Updated March 20, 2007
Enrollment Procedure
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| Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Self-Assessment 1 (previously April 2004) |
August 1, 2006 |
July 31, 2009 |
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| Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Self-Assessment 2 (previously July 2004) |
August 1, 2006 |
July 31, 2009 |
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| Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Self-Assessment 3 (previously October 2004) |
August 1, 2006 |
July 31, 2009 |
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| Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Self-Assessment 4 (previously January 2005) |
August 1, 2006 |
July 31, 2009 |
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*If you have already completed and claimed credit for these activities under their previous titles, you will be unable to re-enroll and claim additional credit.
**After the stated end date, the self-assessment will be unavailable. Credit can
only be applied towards licensure renewal requirements for the year in which this
activity was completed.
Pricing
- Resident fee: $0.00
- Member fee: $25.00
- Non Member fee: $50.00
Residency Program Directors can enroll in the Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Self-Assessments
for FREE by contacting the CAP Education Division at 800-323-4040 ext. 7525, (or
847-832-7525) or send an email to education@cap.org.
Delivery Strategy
These interactive web-based self-assessments include fifteen realistic anatomic
pathology scenarios with images. Each scenario is followed by a multiple-choice
question about the case. Detailed feedback is immediately available to the participant.
Sample Self-Assessment Question
Just prior to death, this 40-year-old man was noted to have oliguria and tachycardia with mental obtundation. At autopsy, the liver shows accentuation of the centrilobular zones. There are focal superficial mucosal hemorrhages of the jejunum and ileum. The right kidney weighs 200 gm and the left kidney weighs 210 gm. Based upon the image, which of the following conditions did this man most likely have?
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A) Acute glomerulonephritis
B) Acute pyelonephritis
C) Malignant nephrosclerosis (“malignant hypertension”)
D) Papillary necrosis
E) Shock kidney
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This is just one of the questions that can be found in the Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Self-Assessment. To learn the correct answer, enroll in the Self-Assessments today!
Goal
Findings at autopsy represent all diseases
at various stages of their evolution, whether or not related to the causes of
death. It is a formidable challenge to master the ever-expanding factual and conceptual
basis for our understanding of the many diseases with which we must deal.
To assist in meeting the challenge, the CAP has created a series of activities
that test and educate in a manner that facilitate lifelong professional education,
starting in residency and continuing beyond. These activities are intended to
advance the art and science of anatomic pathology through self assessment.
Series Objective
Upon completion of this series of self-assessments, the learner should be able
to apply autopsy concepts as they relate to disease processes, pathophysiology,
autopsy techniques and procedures, forensic cases, and neuropathology.
All self-assessments in the series are designed to complement each other in
reaching this goal.
Target Audience
- Practicing pathologists
- Pathology residents
- Medical students participating in autopsy
Estimated Completion Time
The estimated time to complete each self-assessment is one-half hour.
Recommended Tools
- Kumar V, Fausto N, Abbas A, eds. Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th ed., Philadelphia, Pa: W B Saunders Company; 2004.
- Rubin E, Gorstein F, Schwarting R, Strayer D. Rubin’s Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine. 4th ed. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2004.
- DiMaio D, DiMaio V. Forensic Pathology. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2001.
Committees
The CAP’s Autopsy Committee, Forensic Pathology Committee, and Neuropathology Committee have contributed to the development of the self-assessments.
CME Information
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 CAP designates this educational activity for a maximum
of 0.5 Category 1 credit towards the AMA’s Physician's Recognition Award.
Each physician should claim only those credits he/she actually spent in the activity.
Copyright
All material is ©2005 College of American Pathologists, all rights reserved.
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