PSC Annual Business Meeting 2012

Welcome

Lester Layfield MD

Treasurer’s Report

Eric Suba MD

Income Sheet INCOME

n  Donation from Dr. Tao $1000

n  Donation from Dr. Oertel $1000

n  Donation from Dr. Abati $1000

n  Donation from RedPath $500

n  Donation from BD $3000

n  Donation from Hologic $5000

n  Membership dues $22,057.85

n  Total Income $33,557.85

EXPENSES

n  Wiley $14,903

n  2011 PSC Board luncheon $578.58

n  2011 PSC AV equipment $602.24

n  2011 PSC cocktail reception $6243.22

n  USCAP (special dinner) $2500

n  Resident research award $1,000

n  Tao Award $1000

n  Oertel Award $1000

n  Lifetime Achievement Award $1000

n  Visual Flair Design (website) $1070

n  FOCUS newsletter fees $1680

n  Cytopathology Foundation Inc. $1500

n  Dan Kurtycz (website expenses) $700

n  Total Expenses $34,686

Membership dues

n 189 members in 2012; down from 256 last year

n US members: price $160; cost $110; net revenue $50 less transaction fees

n Canadian member: price $170;cost $115.50; net revenue $54.50 less transaction fees

n  Members outside US and Canada: price $200; cost $170; net revenue $30 less transaction fees

n Residents, fellows, emeriti: price $25, cost $0; net revenue $25 less transaction fees

Balance Sheet

n 2011 Incomes $33,557.85

n 2011 Expenses $34,686.69

n 2011 Net Incomes $1128.84

n End of year balance $15,543.09

Secretary’s Report

David Chhieng MD

Election of officers

n  2 members at large were vacant 2012-2013

n  The names of following candidates received from the nominating committee n  Dr. Matthew Zarka ( incumbent; eligible for second term)

n  Dr. Bill Faquin, MGH, HMS

n  Dr. Fernando Schmitt, Porto, Portugal

n  Dr. Ron Balassanian, UCSF

n  62 (~30%) votes were received

n  The winners are:

n Dr. Matthew Zarka (2nd term) n Dr. Bill Faquin

Executive Board 2012-2013

n President Lester Layfield

n President-Elect Zubair Baloch

n Treasurer Eric Suba

n Secretary David Chheing.

n Past President Martha Pitman

n Members-at-large

Britt-Marie Ljung

Tarik Elsheikh

Bill Faquin

Daniel Kurtycz

Phillipe Viel

Matthew Zarka

Award Committee

Martha Pitman MD

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Theodore Miller

LC Tao Educator of the Year Award

Dr. Prabdoh Gupta

Yolanda Oertel Interventional Cytopathologist of the Year Award

 Dr. Michael Stanley

Research  Award  Commi0ee  

Claire Michael MD

First Winner

[351] The Value of Mutational Profiling of the Cytocentrifugation Supernatant Fluid from Fine Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Solid Mass Lesions Georgios Deftereos, Sydney D Finkelstein, Uma Krishnamurti, Yulin Liu, Jan F Silverman, Candy Binkert, Beth Ujevich, Alok Mohanty. Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; RedPath Integrated Pathology, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Second Winner

[444] Cytomorphology, Cyst Fluid Analysis and Molecular Tests in Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: Review of 459 Cases Berrin Ustun, Ahmed Alomari, Gillian H Levy, David Chhieng, Harry R Aslanian, Uzma Siddiqui, Guoping Cai. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Program  Development  Task  Force

Zubair Baloch MD

2011 Tasks - Completed Joint ASC & PSC Companion Society Meeting at USCAP - Day 1

“The Evolving Practice of Cytopathology: Morphology, Ancillary Tests and Personalized Medicine”

n  Number of Evaluations: 121

n  44 attendees claimed a total of 119 CME hours.

n  12 attendees claimed a total of 36 SAM hours.

n  Evaluations: n  very good, better than average 45% n  excellent 41% n  Total positive responses 86%

n  Comments: n  Very well orchestrated evening. All of the speakers were wonderful. n  This was an excellent and very timely session! n  Excellent session with very timely and useful lectures about contemporary

issues with cytohistology. Very good speakers too. n  Great question and answer session at the end.

