2022 Advance Cytopathology Education: Reimagining Cytology

Celebrate Medical Laboratory Professional Week with a dynamic educational course designed to help enhance your knowledge and skills in advanced cytopathology practice.

Cytotechnologists across the country are experiencing a shift in professional practice. As the role of cytotechnologists continues to evolve, developing and enhancing new skills will be imperative to meet the growing demands of the filed. This is the very reason we developed the Advanced Cytopathology Education Program (ACE).

ACE will cover the current and future Cytopathology changes and developments with:

  • Highly comprehensive and customized educational sessions to enhance diagnostic techniques
  • Engaging and interactive educational strategies
  • A dynamic, world-renowned faculty
  • A professional and practice trends Q&A with cytology thought leaders

Target Audience

Primary audience: cytotechnologists, cytotechnology students, cytopathologists, pathology residents and cytopathology fellows

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate technologies available for telecytology.
  • Discuss challenging cases encountered.
  • Describe different techniques to perform touch preps & imprints
  • Learn how the use of cell blocks enhance patient care
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 8.50 California Credits
  • 8.50 CMLE
  • 8.50 Florida Credits
  • 8.50 Participant
Course opens: 
04/08/2022
Course expires: 
09/02/2022
Cost:
$0.00

FACULTY

Susan Alperstein, MS CT(ASCP)
Christine Booth, MD
Jacqueline Cuda, BS SCT(ASCP)
Amber Donnelly, PhD MPH SCT(ASCP)
Kara Hansing, MEd SCT(ASCP)CM
David Kim, MD
Oscar Lin, MD PhD
Liron Pantanowitz, MD
Martha Pitman, MD FIAC
Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, MD PhD
Donna Russell, MEd CT(ASCP) HT(ASCP)
Christopher VandenBussche, MD PhD  

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
The faculty, committee members, Executive Board and staff who are in position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose to the ASC and to learners any financial relationships that have occurred within the last 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The ASC has reviewed the disclosures and mitigated all relevant financial relationships.

The following individuals have reported financial relationships:
Oscar Lin MD PhD: Consultant – Hologic and Jansen
Liron Pantanowitz MD: Consultant – Hamamatsu, Advisory Board for Ibex 
Martha B Pitman MD FIAC: Consultant – Adenocyte, LLC
Donna K. Russell MEd CT(ASCP) HT(ASCP): Advisory Board – Hologic Scientific
Christopher J. VandenBussche MD PhD: Ad hoc advisory board panel and Consultant – Roche

The following individuals have reported no relevant financial relationships:
Susan A. Alperstein MS CT(ASCP), Kristen A. Atkins MD, Guliz A. Barkan MD, Christine N. Booth MD, Barbara A. Centeno MD, Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri MD PhD,Deborah J. Chute MD, Amy C. Clayton MD, Jacqueline M. Cuda BS SCT(ASCP), David Kim MD, Amber D. Donnelly PhD MPH SCT(ASCP), Kara L. Hansing MEd SCT(ASCP)CM, Momin T. Siddiqui MD FIAC, Sara E. Monaco MD

The ASC staff associated with the development of content for this activity reported no relevant financial relationships.

ACCREDITATION AND DESIGNATION STATEMENTS

Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The American Society of Cytopathology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Society of Cytopathology designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE)
The ASC designates this activity for a maximum of 8.5 Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE) credit hours for non-physicians. The CMLE credit hours meet the continuing education requirements for the ASCP Board of Registry Certification Maintenance Program. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Cytotechnologists with Licenses in Florida and California
This program is approved for 8.5 continuing education credits in the State of Florida and 8.5 in the State of California. The credit on each link is good for three years from the live presentation date.

Available Credit

  • 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 8.50 California Credits
  • 8.50 CMLE
  • 8.50 Florida Credits
  • 8.50 Participant

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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