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2009 USCAP
Our 2009 scientific program is entitled: “Where small biopsies go wrong-mistakes made and lessons learned: Pathway to Patient Safety". We have 4 very dynamic speakers, 3 addressing different body sites/organs discussing specific pitfalls and areas of potential errors with ways to avoid them, and one speaker providing a global overview on error reduction in pathology, specifically addressing the national movement for transparency of medical errors in all facets of medicine and how this will impact the practicing pathologist.
The speakers will include:
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Dr. Bruce Wenig, Chairman
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Beth Israel Medical Center , and St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals -
Dr. Scott Kilpatrick
Pathologists Diagnostic Services -
Dr. Andrea Dawson
Director, Breast Subspecialty Group -
Dr. Stephen Raab
Department of Pathology
University of Colorado Denver
The tentative program agenda is as follows |
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7:00-7:15 |
Introduction of program and panelists |
Dr. Martha Pitman |
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7:15-7:45 |
Pitfalls in the biopsy diagnosis of select head and neck lesions |
Dr. Bruce Wenig |
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7:45-8:15 |
The usefulness and limitations of FNA and core biopsy in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors |
Dr. Scott Kilpatrick |
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8:15-8:45 |
Breast Lesion Diagnosis with FNA and Core Biopsy:Challenges and Opportunities |
Dr. Andrea Dawson |
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8:45-9:30 |
The future of quality improvement in small biopsy and cytopathology tissues |
Dr. Stephen Raab |
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9:30-10:00 |
Question and Answer session |
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| The PSC complies with ACGME requirements necessary for the granting of continuing medical education credits. |
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