Cytopathology – A Comprehensive Review 2015

Prep for board exams, enhance your knowledge and improve your diagnostic skill set with this comprehensive review. Ideal for MOC.

Enhance Your Ability to Evaluate and Report Cytology Specimens

This program of 15 state-of-the-art lectures covers general diagnostic aspects of all areas in gynecologic, non-gynecologic and fine-needle aspiration cytology. It is designed to improve a pathologist’s ability to evaluate and report cytology specimens using consensus diagnostic terms and reporting systems. Lectures describe typical cytology features of normal, benign and neoplastic specimens in each organ system. The program is ideal for practicing and training pathologists and cytopathologists preparing for board exams in pathology and subspecialty board exams in cytopathology. The course will help you to better:

• Describe the common types of cytology specimens and the ways to prepare them.
• Recognize normal elements and benign and reactive processes in each organ system.
• Identify abnormal and neoplastic lesions of each organ system.
• Apply the consensus diagnostic terms to classify non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of each organ system.
• Discuss differential diagnoses of each diagnostic entity.
• Apply the most updated knowledge and molecular techniques in daily practice.

TOPICS

• Cervical and Vaginal Cytology- Squamous Lesions – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

• Cervical and Vaginal Cytology-Glandular Lesions – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

• Urine and Bladder Washings – Katie Dennis, MD

• Body Cavity Fluids and Cerebrospinal Fluid – Katie Dennis, MD

• Gastrointestinal Tract – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

• Breast – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

• Thyroid – Rashna Madan, MBBS

• Salivary Gland – Maura O’Neil, MD

• Respiratory Tract – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

• Lymph Nodes – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

• Liver and Biliary Tract – Maura O’Neil, MD

• Pancreas – Rashna Madan, MD

• Kidney and Adrenal Gland – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

• Bone and Soft Tissue – Marilyn M. Bui, MD, PhD

• Cytopathology Laboratory Management – Fang Fan, MD, PhD

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to do the following:

• Describe the common types of cytology specimens and the ways to prepare them.
• Recognize normal elements and benign and reactive processes in each organ system.
• Identify abnormal and neoplastic lesions of each organ system.
• Apply the consensus diagnostic terms to classify non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of each organ system.
• Discuss differential diagnoses of each diagnostic entity.
• Apply the most updated knowledge and molecular techniques in daily practice.

Intended Audience

• Cytopathology fellows
• Pathology residents
• Practicing pathologists preparing for initial certification and re-certification in anatomic pathology boards and cytopathology subspecialty boards

Date of Original Release: October 1, 2015
Date Credits Expire: October 1, 2018
Estimated Time to Complete: 14 hours