The American Society of Dermatopathology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Dermatopathology designates this educational activity for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American Society of Dermatopathology 45th Annual Meeting is recognized by the American Academy of Dermatology for 34 hours of AAD Category I CME credit and may be used toward the American Academy of Dermatology's Continuing Medical Education Award.
Participant Objectives
The mission of the American Society of Dermatopathology is to teach, aid in the dissemination of knowledge, and encourage research, thus improving the quality of the practice of dermatopathology. The Annual Meeting is primarily an educational one, offering member and nonmember physicians, fellows, residents and medical students lectures on current topics in dermatopathology, interactive sessions at the microscope, a self-assessment course, and opportunities for poster and abstract presentations.
Who should attend this meeting?
Physicians who practice dermatopathology or have a special interest in pathology of the skin or research therein.
- Dermatopathologists
- Dermatologists
- Pathologists
- Fellows in a Dermatopathology Training Program
- Residents in Dermatology or Pathology
- Medical Students with an interest in dermatology, pathology and dermatopathology
CME and Verification of Attendance
You will receive a CME Claim form in your registration packet on which you are to indicate the number of CME hours you are claiming for this educational activity. The number of CME credit available for each course is indicated by the course title in this program and on the CME Claim form. Complete this form and submit it along with your course evaluation forms to the ASDP meeting registration desk. You must return this form in order to receive appropriate CME credit. Your self-claimed CME credits will be recorded after the Annual Meeting and an official CME certificate will be mailed to you. Allow six to eight weeks for processing.
Appropriate credit for attendance should be ascertained and reported by individual physicians to the particular state or medical society to which he/she belongs.
For those who wish to claim AAD Category I CME credit, visit the AAD Web site to enter your credits online. The AAD Online CME Transcript Program documents continuing medical education credits earned at AAD direct-sponsored and AAD recognized CME activities. This program, once a subscription, fee-based service, is now available online and free to AAD members. If you are a previous subscriber of the transcript program, you can self-enter credits using the new online system to document participation in an AAD Recognized Category 1 CME Program. Members who did not subscribe to the program can document credits earned at AAD Recognized Category 1 CME Programs through the new online transcript system. ASDP's AAD program number is 254100.
Disclosure
The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). As such, we are required to meet the ACCME's expectations for our practice of continuing medical education. Our accreditation is important to us. We look forward to working together to provide CME of the highest standard. It is the policy of the ASDP to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. Faculty participating in and planning the Annual Meeting must comply with all procedures governing disclosure. The ASDP has implemented a process where everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. If it was determined that a conflict of interest existed as a result of a financial relationship, the conflict was resolved prior to the activity. Faculty who refused to disclose relevant financial relationships were disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of this CME activity. Faculty are required to verbally disclose to the audience, immediately prior to scientific presentations, 1) any financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in the presentation(s); 2) the FDA approval status of any off-label or investigational uses of medical devices and pharmaceuticals for the uses discussed, described or demonstrated in the presentation. Faculty relationships will also be disclosed to audiences in Annual Meeting printed materials.