The APC 2020 Online Learning Program is an online-based compilation of recorded presentations designed to provide training and professional development for academic pathologists.
Target Audience
The online, web-based recordings of presentations synchronized with audio provide educational online activities for four target audiences:
Chairs and Vice Chairs of academic departments of pathology and laboratory medicine;
Program Directors and Associate Program Directors of pathology residency training programs;
Medical student educators of pathology in accredited medical schools; and
Faculty members aspiring to these positions.
The target audience is professionals (MD, DO, PhD) and others who serve as the academic, medical, scientific, and administrative leaders of departments of pathology and laboratory medicine in the United States and Canada.
Method of Participation
If all presentations are viewed, this activity will take approximately 28 hours. The presentations are grouped into thematic topics for ease of viewing relevant presentations. Learners must:
Review the materials on accreditation information, target audience, learning objectives, and disclosure information (this "Overview" tab/webpage).
View the recorded presentations of interest, if not all (the "Presentations" tab/webpage).
Track CME learning on the "CME Tracker" worksheet printable as a PDF.
Upon final completion of viewing presentations, claim CME credit by transferring the hours, evaluations, and notes from the "CME Tracker" to APC's online CME Evaluation form, accessible only by enrolled participants.
Hardware/Software Requirements
The recorded presentations are linked as mp4 video files or MS PowerPoint files, which can open in any modern browser, computer, and mobile device.
Educational Objectives
The objective of the online recorded presentations is to facilitate knowledge acquisition to enable departments to fulfill their missions in teaching, clinical service, and research. Content focuses on issues such as the development of educational programs and curricula for the training of medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing pathologists (especially those in academic medical centers) to provide cost effective, high-quality clinical service to patients. Additionally, content addresses the administration of an academic pathology department with respect to the funds flow cycle at academic health systems, as well as incorporating the role of pathology into therapeutics and advanced technologies into the diagnostics laboratory. Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
Develop leadership skills for successfully administering a medical school pathology department to meet the demands of their three missions: medical education, research, and practice.
Incorporate rapidly emerging technologies and therapeutics into the diagnostics laboratory and in pathology training to advance health care.
Integrate pathology principles and content based on national standards and best practices for teaching and learning.
Advocate for the professional development of pathology educators and pathologists, both as teachers and as professional resources to clinicians and patients.
Needs Assessment with Practice Gaps
The APC 2020 Online Learning Program provides educational activities to increase skills, knowledge, and professional performance of pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals. It meets the participants' educational needs primarily in the ABMS/ACGME competency area of Medical Knowledge, but also in the Competency areas of Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice. Other Competency areas include: 1) educating medical students for the appropriate use of pathology and laboratory medicine in any specialty practice; 2) training residents and fellows to effectively and innovatively practice pathology; 3) sustaining patient access to laboratory services through practice administration and advocacy; and 4) preparing pathologists and lab professionals to participate in or lead research opportunities. These educational gaps were identified based primarily on planning committee discussions, ACGME Competences, IOM reports, AAMC survey data and reports, and feedback from attendees at prior annual meetings
Accreditation Statement
This activity ("APC 2020 Online Learning Program") has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC). The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates each enduring material for the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed on the activity page. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Credit Designation Statement
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 23.75AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Aadil Ahmed, MD - Pathology Fellow, Yale University Rahaf Alkhateb, MD - Pathology Resident, University of Texas, San Antonio Scott Anderson, MD - Professor, University of Vermont W. Stephen Black-Schaffer, MD - Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital Adam Booth, MD - Resident, University of Texas Medical Branch Lynn Bry, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Brigham and Women's Hospital John Combes, MD - Senior Vice President, Policy and External Relations, ACGME David Daniel, MD - SUNY Downstate Medical Center Shanker Deonandan, MBA - Assistant Vice President, Northwell Health Andrea Deyrup, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Duke University Ellen Dudrey, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor, Texas Tech Univ HSC Valerie Fitzhugh, MD - Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School Melina Flanagan, MD - Associate Professor, West Virginia University Sherri Flax, MD - Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs and Outreach, University of Florida Eric Gehrie, MD - Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, University of Utah Pamela Gibson, MD - Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Staff & Faculty Affairs, University of Vermont Jeannette Guarner, MD - Professor, Emory University Beth Hansell - Vice Chair, Finance and Administration, Medical University of South Carolina Naomi Hardy, MD - Pathology Resident, University of Maryland Medical Center Richard Haspel, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Kate Hatlak - Executive Director, Pathology Review Committee, ACGME Tiffany Hebert, MD - Associate Professor, Montefiore Medical Center Robert Hoffman, MD, PhD - Professor and Vice Chair for GME, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Melissa Hogan, MD - Pathology Resident, Vanderbilt University Rebecca Johnson, MD - Chief Executive Officer, American Board of Pathology Donald Karcher, MD - Professor, Geoerge Washington University Sumire Kitahara, MD, - Assistant Professor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Barbara Knollmann-Ritschel, MD - Vice Chair for Education and Professor, Uniformed Services Univ of the Health Sciences