Sociedade Portuguesa de Citologia

This online course provides organ-specific detailed molecular training, as well as general teaching on molecular assays and test selection. The course will empower cytopathologists to serve as experts in molecular cytopathology for both test selection and results interpretation.

In addition, following this course, cytopathologists can serve as an essential resource to guide oncologists, proceduralists, and surgeons on test utilization and interpretation.

Live Q&A Session on May 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time

Course Directors:

Vivian Weiss, MD, PhD
Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, MD, PhD

Speakers and Sessions

Maria D. Lozano, MD, PhD
Cytology Tissues and Pre-Analytic Processing for Molecular Testing

Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, MD, PhD
Choosing the Right Molecular Assay

Giancarlo Troncone, MD, PhD
Basic Molecular Testing Methodologies

Paul VanderLaan, MD, PhD
Lung Molecular Testing

Michiya Nishimo, MD, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics in Thyroid Cytology

Michael Thrall, MD
Molecular Testing in Gynecologic Cytology

Aatur Singhi, MD
Clinically Relevant Genomics of the Pancreatobiliary Tract: What Cytopathologist Need to Know

Esther Diana Rossi, MD, PhD
Salivary Gland Molecular Testing

Vickie Jo, MD
Integration of Molecular Testing in Cytologic Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Tumors

Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD
Molecular Testing in Exfoliative Cytology

Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD
Molecular Testing in Urinary Cytology

Vivian Weiss, MD, PhD
Molecular Test Interpretation and Diagnostic Reporting

Registration Fees:

ASC Member – $180.00
Non-Member – $250.00

For more information click here.

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to inform you that the 44th European Congress of 
Cytology will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from 1-4 October 2023.

The homepage of the congress is already active: https://cytology2023.eu/

You are kindly invited to visit the homepage and sign up for the 
newsletter. We also request you to distribute the information among 
your members.

The two leading mottos of the conference are „combined intelligence” 
and „melting point”.
“The diagnosis by aspiration is as reliable as the combined 
intelligence of the clinician and pathologist makes it.” (Stewart, 
1933). This statement is still true in the 21th century, in the 
century of data based combined natural and even artificial intelligence.
The melting point of a substance is the temperature at which a solid 
and liquid phase may coexist in equilibrium. It is desirable the reach 
this equilibrium of different ideas and thoughts in all facets of 
cytopathology. The Congresses main purpose in finding the acceptable 
equilibria points following discussions, debates during sessions, 
slide seminars, Companion Meetings and every official and private 
exchange of thoughts – using everywhere the combined intelligence.

By this letter we would like to invite all member countries to hold 
Companion Meetings at the congress.

For the Companion Meetings the congress offers:
A time slot of 45-60 minutes.
A breakout room for 50-100 PAX equipped with general conference 
audio-visual technique (no microscopes).
Advertising the meeting in the Scientific Program based on the 
information from the “Companion” on the website and in Final Program 
(on- and/or off-line)

The Companions are kindly requested to:
Inform us that they would like to organize a meeting, preferably 
before 30 September 2022.
Compile the scientific contents of the meeting.
Arrange for the registration of all speakers.


We look forward to hearing from you soon and meeting you in Budapest 
next year.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 
scientific@cytology2023.eu