The 6th Bosnian-Turkish Cytopathology School
Diagnostic Dilemmas in FNAC Practice
29th May 2022
Online (Zoom Platform)
WELCOME
Dear colleagues and friends:
It is our great pleasure to announce the 6th Bosnian Turkish Cytopathology School that will go virtual (Zoom Platform) on 29 May 2022. The School is organized jointly by the Turkish Division of the International Academy of Pathology (TDIAP), Turkish Society of Cytopathology and Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The main topics of the School will be diagnostic dilemmas in FNAC practice. The lecturers will be distinguished and well-experienced cytopathologists and clinicians from Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The School objectives are to cover the most challenging topics in diagnostic cytopathology and to cover the practical issues, particularly those relevant for young specialists and residents in pathology and clinicians.
We sincerely hope that the School will meet your expectations, and it will undoubtedly depend on your active participation.
On behalf of the organizers,
Sitki Tuzlali, M.D., Ph.D.
President of the Turkish Division of the International Academy of Pathology (TDIAP)
Semir Vranic, M.D., Ph.D.
College of Medicine, Qatar University
Faruk Skenderi, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Sarajevo Faculty of Health Studies
Sevgen Önder, M.D.
President of the Turkish Society of Cytopathology
SPEAKERS
Koray Ceyhan, M.D. Department of Pathology, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Nesrin Turhan, M.D. Department of Pathology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Sanela Vesnić, M.D. Department of Radiology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Irem Onur, M.D. Department of Pathology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Ayşegül Aksoy Altınboğa, M.D. Department of Pathology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Tuğba Taşkın Türkmenoğlu, M.D. Department of Pathology, Diskapi Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Cisel Aydin, M.D. Department of Pathology, Koç University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
İrem Şahver İşgör, M.D. Department of Pathology, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
LOCAL ORGANIZERS
Semir Vranić, M.D., Ph.D.
Faruk Skenderi, M.D., Ph.D.
FOUNDER AND HONORARY PRESIDENT
Sitki Tuzlali, M.D., Ph.D
REGISTRATION
Registration is closed on 25 May 2022.
PROGRAM
All times are CET
| 8.30 | Registration |
| 9.00 | Opening ceremony (Drs. Vranić and Tuzlali) |
| 9.15 | FNAC of soft tissue lesions (Dr. Koray Ceyhan) |
| 10.00 | FNAC of pediatric tumors (Dr. Irem Onur) |
| 10.45 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11.05 | FNA of lymphoid lesions (Dr. Koray Ceyhan) |
| FNAC approaches to cystic lesions of solid organs | |
| 11.50 | Cystic lesions of the head and neck (including salivary and thyroid glands) (Dr. Ayşegül Aksoy Altınboğa) |
| 12.35 | Lunch (Sponsors) |
| 13.30 | Radiological approach to cystic lesions of the pancreas (Dr. Sanela Vesnić) |
| 14.00 | FNAC of cystic lesions of the pancreas (Dr. Nesrin Turhan) |
| 14.30 | FNAC of cystic lesions of the breast (Dr. Tuğba Taşkın Türkmenoğlu) |
| 15.00 | Coffee/tea break |
| Overcoming Diagnostic Dilemmas: Specimen Handling and Ancillary Techniques | |
| 15.20 | Cell blocks and immunocytochemistry (Dr. İrem Şahver İşgör) |
| 15.40 | Molecular tests (Dr. Çisel Aydın Meriçöz) |
| 16.00 | Discussion and closing remarks |
