Sunday, March 19, 2000

08:00-10:00

Task Force #3: Sampling, Sampling Errors and Specimen Preparations
Panel Chair and Leaders: Drs. U. Baandrup (Denmark), J. Bishop (USA), T. Bonfiglio (USA), M. Branca (Italy), M. Hutchinson (USA), C. Laverty (Australia)

Participants: Drs. J Ahmad (Pakistan), L. Illescas (Argentina), J. Obwegeser (Switzerland), J. Patnick (UK), A. Pogacnik (Slovenija), D. Rosenthal (USA), H. Suprun (USA), A. Verhest (Belgium)
10:00-10:10

Discussion
10:10-10:30 Coffee Break at Exhibits
10:30-12:30

Task Force #4: Screening, Screening Errors and Reporting
Panel Chair and Leaders: Drs. M. Henry (USA), M. Jimenez-Ayala (Spain), V. Schneider (Germany), L. Turnbull (UK), T. Wright (USA)

Participants: Drs. D. Beccati (Italy), J. Belinson (USA), D. Davey (USA), N. Hauser (Canada), L. Illescas (Argentina), S. Lonky (USA), J. Nygård (Norway), H. Suprun (USA)

12:30-12:40

 Discussion
12:40-14:00

Lunch Break

Session Chairs: Jitka Kobilkova, Dr.Sc., FIAC (Czech Republic) Euphemia McGoogan, M.D., MIAC (UK)

14:00-14:20 Special Lecture: Contributions of Papanicolaou and his Contemporaries
Steven I. Hajdu, M.D., FIAC (USA)
14:20-15:50

Task Force #7: Visualization Techniques (Colposcopy, Fluorescent Dyes, Acetic Acid Test, etc.)
Panel Chair and Leaders: Drs. M. Menton (Germany), J. Myrtle (USA), W. Niekerk (Republic of South Africa), A. Singer (UK), T. Wright (USA)

Participants: Drs. P. Blumenthal (USA), R. Conlen (USA), H. DeVuyst (Kenya), D. Demirel (Turkey), P. Gombrich (USA), L. Illescas (Argentina), S. Lonky (USA), M. Lulla (India), N. Markovic (USA), H. Suprun (USA), M. Ueki (Japan)

15:50-16:00

Discussion

Session Chairs: Torill Sauer, M.D., Ph.D., FIAC (Norway) George L. Wied, M.D., FIAC (USA)

16:00-16:20 Special Lecture: Immunohistochemical Staining to Assess the Etiology of Cervical Infections
Mary Lake Polan, M.D., Ph.D. (USA)
16:20-16:40 Coffee Break at Exhibits

16:40-17:40

Task Force #11: Obligations to Provide Appropriate Patient Management
Panel Chair and Leaders: Drs. U. Saraiya (India) & L. Vass (Hungary)

Participants: Drs. A. Herbert (UK), G. Montanari (Italy), J. Smith (UK)
17:40-17:50 Discussion
17:50-19:20

Task Force #12: Features of Successful Organized Screening Programs
Panel Chair and Leaders: Drs. T. Hanselaar (Netherlands), A. Hjerpe (Sweden), J. Matisic (Canada), P. Nieminen (Finland), J. Patnick (UK), U. Saraiya (India)

Participants: Drs. D. Garner (Canada), H. Koutselini (Greece), G. Ronco (Italy)

19:20-19:30 Discussion
19:30 Reception – CYTYC

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