The APC 2021 Online Learning Program is an on demand, online-based, enduring activity that provides a compilation of recorded presentations designed to provide training and professional development for academic pathologists.
Target Audience
The 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 25 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 (available by July 28), 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 in three broad areas:
ADMINISTRATION/LEADERSHIP: Developing leadership skills for successfully administering a medical school pathology department to meet the demands of their three missions within an academic health system: medical education, research, and practice.
PATHOLOGY CONTENT/CURRICULUM and TRAINING/TEACHING METHODS: Integrating fundamentals and content in pathology and laboratory medicine based on national standards and best practices for teaching and learning.
PROFESSIONAL/FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: Advocating for the professional development of pathology educators and pathologists, both as teachers to students and as professional resources to clinicians and patients, including topics on professionalism, wellness, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
Develop leadership skills unique to academic pathology to manage and balance the three missions of a pathology department: education, research, and practice.
Utilize national standards, competencies, and requirements to provide a systematic approach in teaching and learning, including evaluations by quality assessments.
Identify and obtain appropriate professional development opportunities for faculty educators to enhance their teaching abilities and professionalism.
Needs Assessment with Practice Gaps
The APC 2021 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 prior participants.
Accreditation Statement
This activity 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. 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 25AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release Date: July 8, 2021 | Expiration Date: July 7, 2022
Scott Anderson, MD -Professor, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Jaya Aysola, MD - Assistant Professor, Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Dept of Medicine David Bailey, MD - Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Pharmacy Emeritus; Deputy Dean, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Vice Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, Dept of Pathology, Univ of California, San Diego School of Medicine Geoffrey Baird, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Univ of Washington, Dept of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Sarah Bowman - Digital Pathology Manager, Medical Education Coordinator, Univ of California, San Francisco, Dept of Pathology Philip Boyer, MD, PhD - Clinical Associate Professor, East Carolina Univ, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Bronwyn Bryant, MD - Assistant Professor, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Kumarasen Cooper, MBChB, DPhil - Professor, Univ of Pennsylvania, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine James Crawford, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Hannah Cutshall - Student, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine Melissa Davidson, MD - Professor, Chair, and Associate Dean, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Anesthesiology Shanker Deonandan, MBA - Assistant Vice President of Operations, Northwell Health, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Andrea Deyrup, MD, PhD - Professor, Duke Univ, Dept of Pathology Barbara Ducatman, MD - Associate Dean and Chief Medical Officer, Oakland Univ William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak Elizabeth Duffy, MA - Assistant Professor, Boston Medical Center, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Kayla Elliott, MD - Resident, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Carla Ellis, MD - Associate Professor, Northwestern Medicine, Dept of Pathology Michael Esposito, MD - Associate Professor, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Henrietta Fasanya, PhD - Medical Student, Univ of Florida, Dept of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine Valerie Fitzhugh, MD - Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Dept of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Lucy Fu, MD, Resident, Northwestern Univ, Dept of Pathology Rochelle Garcia, MD - Professor, Univ of Washington, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Univ of Utah/ARUP Laboratories, Dept of Pathology Kuruvilla George, MBA - Executive Administrator, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Dept of Pathology Andrew Goodwin, MD - Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Quality and Clinical Affairs, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Clifford Harding, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept of Pathology Richard Haspel, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dept of Pathology Kate Hatlak, EdD - Executive Director, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Review Committee for Pathology Eyas Hattab, MD, MBA - Professor and Chair, Univ of Louisville, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Yael Heher, MD, MPH - Director, Quality & Patient Safety Head, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dept of Pathology Robert Hoffman, MD, PhD - Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt Univ, Dept of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Lydia Howell, MD - Professor and Chair, Univ of California, Davis, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Peter Jensen, MD - Professor and Chair, Univ of Utah, Dept of Pathology Rebecca Johnson, MD - Chief Executive Officer, American Board of Pathology Terrell Ewa Jones, MD - Resident, Univ of Pittsburgh, Dept of Pathology Alexandra Kalof, MD - Associate Professor, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Barbara Knollmann-Ritschel, MD - Professor and Vice Chair, Uniformed Services Univ of the Health Sciences, Dept of Pathology Erika Kozy - Senior Academic Program Manager, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Dept of Pathology Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD - Professor of Clinical Education and Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Services, Univ of Iowa, Dept of Pathology Siang Hui Lai, MD - Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Duke-NUS (National Univ of Singapore), Dept of Anatomical Pathology Ryan Landvater, MD - Resident, Univ of Michigan, Dept of Pathology Michael Laposata, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Univ of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Dept of Pathology Debra Leonard, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Joann Li - Dept Administrator, Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Univ, Dept of Pathology and Cell Biology Amy Lin, MD - Associate Professor, Univ of Illinois at Chicago, Dept of Pathology Tamara Lotan, MD - Professor, Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept of Pathology Marta Margeta, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, University of California San Francisco, Dept of Pathology Susan McCarthy - Senior Clinical Administrative Director, Keck School of Medicine of the Univ of Southern California Dept of Pathology Cindy McCloskey, MD - Associate Professor of Pathology, Univ of Oklahoma, Dept of Pathology Nicole Mendelson, MD - Resident, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Loyola Univ Medical Center, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Roger Mitchell, Jr, MD - Professor and Chair. Howard Univ, Dept of Pathology Jeffrey Myers, MD - A. James French Professor of Diagnostic Pathology and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and Quality, Univ of Michigan, Dept of Pathology Wesley Naritoku, MD, PhD - Professor, Univ of Southern California, Department of Pathology Deborah Powell, MD - Dean Emerita and Professor, Univ of Minnesota, Dept of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Rageshree Ramachandran, MD, PhD - Associate Professor, Univ of California San Francisco, Depts of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine John Raymond Sr., MD - President and CEO, Medical College of Wisconsin Dana Razzano, MD - Clinical Fellow, Yale School of Medicine, Dept of Pathology Heidi Rehm, PhD - Professor and Medical Director, Harvard Medical School, Dept of Pathology, Institute Member, Broad Institute Jenna Reisler - Medical Student, Univ of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine Amyn Rojiani, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Dept of Pathology Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD - Professor, Emory Univ, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Matthew Shick, JD - Senior Director, Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges Anne Stowman, MD - Assistant Professor, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Michael Swete, DO - Resident. Northwestern Univ, Dept of Pathology Michael Talbert, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair, Univ of Oklahoma, Dept of Pathology Gregory Threatte, MD - Retired Chair, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Univ, Dept of Pathology Aiman Tohid, MD, MPH - Research Assistant, Univ of Southern California Mandy VanSandt, DO - Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University Kartik Viswanathan, MD, PhD - Clinical Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dept of Pathology Hannah Wang, MD - Resident, Stanford Univ, Dept of Pathology Alisha Ware, MD - Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept of Pathology Jason Wasserman, PhD - Associate Professor, Oakland Univ William Beaumont School of Medicine, Dept of Foundational Medical Studies Rikki Wiggins, PA - Instructor, Oregon Health & Science Univ, Dept of Pathology Clayton Wilburn, MD - Assistant Professor, Univ of Vermont, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine David Wilkinson, MD, PhD - Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept of Pathology Wing Fei Wong - Medical Student, Thomas Jefferson Univ Sidney Kimmel Medical College April Young - Director of Lab Operations, Anatomic Pathology, Stanford Healthcare Dani Zander, MD - Professor and Chair, Univ of Cincinnati, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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:Lydia Howell, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis
APC President-Elect: Dani Zander, MD, MacKenzie Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati
APC Past President: Barbara Ducatman, MD, Chair, Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
APC Secretary/Treasurer: David Roth, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania
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: Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine
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: Amyn Rojiani, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, Penn State College of Medicine
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: Robin LeGallo, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia
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. The CME staff, meeting planners, editorial staff, authors, planning committee, and CME committee reviewers other than listed above do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California San Diego. Off-label Disclosure: These educational activities may contain discussion of unlabeled and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. Please consult the prescribing information for each product.
Invited Speaker Disclosures
Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD - Investigator with institutional research funding from Fujirebio Diagnostics
Andrew Goodwin, MD - Consultant for Haematologic Technologies
Peter Jensen, MD - Advisor for IDbyDNA
Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator of clinical research studies funded by Roche Diagnostics; Scientific Advisory Board member/advisor to Truvian, Inc.
Michael Laposata, MD, PhD - Advisor on coagulation to Instrumentation Laboratory and Precision Biologics; Independent contract research funded by Abbott
Tamara Lotan, MD - Investigator with institutional research funding from Myriad Genetics, DeepBio, and Roche/Ventana.
Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD - Advisory Board member on AML therapies for Astellas
Mandy VanSandt, DO - Independent contract research funded by CSL Behring
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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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