Lunch panel at ASC Annual Meeting 2010

•  Dr. Elsheikh successfully arranged and moderated the lunch panel with Drs. Black-Schaffer & Agoff at ASC annual meeting in Boston 2010 titled “Pathologist Workload Distribution in the Era of Sub-specialization: What is the best indicator for determining fair allocation of surgical and cytologic specimens?

•  Evaluations: 4.4-4.5

n  New ways to account for workload n  We will look at methods of practice workload evaluation n  More awareness into quantitative measures for performance n  Great discussion on differing ways to address professional equality in a

group setting n  Excellent presentation that improved my knowledge of workload analysis

for pathologists n  To more critically evaluate the way my group distributes workload. n  Scheduling n  Great overview of workload distribution

PSC Sponsored SAM Lunch Panel at ASC Annual Meeting 2011 – Baltimore, Maryland

“Digital Pathology – Current & Future State in Cytology”

N Paul Ohori, MD, L. Pantanowitz, MD & Michael Feldman, MD

Evaluations:

n  The session accomplished the learning objectives. 4.6

n  I am satisfied with the overall quality of the session. 4.6

n  The method of delivering this information was appropriate. 4.6

n  The amount of information covered was sufficient. 4.6

n  This topic(s) was very timely in addressing practice issues. 4.7

n  The session assisted in closing practice gaps. 4.4

Completed Tasks Thanks to Philippe Vielh

European Federation of Cytopathology Societies (EFCS) Meeting

Croatia October 2012

n  A  joint proposal for a slide seminar co-sponsored by PSC and ASC was submitted to EFCS scientific program committee.

n The proposal was preliminary approved by EFCS on 12/19/2011; and was confirmed on 02/12/2012.

n The date for Slide Seminar is 10/01/2012 2:00-2:30 pm 

n Program and Speaker Introduction n Dr. Tarik Elsheikh

n Case Presentations n Dr. Ritu Nayar n Dr. Tarik Elsheikh n Dr. David Chienng n Dr. Philippe Vielh

I Did Not Expect That; Surprises During the Daily Practice of Fine-Needle Aspiration ": A Slide Seminar Co-Sponsored by ASC & PSC. ECC, Croatia 2012

Future Tasks Co-Sponsored Branded sessions with ASC

n ASCP 2012: Since this meeting overlaps with ASC so we did not submit a proposal for companion society session. n At the educational planning group meeting last month

it appeared that ASCP leadership is very much interested in jointly collaborating with ASC and PSC to have co-branded sessions.

n CAP 2013 – Mathew Zarka

n IAP 2012 – Andrew S. Field

n IAC 2013 - Philippe Vielh

Scientific Program Committee

Matthew A. Zarka, M.D.

USCAP Companion Meeting 2012: Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology in Association with the American Society of Cytopathology n “Diagnosing Lung Carcinoma in the Era of Personalized Medicine: Clinical, Pathologic, and Molecular Aspects” n Robert W. Viggiano, M.D. Mayo Clinic Arizona n Kevin O. Leslie, M.D. Mayo Clinic Arizona n Neal I. Lindeman, M.D. Brigham & Women’s

Hospital n Kim R. Geisinger, M.D. Wake Forest Baptist

Medical Center

2012 American Society of Cytopathology: Panel Luncheon Sponsored by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology

n “ Detection of Biliary Tract Malignancy: A Novel Method Using FISH, Cytomorphology, and Statistical Programming” n Kevin C. Halling, M.D., PhD. Mayo Clinic

Rochester n Amy C. Clayton, M.D. Mayo Clinic

Rochester

Interna=onal  Scien=fic  Program  and  Rela=ons  Commi0ee

Fernando Schmitt MD

During the last years PSC is reinforcing the relationship with other International Societies of Cytology, especially the European Federation of Cytology Societies (EFCS) and the International Academy of Cytology (IAC). In 2011, PSC had a satellite symposium during the 36th European Congress of Cytology in Istanbul, Turkey, during the period of 22-25 September. The program was:                                    

Satellite Symposium EFCS-PSC Head and Neck Chairs: Matthew Zarka, USA / Philippe Vielh, France 16.30-16.35 Introduction Philippe Vielh, France 16.35-16.50 A FNA Practical Pattern Recognition Approach to Head and Neck

