| 1. | Gyn |
| a. | Implication of HPV testing in the triage of patients |
| b. | ASCCP Consensus Guidelines on management of abnormal cervical cytology and appropriate use of HPV testing |
| c. | HPV vaccine |
| References: |
| 2. | Non-Gyn FNA |
| a. | Endoscopic ultrasound guided sampling of pancreatico-biliary system |
| b. | NCI Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference |
| c. | Use of liquid based preparations for aspiration cytology | |
| d. | CAP/ASCO guidelines for Her2-neu testing | |
| e. | Soft tissue sarcomas |
| References: |
| 3. | Fundamental Knowledge |
| a. | Bethesda terminology and criteria for cervical cytology |
| b. | HPV - molecular biology, role of testing in cervical cytology screening |
| c. | Differentiation of reactive vs malignant effusions | |
| d. | Diagnosis of major cancers in exfoliative specimens (brushings, washings, scrapings) | |
| e. | CLIA regulations for cytology laboratories | |
| f. | Special techniques for specimen evaluation, e.g., |
| cytokeratins of varying molecular weight | |||
| mesothelioma vs carcinoma | |||
| small blue cell tumors | |||
| flow cytometry |
| General References: |