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Online CME: Pathology/Laboratory Medicine

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. 

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.

Osler Cytology Review Course
Last visited...8/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Vary according to format. See ===>
Awarded by....Osler Institute.
Cost..........Vary according to format. See ===>
Instruction Type... Live or audio recordings.
Target Audience...PATH.
Educational material updated on an ongoing basis.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler Cytology Review Course offers learning in live meetings and audio recordings.
Topics include: How to take the Exam; Bone and Soft Tissue; Endocervical Cytology; Lymphomas; Cytology Unknowns; Mediastinum; Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the Pancreas, Kidneys and Adrenal, Salivary Glands, Ovary, Testes and Prostate, Thyroid and Liver; Cytology of Urine, Body Fluids, Breast,  Cerebrospinal Fluid and GI Tract. 
The next Live Osler Cytology Review Course will be August 18-21, 2011 in Philadelphia. 
Credit Hours...40.   Price... $580 for Residents; $870 for pathologists.
Osler Cytology Course on 5 MP3 CDs with Electronic Syllabus. Each CD contains a full day's lectures from the most recent live meeting in MP3 format which you can play on your MP3 player, computer or CD player.
Credit Hours...None for this format.     Price...$325.
Osler Creative Zen MP3 Player Preloaded with the Cytology Course Audio MP3s The player contains selected lectures from the most recent live meeting.
Credit Hours...None for this format.     Price...$395.

Osler Pathology Board Reviews (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...8/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Vary according to format. See ===>
Awarded by....Osler Institute.
Cost..........Vary according to format. See ===>
Instruction Type... Live or audio recordings.
Target Audience...PATH.
Educational material updated on an ongoing basis.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler Pathology Board Reviews offer learning in a variety of venues and formats. 
The next Osler Pathology Board Review will be October 3-9, 2010 in Tampa. Topics include all major areas of Pathology. This course has an optional day of glass-slides before and after the seven-day seminar. The first four days are anatomic pathology which overlaps, by one day, the last four days of clinical pathology.
Credit Hours...70. Prices vary considerably, depending on your level of training and various other options. See site for details.
The Osler Pathology Course on 8 MP3 CDs w/Electronic Syllabus. Each CD includes a full days' lectures from the most recent live meeting in MP3 format which you can play on your MP3 player, computer or CD player.
Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$475.
The Osler Pathology Course on Creative MP3 Player Preloaded with the Course Review Audio MP3s. The player contains selected lectures from the most recent live meeting.
Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$545.
There are a number of other options in audio and print format. See site for details.

Practical Reviews in Pathology (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...8/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...36 per year (3.0 per month).
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins.
Cost..........$317 per year.
Instruction Type...Text-Only; Audio.
Target Audience...PATH.
Educational material updated monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication. 

Practical Reviews in Pathology keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Pathology each month. Each issue contains: downloadable audio of 10-12 articles summarized and reviewed in each issue; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

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.

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.

 

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.

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.

 

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.

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.

 

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

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.

 

Choose from eLearning Modules in five content areas: GYN, Non-GYN, FNA, Technical/Ancillary Studies, and Laboratory Management & Administration

AskAFIP Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Online Urologic Pathology
Last visited....10/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours....5.0 each (Total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost...........$50 for each course.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH, UROL.
Educational material last updated....2/00.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Register or log in at the AskAFIP Home Page. Then choose "Education," then "Course Catalog" to scroll your way down to Bladder Pathology and Lesions of the Penis and Urethra, courses primarily for urologists preparing for board examinations and for practicing urologists and pathologists. "On each content page, the participant sees a text description of the light microscopic recognition of specific disease processes, and where appropriate, additional comments about necessary special stains and immunohistochemistry. Following the text, the participant sees several images with captions that illustrate the important features discussed. With a single click on an image, the participant can see a full-size version of an image with its caption."

