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Need-to-Know Pathology: A Review for Physicians in a Hurry

Need-to-Know Pathology: A Review for Physicians in a Hurry

Anticipated Release Date: May 31, 2026

Starting at $1,095.00

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Pathology CME for Certification and Beyond

Need-to-Know Pathology: A Review for Physicians in a Hurry — a broad and extensive online video CME course — delivers the latest anatomic and clinical knowledge and the confidence needed to maintain certification-level performance in today’s evolving lab environment.

 

Using a methodical, case-based approach and high-quality images, experts from each discipline reinforce core laboratory principles across the major pathology subspecialties. Equip yourself with expert anatomical and clinical instruction that spans 30+ continuing medical education topic areas, including:

  • Digital and Molecular Pathology Integration. Practical implementation of molecular diagnostics, genomics, and digital standards (DICOM/FHIR)
  • Lung Carcinoma Updates. High-yield classification, biomarker testing, and neuroendocrine tumor distinctions
  • Aggressive B-Cell, T-Cell and Myeloid Neoplasms. Streamlined diagnostic algorithms, key markers, and ancillary testing strategies
  • Breast and Gynecologic Pathology. Core diagnostic criteria and challenging differentials across common and exam-favorite entities
  • Transfusion Medicine and Massive Transfusion Protocols. High-stakes scenarios, immunohematology essentials, and adverse event recognition

Topics / Speakers

Anatomic Pathology

Neuropathology Part 1 – Non-Neoplastic - Shino Magaki, MD, PhD

Neuropathology Part 2 – Neoplastic - Shino Magaki, MD, PhD

Head and Neck Pathology – I – Squamous Lesions - Lisa M. Rooper, MD

Head and Neck Pathology – II – Thyroid Tumors - Lisa M. Rooper, MD

Head and Neck Pathology – III – Sinonasal Tumors - Lisa M. Rooper, MD

Head and Neck Pathology – IV – Salivary and Miscellaneous - Lisa M. Rooper, MD

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas - David Suster, MD

Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung - David Suster, MD

Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma - David Suster, MD

Infectious Disease of the Lung - David Suster, MD

Cardiac Pathology - Gregory A. Fishbein, MD

High-Yield Breast Pathology – Part 1- Isabella Tondi Resta, MD

High-Yield Breast Pathology – Part 1- Isabella Tondi Resta, MD

Gynecologic Pathology – Uterine Corpus Endometrial Epithelial Lesions and Mesenchymal Tumors - Maryam Shahi, MD

Gynecologic Pathology – Vulvovaginal Lesions - Maryam Shahi, MD

Gynecologic Pathology – Uterine Cervix - Maryam Shahi, MD

Gynecologic Pathology – Adnexal Lesions - Maryam Shahi, MD

Gynecologic Pathology – Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases - Maryam Shahi, MD

Review of Commonly Encountered Placental Pathologies – Vascular Malperfusions and Select Inflammatory Disorders - Katte Carreon, MD

Exfoliative Cytology I – Gynecologic Cytopathology - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Exfoliative Cytology II – Serous Fluids and Pelvic Washings - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Exfoliative Cytology III – Urine, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Lung - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Fine Needle Aspiration of Superficial Lesions - Peter B. Illei, MD

Fine Needle Aspiration of Deep-Seated Lesions - Peter B. Illei, MD

Soft Tissue Pathology – Part 1 - John M. Gross, MD

Soft Tissue Pathology – Part 2 - John M. Gross, MD

Soft Tissue Pathology – Part 3 - John M. Gross, MD

Bone Pathology – Part 1 - John M. Gross, MD

Bone Pathology – Part 2 - John M. Gross, MD

Dermatopathology – Part 1 - Jaroslaw Jedrych, MD

Dermatopathology – Part 2 - Jaroslaw Jedrych, MD

Low-grade B-cell Lymphomas – A Pattern-based Approach That Will Leave You Feeling Like a Pro - Genevieve M. Crane, MD, PhD, FCAP

A Streamlined Approach to Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas, Key Markers, and Ancillary Testing - Genevieve M. Crane, MD, PhD, FCAP

Love It or Launch It – Practical Approach to T-cell Lymphomas - Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD, FCAP

Hodgkin Lymphomas and Their Mimics - Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD, FCAP

Patterns and Pitfalls in Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders - Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD, FCAP

Diagnostic Approach to Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Sanam Loghavi, MD