Zoltan Laszik, MD, PhD - Professor, University of California, San Francisco Robin LeGallo, MD - Associate Professor, University of Virginia Debra Leonard, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, University of Vermont Joann Li -- Department Administrator, Chief Fiancial Officer, Columbia University Amy Lin, MD - Associate Professor, Univ of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Chen Liu, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Yale University Emilio Madrigal, DO - Pathology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital Marta Margeta, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco Brandi McCleskey, MD - Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham Cindy McCloskey, MD - Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center Arie Nettles, PhD - Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University David Newman-Toker, MD, PhD - Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University Kristin Olson, MD - Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Univ of California, Davis Lawrence Opas, MD - Senior Associate Dean for GME, Univ of Southern California Janis Orlowski, MD - Chief Health Care Officer, American Association of Medical Colleges Joyce Ou, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Alpert Medical School of Brown Univ Miguel Paniagua, MD - Medical Advisor, National Board of Medical Examiners; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Alexis Peedin, MD - Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Vivian Pinn, MD - Senior Scientist Emerita, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health Rebecca Pulk, PharmD - Clinical Coordinator, Yale New Haven Health Rageshree Ramachandran, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco Hooman Rashidi, MD - Professor and Vice Chair, GME, University of California, Davis Demaretta Rush, MD - Associate Professor, Univ of Arizona Ansuman Satpathy, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Stanford University Linda Schiffhauer, MD, University of Rochester Katherine Scribner, DO - Resident, Keck School of Medicine at USC, LAC+USC Medical Center Veena Shenoy, MD - Associate Professor, Univ of Mississippi Leslie Stump, MBA - Chief Administrative Officer, Ohio State University Kelley Suskie -- Vice Chair for Administration, University of Rochester Medical Center Elham Vali Betts, MD - Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California at Davis Laura Wake, MD, Johns Hopkins University Alisha Ware, MD, Johns Hopkins University Rebecca Wilcox, MD - Associate Professor, University of Vermont
Course Director: David Bailey, MD, Vice Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego
Administrator: Melvin Limson, PhD, Director of Programs & Development, Association of Pathology Chairs
APC President:Barbara Ducatman, MD, Chair, Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
APC President-Elect: Lydia Howell, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis
APC Interim Past President: Peter Jensen, MD, ARUP Presidential Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of Utah
APC Councilor at Large: Michael Laposata, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
APC Undergraduate Medical Education Committee Chair: Jennifer Baccon, MD, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Pathology, Northeast Ohio Medical University
APC Graduate Medical Education Committee Chair: Karen Kaul, MD, PhD, Duckworth Family Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem
APC Research Committee Chair: Jeffrey Golden, MD, Chair, Department of Pathology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
APC Practice & Management Committee Chair: Chen Liu, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Pathology, Yale University
APC Advocacy Committee Chair: Debra Leonard, MD, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont
APC Leadership Development & Diversity Committee Chair: Dani Zander, MD, MacKenzie Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati
APC Senior Fellow Group Chair: Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD, Professor, School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health, Emeritus CEO Woodruff Health Science Center/Chair Emory Healthcare/EVP for Health Affairs, Emory University
Program Director Section (PRODS) Chair: Scott Anderson, MD, Director, Residency Program, and Professor of Pathology, University of Vermont
Pathology Department Administrator Section (PDAS) Chair: Kristen Kolb, MBA, Practice Manager, Baystate Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Undergraduate Medical Educator Section (UMEDS) Chair: Barbara Knollmann-Ritschel, MD, Captain, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy, Professor of Pathology and Emerging Infectious Diseases and Vice Chair Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Balance and Objectivity of Content
It is the policy of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. All persons involved in the selection, development and presentation of content are required to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest. All conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners through one of the following mechanisms 1) altering the financial relationship with the commercial interest, 2) altering the individual's control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest, and/or 3) validating the activity content through independent peer review. All persons are also required to disclose any discussions of off label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose are disqualified from participating in the CME activity.
Disclosure Summary
None of the organizers of this educational activity (as listed above) disclosed a relevant financial relationship.
The following presenters have indicated relationships that have been reviewed, and their commercial conflicts of interest have been resolved. In all cases, it was determined that the financial relationship did not relate to the educational assignment. If a presenter is not listed, then he/she had no commercial interest to disclose.
Invited Speaker Disclosures
Ansuman Satpathy, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Stanford University School of Medicine
Commercial Interest: Immunai
Role:Co-founder and Scientific Advisory Board member
Compensation: Salary
Cultural Competency
This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires CME courses with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competencies. Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient's primary language. Cultural and Linguistic Competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity. Additional resources on cultural and linguistic competency and information about AB1195 can be found at the UC San Diego CME website at http://cme.ucsd.edu or on UCSD's resource list on cultural competencies.
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