COURSE FACULTY, TOPICS AND DAILY SCHEDULE

Course Director:


Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA


Saturday - January 16th - 8:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast for Registrants
Pitfalls and Mimics in Respiratory Cytopathology - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Effusion Cytology with Emphasis on Liquid Base Prep - Tarik M. Elsheikh, M.D., Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN
Differential Diagnosis and Problem Lesions in FNA of Salivary Glands - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
Bone & Soft Tissue: Combining Aspiration Biopsy, Touch Preps and Core Biopsies - William J. Frable, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Sunday - January 17th - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Continental Breakfast for Registrants
FNA of Metastases of Unknown Primary Site: An Algorithmic diagnostic approach utilizing cytomorphology and ancillary techniques - Tarik M. Elsheikh, M.D.
EUS-FNA With Emphasis on Deep Organs (Pancreas & Liver) - Richard DeMay, M.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm - Lunch
Urine Cytology - Eva Wojcik, M.D. , Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Pearls and Pitfalls in Cytopathology - Richard DeMay, M.D.
Thyroid: A Case Based Approach With Incorporation of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology - Ritu Nayar, M.D., Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Reception for Registrants and Accompanying Persons
Monday - January 18th - 8:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Continental Breakfast for Registrants
New and Evolving Technologies - Eva Wojcik, M.D.
Gynecological Cytology: A Case Based Approach to Incorporating Current Cervical Cancer Screening, Reporting, Triage and Management Guidelines - Ritu Nayar, M.D.
Quality Assurance Issues in Cytopathology - Inspection Ready - William J. Frable, M.D.
Special Guest Lecture: The Evolving Role of the Pathologist in USFNA - Miguel A. Sanchez, M.D., Englewood Hospital Association, Englewood, NJ