The St Louis Society of Cytology (SLSC) is a professional non-profit organization of cytotechnologists and pathologists as well as residents and students with an interest in the area of Diagnostic Cytology.

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Presented by Dr. Syed Z. Ali

• Salivary Glands: Diagnostic Limitations and Pitfalls in Aspiration Cytopathology
• Diagnosis of Serous Cavity Effusions-Beware the Mesothelial Cell!
• Thyroid Cytopathology: Challenging Unknown Cases

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Professor of Pathology & Radiology - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director of Cytopathology - The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Thanks to all those who attended this year's meeting, we appreciate your support. We received a lot of positive feedback and we are eager to start planning next year's meeting. Special thanks to Dr. Ali for informative and enganging presentations. We'd also like to thank St. Anthony's Medical Center for all their assistance and for providing CME credit. We look forward to working with them again in the future!

ASCP designates this educational activity for cytotechnologists for a maximum of 4.0 Category R Credits

AGENDA
8:00 am - Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits open
9.00 am - Welcome / Announcements
9.15 am - Salivary Glands: Diagnostic Limitations and Pitfalls in Aspiration Cytopathology
10.15 am - Break / Viewing of Exhibits
10.45 am - Diagnosis of Serous Cavity Effusions-Beware the Mesothelial Cell!
11:45 am - Lunch
1.00 pm - Thyroid Cytopathology: Challenging Unknown Cases
2.00 pm - Announcement of Election results for year 2011-2012 / Concluding remarks and adjournment

Sponsored by St. Anthony's Medical Center
St. Anthony's Medical Center is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for Physicians. St. Anthony's Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Check out the final culmination of ASC's (American Society of Cytopathology) comprehensive 8 years of research on the future of cytopathology with their White Paper: “Facing the Future of Cytopathology: Discerning the Future Needs of Our Profession”.  It is a must read for cytotechnologists and pathologists alike.

Visit www.cytopathology.org for more information on this article or on ASC's Future of Cytopathology Summit that took place in Denver, Colorado last November prior to the ASC 57^th Annual Scientific Meeting.

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Updated:  4/13/2011