CMEInfo
- Programs in Pathology (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...8/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...11.0 to 33.75 hours
Awarded by....Oakstone, Harvard or Johns Hopkins.
Cost...........Varies according to format and number of credit-hours: $795
to $1095.
Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.
Target Audiences...PATH.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...Typically, 3 years after date of
publication.
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Pathology Board Review Course
(Oakstone Institute, 33.75 hours) is a comprehensive survey of current concepts and standards in pathology. This activity is an in-depth review, and provides pathologists and pathologists-in-training with current, relevant, and condensed information needed to pass certification, recertification, and maintenance of certification exams.
Surgical Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist (Harvard Medical School, 19.25 hours) provides a comprehensive review of selected areas in surgical pathology with special attention paid to common diagnostic problems.
Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology (Johns
Hopkins Medical School, 11 hours) is intended as a practical overview for pathologists who encounter gastrointestinal specimens in daily practice.
Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology for the Surgical Pathologist
(Harvard Medical School, 11.25 hours, scroll to middle of page) provides a comprehensive review of selected topics in bone and soft tissue pathology.
Cytopathology for the Practicing Pathologist
(Harvard Medical School, 14.5 hours, scroll to bottom of page) provides the tools needed to interpret common and uncommon cytological specimens encountered in everyday practice of pathology.
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ASCCP (American Society for
Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology) 
Last visited....4/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....8 activities each offering 1.0 hour.
Awarded by....ASCCP.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audiences...FP, IM, OB/GYN, PATH.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Merck & Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Digene Corporation (now Qiagen), and
Roche provided support for Targeting Cervical Cancer with the HPV Vaccines.
All other lectures are free of commercial support.
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Each lecture features PowerPoint presentations containing cytologic, colposcopic, and histologic images, as well as scrolling text and audio accompaniments, thumbnails and search functions.
The HPV Series consists of: The Natural History and Epidemiology of HPV; Immune Response to HPV and Management of Genital Warts;
and Targeting Cervical Cancer with the HPV Vaccines.
The Consensus Guidelines Series consists of: Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines; The ASCCP Guidelines for Managing ASC, ASC-H, and LSIL; The ASCCP Guidelines for Managing AGC; The ASCCP Guidelines for Managing HSIL;
and The ASCCP Guidelines for Management of Women with CIN or AIS.
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American
Society for Clinical Pathology - eLearning
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 270 activities offering a total of about 295 hours.
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Cost...........Most are $15 to 20 per hour.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video, Text-Only, Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
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The American Society for Clinical Pathology has an extensive array of
online instruction in 5 formats: On-Demand Webcasts; e-courses; Online Case Studies; AJCP CME (Journal Articles); and Cytology eLearning Modules.
I have described each of these sections below.
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American Society for Clinical Pathology - On-Demand Webcasts
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...27 webcasts offering 1.0 hour.
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Cost...........$29.
Instruction Type....(Probably) Slide-Video.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
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Some current courses include: Hospital Point-of-Care Testing Issues and Solutions; Inherited Thrombophilia Testing - The Inside Scoop; Molecular Methods for Rapid Identification of
MRSA; Uncommon Antibodies for the Unsuspecting Technologist; Tissue Identification for the
Histotechnologist; An Update on the Use of Pap Tests and Human Papillomavirus Testing; Revisiting Repair on Gynecology Samples;
and Biomarkers of Stroke - Current Status and Future Promise.
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American Society for Clinical Pathology
e-courses
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...8 courses offering 1.0 or 2.0 hours (most are 2.0
hours; total
of 15 hours).
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Cost...........Most are about $15-20 per hour.
Instruction Type....(Probably) Slide-Video.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial support...None Stated.
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Some current courses include:
A How-Should-I Guide to Laboratory Quality Control; An Overview of
Chemical Terrorism Agents; A Practical Approach to Dermatopathology of
Inflammatory Skin Disease: Inflammatory Diseases of the Dermis and Subcutis; A Practical Approach to Dermatopathology of Inflammatory Skin
Disease: Inflammatory Diseases with Prominent Epidermal Change;
Confessions of a Laboratory Safety Officer; and
Does It Matter? Clinical Implications of Pap Test Interpretations.
