American Society for Clinical Pathology
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CME/CMLE

The ASCP offers outstanding continuing medical education in surgical pathology, cytopathology, and all areas of laboratory medicine for pathologists, residents and laboratory professionals. These activities are presented by outstanding professionals who are in touch with the issues and challenges faced in today's pathology and laboratory practices. You receive the highest quality continuing education available today—with a wide range of platforms and programs that offer the flexibility and convenience you want, and you can track your activities with your personal online transcript.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) for pathologists, residents, and pathologists’ assistants

Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE) for pathologists’ assistants and laboratory professionals

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HPV vs PAP: A Perspective
International trials on HPV testing and Pap testing have resulted in media coverage and review articles which have implied that Pap-based population screening is obsolete and that the Pap test should soon be replaced with primary screening by HPV testing as a stand alone test.

WP08SIL
2008 Chicago Workshops for Laboratory Professionals
May 6-9, 2008
Schiller Park, IL
Credits: 6-7 CMLE per workshop

Gain insight into patient cases, the newest procedures and latest information in hematology, lab management, microbiology and more at these workshops.

E089221
2008 Pathology Update
July 8-12, 2008
Chicago, IL
Credits: 37.5 CME
Directors:
Virginia A. LiVolsi, MD, FASCP
Jennifer L. Hunt, MD, MEd, FASCP

Learn about state-of-the-art pathology from internationally renowned specialists in anatomic pathology! You will be guided through organ-specific lectures, from controversial diagnoses, to challenging differential diagnoses, to specialized tumor-specific testing.

CCCLW Addresses Growing Workforce Shortage
The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW), a broad-based coalition of national laboratory associations, industry partners and other health care organizations, held a two-day strategic planning session to discuss the serious workforce shortage facing the clinical laboratory profession. The purpose of the meeting was to develop strategies to increase the number of qualified professionals in the field. more...

ASCP Announces Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Recipients
The American Society for Clinical Pathology has awarded a total of $20,000 in resident grants during the academic year 2008-2009 to defray the cost of doing elective rotations at outside institutions in fields of pathology in which the resident desires intensive exposure, especially in the form of consult material. more...

Update on Pod Lab and Pathology Anti-Markup Lawsuit
A Federal judge has issued a temporary injunction in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prohibit clinicians from marking up the professional or technical component of anatomic pathology services they order but do not perform. more...

Cytotechnology: A Profession on the Move—Then and Now
It began out of a need to support the “invention” and expansion of the Pap test, the most successful screening test in medical history, but it has grown into a profession that supports the diagnostic science of detecting cancer in specimens from virtually any body site. more...

PAX-5 Expression in Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
These tumors can be misclassified owing to morphologic parallels, indicating the necessity for adjunctive tests for correct classification. more...