Diagnostic Approach to Myelodysplastic Syndromes – Neoplasms - Sanam Loghavi, MD

Diagnostic Approach to Myeloproliferative Neoplasms - Sanam Loghavi, MD

Introduction to Bone Marrow Pathology - Kamran M. Mirza, MD, PhD

Precursor Lymphoid Neoplasms - Kamran M. Mirza, MD, PhD

Plasma Cell Neoplasms - Kamran M. Mirza, MD, PhD

Pathology of the Esophagus - Kristen M. Stashek, MD

High-Yield Gastric Pathology - Kristen M. Stashek, MD

Inflammatory Conditions of the Small and Large Intestine - Kristen M. Stashek, MD

Neoplastic Conditions of the Small and Large Intestine - Kristen M. Stashek, MD

High-Yield Pancreas Pathology - Kristen M. Stashek, MD

Medical Liver Pathology Essentials - Kathleen Byrnes, MD

Neoplastic Liver Pathology – Fast-Track Review - Kathleen Byrnes, MD

Essentials of Bladder Pathology - Andres Matoso, MD

Prostate Pathology – What You Must Know - Andres Matoso, MD

Key Entities in Penile and Scrotal Pathology - Andres Matoso, MD

Renal Epithelial Neoplasms - Ezra Baraban, MD

Soft Tissue Issues in the Genitourinary Tract - Ezra Baraban, MD

Testicular Tumors - Ezra Baraban, MD

Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology - Jenna Bodmer, MD

Pediatric Kidney and Lung Pathology - Jenna Bodmer, MD

Pediatric Small Round Blue Cell Tumors - Jenna Bodmer, MD

Pediatric Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology - Jenna Bodmer, MD

Medical Renal Pathology – Part 1 - Jonathan Zuckerman, MD, PhD

Medical Renal Pathology – Part 2 - Jonathan Zuckerman, MD, PhD

Forensic Pathology – Traumatic Deaths - Stephanie A. Dean, MD

Forensic Pathology – Natural Deaths - Stephanie A. Dean, MD

Clinical Pathology

Transfusion Medicine 1 – Component Manufacture and Donor Eligibility - Eric Gehrie, MD

Transfusion Medicine 2 – High-Yield Immunohematology - Eric Gehrie, MD

Transfusion Medicine 3 – Autoantibodies and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia - Eric Gehrie ,MD

Transfusion Medicine 4 – Transfusion-Related Adverse Events - Eric Gehrie, MD

Transfusion Medicine 5 – Therapeutic Apheresis - Eric Gehrie, MD

Transfusion Medicine 6 – Massive Transfusion - Eric Gehrie, MD

Hematology – Red Blood Cell Membrane Disorders – Part 1 - Garrett S. Booth, MD

Hematology – Red Blood Cell Membrane Disorders – Part 2 - Garrett S. Booth, MD

Hematology – Benign White Blood Cell Membrane Disorders – Part 1 - Garrett S. Booth, MD

Hematology – Benign White Blood Cell Membrane Disorders – Part 2 - Garrett S. Booth, MD

Introduction to Hemostatis and Thrombosis - Christine Fuja, DO

Clinical Cytogenetics - Ying S. Zou, MD, PhD, FACMG

Need-to-Know Flow Cytometry - Laura M. Wake, MD

Molecular Pathology I – Molecular Genetics - Samuel E. Harvey, MD, PhD

Molecular Pathology II – Molecular Diagnostics - Samuel E. Harvey, MD, PhD

Chemistry I – Pre-Analytical Considerations and Instrumentations - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Chemistry II – Acid-Base, Electrolytes, Toxicology, and Liver - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Chemistry III – Endocrinology – Thyroid, Adrenal, and Pituitary - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Chemistry IV –Lipids and Proteins +A22 - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Chemistry V – Newborn Screening and Inborn Errors of Metabolism - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Chemistry VI – Catecholamines, Porphyrins, and Vitamins - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Medical Microbiology – Gram-Positives - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Gram-Negative Rods - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Gram-Negative Cocci, Others, and Agents of BT - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Acid-fast Bacilli - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Mycology Endemic and Thermally Dimorphic Fungi - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Mucaroles, Hyaline Hyphyomycetes - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Dematiaceous Molds and Dermatophytes - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Parasitology - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Respiratory, GI, Hepatitis - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Mucocutaneous, HIV, Vaccines, Others - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Microbiology – Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing - Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Scalable Digital Pathology – Implementing DICOM and FHIR Standards in Practice - Emilio Madrigal, DO

