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Bibliography of Contemporary Issues

August 26, 2008

Compiled by Gary W. Gill, CT(ASCP)

  1. ASCP.  Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage.  Policy Statement, Date last reaffirmed 11/04, 4 pages.  Available at:
    www.ascp.org
  2. ASCT 2007 cytotechnology wage and vacancy survey results.  Available at: 
    www.asct.com
  3. Austin RM.  Dismantling of the U.S. cytotechnology educational infrastructure is premature and carries significant risks.  Arch Pathol Lab Med.  2008;132(2):154-8.  Editorial.  Available at:
    http://arpa.allenpress.com
  4. Benstein B, Holladay EB, Kenwright K, Means M, Zaleski MS.  For cytotechnologists, molecular training a must.  CAP Today, August 2008.  Available at: 
    www.cap.org
  5. CPRC/ASC.  CAAHEP Accredited Cytotechnology Programs.  Current as of July 1, 2008.  Available at: www.cytopathology.org
  6. Crothers BA.  For all of us, a place to ponder cytopathology's future. CAP Today, August 2008.  Available at: 
    www.cap.org
  7. Cytotechnology schools under threat.  Letter sent by 12 professional societies “to inform educators and laboratory administrators of a coming crisis in healthcare.” CAP Today, August 2008.  Available at:  
    www.cap.org
  8. Eltoum IA, Roberson J. Impact of expected changes in national Papanicolaou test volume on the cytotechnology labor market—an impending crisis. Am J Clin Pathol. 2007;128(4):665-70.  Available at: 
    http://ajcp.metapress.com
  9. Goulart RA.  Cytotechnologists today. Much more than 'Pap-ologists' with schools in need of our support.  Am J Clin Pathol.  2008;129(4):523-4.  Available at: 
    http://ajcp.metapress.com
  10. Kurtycz D.  Cytology education under challenge. ASC Bulletin. 2008;45(2):33-5.  Available at: 
    www.cytopathology.org
  11. Moriarty AT.  Heads in the sand—or not?  CAP Today, August 2008.  Available at: 
    www.cap.org
  12. Naik K, Zaleski MS. Cytotechnology: a profession on the move,—Then and now. LabMed. 2008;39(4):201-5.  Available at: 
    http://labmedicine.metapress.com
  13. Steward CA., Thompson NN.  ASCP 2005 wage and vacancy survey of medical laboratories.  LabMed.  2006;37(8):465-9.  Available at: 
    http://labmedicine.metapress.com
  14. The Forbes Group.  Plotting the Future of Cytotechnology: An environmental analysis of the driving forces of cytology (Summary [4 pages]).  Available at: 
    www.cytopathology.org
  15. The Forbes Group.  Plotting the Future of Cytotechnology: An environmental analysis of the driving forces of cytology (Full Report [43 pages]).  Available at: 
    www.cytopathology.org
  16. Wilbur DC.  Perilous times for the Pap test?  CAP Today, February 2008.  Available at: 
    www.cap.org
  17. Young NA, Greening SE, Gupta P, Bibbo M, Ehya H.  The declining Pap test. An omen of extinction or an opportunity for reform?  Acta Cytol. 2008;52(3):277-8