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Australian Society of Cytology

Program

FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER 2008

1800 Registration
1900 COCKTAIL PARTY Hilton Sydney. (Sponsored by CYTYC)

SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER 2008

ALL SESSIONS ARE AT THE SYDNEY HILTON – Level 2

0730 Registration
0830 Welcome Address Dr Felicity Frost
SESSION 1 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
0845 Salivary Gland FNA Dr Matthew Zarka
0945 Thyroid FNA Dr Alastair Deery
1045 Morning Tea
(includes posters and trade display)
SESSION 2 HEAD AND NECK
1115
1215
Lymph nodes & infections/metastases Dr Andrew Field
The Role of Cytology in Lymphoma Diagnosis, Management and Research Dr William Geddie
1300 Lunch
(includes posters and trade display)
SESSION 3 HEAD AND NECK

1400
1430
1450
1510

Melanoma FNA Dr Paul McKenzie
Head and Neck 1 x Unknown Cases on website Dr Matthew Zarka
Head and Neck 1 x Unknown Cases on website Dr William Geddie
Head and Neck 1 x Unknown Cases on website Dr Alastair Deery
1530 Afternoon Tea
(includes posters and trade display)
SESSION 4 THE CASE I’LL NEVER FORGET
1600
1700
Presented by Dr Matthew Zarka, Dr William Geddie & Dr Alastair Deery
END OF SESSION
   
1900 CONFERENCE DINNER: SYDNEY HILTON


SUNDAY 26 th OCTOBER 2008

0830
Registration
SESSION 1 IMPACT OF THE HPV VACCINE
0900
0940
1000
1015
0900 Cervical Screening and the HPV Vaccine Prof Jack Cuzick
0940 Update on the roll-out of the HPV Vaccine Ms Jenny Bourne
1000 The National HPV Vaccination Program Register Dr Marion Saville
1015 Should we be vaccinating boys? Dr Julia Brotherton
1045 Morning Tea
(includes posters and trade display)
SESSION 2 HPV DNA TESTING
1115
1145
1205
1230
Long term follow up of women with negative HPV test on routine screening Prof Jack Cuzick
HPV DNA Testing – A Clinician’s perspective Dr Greg Robertson
HPV Testing and RCPA QA – An Update A/Prof Sepehr Tabrizi
Panel discussion HPV Tests and Vaccine
1300 Lunch (includes posters and trade display)
SESSION 3 CERVICAL CYTOLOGY – GLANDULAR ABNORMALITIES
1400
1430
1500
Glandular Lesions: Surepath A/Prof David Wilbur
AIS: Conventional and LBC Morphology Dr Jenny Roberts
Endometrial Lesions: Conventional and LBC Morphology Mr Ron Bowditch
1530 Afternoon Tea
(includes posters and trade display)

SESSION 4 PROFFERED PAPERS
1600
 
1715 END OF SESSION


MONDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2008

SESSION 1 QUALITY AND CANCER SCREENING
0830
0900
0920
0945
NSW Cancer Screening Program, Breast and Cervix – An Update Ms Lynn Sartori
Renewal of the National Cervical Screening Program Dr Marion Saville
A Fully Integrated Breast Centre – 20 years experience A/Prof Ibrahim Zardawi
National Safety Monitoring Committee & Cytology Workforce Issues Dr Gordon Wright
1015 Morning Tea
(includes poster and trade display)
SESSION 2 SENIOR SCIENTIST’S FORUM “I Wish I Had…”
1045
1055
1105
1115
1125
1135
1145
NSW Ms Debbie Ekman
QLD Ms Jenny Halford
VIC Ms Faye Kapoulitsas
WA Dr Vin Williams
SA Mr Walter Nespolan
TAS Ms Marjorie Adams
ACT Ms Linda Brown
1215 Working Lunch (includes posters and trade display)
1245 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and Proffered Papers Judging
SESSION 3 CERVICAL CYTOLOGY IN 2008
1330
1400
1430
1500
1530
Case for the LBC rebate Mr Stuart Dobson
Man versus Machine Mr Ron Bowditch
FocalPoint System - An Accuracy & Productivity Tool in Cervical Cytology A/Prof David Wilbur
Requiem for Pap Smears? Past and Future Dr Gabriele Medley
2009 Presentation
1540 Afternoon Tea
1600 CLOSE

 

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