AskAFIP Armed Forces Institute of Pathology -- Pathology of Antiretroviral Therapy 
Last visited....10/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...5.0.
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics, PowerPoint.
Target Audiences....PATH, HIV/ID.
Educational material last updated...Not Stated; probably 2007.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Register or log in at the AskAFIP Home Page. Then choose "Education," then "Course Catalog" to scroll your way down to Pathology of Antiretroviral Therapy. The objectives of the course are: to review classes of antiretroviral drugs and gain knowledge of the types of adverse drug reactions associated with their use; and be able to recognize possible cases of the immune restoration inflammatory syndrome. This course includes four case examples that illustrate antiretroviral lesions, brief summary text of antiretroviral topics, a PowerPoint presentation on "AIDS in the Time of Antiretroviral Therapy", and a final exam.

AskAFIP Armed Forces Virtual Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsy Course
Last visited....10/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2.0 per module (total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost for Credit....$25.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH, GI.
Educational material last updated...Not stated.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Register or log in at the AskAFIP Home Page. Then choose "Education," then "Course Catalog" to scroll your way down to Virtual Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsy Course. This course is presented by the Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, AFIP. The course has 5 modules; each module consists of eight cases with a brief case history and a set of microscopic slides of an endoscopic biopsy.

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.

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.

LabUniversity (COLA)
Last visited...4/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...20.
Awarded by....University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health.
Cost for Credit....$450
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics
Target Audiences....Physician with laboratory in practice office.
Educational material last updated...Ongoing.
Financial support....None Stated.

The COLA Lab Director Program is approved by CMS to qualify a physician to direct a moderate complexity laboratory, and includes these modules:
CLIA '88 Requirements for the Medical Laboratory; 
Laboratory Director Responsibilities; 
Laboratory Personnel Requirements; 
OSHA Requirements for the Medical Laboratory; 
Proficiency Testing; 
QMS: Introduction to Quality Management in the Medical Laboratory;
and Quality Assessment Basics; and Quality Control for the Laboratory.

Medscape Pathology and Lab Medicine CME
Last visited...4/2010.
Credit hours...Varies from time to time.
Awarded by....Medscape and many other sponsoring organizations.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Text-Only, Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture and Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated...New activities posted daily.
Financial Support...Many academic, specialty, and commercial sources as well as self-supported by Medscape.
Expiration of CME Credit...Credit for most activities expires one year after posting.

CME activities of special interest to pathologists. This section is a joint effort between Medscape and the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Medscape contains a variety of educational formats:
CONFERENCE COVERAGE - Reports of  advances presented at major medical conferences; typically includes several tracks with news stories, expert interviews, and in-depth topic overviews.
CLINICAL UPDATE - Comprehensive original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic.
FAST TRACK CLINICAL UPDATE – Narrowly focused original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic.
CME-LIVE - Real-time online events with streaming video, synchronized visuals, and interactive questions and answers; archived for 1 year.
CLINICAL BRIEFS - Daily reports of major current medical research articles; 0.25 credits each
JOURNAL CME - Articles selected from a wide selection of peer-reviewed journals.
SPECIAL REPORT CME – Topic-based monthly email newsletter distributed to Medscape’s professional member database by specialty.
INTERACTIVE PATIENT CASES – Original CME activity presented to the physician in an interactive, clinical case-based format. (See especially eMedicine CME Case Presentations.)
CME CIRCLE – Multimedia content certified by other accredited professional education providers, typically from live symposia or monographs, and then posted on Medscape and archived for one year.

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.

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.

Practical Reviews in Pathology
Last visited...2/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...36 per year (3.0 per month).
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins.
Cost..........$317 per year.
Instruction Type...Text-Only; Audio.
Target Audience...PATH.
Educational material updated monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication. 

Practical Reviews in Pathology keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Pathology each month. Each issue contains: downloadable audio of 10-12 articles summarized and reviewed in each issue; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned.

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Last Updated August 22, 2010.