Conference Overview

1. Date

June 26 (Friday) - 28 (Sunday), 2009

1) June 26 (Friday): Board meeting and committee meetings
2) June 27 (Saturday) & 28 (Sunday): Main conference
3) June 28 (Sunday): Board of directors meeting and general meeting
4) June 27 (Saturday): Banquet
5) June 28 (Sunday): General Assembly Meeting for Cytopathologist

2. Venue

Keio Plaza Hotel
2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8330
Phone: 03-3344-0111

3. Theme

50 Years of Tradition & Advances

4. Conference Organizer

Noriyuki Furuta (Department of Cytology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR)
3-10-6 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8550

5. Organizer's Agent

Managers: Koji Miyamoto and Natsuki Ooshima, Event & Convention House, Inc.
8th floor, Shuwa-Okamachi Building,4-27-5 Taito, Taito-Ku, Tokyo 110-0016
Phone: 03-3831-2601 / Fax: 03-5807-3019
E-mail: jscc50@ech.co.jp

6. Program Outline

Panel Discussion for the Commemoration of the JSCC's 50th Anniversary: Perspectives on Advances in Clinical Cytology

Chairpersons: Yasuo Hirai (Director of the Department of Cytology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR) (also Deputy Director of Gynecology))
Morio Hirata (former chairman of The Japanese Society of Cytotechnologists)

Speech for the Commemoration of the JSCC's 50th Anniversary

The Turbulent International Situation and a Path for Japan
Speaker: Gen Nakatani (member of the House of Representatives, former head of the Japanese Defense Agency)

Public Lecture for the Commemoration of the JSCC's 50th Anniversary

Chairperson: Kuniko Utsugi (Gynecology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR)

Special Talk

Molecular Mechanisms in the Occurrence and Development of Cancer: Recent Findings
Speaker: Tetsuo Noda (Director of Cancer Institute of JFCR)

A Talk by the President

Issues in and Perspectives on Cytology for Controlling Uterine Cancer: An Introduction to the Bethesda System, LBC, Cell Analysis Technology and the HPV Test
Speaker: Yasuo Hirai (Director of the Department of Cytology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR) (also Deputy Director of Gynecology)

Guest Speakers

1. The Future of Cervical Cytology in the Era of New Technologies and HPV Vaccination
Speaker: Diane Solomon (Division of Cancer Prevention National Cancer Institute)
2. The Significance of Emerging Analysis Techniques in Cytologic Diagnosis
Speaker: James Linder (Professor of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
3. Cervical cancer screening; current status and future trends (working title)
Speaker: Philip O. Davies (Director General - European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA))
4. Clinical Applications of Cytogenetics and FISH in Cytology
Speaker: Alain P. Verhest (President of the International Academy of Cytology (IAC))

Symposium

1. From Molecular Biology to Clinical Diagnosis of Lung Adenocarcinoma
Chairpersons: Masayuki Noguchi (Diagnostic Pathology, University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Life System Medical Sciences)
Yukitoshi Sato (Department of Respiratory Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine)
2. Approaches to Cervical Cancer Screening in Japan: An Introduction to the Bethesda System
Chairpersons: Daisuke Aoki (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine)
Hiroki Nakayama (Gynecology, Kanagawa Cancer Center)
3. Differences in Histopathological Diagnosis and Cytologic Diagnosis of Endometrial Lesions
Chairpersons: Hiroshi Sasaki (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital)
Kazuhisa Ishi (Clinical Pathology, Urayasu Hospital, Juntendo University School of Medicine)
4. Improving the Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration of the Mammary Glands to Reduce Cases that Cannot be Assessed
Chairpersons: Hidetomo Morizono (Breast Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR)
Takuya Moriya (Pathology II, Kawasaki Medical School)
5. A New Perspective on Cytology in Cancer Screening
Chairpersons: Chimori Konaka (Respiratory Diseases, Kaken Hospital)
Osamu Iwanari (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital)
6. A Contemporary Discussion of Peritoneal Lavage Cytology in Endometrial Cancer
Chairpersons: Satoru Sagae (Obstetrics and Gynecology, JR Sapporo Railway Hospital)
Daisuke Aoki (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine)
7. Practical Courses for Freshmen for Rapid Development
Chairpersons: Kisaku Ohno (Cytopathology Section, Medca Japan Laboratory)
Nobuyuki Fukudome (Clinical Testing Course, Environmental Safety Systems, Crisis Management Department, Chiba Institute of Science)

