Medicolegal Issues In Dermatology/Dermatopathology
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objective: Understand the basic principles of medical malpractice, including issues of duty, standard of care,breach of duty, cause in fact proximate cause and damages, and how these requisite elementsmust be present in any case. Appreciate the situations in which medical malpractice risk is heightened in […]
Pigmented Lesions: Moles, Melanoma And Diagnostic/Prognostic Tests
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objective: Understanding the basic principles of classifying pigmented lesions, including cytologic atypiaand architectural disorder: the accuracy/precision/reproducibility of “grading” atypical nevi; andthe immunohistochemical staining of nevi/melanoma Understanding the various options for genetic testing, including comparative genomichybridization (CGH), fluorescent in situ hybridization studies (FISH), and gene expressionprofiling […]
Pearls From The Dermatopathologist
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Lecture objectives: Understand the importance of biopsy size and clinical information and its impact upon the diagnosisRecognize situation in which immunohistochemical stains may be utilized to improve the diagnosisAppreciate the use of genetic studies to the assessment of pigmented lesions – lymphoproliferative disorders Needs Assessments: […]
Dermatopathology Of Summer Skin Conditions
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit/AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ available for this course. Disclosures: Speaker: OrthoDerm, Galderma, Amgen, Vine, Almirall Lecture objectives: Common skin cancersCommon rashesHair conditions Needs: Advances in medical knowledge Core Competencies: 2, 3
PD-LI Testing
One half (1/2) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objectives: Needs: References: Kikm H, Chung JH, PD-LI testing in non-small cell lung cancer: past, present, future. Journakl of Pathology &Translational Medicine 2019;53(4):199-206 Core Competencies: 3,6
Digital Pathology In Practice: Benefits And Limitations Through A Pathology Group Experience
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objectives: Needs: References: Digital Pathology: Advantages, Limitations and Emerging Perspectives – PubMed (nih.gov) Core Competencies: 2,3,4,5,6
The Popularity Of Mixed Martial Arts And Its Impact On Forensic Pathology
One half (1/2) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objectives: Needs: References: DiMaio DJ and DiMaio VJM ,Foresnic Pathology 2nd ed. CRC Press Boca Raton 2001 Knight BH,Saukko P.Knight’s Forensic Pathology 3rd ed. Edward Arnold 2004 Core Competencies: 2
Regionalization and the General Pathologist
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objectives: Needs: References: Archives of Pathology12:21 Journal of surgical pathology 9:21 Core Competencies: 2,3,4,5,6
Parasitology Update
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objectives: 1. Participants will review current concepts in parasitology including life cycle, identification both microscopically and macroscopically. 2. Participants will be better able to recognize these diseases by applying the learned medical knowledge to patient care 3. Attendees should be able to effectively communicate in […]
Common Medical Liver Diagnoses in the Post Hepatitis C Era
One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course. Objectives: Needs: References: Ettel MG, Appelman HD. Approach to the liver biopsy in the patient with chronic low-level aminotransferase elevation.s Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2018;142:1186-1190. Aly FZ, Kleiner DE. Update on fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2011;18:294-300. Competencies: 2,3,6