hematology Link A Day on the Hill 35 Recruitment advertising orders can be sent to: CLINICAL NEWS DIRECTOR, RECRUITMENT CLASSIFIEDS John Baltazar, CSMR [email protected] 14 16 18 26 ASH Clinical News is a 2015 APEX Award winner for publication excellence! Visit us at ashclinicalnews.org Follow us on Twitter @ASHClinicalNews ©2015 by the American Society of Hematology. All materials contained in this newsletter are protected by copyright laws and may not be used, reproduced, or otherwise exploited in any manner without the express prior written permission of ASH Clinical News. Any third-party materials communicated to ASH Clinical News become its copyrighted property and may be used, reproduced, or otherwise exploited by ASH Clinical News. 2 ASH Clinical News ASH Clinical News tags along with ASH Committee on Practice members as they head to Congress to champion legislation on behalf of providers and patients. Latest & Greatest Data Stream Written in Blood Literature Scan Interview Grassroots Lobbying Leads to a Win for SCD Patients in Tennessee Michael DeBaun, MD, MPH, discusses a new bill that eases the financial burden for patients and their families. 38 TRAINING and EDUCATION BACK of the BOOK 28 You Make the Call 33 Patient Education 40 PASHions 42 Heard in the Blogosphere Subscription inquiries should be sent to: [email protected] All correspondence for the American Society of Hematology should be sent to: American Society of Hematology, 2021 L Street NW, Suite 900, Washington DC 20036. Neither the American Society of Hematology nor the publisher is responsible for statements made by any contributor. Statements or opinions expressed in ASH Clinical News magazine do not represent official policy of the American Society of Hematology unless so stated. No responsibility is assumed by the American Society of Hematology or the Publisher for any injury or damage to persons or property as a matter of product liability, negligence or otherwise or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein.  Although all advertising material published in ASH Clinical News magazine is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement by the American Society of Hematology or the Publisher of the quality or value of such product or of the claim made of it by its manufacturer. About the American Society of Hematology The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatments of blood disorders. The mission of the Society is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic and vascular systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. ASH Clinical News (ISSN 2375-8120) is published by American Medical Communications, 630 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manalapan, NJ 07726. Periodicals postage is pending/paid at Manalapan, NJ and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to American Medical Communications, 630 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manalapan, NJ 07726. ©Copyright, 2015. June 2015