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A number of participants have asked me to remind them of the Royal College of Pathologists' rules on using Cases for Comment for CME/ CPD purposes. 1. Participants must tell me in advance that they wish to use participation in these Cases for CME. To date, 48 participants have asked me to register them (of which 43 have participated). 2. I keep a log of these participants, and will send a summary of all participations to the College at the beginning of April. 3. Participants are allowed to give themselves one point for each Case commented on and/or each Case suggested which is used. A maximum of 10 points can be claimed each year towards the annual mimimum target of 50 points. The points are counted as 'approved self-learning'. The Assessors are also allowed to claim one point for each case they assess; and I assume that this counts as an additional 10 point maximum under 'approved self-learning'. I am allowed to claim 2 credits for each Case I distribute and summarise; perhaps fortunately for me, it is only of academic interest how many points are allowed each year for my 50 point total. 4. The rules will be changed slightly from April 1st 1999. I believe that participation will then be registered as 'distance learning' in the 'Clinical' category of education; but I have not yet confirmed this with the College. Best wishes Gordon %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%