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ITLPEDUC2302 - CME/CMLE - Sometimes It’s a Zebra: Unusual Cases in the Microbiology Lab
Course Description

Faculty/Authors
Kelly Swails, MT(ASCP)
Ali Brown, MD 

CME/CMLE Credit: 0.75
Estimated Completion Time: 0.75 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity

Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must complete the podcast activity. CME certificates will be provided on-line.  

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 0.75 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/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

  1. Review the Technical Considerations.
  2. Review the Faculty Disclosures.
  3. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
  4. Click Access to begin the course.
  5. Review the Educational Activity.
  6. Submit the course Evaluation.
  7. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Faculty Disclosure
Faculty Disclosure 
Faculty Disclosure 

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 3/28/2023  
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 3/28/2026  

Course Objectives
Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:
  • How rare GI mucormycosis is and why it’s nearly always terminal
  • Why it took two years after Dr. McCormick-Baw’s patient contracted Coccidioides on a hike for symptoms to present
  • How the local health lab, local epidemiologist and CDC’s joint investigation uncovered four cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the U.S. and traced them to aromatherapy bottles manufactured in India
Summary
Availability: On-Demand
Credit Offered:
0.75 CME/CMLE Credit
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