ASDP 58th Virtual Annual Meeting Post-Course Online Self-Assessment

Release Date: 10/24/2021
Expiration Date: 11/24/2021
Format: Enduring Material

Post-Course Online Self-Assessment

Please note the following:

  • This post-test is not timed.

  • This post-test does not need to be completed in one sitting. You can save your answers and return at a later time to finish.

  • All images are accessible from one link which will open in a separate window. This link has been posted to questions 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. 70, 80, and 90. You will be able to zoom in and out of each individual image. Some questions include more than one virtual image/slide. The corresponding slide numbers are noted in each question.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians who practice dermatopathology or have a special interest in pathology of the skin or research therein.

Dermatopathologists
Dermatologists
Pathologists
Fellows in Dermatopathology Training Program
Residents in Dermatology or Pathology

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

  1. Recognize key light microscopic features of common, rare and unusual entities.
  2. Differentiate between diseases with similar or overlapping histopathologic findings.
  3. Apply new diagnostic skills to a variety of skin conditions that will improve patient care.
  4. Incorporate new information gained from presented cases into dermatopathology practice.
  5. Recognize areas where new information gained from the presented cases has identified potential practice gaps and changed performance related to the presented cases.
  6. Positively affect patient care with enhanced diagnostic skills in the more common cases likely to be seen in daily practice.

Accreditation Statement

The American Society of Dermatopathology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

CME – Participants will receive 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for completing the pre-test and study ‎of the 50 challenging cases prior to the Self-Assessment Discussion, 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 ‎CreditsTM for the Self-Assessment Discussion and 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM for completion of ‎the post-course online self-assessment for a total of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Participants ‎must complete the pre-test and case study before they close to obtain the 2 AMA PRA Category 1 ‎CreditsTM, and must complete the post-course online self-assessment in order to claim the remaining ‎‎6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. All CME Credits for the Self-Assessment Course can be claimed on the 58th Virtual Annual Meeting Evaluation and CME Claim Form.

MOC – The ASDP Annual Meeting post-course online self-assessment offers MOC self-assessment ‎credits to satisfy the American Board of Dermatology (ABD) Component 2. A MOC certificate will be ‎available to print upon successful completion of the post-course online self-assessment.‎

ABD SAs – The ASDP has been approved by the American Board of Dermatology (ABD) to produce ‎Self-Assessment (SA) activities to satisfy the ABD Maintenance of Certification program Component 2.‎ SA activities are intended to be of value to the practicing dermatologist. ASDP is solely responsible for ‎the content. The ASDP Self-Assessment in Dermatopathology offers up to 100 MOC SA question ‎credits. Participants must take the post-course online self-assessment in order to claim SA points.‎

Course Handouts

The Self-Assessment Case Answers and Discussions - Part 1 PDF handout consists of the 50 cases discussed at the meeting and is available to all meeting attendees under the Self-Assessment Discussion session page on the virtual meeting platform. 

The Self-Assessment Case Answers and Discussions - Part 2 PDF handout consists of the 25 core knowledge cases and is available only as part of the post-course self-assessment. Only registered and paid attendees have access to the Part 2 PDF handout. Download the AM21 Self-Assessment Case Answers & Discussions Part 2 handout.
 

Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 12 months) with commercial interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The faculty/reviewers listed below disclosed the following information about their financial interests. The ASDP Ethics Committee has reviewed these disclosures and determined that no conflicts of interest exist between financial relationships and educationl content presented in this activity.

Faculty/Reviewer Company Affiliation/Relationship
Roberto Novoa, MD, Faculty


 		 Bionest
DERMfoot Educaitional Ventures, LLC
Enspectra Health
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.		 Honorarium
Honorarium
Consultant, Stock
Honorarium
Kerri E. Rieger, MD, PhD, Reviewer
 		 Kyowa Kirin Co, Ltd.
Pfizer, Inc.		 Advisory Board, Honorarium
Consultant
Michael T. Tetzlaff, MD, PhD, Faculty


 		 Merck and Co., Inc.
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Nanostring
Novartis AG		 Payment to Institution
Advisory Board, Honorarium
Honorarium
Advisory Board, Honorarium


The faculty/reviwers listed below declared they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:

Rami N. Al-Rohil, MBBS, Faculty Randie Kim, MD, PhD, Reviewer
Thomas Brenn, MD, PhD, Faculty Kristopher M. McKay, MD, Faculty
Alina G. Bridges, DO, Reviewer Christina Mitteldorf, MD, Faculty
Wei-Shen Chen, MD, Reviewer Priyadharsini Nagarajan, MD, PhD, Reviewer
Emily Y. Chu, MD, PhD, Faculty Gauri Panse, MD, Faculty
Eugene Dulaney, MD, Reviewer Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD, Faculty
Ben J. Friedman, MD, Faculty Leslie Robinson-Bostom, MD, Faculty
Lawrence E. Gibson, MD, Faculty Shira Ronen, MD, Faculty
Laura A. Greene, MD, Faculty and Reviewer Engin Sezer, MD, Faculty
Kord Honda, MD, Reviewer Jodi J. Speiser, MD, Reviewer
Alexandra C. Hristov, MD, Reviewer Catherine M. Stefanato, MD, FRCPath, Faculty
Emma F. Johnson, MD, Faculty Anne M. Stowman, MD, Reviewer
Julia S. Lehman, MD, Faculty  

Disclaimer

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