Registration Information
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Description
This activity features five challenging cases in which you will use whole slide images of noncervicovaginal cytologic materials to identify normal and abnormal cellular changes. These cases were chosen for their challenging diagnoses and are unique from the slidesets sent to the laboratories for education practice or proficiency testing.
You will be presented with information on each case including clinical history, specimen source information, test results and other ancillary testing data, and a corresponding whole slide image. After you complete each case, you will be presented with three multiple-choice questions that relate to the correct diagnosis of the case and patient care.
Objectives
After completing this activity, you should be able to:
- Interpret a nongynecologic cytopathology (NGC) case and formulate a reasonable differential diagnosis using patient history, clinical information, ancillary studies, and morphology.
- Select appropriate ancillary studies for an NGC case.
- Recognize the limitations of NGC when results of appropriate ancillary studies are noncontributory.
Authors/Faculty
Poornima U. Hegde, MD, MBBS, FCAP
Michael Ross Henry, MD, FCAP
Philip Hurst, MD
Jordan Paul Reynolds, MD, FCAP
Anupama Sharma, MD, MHA, FCAP
Jean Thomsen, MD, FCAP
Mingjuan Lisa Zhang, MD, FCAP
CME/CE Information
Accreditation: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Category 1: The College of American Pathologists designates this internet enduring material educational activity for a
maximum of 5
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CE (Continuing Education for non-physicians): The CAP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5 credit(s) of continuing education. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This educational activity satisfies the requirement for the Improvement in Health and Healthcare (formerly known as Improvement in Medical Practice) Credit required by the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification Program.
This activity is approved for continuing education credit in the states of California and Florida.
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) accepts this activity to meet the continuing education requirements.
Cytotechnologists may apply the credits from NGC toward the required educational activities for the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Continuing Education Credit Program (CECC).
Cytotechnologists may apply the credits from NGC toward the required educational activities for the International Academy of Cytology (IAC).
Payment Information
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College of American Pathologists
CAP Learning
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, IL 60093-2750
Refund Policy
Refunds will be handled on an exception basis. Please submit your request to the CAP in writing via email at
education@cap.org or fax at 847-832-8006.
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Whole Slide Images
DigitalScope® is a web-based whole slide image (WSI) retrieval and viewing system. DigitalScope is supported with Microsoft Edge, Firefox 4.0 or later, Safari 3, Opera, and the latest versions of Google Chrome.
Availability
This activity and evaluation are available January 16, 2024, and expire January 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM (CT). Upon completion of the activity your credit will be awarded. Your certificate may be downloaded from your Transcript.
CC: NGC202401W.2024