Classic Lectures in Pathology: What You Need to Know: Gastrointestinal Pathology

Classic Lectures in Pathology: What You Need to Know: Gastrointestinal Pathology is organized by docmedED.com - Educational Symposia (ESI) ON-DEMAND.

Released Date: 04/15/19
CME Expiration Date: 04/14/2022

Target Audience:
This CME activity is intended and designed to educate pathologists.

About This CME Teaching Activity:
This CME Activity offers a practical review of gastrointestinal pathology combining basic to advanced techniques, pearls and pitfalls to pathologic diagnosis and case reviews

Educational Objectives:
At the completion of this CME activity, subscribers should be able to:
• Discern the classic histologic features of celiac disease and the Marsh grading schema.
• Describe the overlap between eosinophilic esophagitis and gastroesophageal reflux.
• Describe the distinguishing histologic features of new variants of ulcerative colitis.
• Apply risk stratification criteria for prognostication of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
• Differentiate neoplastic and non-neoplastic small intestinal pathology.
• Review the rationale for and updated methods of endoscopic surveillance in inflammatory bowel disease, including the epidemiology of cancer risk.
• Discuss the spectrum of gluten-related disorders and current optimum testing for celiac disease.
• Discuss the updated epidemiology of cancer risk and Barrett’s esophagus and the current data on the efficacy of endoscopic surveillance.