American Society for Clinical Pathology
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CME/CMLE

The ASCP offers outstanding continuing medical education in surgical pathology, cytopathology, and all areas of laboratory medicine for pathologists, residents and laboratory professionals. These activities are presented by outstanding professionals who are in touch with the issues and challenges faced in today's pathology and laboratory practices. You receive the highest quality continuing education available today—with a wide range of platforms and programs that offer the flexibility and convenience you want, and you can track your activities with your personal online transcript.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) for pathologists, residents, and pathologists’ assistants

Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE) for pathologists’ assistants and laboratory professionals

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Recently Board-certified?
If you are a recently board-certified pathologist in need of SAM credits, the 2008 ASCP Annual Meeting will offer 10 courses, with 21 SAM credits. Earn up to 18.5 credits in 3½ days. At the same time, you can gain practical and updated information on surgical, cytologic and clinical pathology. more...


2008 Fall Educational Courses Catalogue (PDF)

WLPs

WL08FMA
2008 Springfield Workshops for Laboratory Professionals
Date: October 22-24, 2008
Location: Springfield, MA
Credits: Up to 7.0 CMLE per workshop

WL08FTX
2008 Dallas Workshops for Laboratory Professionals
Date: October 28-31, 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
Credits: Up to 7.0 CMLE per workshop

WL08FAZ
2008 Phoenix Workshops for Laboratory Professionals
Date: November 12-14, 2008
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Credits: Up to 7.0 CMLE per workshop

meetings

AM08FMD
2008 ASCP Annual Meeting
Date: October 16-19, 2008
Location: Baltimore, MD

The ASCP Annual Meeting 2008 will focus on the convergence of new technologies, new issues, new demographics, and new roles affecting pathology and laboratory medicine today. You will hear about advances in all areas of surgical, clinical and molecular pathology and their vital implications for the future of our profession.

Galveston Medical Technology Students Thank You for Used Books
Only a few days after the call to action, ASCP members came to the rescue with used book donations for the medical technology students at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). Nearly 50% of the medical technology students lost most of their belongings in their rooms on Galveston Island when Hurricane Ike struck. more...

CDC Awards ASCP with Funding to Support PEPFAR II
The ASCP this month was awarded $3.9 million for the first year of its second five-year initiative with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue its efforts in strengthening laboratory services for the testing and monitoring of HIV/AIDS patients abroad. more...

Pathology and Lab Medicine News
Get the latest pathology and laboratory medicine news from ASCP's partnership website with Medscape. more...

Chromosomal Alterations Detected by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Urothelial Carcinoma...
More than 67,000 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer this year in the United States, with approximately 90% of cases being classified as urothelial carcinoma (UC). more...

Reducing Errors in the Clinical Laboratory: A Lean Production System Approach
Benchmarking is certainly the root of the system we’ve relied on to reduce errors in our laboratories. Here, David A. Novis, MD, FCAP, suggests how the nature of benchmarking may be backward-looking, reactionary, and slow-moving and compares that with the forward-thinking, proactive industrial Toyota Production System. more...