Lesions Matthew Zarka, USA 16.50-17.05 Difficulties in Salivary Gland Lesions Laszlo Vass, Hungary 17.05-17.20 Problems in Cystic Lesions of the Neck Jerzy Klijanienko, France 17.20-17-50 Case Presentation

17.50-18.00 Discussion  

During 2011 the following activities were planned for future international congresses: • 37th European Congress of Cytology to be held in Dubrovnik-Cavtat, Croatia from 09/30 – 10/3 Slide seminar: “I did not expect that: surprises during the daily practice of fine-needle aspiration” – proposed as a join session with ASC and EFCS. • 18th International Congress of Cytology to be held in Paris, France from 05/26- 05/30 Symposia to present the Pancreaticobiliary guidelines of PSC (coordinator: Lester Layfield).

Membership  Commi0ee  

Rosemary Tambouret MD

Membership benefits

n Focus newsletter (delivered via email)

n Subscription to Diagnostic Cytopathology

n Representation at USCAP and Other International Cytology Meeting

n E-learning: Education initiatives

n Cytojournal: online access and waived fee for manuscript submission 

Membership

n Currently there are 189 active members for 2012

n 158 members from the United States

n  31 from 13 other countries (North America, Europe, Asia and Australia)

n  No members from South America or Africa

Educa=on  Commi0ee  

Aylin Simsir MD

Cases submitted for 2011

n  Feb 2011

n  Stephanie Barak, M. D., David S. Schrump, M.D., Armando Filie, M.D. National Cancer Institute

n  Apr 2011

n  Yue Wu, MD, PhD and Guoping Cai, MD Yale University School of Medicine

n  Jun 2011

n  Xiasong Li, MD and Joan Cangiarella, MD. NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

n  Sept 2011

n  John Crapanzano, MD Columbia Presbyterian Hospital

Case Scheduled for 2012

n Feb 2012 (published online) n Alexander Finkelstein, MD and Aylin Simsir, MD

NYU School of Medicine

n Apr 2012: Dr. Cai

n Jun 2012: Dr. Cangiarella

n Aug 2012: Dr. Crapanzano

n Oct 2012: Dr. Filie

n Dec 2012: Dr. Moreira

PSC  Book  Series  Task  Force  

Kim Gesinger MD

PSC Book Series

n 3 Completed including n Basic cytology n Musculoskeletal n Lung and Mediastinum

n Others in work include n Breast n Serous effusion

Web-­‐Site  Commi0ee  

Daniel Kurtycz MD

What is viewed?

What is downloaded?

Who visits?

Additional Facts

n 84% of visitors use Windows

n 66.6% use Internet Explorer, 11.4% Firefox

n 80% find us via Google, 10% via Yahoo and almost no-one via Bing.

n Top Keyphrases: Papanicolaou Society, George Papnicolaou and cytopathology

n Top Keywords: Papanicolaou, Thyroid, Society, carcinoma and cytopathology

PSC Facebook page

Pancreatic/Biliary Forum

n  Open sourced php website

n  26 users to date-relatively few posts

n  5 Forums

n  Indications for EUS Guided FNA and Bile Duct Brushings with Pre-procedure Requirements

n  Techniques for Cytologic Sampling of Pancreatic and Bile Duct Lesions

n  Nomenclature and Diagnostic Criteria n  Utilization of Ancillary Studies in Pancreatic/Biliary

Cytology n  Post-Brushing and FNA Testing Follow-Up and Treatment

Options

Standards of Practice Guidelines Committee

Britt-Marie Ljung MD

CAP US FNA course

n 3x a year

n The number of participants expanded from 12 to 16

n 4 faculty/per course

n Awarded the prestigious Excellence in Practice award from the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

Introduction to US FNA workshop

n A 90 min workshop at the annual ASC meeting Nov 2011

n Faculty composed of UCSF faculty: B-M Ljung, R Balassanian, E Khanafshar and A Berry

n Extended to half day workshop for the annual ASC meeting to be held in Nov 2012

PSC Reception

Oceanview Suite 3 Pan Pacific Hotel