Practical Issues for Practicing Surgical and Cytopathologists

COURSE FACULTY, TOPICS AND DAILY SCHEDULE
21.75 hours of CME (including 1-hour lecture - Controversies in Egyptian Paleopathology) and 18.25 hours of SAMs.
Course Director:

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

SATURDAY - January 14th
7:00 - 7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:45 - 8:00 Welcome and Announcements
8:00 - 9:00 Selected Challenges in Head and Neck Cytopathology - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 - 10:00 Lymphoma Beyond Lymph Nodes – Eva M. Wojcik, M.D.
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 11:15 Respiratory Cytopathology: NSCLC is Not Enough! - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
11:15 - 12:15 Urine Cytology - Eva M. Wojcik, M.D.
12:15 - 12:45 LUNCH (Provided by the USCAP)
12:45 - 2:45 The Role of Pathologists in Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration: Theory - Miguel A. Sanchez, M.D.*
2:45 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 5:30 The Role of Pathologists in Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration: Practice - Miguel A. Sanchez, M.D.*
*There is a separate registration fee for this session. Participants have the option to register for the lecture portion only or the lecture and practicum together. NOTE: The lecture and practicum together are limited to the first 35 registrants.
SUNDAY - January 15th
7:15 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast for Registrants
8:00 – 8:45 Infectious Disease in Respiratory Cytopathology - Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
8:45 - 9:45 Thyroid FNA: A Case Based Approach Utilizing Bethesda Reporting Terminology and ATA Management Guidelines - Part 1 - Ritu Nayar, M.D.
9:45 - 10:00 BREAK
10:00 - 11:00 Thyroid FNA: A Case Based Approach Utilizing Bethesda Reporting Terminology and ATA Management Guidelines - Part 2 - Ritu Nayar, M.D.
11:00 - 12:00 New and Evolving Technologies - Eva Wojcik, M.D.
12:00 - 12:30 LUNCH (Provided by the USCAP) Book Raffle
12:30 - 1:30 Controversies in Egyptian Paleopathology - Miguel A. Sanchez, M.D.
1:30 - 2:30 Maximizing the Detection of High Grade Cervical Lesions - Kristen A. Atkins, M.D.
2:30 - 3:30 Liver Fine Needle Aspiration: Classic Morphology and New Concepts - Syed Ali, M.D.
3:30 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 4:45 Cytopathology of the Pancreas - NOT For the Faint of Heart - Syed Ali, M.D.
4:45 – 5:45 Effusion Cytology - Diagnostic Approach and Potential Pitfalls - Tarik Elsheikh, M.D.
6:00 – 7:30 Reception for Registrants and Accompanying Persons
MONDAY - January 16th
7:15 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast for Registrants
8:00 - 9:00 Practical Aspects for the Procurement and Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Tumors - Kristen A. Atkins, M.D.
9:00 - 10:00 Gynecologic Cytology: An Update on Accreditation and Quality Control - Ritu Nayar, M.D.
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 11:15 Common Errors in Deep-seated Aspiration Cytopathology - Careful Audit of A "Sticky" Business- Syed Ali, M.D.
11:15 – 12:45 FNA of Metastases of Unknown Primary Site: An Algorithmic Approach - Tarik Elsheikh, M.D.