This CME/CMLE-accredited, case-based educational activity is designed to help medical laboratory directors, laboratory managers, pathologists, pathology residents or fellows-in-training, clinical chemists, and other laboratory professionals increase the knowledge, skills, and competence in effective test utilization best practices for diagnosing celiac disease. Through a series of nine 5-minute cases developed by a multidisciplinary team, you will gain a greater understanding of current and evidence-based guidelines to inform and impact test ordering practices and reduce overconsumption of supplies without compromising celiac disease patient care and management.
Each question consists of an authentic patient case/scenario and an assessment question with 3-5 multiple-choice answers designed to prompt the participant to make an appropriate diagnosis/recommendation.
This case-based activity includes the following topics:
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Effective test utilization for celiac disease diagnosis and follow-up testing
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Symptomatic adult celiac disease testing practices
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Monitoring on gluten-free diet
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Symptomatic adult celiac disease biopsy
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Screening for celiac disease in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Activity Agenda:
Target Audience
The target audience for this activity consists of medical laboratory directors, laboratory managers, pathologists, pathology residents or fellows-in-training, clinical chemists, and other laboratory professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to
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Apply proven effective test utilization best practices for celiac disease diagnosis
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Outline ways to reduce overconsumption of testing supplies without compromising celiac disease patient care and management
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Evaluate evidence-based guidelines to inform and impact test ordering practices for celiac disease
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Improve communication with ordering physicians to more effectively use available resources
Faculty
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Jane Dickerson, PhD
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Associate Professor, Clinical Chemistry, University of Washington
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Maria Cristina Pacheco, MD |
Associate Professor, Pediatric Pathology, University of Washington
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Rebecca Wilson, PhD |
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati
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Faculty Disclosures
Maria Cristina Pacheco and Rebecca Wilson have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. All relationships for Jane Dickerson have been mitigated.
Accreditation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)â„¢. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 CMLE credit. This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
For questions regarding CME credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, option 2, in the US & Canada or internationally at access code + 3-1-312-541-4890. Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm CT.
Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must complete all ten cases in the activity. CME certificates will be provided online.
Commercial Support
This project was jointly-funded by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and Patient-centered Laboratory Utilization Guidance Services (PLUGS).