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EDCOSC2501 - CME - Gastrointestinal Pathology: Getting to the Correct Diagnosis in 2025
Course Description

This two-day seminar on gastrointestinal pathology will focus on getting the diagnosis correct in challenging cases encountered by anatomic pathologists in daily practice. It will incorporate a variety of didactic approaches, including standard lectures, digital slide-based case seminars, and small group discussions. The two lecturers will cover a variety of topics, including organ-based sessions (eg, esophagus, colon) and broad topic-based sessions (eg, mesenchymal lesions, hematolymphoid lesions), with ample time for Q&A. 

Faculty/Authors

Raul S. Gonzalez, MD 
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University
Kelsey McHugh, MD 
Senior Associate Consultant and Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic 

CME Credit: 12.0
Estimated Completion Time: 12 hours
Format: Evaluation

Physician Competencies: Medical knowledge, patient care, practice-based learning

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).

Instructions

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

  1. Review the Technical Considerations/Privacy Statement.
  2. Click Start Course to begin the course.
  3. Submit the course Evaluation to Claim your credit.


Faculty Disclosures​


Technical Considerations

Release Date: 06/24/2025 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 09/25/2025  

Course Objectives
Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

  • Apply current WHO and literature criteria to the diagnosis of digestive tract specimens 

  • Use histologic features and immunohistochemical stains to resolve differential diagnoses 

  • Recognize controversies regarding analysis of GI tract specimens, and when they do or don’t matter clinically 

Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
12 CME Credits
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