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

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

Dates:
Released: 10/01/18
CME Expiration Date: 9/30/2021

Accreditation:
Physicians: Educational Symposia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Educational Symposia designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This CME Teaching Activity:
This CME Activity offers a practical review of lung 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:

• Describe the essential elements of diagnosing non-small cell lung carcinoma in the molecular era.
• Discuss the new WHO classification of lung tumors.
• Employ a diagnostic approach to interstitial lung diseases.
• Discuss the WHO adenocarcinoma classification and implications for the selection of targeted therapies.
• Discuss pulmonary manifestations of autoimmune disease.
• Apply a more practical approach to technical issues in the processing of pulmonary pathology specimens.
• Describe the life cycle of diffuse alveolar damage.
• Recognize and assess the granulomatous disease of the lung.
• Explain the adenocarcinoma of the lung.
• Differentiate neoplastic and inflammatory lung disease.
• Recognize, assess and diagnose lung and pleura borderline tumors and cancer more easily.
• Utilize immunohistochemistry in mesothelioma.