Program Purpose
Welcome to the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology's (ASCCP) Online CME Series. This interactive media program was designed by ASCCP to provide timely, evidence-based information to address the most pressing issues in the screening and management of lower genital tract disease facing physicians and other licensed healthcare providers today.

Is this educational activity right for me?
The target audience is all licensed clinicians who interpret the results of cervical cancer screening tests and those who diagnose, observe, and treat preinvasive disease. The ASCCP Online CME Series has been developed for the gynecologist, family physician, gynecologic oncologist, advanced practice clinician (e.g., NP, CNM, and PA-C), pathologist, pediatrician, and resident working with women and adolescents. These online learning activities will also be relevant to those gynecologists, family physicians, and pathologists who supervise residents and fellows, and for physicians with administrative responsibility for patients.

ACCME Accreditation
The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Medical Education Credits
The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Professional Performance Gaps and Competencies
As part of its overall CME assessment, planning, and evaluation processes, ASCCP undertakes regular reviews of national and international literature and trend data plus its internal learner data to determine the professional performance gaps experienced by its members. We then identify those medical knowledge, performance in practice, and systems-based practice needs that are to be incorporated into our educational activities. The Online CME Series has been developed specifically to address the following provider needs:

1. improve understanding of abnormal cervical cancer screening tests and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)/adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), including colposcopic image recognition and individualization of generalized management guidelines for specific cases;
2. increase understanding as to the epidemiology, natural history, and immune response of HPV;
3. apply management guidelines to women from special populations with different risks and potential harms from treatment;
4. gain an understanding of HPV vaccine benefits, side effects, cost effectiveness, societal impacts, risks and indications for vaccination and to increase one's ability to communicate these issues to patients, their family members, and colleagues; and,
5. improve knowledge of vulvar diseases and gain skills in the visual recognition, diagnostic evaluation, and management of vulvar disorders.

As you progress through the Series, please be sure to review each activity's Summary page for the specific gaps and competencies that activity is designed to improve.

Format
Each lecture features a PowerPoint lecture containing cytologic, colposcopic, and histologic images, as well as scrolling text and audio accompaniments, thumbnails and search functions. Each lecture takes approximately 1 hour to complete, however, participants may proceed through the lectures at their own pace, with the program allowing the user to bookmark a lecture and return at a later time. Each course includes a short pre-course survey, a self-assessment CME post-test composed of multiple choice clinical questions and case study questions, as well as a course evaluation survey. Upon completion of the CME exam and evaluation survey, the participant will then receive 1 continuing medical education credit (Category 1) for each lecture. Participation in the ASCCP Online CME Series and receipt of CME credit is free.

CME Program Release and Expiration Dates
Program release and expiration dates vary by activity. To view the CME program release dates, please go to each activity's Summary page.

Notice of Contributed Funds/Commercial Support
The Targeting Cervical Cancer with the HPV Vaccines course was produced specifically through grants received in 2005-06 from Merck & Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Digene Corporation (now Qiagen), and Roche. All other lectures in this Series were developed and produced free of commercial support.

Statement of Independence
This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials Areas and Elements and the Updated Criteria. ASCCP also states that all decisions relating to the development and production activities of each lecture were made independent of any commercial interest. These activities include: identification of CME needs; determination of educational objectives; selection and presentation of content; selection of all persons in a position to control content of the CME; selection of the educational method; and, evaluation of the activity.

The ASCCP strives to develop and present educational activities that are balanced, scientifically rigorous, and that serve to improve patient outcomes. To that end, we welcome your comments about how to better serve your needs. Please forward your recommendations or questions to kpoole@asccp.org.

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