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November 3-8, 2006
Sheraton Centre Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Scientific Sessions include:

Poster and Platform Presentations
The ASC State of the Society Address
The State of the Society Address is given by the current ASC President, ASC President-Elect, ASC Foundation President and the senior ranking cytotechnologist sitting on the Executive Board. The address will cover the latest developments in the Society including what the ASC has been doing for PT, cytotechnologists' activities, Foundation updates and ASC future initiatives.
     George G Birdsong, M.D., ASC President
     Mary K. Sidawy, M.D., ASC President-Elect
     Lydia P. Howell, M.D., M.D., FIAC, ASC Foundation President
     Barbara Guidos, SCT(ASCP), Cytotechnologist Executive Board Member
Current Issues in Cytology - Error Reduction in Pathology: From a Culture of Blame to a Culture of Safety
Moderator:
     Ronald L. Sirota, M.D.
Panelists:
     Ronald Luff, M.D., M.P.H.
     John Carroll, M.D.
Papanicolaou Address
Ronald D. Luff, M.D., M.P.H.
Basic Science Lecture - Effects of Changing Telomere Maintenance in Cells
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D.
State of the Art Symposium - The Suspicious Thyroid FNA: Morphology, Management and Molecules
Moderator:
     Edmund S. Cibas, M.D.
Panelists:
     Susan Mandell, M.D.
     Manon Auger, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)
     Yuri Nikiforov, M.D. Ph.D.
New Frontiers Lecture - Nanotechnology in Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnostics
Gregory M. Lanza, M.D., Ph.D.
Future Directions in Cytology - The Integration of HPV Vaccination, HPV Testing and Cytology in Cervical Cancer Prevention
Mark Shiffman, M.D.
Allan Hildeshiem, Ph.D.
Diagnostic Cytology Seminar
Moderator:
     Celeste N. Powers, M.D., Ph.D.
Panelists:
     Tarik M. Elsheikh, M.D.
     Terence J. Colgan, M.D., FRCPC, FCAP
     Jennifer A. Brainard, M.D.
     Michael S. Facik, M.P.A., CT(ASCP)

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