Promoting Diagnostic Excellence by Improving the Communication of Urgent and Unexpected Diagnoses in Anatomic Pathology
Activity Overview
The course is designed to discuss the current practices, gaps, and best practices for communication of urgent and significant/unexpected diagnoses in anatomic pathology.
The goals of the course are to:
- Improve communication between pathologists and treating physicians to reduce delayed notifications, missed diagnoses, and related diagnostic errors.
- Promote the role of pathologists and laboratory professionals in advancing diagnostic excellence along the diagnosis-to-treatment trajectory.
Key takeaways from the course include:
- Learners will understand the gaps and opportunities to improve the communication of urgent and significant/unexpected diagnoses in anatomic pathology.
- Learners will be able to take best practices and apply those to their current practice to improve processes for communication and documentation of communication.
- Learners will be able to work with their clinical partners to revise the list of urgent and significant/unexpected diagnoses.
- Learners will be able to revise their policy for the communication of Significant/Unexpected findings (e.g. to comply to College of American Pathologist standard ANP.12175)
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of pathologists.
Faculty/Authors
Dr. Govind Bhagat, M.D.
Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology @ CUIMC
Director, Division of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Dr. Varsha Manucha, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology, Section Director, Division of Cytopathology
Section Chief, Genitourinary and Head & Neck Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Dr. Sachin Gupta PhD, MBA, MLS(ASCPi)MBi, LSSBB, CPHQ
Scientific Director, Center for Quality and Patient Safety (CQPS)
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Physician's Competency: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
CME/CMLE Credit: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 1.0 hour
Format: Online educational activity
Accreditation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 CMLE credit. This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
For questions regarding CME credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time
Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must have participated in the course. CME certificates will be provided online
Commercial Support
This activity is funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through a grant program administered by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.
Instructions
To claim CME/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
- Review the Technical Considerations.
- Click Go to Content and click the first module of the course.
- Complete the Demographic Survey.
- Complete the Pre-Test.
- Review the Educational Activity.
- 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.
- Submit the course Evaluation.
- Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME/CMLE to register credit.
Faculty Disclosures Technical Considerations Release Dates: 7/30/2024
Review Date:Expiration Date: 7/30/2027