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1 -23, 2015 Preliminary Program at a Glance 20 September Plenary RED 1+2 Blue 1 Blue 2 Yellow 1 Yellow 2 Yellow QUATE EXAM IAC Annual General Meeting Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration Indian Japanese Papanicolau Russian Turkish and Kazakistan and Georgia Societies Opening Ceremony and Welcome Cocktail LEGENDA Slide Seminar Workshop Demostrations Thematic Discussion Oral Communications Industry Sponsored Registration, Meetings and Assembly 5

2 -23, 2015 SEPTEMBER CYTOPATHOLOGY IN ASIA AND AFRICA. VARIATIONS AND VARIABILITIES Chairman and Moderator: R.G. Wiseman Pinto (India) Speakers: Colleen Wright (Sou Africa ) Mohammad Hassan Elhoweris (Sudan ) Jacqueline Hwang (Singapore ) Gary Tse (Hong Kong ) Nirag Jhala (USA ) Dharshana Jhala (USA) Chandu Vipula De Silva (Srilanka ) Palia Ratnayake (Srilanka ) Priyani AH (Srilanka ) Mohammad Zillur Rehman (Bangladesh ) Arvind Rajwanshi (India ) Venkateswaran K Iyer (India ) Sandeep Maur (India ) S.Kane (India ) R.N.Rao (India ) Reena Bharadwaj (India ) Nalini Gupta (India ) S.Siddaraju (India ) Hansa Goswami (India ) R.G.Wiseman Pinto (India ) RED 2 ROOM 9

3 SEPTEMBER 20-23, SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CYTOLOGY 10BLUE 1 ROOM Session 1: Session 2: New topics of endometrial cytology-toward e standardization of e descriptive reporting system and interpretation of endometrial cytology Chairmen: D. Aoki(Japan) and F. Fulciniti (Switzerland) Introduction: Potential for Screening of endometrial carcinoma by LBC technique Y. Hiray (Japan) Assessment of endometrial paology: diagnostic reproducibility in LBC samples Y. Maeda (Japan) Expression of PTEN in endometrial LBC A. Di Lorito (Italy) Utility of LBC in endometrial cytopaology Y. Norimatsu (Japan) Classification of endometrial lesions by nuclear morphometry features extracted from LBC sample P. Karakitsos (Greece) Thyroid fine needle aspiration, update (tentative) Chairmen: Z. Naito (Japan) and M. Hirokawa (Japan) Cytological contribution to Heal Management Survey for Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Acciden A. Sakamoto (Japan) Serum Thyrotropin, as a Useful Tumor Marker in Patients wi Negative Diagnosis of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology T. Koshikawa (Japan) Cytopaologic and genetic features of pediatric yroid carcinoma T. Kondo (Japan) Cytological characteristics on LBC specimens M. Hirokawa (Japan) Reporting System for Thyroid Cytology G. Fadda (Italy)

4 -23, 2015 SEPTEMBER PAPANICOLAOU SOCIETY OF CYTOPATHOLOGY ADVANCES IN THE CYTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER AND MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA Chairmen: C. Bedrossian (USA) and Z. Baloch (USA) The Papanicolaou of Cytopaology Guidelines on Respiratory Cytology Samples in Advance of Recommendations L. Layfield (USA) The International Mesoelioma Interest Group Guidelines for e Cytopaological Diagnosis of Epielioid and Mixed Malignant Mesoelioma A. Hjerpe (Sweden) The Cytopaological Distinction between Lung Cancer and Malignant Mesoelioma: a Phenotype-Based Approach C. Bedrossian (USA) Usefulness of Immunohistochemistry in e Cytopaological Diagnosis of Malignant Mesoelioma and its Mimics C. Michael (USA) Sensitivity, Specificity and Reproducibility in e Diagnosis of Malignant Mesoelioma in Pleural Effusions A. Fassina (Italy) Panel Discussion BLUE 2 ROOM 11

5 SEPTEMBER 20-23, YELLOW 2 ROOM SATELLITE SIMPOSYUM OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIETY OF CYTOLOGY Up-to-date Cytology in Russia Chairman: Irena Shabalova (Russia) Liquid-based cytology in comprehensive diagnostics of yroid diseases I. Shabalova (Russia) MicroRNA Expression Profiling and BRAF Testing to Improve Diagnosis of Thyroid Tumors N.N. Kolesnikov (Russia) Rapid immunocytochemistry of serous fluids in difficult diagnostic cases B.V. Suchinova (Russia) Cytologic findings in Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopay Y.K. Batoroev (Russia) Contemporary abilities of cytological diagnostic of breast tumours M.V. Savostikova (Russia) EUS - FNA of cystic and solid pancreatic lesions: possibilities and limits I. Kostyuchek (Russia) Value and capabilities of cervical cytology in HSIL cases E. S. Fedoseeva (Russia) Pap test and p16/ki67 coexpression in triage of HPV-positive women O.Y. Shipulina (Russia) Gastric cytology as a tool for detecting and management of neoplastic an non-neoplastic lesions L.V. Nikitina (Russia) Cytology training in e Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education T.V. Dzhangirova (Russia) Diagnostic value of laboratory meods for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in e male population Z.Y. Sapozhkova (Russia) Discussion

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