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American
Society for Clinical Pathology Online Case Studies
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...135 cases each offering 1.0 credit.
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Cost...........$15.
Instruction Type....Not stated; probably Text-and-Graphics or
Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial support...None Stated.
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A collection of continuing education exercises from the current year’s
LabQ, CheckSample, and Laboratory Medicine CE Update. Some current topics include:
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus; Anaerobic Bacteria: Laboratory Assessment; Straight Talk About The D-Dimer; Oral Anticoagulant Therapeutic Monitoring and Point-of-Care Testing;
and Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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American
Society for Clinical Pathology
AJCP CME (Journal Articles)
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...96 articles each offering 1.0 credit.
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Cost...........$15-20 per hour.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
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Each month several AJCP articles are offered to readers
to earn CME/SAM
credit (one credit per article). Some recent articles include: Immunophenotypic Variations in Mantle Cell Lymphoma;
Evaluation of Cell Surface Expression of Phosphatidylserine in Ovarian Carcinoma Effusions Using the Annexin-V/7-AAD Assay:
Clinical Relevance and Comparison With Other Apoptosis Parameters; Time Trends in Fungal Infections as a Cause of Death in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients:
An Autopsy Study; Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Chondromyxoid Fibroma: An Investigation of Four Cases;
and Distinct Expression Patterns of CD123 and CD34 on Normal Bone Marrow B-Cell Precursors (“Hematogones”) and B Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Blasts.
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American Society for Clinical Pathology
Cytology eLearning Modules
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 modules (==>) each offering 2.0 hours.
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Cost...........$50.
Instruction Type....Not stated; probably Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
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Choose from eLearning Modules in five content areas:
GYN, Non-GYN, FNA, Technical/Ancillary Studies, and Laboratory
Management & Administration
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Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor (FDAA)
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...13.0.
Awarded by...American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and the
Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor.
Cost.........$197.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....PATH, General Interest.
Educational material last updated....Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.
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After reading
and studying these articles, you should be able to: Identify the latest
developments in the forensic toxicology of abused drugs; Interpret
recent developments in drug-related forensic pathology; Describe new
techniques and new regulations in workplace drug testing including:
hair, urine, sweat, and saliva; Evaluate which products are appropriate
for use in pre-employment and on-site testing; Discuss and explain the
medical consequences of drug abuse; Identify and explain newly
discovered problems with existing testing modalities; Explain new
techniques and approaches in forensic drug testing methodology; Analyze
the pitfalls, difficulties, and unique problems associated with
postmortem toxicology; Define the issues associated with Doping in
Sports (Drugs in Sports) including: testosterone, anabolic steroids,
erythropoietin, human growth hormones, etc., and the problems of
detection; and Identify and rank the current trends in drug use in
various parts of the country.
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PILOT
(Pulmonary fibrosis Identification: Lessons for Optimizing Treatment)
Last Visited...4/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours: 17 activities offering a total of 13.5 hours. (plus Point of Care,
see ===>)
Awarded by...The France Foundation.
Cost….Free.
Instruction Type…Text-Only, Slide-Only, Podcast, Case-Based-Interactive, Point
of Care.
Target Audiences…PULM, RAD, PATH.
Educational material last updated….2009.
Financial Support…InterMune.
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PILOT focuses on the early diagnosis of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and disease intervention and management. The five
current offerings include:
4 Interactive Cases, 1.0 hour each;
2 monographs: Managing Comorbidities in IPF; and Lung Transplant,
2.0 hours each;
Peer-to-Peer Dialogue: 10 audio-only discussions between experts, 0.25 hour each;
The PILOT™ Slide Compendium, PowerPoint slides with speaker notes, 3.0
hours; and
Point of Care CME: structured, self-directed online learning that enables
you to earn CME credit for researching questions relevant to your clinical
practice, 0.5 hour per question.
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