title: Home Study Course: Fall 2005.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Home Study Course is intended for the practicing colposcopist or practitioner who is seeking to develop or enhance his or her colposcopic skills. The goal of the course is to present colposcopic cases that are unusual or instructive in terms of appearance, presentation, or management, or that demonstrate new and important knowledge in the area of colposcopy or pathology. Participants may benefit from reading and studying the material or from testing their knowledge by answering the questions.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ASCCP designates this continuing medical education activity for 1 hour Category I credit of the ASCCP's Program for Continuing Professional Development and the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Credit is available for those who choose to apply. The Home Study Course is planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME's Essential Areas and Elements.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Faculty must disclose any significant financial interest or relationship with proprietary entities that may have a direct relationship to the subject matter. For this course, the author had no such relationship to report.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Likes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003127:Colposcopy; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000193:education; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery