Course Description
Effective Test Utilization for Celiac Disease Diagnosis
This CME/CMLE-accredited, case-based educational activity is designed to help medical laboratory directors, laboratory managers, pathologists, pathology residents or fellows-in-training, clinical chemists, and other laboratory professionals increase the knowledge, skills, and competence in effective test utilization best practices for diagnosing celiac disease.
Each question consists of an authentic patient case/scenario and an assessment question with 3-5 multiple-choice answers designed to prompt the participant to make an appropriate diagnosis/recommendation.
This case-based activity includes the following topics:
The activity offers 1.0 CME/CMLE credit.
Faculty/Authors
Jane Dickerson, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle
Maria Cristina Pacheco, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle
Rebecca Wilson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
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
Credit Designation 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.
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 complete all questions in the educational activity. CME certificates will be provided online.
Commercial Support
This project was jointly-funded by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and Patient-centered Laboratory Utilization Guidance Services (PLUGS).
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: 5/28/2025 Review Date:Expiration Date: 5/28/2028