Continuing Education Opportunities

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1 Continuing Education Opportunities Surveys Education Programs When your lab participates in Surveys, every member of your team can enroll in education activities and earn CME/CE at no additional charge. Each staff member simply establishes a free Web account, completes a reading provided in the Participant Summary or Final Critique, and answers online learning assessment questions. Surveys education activities are available for six months. For information on upcoming topics, visit click the Education Programs tab, and then click Surveys. Quality Management Programs Continuing education credit is available with select quality management tools. Continuing education credit will be applied toward the year in which the activity is completed. For more information on available continuing education credit for LMIP, Q-PROBES, and Q-TRACKS, call the CAP Customer Contact Center at option 1. For LMIP, each quarter one individual at each participating institution can earn education credit upon completion of the paper-based education activity. New for Q-PROBES and Q-TRACKS, multiple laboratory staff can earn continuing education credit (CME/CE) by reading the Final Critique and answering the online learning assessment questions. For more information, visit click on the Accreditation and Laboratory Improvement tab, and then click About Q-TRACKS, About Q-PROBES, or About LMIP under Quality Assurance Programs. Quality Management Programs Product Maximum CME Maximum CE Program Name Code Category 1 Credits Credits/Hours Page LMIP LMB Q-PROBES QP Q-TRACKS QT1-5, QT7-10, QT Surveys & Anatomic Pathology Education Programs Continuing Education 15

2 Option 1 for Customer Contact Center Anatomic Pathology Education Programs Many of the CAP s Anatomic Pathology Education Programs include CME/CE credit. These case-based programs may include glass slides, photomicrographs, and/or CD-ROMs. Participants review the slides, images, clinical background, or reference information, then select an appropriate diagnosis or answer learning assessment questions. Target responses are included in the original mailing. Anatomic Pathology Education Programs Maximum CME Maximum CE Product Category 1 Credits/ Program Name Code Credits Hours Page Autopsy Pathology AU/AUCD 12 NA 193 Forensic Pathology FR 12 NA 201 Immunohistochemistry MK 4 NA 186 Interlaboratory Comparison Program NGC in Non-Gynecologic Cytopathology* Neuropathology Program NP 8 NA 192 Interlaboratory Comparison Program in PAPCE1, PAPJE1, Gynecologic Cytopathology* PAPKE1, PAPME1 Gynecologic Cytology PT Program PAPCPT, PAPJPT, (including educational component) PAPKPT, PAPMPT Performance Improvement Program in PIP 40 NA 183 Surgical Pathology * The NGC and PAP programs contain online components using virtual microscopy. Two of the possible CME/CE credits in each program relate to the online components. Cytotechnologists may apply credits/hours from the NGC Program toward required educational activities for the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Continuing Education Credit Program (CECC). Cytotechnologists may apply credits/hours from the PAP Education Program toward required educational activities for the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Continuing Education Credit Program (CECC) and the International Academy of Cytology. Additionally, cytotechnologists may apply credits/hours from the PAP Education component of PAP PT toward required educational activities for the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Continuing Education Credit Program (CECC) and the International Academy of Cytology. 16 Continuing Education College of American Pathologists

3 Online Virtual Microscopy Education Programs The CAP now offers new online education programs that use advanced imaging technology to present images from actual glass slides for a variety of sites and specimen types. This technology simulates a microscope, allowing you to scan the image and use multiple magnifications to view the material. From the images and clinical information provided, you select a diagnosis, answer learning assessment questions, and receive immediate feedback online. Online Virtual Microscopy Education Programs Maximum CME Product Category 1 Program Name Code Credits Page Online Virtual Biopsy Program VBP Online Digital Slide Program in Fine Needle Aspiration FNA The CAP s online virtual microscopy education activities, which are compatible with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems, require Internet access. The download speed and the appearance of the activity will vary depending on the type and speed of your Internet connection, computer s power, and browser. Higher speed connections will load pages and images at a faster rate, and newer browser versions will enhance how the pages look on screen. For optimal operation, the CAP recommends: CPU: Pentium II class or better Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 Ethernet, ISDN, DSL, cable modem, or other high-speed digital connection Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 7.0 and higher (other browsers may also work) In addition, to use the virtual slide s microscopy display in the VBP program, as well as the online cases in the FNA, NGC, and PAP programs, you must have Java Virtual Machine (JVM) software on your computer. If you do not already have a JVM on your computer, you can download and install a free JVM from the following site: java.com/en/download/manual.jsp If you don t have administrator rights to install software on your computer or cannot determine if your computer already has JVM software, please contact your technical support team for its assistance Surveys & Anatomic Pathology Education Programs Continuing Education 17

