Description
This post-graduate course in Cytopathology is designed to be a unique interactive “multi-head-like”
experience for the participant. It focuses on specific selected topics covering some of the most
challenging areas of cytopathology using a case-based format. Upon completion of this activity,
participants will have the tools needed to interpret common and uncommon cytological specimens
encountered in everyday practice of pathology, including those procured by endoscopic ultrasound
guided biopsy. These tools include specific cytological criteria, diagnostic algorithms, and
awareness of specific diagnostic pitfalls and ways to prevent them. Ancillary tests are discussed
where appropriate and incorporation of clinical and radiological information to refine the
differential diagnosis is emphasized.
Topics & Speakers
The Many Presentations of High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions and Cancers in Cervical Cytology Specimens
David C. Wilbur, MD
Applying the New NCI Classification System to Diagnostic Issues in Thyroid Cytology
William C. Faquin, MD, PhD
Challenging Diagnoses in Fluid Cytology: A Clinical Laboratory Perspective
Aliyah R. Sohani, MD
Take a Deep Breath - Difficulties in Respiratory Cytopathology
W. Stephen Black-Schaffer, MD
Renal FNA/Core Biopsy in the Era of Minimally Invasive Tumor Ablation
Rosemary H. Tambouret, MD
Slide Seminar
John H. Eichhorn, MD
Jian Shen, MD, PhD
Ivan Chebib, MD, FRCPC
Rema Rao, MD
Glandular Lesions in Cervical Cytology: Challenging Presentations, Differential Diagnosis, and Clinical Management
David C. Wilbur, MD
Selected Problems in Hepatic and Pancreatic Cytology: Approaches and Caveats to Differential Diagnosis
Martha Bishop Pitman, MD
Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Lymph Nodes with Ancillary Testing Including Stains, Flow Cytometry and FISH
Ronald Balassanian, MD
Urinary Cytology: Old Challenges and New "FISH"
Viaram Deshpande, MD
Breast Cytology and Correlations with Core Biopsies: Interesting Patterns and Pitfalls
Elena F. Brachtel, MD
Faculty
Course Director
David C. Wilbur, MD
Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Director Cytopathology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Pathology
Ronald Balassanian, MD
Instructor in Pathology
W. Stephen Black-Schaffer, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Elena F. Brachtel, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Viaram Deshpande, MB, BS
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Ivan Adel Chebib, MD, FRCPC
Fellow in Cytopathology
John H. Eichhorn, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
William C. Faquin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Martha Bishop Pitman, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Rema A. Rao, MD
Fellow in Cytopathology
Jian Shen, MD, PhD
Instructor in Pathology
Aliyah R. Sohani, MD
Instructor in Pathology
Rosemary H. Tambouret, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course should take approximately 14.5 hours to complete.
Date of Recording: November 21 - 22, 2009
Date of Original Release and Most Recent Review: February 1, 2010
Termination Date: January 31, 2013
Physician participation: to successfully complete this course and earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, learners must view or listen to all lectures, successfully complete the posttest, and submit a post-course evaluation. A $30 processing fee is also required to earn CME credit.
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