Australian Society of Cytology36th Annual Scientific Meeting
Program
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2006
| 1800 | Registration |
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| 1900 | COCKTAIL PARTY - Resort Pool, Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle |
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2006
ALL SESSIONS ARE AT THE SOUTHERN CROSS GALA BALLROOM AT THE ESPLANADE HOTEL
| 0700 | Registration |
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| 0800 | Welcome Address Dr Bastiaan de Boer |
SESSION 1 |
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| 0810 | KEYNOTE SPEAKERS |
| FNA breast in the core biopsy era Professor Jan Silverman Gynaecological cytology quality assurance Professor Diane Davis Davey |
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| 0930 | NON-GYNAE SLIDE SEMINAR |
| Hurthle cell lesions of the thyroid gland Associate Professor P Kumarasinghe Lymphoid rich lesions of the salivary gland Dr Matthew Zarka |
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| 1000 Morning Tea (includes posters and trade display) |
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SESSION 2 |
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| 1030 | NON-GYNAE SLIDE SEMINAR CONTINUED |
| Papillary lesions of the breast Dr Elizabeth Salisbury FNA of soft tissue Professor Jan Silverman |
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| 1100 | MESOTHELIOMA |
| Clinical update on mesothelioma Professor Bruce Robinson SMRP: potential biomarker for mesothelioma Ms Jeanette Creaney EMA/MUC1 in mesothelioma diagnosis Dr Amanda Segal Trimodal therapy in mesothelioma management Mr John Alvarez |
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| 1230 Lunch (includes posters and trade display) |
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SESSION 3 |
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| 1330 | UPDATE ON MANAGEMENT OF ABNORMAL CERVICAL CYTOLOGY |
| USA Professor Diane Davis Davey Australia Dr Marion Saville New Zealand Dr Gary Fentiman Mexico Dr Matthew Zarka |
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| 1510 Afternoon Tea END OF SESSION/DAY |
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| 1900 for 1930 |
CONFERENCE DINNER: Fremantle Sailing Club |
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2006
SESSION 1 |
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| 0900 | ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MALIGNANCY |
| Molecular targeted drug therapy Professor Michael Millward EGFR receptors in lung cancer Dr Jacqueline Bentell The role of FISH in cancer diagnosis Ms Elizabeth Baker |
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| 1030 Morning Tea (includes posters and trade display) |
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SESSION 2 |
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| 1100 | PROFFERED PAPERS |
| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES | |
| 1230 Lunch (includes posters and trade display) | |
SESSION 3 |
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| 1330 | PANCREATICO-BILIARY TRACT |
Pancreatico-biliary pathology Dr James Kench Endoscopic ultrasound FNA of pancreatic lesions Dr Ian Yusoff EUS pancreatic cytopathology: PathWest results Dr Colin Stewart |
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| 1500 Afternoon Tea (includes posters and trade display) |
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SESSION 4 |
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| 1530 | ANCILLARY TESTING |
| Cytyc Imager Results - Douglass Hanly Moir Ms Adele Richards HPV Testing: Roche Kit Professor Suzanne Garland Digene Dr Clare Biro PathWest in-house PCR Dr Felicity Frost |
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| 1700 | END OF SESSION/DAY |
MONDAY 6th NOVEMBER 2006
SESSION 1 |
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| 0900 | KEYNOTE SPEAKERS |
| Pitfalls in Cx Cytology Professor Diane Davis Davey Effusion cytology: a pattern recognition approach Professor Jan Silverman |
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| 1030 Morning Tea (includes poster and trade display) |
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SESSION 2 |
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| 1100 | SENIOR SCIENTISTS' FORUM |
| “Seeding” as a quality assurance measure Ms Joanne Clarke Endometrial cells in Pap smears Ms Meike Scholland Choosing Cytologists – "Natural Selection or Intelligent Design?” Ms Gillian Phillips Ocular surface squamous neoplasia Dr Glenda Nolan The QAP programme Dr Paul Shield |
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| 1245 Lunch (includes posters and trade display) | |
SESSION 3 |
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| 1345 | GYNAE SLIDE SEMINAR |
| The adequate smear Professor Diane Davis Davey “Low grade” glandular abnormality Dr Amanda Segal Endometrial Carcinoma in women 45 years of age or younger Ms Grace Tan Post-irradiation changes in Pap smears Dr Suzanne Hyne |
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| 1500 | CLOSE Dr Bastiaan de Boer and Dr John Milauskas |
| 1500 TO 1530 Afternoon Tea | |
