Quarterly release of seven clinical pathology cases with 1 CME and 1 CMLE question and 1 non-graded optional questions each.  

Faculty/Authors

Michael Harvey, MD, FASCP
Incyte Diagnostics
Spokane, Washington
 
Adebowale J. Adeniran, MD, FASCP
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
 
Ifra Badar, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
 
Cassie Boggs, MD
Volusia County Medical Examiner
Daytona Beach, Florida
 
Jessica Bradley, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBB
Hurlburt Field Air Force Base
Fort Walton Beach, Florida 
 
Michael L. DeVan, MD, MS
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 
Bethesda, Maryland
 
Julie Hall, MHS, MT(ASCP)
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
 
Mohsin Jamal, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
 
Nathan Johnson, PhD, MASCP, MT, DLM,
SC(ASCP), FACHE
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Health Professions
Little Rock, Arkansas
 
Shiyong Li, MD, FASCP
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
 
Owen Middleton, MD, FASCP
Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
Jeannie Muir MD, FASCP
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
 
Maria E. Navas, MD
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
 
Caitlin Schein, MD, FASCP
Corewell William Beaumont
University Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
 
Jennifer Woo, MD, FASCP
City of Hope Nationa

CME/CMLE Credit: 7.0
Estimated Completion Time: 7 hours
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice  

Eligibility for CME Credit: Max three attempts. You will have a maximum of three attempts to meet the following criteria:

• Module ≥80% = CME/CMLE credit
• Module <80% = No CME/CMLE credit, after a maximum of three attempts

Accreditation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Credit Designation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions

To claim CME credit for the exercise, do the following by July 7, 2023: 

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Content to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access on your preferred credit type (CME or CMLE) to begin the course. You can only select one credit type to attempt.
4. Review the Educational Activity.
5. Complete and submit the Post Exam. You will have a maximum of three attempts to obtain the required score. You will be notified if you have met the credit requirements after each attempt.
6. Review the Educational Activity Feedback.
7. Submit the course Evaluation.
8. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Educational Activity.
2. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
3. Review the Educational Activity Feedback.
4. Submit the course Evaluation.
5. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Faculty Disclosures 

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 06/15/2023 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2025 

• Assess knowledge and skills relevant to the practice of Clinical Pathology, including interpretation, diagnosis, and management.

• Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of tests and procedures discussed in case studies.

• Identify, in particular, areas of Clinical Pathology practice illustrated by the case studies in which diagnostic criteria or classifications have changed recently, Clinical Pathology tests
  and procedures have been applied to new diagnostic entities, or Clinical Pathology testing has come to affect therapeutic choices in new ways.

• Implement newly acquired information and skills.