Laboratory Management I – Regulatory Considerations - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Laboratory Management II – Operations and Finance - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Laboratory Mathematics and Statistics I – Comparative Measures and Quality Control - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Laboratory Mathematics and Statistics II – Reference Ranges and Diagnostic Test Performance - Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Faculty

Course Directors

Michael Kallen, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Pathology

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

Kevan J. Salimian, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Director of the Department of Pathology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Faculty

Ezra Baraban, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Jenna Bodmer, MD

Pediatric Pathologist

Children's Hospital of Colorado

Assistant Professor

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Aurora, CO

Garrett S. Booth, MD

Professor

Department of Pathology

Microbiology and Immunology

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

Kathleen Byrnes, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology

Washington University

St. Louis, MO

Katte Carreon, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Director of Perinatal and Placental Pathology

Co-Director of The Stelland Richard Van Praagh Cardiac Registry

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Genevieve M. Crane, MD, PhD, FCAP

Associate Professor of Pathology

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Stephanie A. Dean, MD

Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland Department of Health

Baltimore, MD

Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP

Medical Director

Cellular Therapy Laboratory

Staff Physician, Transfusion Medicine

Staff Physician, Apheresis

Robert J. Tomsich Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Diagnostic Institute

Hematology and Oncology, Cancer Institute

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, OH

Gregory A. Fishbein, MD

Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Christine Fuja, DO

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Madison, WI

Eric A. Gehrie, MD

New York Blood Center

Rye, NY

John M. Gross, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Orthopedic Surgery

Director, Division of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Samuel E. Harvey, MD, PhD

Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellow

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Peter B. Illei, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Oncology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Jaroslaw Jedrych, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Dermatology

Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Sanam Loghavi, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Hematopathology

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

Emilio Madrigal, DO

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Associate Director

Technology Development

Mass General Brigham Enterprise Pathology

Boston, MA

Shino Magaki, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Section of Neuropathology

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Andres Matoso, MD

Professor of Pathology

Department of Urology and Oncology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Kamran M. Mirza, MD, PhD

Godfrey Dorr Stobbe Professor of Pathology Education

Clinical Professor of Pathology (Hematopathology)

Assistant Chair of Education

Director, Division of Training Programs and Communication

Department of Pathology

University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, MI

Isabella Tondi Resta, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

Lisa M. Rooper, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

Director of Head and Neck Pathology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Maryam Shahi, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Kristen M. Stashek, MD

Associate Professor

Gastrointestinal Pathology

Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

David Suster, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

Director of Surgical Pathology

Department of Pathology

Rutgers University

New Jersey Medical School

Newark, NJ

Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC

Assistant Professor

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Associate Medical Director

University of Minnesota Medical Center

West Bank Laboratories

Minneapolis, MN

Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Oncology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Laura M. Wake, MD

Associate Professor

Hematopathology Division

Department of Pathology

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Ying S. Zou, MD, PhD, FACMG

Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pathology

Director of Cancer Genetics Laboratory

Associate Director of Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Jonathan Zuckerman, MD, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Service Chief, Renal Pathology

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Accreditation / Pass Guarantee

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Recognize high-yield diagnostic features and subclassifications of neoplasms across major anatomic pathology subspecialties, including the breast, skin, gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary tract, soft tissue, bone, head and neck, heart, lung, kidney, reproductive organs, and brain
  • Apply key diagnostic criteria for mesenchymal and hematopoietic neoplasms, including those presenting in pediatric populations, and explain fundamental principles of placental pathology relevant to board preparation
  • Apply foundational and advanced concepts in clinical pathology laboratory management, including transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, hematology (with hemoglobinopathies), coagulation, immunology, microbiology, and molecular diagnostics, to support accurate and efficient laboratory operations

Target Audience

This course is designed for pathology residents/fellows preparing for their specialty examinations, as well as practicing pathologists who wish to fulfill the American Board of Pathology's (ABPath) Continuing Certification program requirements for Part II (CME) Lifelong Learning, or update their knowledge in general.

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This pass guarantee is a product policy offered by Oakstone and is independent of CME accreditation. Accreditation pertains only to the educational activity and does not guarantee examination outcomes.

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Course Directors:

Michael Kallen, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Pathology

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

Kevan J. Salimian, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Director of the Department of Pathology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

 

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