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American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Check Sample Exercises
Last visited....6/2006.
Credit hours...1.0 per exercise (total of 141 hours); also 3 courses = 4 hours.
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
Cost............$22 each for members; $25 each for non-members.
Instruction Type....Text-Only (pdf).
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated...2006.
Financial Support...American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Choose "Case Studies" (bottom of page) to find 141 active Check Sample exercises available online. These exercises are from the last two years of Check Sample programs. There are exercises in the following disciplines: Chemistry, Cytology, Forensic Pathology, Hematology, Histology, Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics, Surgical Pathology, and Transfusion Medicine. You will also find 3 courses: Lymphocyte Disorders in Blood and Bone Marrow in Children and Adults; Fine Needle Aspiration Cytopathology of Lymph Nodes; and New Aspects of Cardiac Risk Factors.

(AskAFIP) Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Online Urologic Pathology (middle of page)
Last visited....5/2008.
Credit hours....5.0 each (Total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost...........$50 for each course.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH, URO.
Educational material last updated....2/00.
Financial Support...None Stated.

These are the first two sections, Bladder Pathology and Lesions of the Penis and Urethra of a course primarily for urologists preparing for board examinations and for practicing urologists and pathologists. "On each content page, the participant sees a text description of the light microscopic recognition of specific disease processes, and where appropriate, additional comments about necessary special stains and immunohistochemistry. Following the text, the participant sees several images with captions that illustrate the important features discussed. With a single click on an image, the participant can see a full-size version of an image with its caption."

(AskAFIP) Armed Forces Institute of Pathology -- Pathology of Antiretroviral Therapy 
Last visited....5/2008.
Credit hours...5.0.
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics, PowerPoint.
Target Audiences....PATH, HIV/ID.
Educational material last updated...Not Stated; probably 2007.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The objectives of the course are: to review classes of antiretroviral drugs and gain knowledge of the types of adverse drug reactions associated with their use; and be able to recognize possible cases of the immune restoration inflammatory syndrome. This course includes four case examples that illustrate antiretroviral lesions, brief summary text of antiretroviral topics, a PowerPoint presentation on "AIDS in the Time of Antiretroviral Therapy", and a final exam.

(AskAFIP) Armed Forces Virtual Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsy Course (bottom of page)
Last visited....5/2008.
Credit hours...2.0 per module (total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost for Credit....$25.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH, GI.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This course is presented by the Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, AFIP. The course has 5 modules; each module consists of eight cases with a brief case history and a set of microscopic slides of an endoscopic biopsy.

Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor (FDAA)
Last visited...3/2008.
Credit hours...13.0.
Awarded by...American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and the Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor.
Cost.........$197.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....PATH.
Educational material last updated....Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

After reading and studying these articles, you should be able to: Identify the latest developments in the forensic toxicology of abused drugs; Interpret recent developments in drug-related forensic pathology; Describe new techniques and new regulations in workplace drug testing including: hair, urine, sweat, and saliva; Evaluate which products are appropriate for use in pre-employment and on-site testing; Discuss and explain the medical consequences of drug abuse; Identify and explain newly discovered problems with existing testing modalities; Explain new techniques and approaches in forensic drug testing methodology; Analyze the pitfalls, difficulties, and unique problems associated with postmortem toxicology; Define the issues associated with Doping in Sports (Drugs in Sports) including: testosterone, anabolic steroids, erythropoietin, human growth hormones, etc., and the problems of detection; and Identify and rank the current trends in drug use in various parts of the country.

LabCorp CME
Last visited...1/2008.
Credit hours...1.0 hour. (Total of 3 hours).
Awarded by....LabCorp.
Cost for Credit....$10.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated...3/06.
Financial support....LabCorp.

pdf articles on laboratory issues. Subjects include: Genetic Causes of Male Infertility; and When Good Food Makes You Sick, Part 2: Food Allergy. To receive credit, print and mail the answer sheet along with your check.

LabUniversity
Last visited...6/2006.
Credit hours...30+.
Awarded by....University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health.
Cost for Credit....$25 per credit hour, discounts available based on affiliation with ACP, AAFP, COLA.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics
Target Audiences....Physician with laboratory in practice office.
Educational material last updated...Ongoing.
Financial support....(formerly the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation).

The courses provide education in two focus areas. Topics to meet the educational qualification requirements under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments ’88 (CLIA) to be a laboratory director of a moderate complexity laboratory include Lab Director Responsibilities, Quality Control Basics, Quality Assessment Basics, Proficiency Testing, Personnel Requirements, and OSHA. Topics introducing Quality Management Systems and Quality System Essentials in laboratory practices include: Introduction to Quality Systems, Bringing CLIA and QMS Together, Process Flowcharting, The Quality Manual, and individual courses on each of the 12 Quality System Essentials (QSE).

PILOT (Pulmonary fibrosis Identification: Lessons for Optimizing Treatment)
Last Visited...3/2007.
Credit Hours: 30.
Awarded by...The France Foundation.
Cost….Free.
Instruction Type…Slide-Only, Case-Based-Interactive, Point of Care
Target Audiences…PULM, RAD, PATH.
Educational material last updated….Monthly.
Financial Support…InterMune.
CME Credit Expires...December 2007.

PILOT focuses on the early diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and disease intervention and management. There are three sections:
PILOT Interactive Cases (6 credits);
PILOT Compendium (4 credits); and
CO-PILOT Point of Care CME (up to 20 credits).
To receive CME credit, print the CME application and evaluation form, and fax or mail it to The France Foundation.