Risk Management in Dermatopathology with Concentration on Melanocytic Lesions

Risk Management in Dermatopathology with Concentration on Melanocytic Lesions is organized by Opus Medicus, Inc. and will be held during Oct 22, 2016 - Oct 22, 2019. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description :

This online CME course increases awareness of risk of error in routine practice of diagnostic Dermatopathology and provides mechanisms for minimize risk of error when handling difficult cases. It concentrates on pitfalls in the diagnosis of melanoma and mimics. This will enable more effective consultations to clinical providers and thereby improve treatment efficacy and clinical outcomes.

The course includes numerous high-quality images that illustrate key pitfalls taken from actual medical malpractice cases. These are delivered via our state-of-the-art web interface. They provide both an experience base and ready-reference.

Topics :

• Risk of error in Dermatopathology
• Synopsis of the nature of medical-legal liability and process of legal claims.
• Detailed risk scenarios in pre-analytic, analytic,and post-analytic phases of processing skin specimens.
• High risk case profiles in Dermatopathology
• Strategies to reduce risk of error in the processing and diagnosis of skin specimens.

Conference Objectives are :

• Increase awareness of risk of error in routine practice of diagnostic Dermatopathology and provide mechanisms to minimize error in diagnosis and communication when handling difficult cases. Emphasis on risk awareness in diagnosing melanocytic lesions and melanoma.
• Enable more effective consultations to clinical providers for improved clinical outcome.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.