VITALS Mackall

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‘Developing Immunotherapies for Children with Cancer’

This 1-hour on-demand activity expires March 7, 2027.

About the speaker

Crystal Mackall, M.D. (NEOMED ’84), founding director of the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy, presented “Developing Immunotherapies for Children with Cancer” on VITALS | Visionary Health Leadership in Action. VITALS is NEOMED’s monthly health leadership speaker series presented in collaboration with University Hospitals.

Dr. Mackall has led numerous first-in-human and first-in-child clinical trials spanning dendritic cell vaccines, cytokines and adoptive immunotherapy using NK cells and genetically modified T cells. Her work is credited with identifying an essential role for the thymus in human T cell regeneration (NEJM 1995) and discovering IL-7 as the master regulator of T cell homeostasis (Blood 2001, J Exp Med 2008).

To claim CMEs: https://www.eeds.com/em/8735 

About VITALS

Every month, Northeast Ohio Medical University gives health care thought leaders 17 minutes — the average duration of a physician-patient visit — to engage medical professionals and students on any of the VITALS topics: Value-based, Innovation, Technology, Advocacy, Leadership, Service.

VITALS | Visionary Health Leadership in Action is presented by NEOMED in collaboration with University Hospitals. The monthly health leadership speaker series features a diverse range of experiences by innovative leaders in the medical sector. Speakers range from regional University partners — public, private and health care systems — to national peers, alumni and thought leaders, each discussing leadership challenges and solutions in their respective health care sectors past, present and future.

VITALS Series Learning Objectives

• Recognize and identify the essentials of clinical leadership in health care systems
• Describe attributes of leadership that influence patient well-being and health outcomes
• Recognize clinical leadership skills essential for the provision of value-based care that is operationally effective and efficient
• Recognize and identify the essentials of clinical leadership in health care systems
• Describe attributes of leadership that influence patient well-being and health outcomes
• Recognize clinical leadership skills essential for the provision of value-based care that is operationally effective and efficient

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

Northeast Ohio Medical University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

• The Northeast Ohio Medical University designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• The Northeast Ohio Medical University designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Crystal Mackall, M.D., has disclosed a financial relationship with one or more ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:

• CARGO Therapeutics – Advisory Committee Member – Relationship Has Not Ended
• Link Cell Therapies – Advisory Committee Member – Relationship Has Not Ended
• Lyell Immunopharma – Contracted Research – Relationship Has Not Ended
• Immatics – Contracted Research – Relationship Has Not Ended
• Ensoma – Consulting – Relationship Has Not Ended

Any financial relationship that was found to be relevant has been mitigated.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is not commercially supported.