4 Option 1 for Customer Contact Center New Competency Assessment Program Start with twice-yearly competency assessment courses in nine major disciplines. Add customized training, optional reassessments, instrument-specific observation checklists, and automated management reports. Finally, incorporate tools that let you build your own courses. What you get is Competency Assessment Program. With its comprehensive suite of powerful tools, Competency Assessment Program is the systematic, online answer to competency assessment in your laboratory. This powerful system is designed to help you meet CLIA-mandated competency assessment regulations Competency Assessment Program includes: Competency assessment and training courses with customized training and CE credit Reassessment courses Instrument-specific observation checklists Course building and modifying tools Extensive management tracking and reporting all in a single online product. Take control, with the powerful system designed to help you meet CLIA-mandated competency assessment regulations, available exclusively from the College of American Pathologists. 18 Competency Assessment Program College of American Pathologists

5 Competency Assessment Program Course Schedule Discipline July-December 2007 January-July 2008 July-December 2008 Blood Banking/ Antibody screen and identification Transfusion reactions Transfusion therapy Transfusion Medicine including criteria for selection of blood products: Red Cell Components Chemistry Liver and Renal Lipids Endocrine Hematology and White blood cells including Erythrocyte morphology White blood cell Coagulation automated counts, sources of error, including automated counts, inclusions with and distinguishing reactive sources of error, morphology, emphasis on clinical leukocytes from leukemic cells and clinical significance significance Immunology Serology, including RPR, RA, HIV Infectious diseases monospot, hcg STD Microbiology Gram-positive bacilli and aerobic The Enterobacter-iaceae old and Gram-negative bacilli: actinomyces new Non-fermenters and miscellaneous and fastidious species Phlebotomy/ Specimen General specimen handling and Collection and transport of Routine venipuncture Processing transportation requirements specimens for microbiology, performance including blood cultures Point-of-Care Testing Blood gases and electrolytes Physician Performed Microscopy Urine Dipstick Safety General Lab Safety (trips/slips, Hazardous Chemicals Waste management, food, dress, workstation, first aid, (MSDS, storage) Accident Management, showers, eyewashes, respirators, Good Housekeeping hoods) Urinalysis Microscopic analysis part 1 Microscopic analysis part 2 Other body fluids including synovial, peritoneal, pleural If you have questions or would like a brochure mailed to you, please contact the CAP at: competency@cap.org option 1 Use the new products page of the order form to enroll in Competency Assessment Program for your laboratory Surveys & Anatomic Pathology Education Programs Competency Assessment Program 19

6 Option 1 for Customer Contact Center Accreditation The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Category 1 The College of American Pathologists designates these educational activities for a maximum of the stated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CE (Continuing Education for nonphysicians) The College of American Pathologists designates these educational activities for a maximum of the stated number of credits/hours of continuing education. Each participant should claim only those credits/hours he/she spent in the activity. These activities are acceptable to meet the continuing education requirements for the ASCP Board of Registry Certification Maintenance Program. These activities are approved for continuing education credit in the states of California and Florida. Cytotechnologists may apply the credits from the PAPCE1/PAPJE1/PAPKE1/PAPME1, PAP PT and NGC programs toward the required educational activities for the American Society for Cytopathology (ASC) Continuing Education Credit Program (CECC). International Designation Explanation International CME designation enables a physician who participates in the activity, but who is not licensed in the US, to receive AMA PRA Category 1 credit. The physician can use this credit toward the AMA PRA Award. Each non-us-licensed physician should check with the appropriate accreditation/credentialing organizations to determine if they will accept these credits. 20 Continuing Education College of American Pathologists