Osler Clinical Pathology 2020 Online Review (CME VIDEOS)

Description
This comprehensive review is designed to update your clinical knowledge base and advance your ability to contribute to the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of individual patients as well as to help you pass your Pathology CP exams (Certifying and Continuous Certification). The course includes didactic lectures with embedded review questions for all topics covered in CP exams with special emphasis on Blood Bank procedures (dedicated question-based review) and Clinical Chemistry plus online multiple-choice practice questions.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course participants should be able to:
• Use the evidence-based information and practice tools presented to better formulate differential diagnoses for most clinical scenarios
• Effectively apply current practice guidelines published by CAP, ASCP and other major medical and governmental agencies
• Recognize common patterns of test results and recommend additional tests, as needed, to characterize the etiology and prognosis of individual patient conditions
• Identify indications and contraindications for transfusion and problems that might arise to better advise attending physicians
• Apply strategies for integrating molecular and genetic testing into routine clinical practice
• Describe the basic technique and pitfall avoidance of fine needle aspiration biopsy performance
• Apply increased knowledge of pathology in order to achieve specialty board certifications

Faculty and Topics:

David Hernandez Gonzalo MD Associate Professor of Pathology University of Florida

Liver and Gallbladder

Ashwin S Akki MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology University of Florida, Gainesville

Pancreas

Aaron Auerbach MD AIP Laboratories Staff Pathologist

Lymph Node, White Blood Cells, Red Blood Cells, Platelets and Coagulation

Carolyn Jones, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology Rush University

Molecular

Madina Sukhanova Ph.D., FACMG Assistant Professor of Pathology Northwestern University

Cytogenetics

Thomas S. Alexander Ph.D Professor of Clinical Immunology Northeast Ohio Universities

Humoral and Cellular Immunity, Immunodeficiency and Autoimmunity, Flow Cytometry

Richard R. Gammon, MD Assistant Professor of Pathology University of Central Florida

Blood Banking

D. Robert Dufour MD
Emeritus Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology
George Washington University

Laboratory Management, Instrumentation, and Measurements, Endocrinology, Enzymes and Liver, Acid-Base, Electrolytes, and Tumor Markers,

Ramon L. Sandin MD, MS Professor of pathology University of South Florida

Virology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology

Yvette S McCarter Ph.D. Professor of Pathology.
Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
The University of Florida, Jacksonville

Bacteriology, Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing, Parasitology

William E. Winter MD Professor of Pathology University of Florida, Gainesville

Statistics and Quality Controls, Immunoassay, Toxicology and TDM, Diabetes and Renal Function, Lipids and Protein