May 1, 2024 Free CE
Recorded Webinar & Quiz

Autopsy Case Studies

1 General AP Credit Available

Presented By:

Ann Marie Scazzero, MHS, PA(ASCP)
Mayo Clinic

Jamie Tennyson, MS, PA(ASCP)
Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner

Erica Price, MS, PA(ASCP)^CM
Endeavor Health

This webinar is brought to you by the AAPA Autopsy Special Interest Group (ASIG). Erica is the group’s Co-Lead, and Ann Marie and Jamie are both members. If you are interested in joining this SIG, or to learn more about additional SIGs, click here!

Abstract:
This session will walk you through three autopsy case studies, including relevant scene investigation information or clinical history, gross findings, microscopic findings, and a discussion on the immediate causes of death for each case.

Instruction Level:
Intermediate – Refresher course; some basic knowledge required

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Recognize the significance of a thorough postmortem examination for all cases.
   
2. Identify causes or risk factors for a pulmonary embolism.
   
3. Identify causes or risk factors for bronchopneumonia.
   
4. Identify causes or risk factors for acute pancreatitis.
   
5. Determine a differential diagnosis based on the decedent’s presenting clinical history or scene investigation.

Important Continuing Education (CE) Credit Information:

The AAPA is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS PACE^TM Program.

This recorded webinar and quiz marks the 8th of 20 free CE credits in 2024. CE offerings are released incrementally throughout the year, by way of manuscripts and webinars with quizzes sent via email, and manuscripts with quizzes featured in The Cutting Edge journal.

To watch the non-CE version, click here.

Follow the link below to watch the one-hour webinar and take the quiz. You must pass the quiz with a score of 70% or higher for the unit to appear in your personal Online CE Journal. If you have provided your 8-digit ASCP Customer ID and your first and last names are an exact match to your ASCP profile, the AAPA PACE credits you earn will seamlessly transfer over to your ASCP transcript on a weekly basis.

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Quiz expires two years from the date issued.