The Changing Role of Pathologists in Discovery and Classification of Diffuse Lung Disease

The Changing Role of Pathologists in Discovery and Classification of Diffuse Lung Disease is organized by Opus Medicus, Inc. This Online CME conference is held from May 11, 2017 - May 10, 2020. This online CME course has been assigned for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description:
This online course evaluates the role of Pathologists in the analysis of diffuse lung disease in the context of clinical and radiologic decisions. Moreover, it guides to opportunities for Pathologists to assist in the direct discovery and novel therapeutic interventions for these often devastating disorders.

Topics:
• Types of lung specimens.
• How to process lung specimens.
• Patterns of histologic changes in interstitial lung disease.
• Radiographic changes.
• Classification of interstitial lung disease.
• Opportunities for the discovery of the causes, natural history, and new therapies for interstitial lung disease

Conference Objectives are :
• The development of nomenclature of interstitial lung diseases.
• The prevailing classification of interstitial lung disease.
• Methods to diagnosis UIP vs. NSIP on lung biopsies.
• How to diagnose acute exacerbation of UIP.
• When UIP needs a biopsy for diagnosis.
• The role of pathologists in diagnosing and foretelling prognosis/outcome of interstitial lung diseases.

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