OVERVIEW

Pathology Review: Hematopathology, Head and Neck Pathology and Fine Needle Aspirations for the General Pathologist - A Video CME Teaching Activity is organized by docmedED.com - Educational Symposia (ESI) ON-DEMAND.

Dates:
Released Date: 07/01/19
CME Expiration Date: 06/30/2022

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 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Educational Objectives:
At the completion of this CME activity, subscribers should be able to:

• Recognize the different types of tissue fragments in FNAB specimens; recognize several cytomorphologic patterns of FNAB specimens; and render a diagnosis based on a pattern recognition of FNAB specimen.
• Recognize the basic architectural patterns seen in thyroid aspirates and be able to identify and diagnose common benign and malignant thyroid lesions.
• Recognize the basic architectural pattern seen with salivary gland aspirates and be able to identify and diagnose common benign and malignant salivary gland lesions.
• Render a diagnosis based on pattern recognition and salivary gland FNAB specimens and formulate a broad differential diagnosis.
• Describe the basic technique and pitfall avoidance of fine needle aspiration biopsy performance.
• Discuss the new WHO Criteria for the diagnosis of Myeloid Neoplasms in blood and bone marrow.
• Apply strategies for integrating Molecular and Genetic testing into routine clinical practice.
• Achieve a better understanding of Salivary Gland Pathology in the Molecular Era.
• Recognize lesions of the Sinonasal tract and differentiate bad actors from benign lesions.
• Achieve a more practical approach to Lymphoid Disorders in Blood and Bone Marrow.
• Differentiate Mucosal Lesions of the Head and Neck.
• Understand age-based normal lymphoid parameters.
• Learn key features/clues to unique lymphoid disorders in blood and bone marrow.
• Appreciate new WHO 2016 criteria and testing recommendations for acute + chronic lymphoid neoplasms.
• Understand progress in AML classification.
• Develop list of required tests in AML, MDS, MDS/MPN and MPN.
• Recognize newly proposed AML subtypes and newly proposed entities for other categories of myeloid neoplasms.
• Appreciate key new molecular tests essential in the evaluation of myeloid neoplasms.