Also your CME credits will not be recorded as this not a CME quiz.

Continuing Medical Education Course Handout for MedPix® Case of the Week

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2027
NLM Bethesda, MD (internet)

Accredited By: IICME, Inc.

Course Director: James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD
CME Planner: James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD

Accreditation Statement

This online activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the International Institute for Continuing Medical Education and MedPix®. The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc., designates this online enduring activity for a maximum of 26 - 52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Statement of Need/Gap Analysis

The purpose of this CME activity is to address these identified gap(s): 1. Radiologists and all health care providers who rely on Medical Imaging, should continually update and renew their diagnostic skills

Learning Objectives

1. Identify Imaging findings or abnormalities
2. Describe the image findings illustrated
3. Create a differential diagnosis for the findings in this patient
4. Distinguish between the major diagnostic possibilities
5. Describe basic 'next steps' (further tests, treatment, observation)

Target Audience / Scope of Practice

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and medical students
These cases span a wide variety of simple and complex diagnostic challenges.

Scope of Practice

Each case includes clinical information as well as relevant diagnostic imaging studies. A differential diagnosis for the combined imaging and clinical features is developed by the learner. There is a short quiz with references to recent literature for up to date information.

Disclosure of Faculty/Committee Member Relationships

All CME planning committee/faculty/authors disclose relationships with commercial entities upon invitation of participation. Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest and, if identified, they are resolved prior to confirmation of participation.
Faculty Members:
Smirniotopoulos, James - has no relative financial relationship to disclose.
Committee Members:
Smirniotopoulos, James - has no relative financial relationship to disclose.
Smith, Alice - has no relative financial relationship to disclose.

Internet/Enduring Material

Original Release Date: January 1, 2020
Expiration Date: December 31, 2023
Review Date: December 15, 2023
New Expiration Date: December 31, 2027
Estimated time to Complete this Educational Activity (hours): 26 (thirty minute/case)
Medium or Combination of Media Used: Internet

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

There is no commercial support associated with this educational activity.

This is a required handout. It must be disseminated to each learner prior to the start of the activity.

Upon completion of this activity, complete and submit the Online Activity Evaluation, which is presented after passing the case Quiz. For assistance, you may contact the CME Planner, James Smirniotopoulos, at james.smirniotopoulos@nih.gov.