Update in Pulmonary Pathology: Contemporary Classification and Diagnosis

Date: April 15-17, 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Credits: 19.50 CME

Core Competencies: PC, MK, ICS, PBL, PR
Intended Audience: Pathologists, Pathology Residents, Pathologists’ Assistants

Stay on the cutting edge with new information about:

• Recent updates in interstitial lung disease classification
• NEW THIS YEAR – Molecular diagnostic techniques in pulmonary and mesothelial tumors
• The latest knowledge about unusual infections
• New considerations in the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative lung disorder
• New classification and diagnostic formulations

Special course features:

• Review virtual slide cases before the course
• Dual-head microscope for consultation with experts
• Course syllabus included
• SAM credits (on-line pre and post-test required)

Get knowledgeable answers to the questions you’re asking now from firsthand reports in the field by the expert faculty.

• How do lung biopsy types vary according to clinical setting and how effective are they?
• What information from referring clinicians and radiologists is most pertinent to my diagnosis?
• What is the role of high-resolution CT scans in the diagnosis of interstitial pneumonias?

Bring your challenging slides for discussions with the faculty and evaluate your knowledge with self-assessment options. Today, you need to make critical diagnoses and decisions and keep pace with rapid advances in the field. This course will provide you with practical approaches to diagnosis with a clear focus on the clinical information that’s so critical for quality patient management. In three days, you’ll move from a brief review of normal lung anatomy and common conditions to more difficult and unusual diagnoses.

Following this course, you will be able to:

• Apply modern classifications and diagnostic formulations in lung pathology.
• Utilize your improved skills to differentiate relatively uncommon or difficult to diagnose conditions.
• Identify new entities and apply new classifications of lung disease in your diagnoses.
• Apply enhanced diagnostic accuracy to improve quality assurance.
• Apply molecular diagnostic techniques to thoracic tumors and discriminate when/what to order.
• Identify the information needed from clinicians and radiologists and apply it to make a correct diagnosis of pulmonary disease.
• Articulate to clinicians the information you need to make an accurate diagnosis so that they are armed with the information they need to provide appropriate treatment and patient counseling.

The ASCP designates these educational activities for a maximum of 19.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activities.

This activity meets MOC Part II Lifelong Learning requirements. A self-assessment option is available for pathologists attending this program to earn SAM credits for Maintenance of Certification, Part II Self-Assessment Modules (MOC-SAM) for part of the course.