Cytopathology and Small Biopsy Updates - February 17, 2024

Houston, TX US
February 17, 2024

Program Overview

Physicians and cytologists need the most up-to-date knowledge and strategies in pathology and cytopathology to provide the most appropriate ancillary testing for guiding patient management.  With the current update, attendees will learn about the various new evidence-based reporting terminologies or updates to previously existing ones.  This will enable them to assess the patient’s risk of malignancy, specifically regarding findings in thyroid, salivary, pancreas, biliary tract, and respiratory tract.   By understanding these new site-specific reporting systems, attendees will know the risk of malignancy associated with each reporting category and appropriate ancillary testing and, therefore, better guide management of patients. The World Health Organization, under the guidance of the International Academy of Cytology, and other organizations is currently in the process of publishing cytology reporting terminologies across a broad spectrum of sites.  Update and status reports on these will be provided.  Additionally, digital cytology and whole slide imaging is the next big thing.  A lecture, as to how they apply specifically to cytologic and small specimens will be presented.  The status of whole slide imaging in the United States and around the world will be presented.  Patient safety issues, updates to HPV testing, head and neck cancers, respiratory tract EBVs and molecular testing, cellblocks, and Rapid On-site Evaluation will be presented. Other new developments in the field that will impact patient care in the future will also be discussed. 

In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available. 

FEES

    IN-PERSONFEE
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* $290
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$150
Physicians (Houston Methodist) (HM PCG, SPG, MPAQ and ACO PCPs) $25
Allied Health Care Professionals (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Allied Health Care Professionals (Non-Houston Methodist)$75
Residents / Fellows / Students (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Residents / Fellows / Students (Non-Houston Methodist)$50
    VIRTUALFEE
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* $290
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$150
Physicians (Houston Methodist) (HM PCG, SPG, MPAQ and ACO PCPs) Complementary
Allied Health Care Professionals (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Allied Health Care Professionals (Non-Houston Methodist)$50
Residents / Fellows / Students (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Residents / Fellows / Students (Non-Houston Methodist)$25
*In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.

Target Audience

Pathologists; residents and fellows; cytologists, subspecialty physicians e.g. endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, head and neck surgeons and their residents; and cytotechnology students

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the diagnosis, molecular testing and management of thyroid, salivary, pancreas and biliary tract lesions (to include spy glass biopsies)
  2. Discuss the updates to the Cytopathology reporting systems (Thyroid Bethesda, Salivary Milan and Pancreaticobiliary WHO). 
  3. Describe other reporting systems in development and the risk of malignancy associated with the various reporting categories, as well as new ancillary testing options. 
  4. Explain how the risk of malignancy in reporting terminology is calculated and affected by the updates
  5. Discuss updates to respiratory tract testing guidelines
  6. Explain the various whole slide imaging systems as they apply to the practice of pathology and cytopathology
  7. Apply appropriate molecular testing to small specimens for optimal patient management
  8. Explain the role of HPV testing in head and neck cancer. 
  9. Discuss patient safety issues.
  10. Describe various cell block methodologies
  11. Explain how Rapid Onset Evaluation using telecytology is performed at Houston Methodist Hospital
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 0.50 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 9.00 Attendance
  • 9.00 Cytotechnologists
    This course has been approved for up to 9.00 hours by the American Society for Cytopathology for Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE) for cytotechnologists.
Course opens: 
11/14/2023
Course expires: 
03/17/2024
Event starts: 
02/17/2024 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
02/17/2024 - 6:15pm CST
Cost:
$290.00
TimeTopicSpeaker
7:15 AMBreakfast 
8:00 AMIntroductionDina R. Mody, MD
Director of Cytology Laboratory
Houston Methodist Hospital
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
8:05 AMThyroid Bethesda 3, Molecular and MoreZubair W. Baloch, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 
9:05 AMThe New WHO Classification System for Diagnosing Solid and Cystic Pancreatic Lesions: Cytomorphologic Assessment with Histologic CorrelationMichelle Reid, MD
Vice Chair of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services
Director of Cytopathology Fellowship Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Emory University Hospital
10:00 AMBreak and Posters 
10:30 AMSmall Biopsies versus Bile Duct Brushings: Which is Better at Evaluating Bile Duct Pathology?Michelle Reid, MD
Vice Chair of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services
Director of Cytopathology Fellowship Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Emory University Hospital
11:15 AMSalivary Gland Cytology and Small Biopsies, An UpdateZubair W. Baloch, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 
NoonLunch with Dr. Ayala : My journeyAlberto G Ayala, MD
Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Academic Institute
Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine
Houston Methodist
1:15 PMRespiratory Tract, EBUS, MolecularSinchita Roy Chowdhuri, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology
Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:15 PMWhole Slide Imaging, Current Status and Future DirectionsMichael Thrall, MD
Professor of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship, Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
3:00 PMUpdates on HPV Testing in Head and Neck CancerMary R. Schwartz, MD
Medical Director, Anatomic Pathology Director
Houston Methodist Pathology and Genomic Medicine
Houston Methodist
3:30 PMBreak, Posters and Book Draw 
4:00 PMRemember that case you signed out?” A case based approach with focus on patient safety and qualityVijayalakshmi (Viju) Padmanabhan, MBBS, MD, MPH
Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine
Houston Methodist
4:30 PMUpdate on Other Cytology Reporting Terminologies (Body Fluids, WHO on Musculoskeletal, Lymph Nodes)Elizabeth Jacobi, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
5:00 PMArt and Science of Cell BlocksCatherine Bammert CT, PhD
Program Director, Cytotechnology Program
Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
5:30 PMHow we do ROSE at Houston Methodist:  DemonstrationBlythe Gorman MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
5:55 PMQ & A 
6:15Adjourn 
In-Person and virtual attendance options are available.
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States

In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030). 

Virtual information will be provided to registered learners. 

Available Credit

  • 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 0.50 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 9.00 Attendance
  • 9.00 Cytotechnologists
    This course has been approved for up to 9.00 hours by the American Society for Cytopathology for Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE) for cytotechnologists.

Price

Cost:
$290.00
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FEES

    IN-PERSONFEE
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* $290
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$150
Physicians (Houston Methodist) (HM PCG, SPG, MPAQ and ACO PCPs) $25
Allied Health Care Professionals (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Allied Health Care Professionals (Non-Houston Methodist)$75
Residents / Fellows / Students (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Residents / Fellows / Students (Non-Houston Methodist)$50
    VIRTUALFEE
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* $290
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$150
Physicians (Houston Methodist) (HM PCG, SPG, MPAQ and ACO PCPs) Complementary
Allied Health Care Professionals (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Allied Health Care Professionals (Non-Houston Methodist)$50
Residents / Fellows / Students (Houston Methodist)Complimentary
Residents / Fellows / Students (Non-Houston Methodist)$25
*In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.