Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:
Pathology Today: American Society for Clinical Pathology 2005 Annual Meeting
October 8 - 11, 2005, Seattle, Washington

This activity was developed in collaboration with the American Society for Clinical Pathology.


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Highlights of Pathology Today: American Society for Clinical Pathology 2005 Annual Meeting CME/CMLE
Physicians - up to 1.0 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit;
Medical Technologists - up to 1.0 ASCP continuing education credits for medical laboratory technologists
Aspirin Resistance: Fact and Fiction
Powers Peterson, MD
Cervical Cancer Screening in the HPV Era: What Is the Standard of Care?
Mark H Stoler, MD
Conference News
MMP2 Correlates With Poor Prognosis in Ovarian Cancer 10/12/05
[Medscape Medical News]
High expression of the matrix metalloproteinase MMP2 more than doubles the risk of mortality.
Liquid-Based Pap Test Does Not Improve Detection of Cervical Adenocarcinoma 10/11/05
[Medscape Medical News]
Only 54% of glandular lesions were predicted compared with 80% using the conventional Pap test in a restrospective study.
Immunostain CD138 May Improve Detection Rate of Chronic Endometritis 10/10/05
[Medscape Medical News]
In a small study, the test decreased pathologist time by 30-fold and reduced false-negatives.

 
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