Workshops

1. An Examination of Puzzling Cases in Cytologic Diagnosis
Chairpersons: Kunio Mizuguchi (Clinical Pathology, Mizonokuchi University Hospital, Teikyo University School of Medicine)
Yasuyuki Miyake (Life Medical Science, Life Sciences Department, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts)
2. Cytology in Pancreatic and Biliary Tract Diseases: An Examination of Cell Images through Sample Collection and Processing Techniques, and Cell Collection Techniques Appropriate for Cases
Chairpersons: Zenya Naito (Professor of Pathology (control mechanisms/oncology), Nippon Medical School)
Akihiko Nakaizumi (School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University)
3. Cytology for Thyroid Follicular Tumors
Chairpersons: Kenichi Kakudo (Second department of Pathology), Basic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University)
Kaori Kameyama (Department of Pathological Diagnosis, Keio University School of Medicine)
4. Facts for Useful Urinary Cytology Starting Tomorrow
Chairpersons: Mitsuru Kinjo (Department of Pathology, Nippon Steel Yawata Memorial Hospital)
Kunihiro Nishi (Fukuoka Laboratory, SRL, Inc.)
5. The Role of Colposcopy in Cervical Cancer Screening Based on the Bethesda System
Chairpersons: Masatsugu Ueda (Head of the Department of Gynecological Examinations, Osaka Cancer Prevention and Detection Center)
Satoshi Umesawa (Gynecology, Japan Red Cross Musashino Hospital)
6. Cytological Abnormalities in Pregnant Woman and Conditions for Accommodating Biopsies and Conization
Chairpersons: Tsunekazu Kita (Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teikyo Medical University Medical School)
Ichio Fukazawa (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dokkyo Medical University)
7. Practical Cytology for Malignant Mesothelioma (from Morphology to Reports)
Chairpersons: Teruaki Oka (Pathology, Kanto Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers)
Shinji Hamakawa (Pathology, Showa General Hospital)
8. Cell Analysis using Cytometry and Clinical Applications (joint workshop by the Japan Cytometry Society)
Chairpersons: Masaru Sakamoto (Gynecology, Kyoundo Hospital affiliated with the Sasaki Foundation)
Kosuke Sasaki (Molecular Pathology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine)
9. The Ideal Method for Cytology in Pathological Diagnosis Departments
Chairpersons: Yoshiaki Inayama (Department of Pathology, Yokohama University City Hospital)
Kunio Mizuguchi (Clinical Pathology, Mizonokuchi University Hospital, Teikyo University School of Medicine)
10. Pleural Lavage Cytology
Chairpersons: Masayuki Baba (Therapy Section, Baryon Medical Science Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences)
Norihiko Ikeda (Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Professor of Surgery No. 1)
11. Cytomorphological Examination of LBC Samples: Comparisons with Conventional Methods
Chairpersons: Kiyotada Washiya (Department of Pathology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine & Hospital)
Miki Kushima (Hospital Pathology, Showa University Hospital)

Educational Talks

1. Pitfalls in Gynecological Cytology
Speaker: Shigenori Otsuka (PCL Japan Pathology & Cytology Laboratories)
2. Cervical Cancer Screening: Learning from Japanese Successes and Failures
Speaker: Ryo Konno (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saitama Medical Center at Jichi Medical University)
3. Cytodiagnosis of Urothelial Tumors: Dissociation between WHO Classifications and Stipulations for Handling Bladder Cancer
Speaker: Osamu Matsuzaki (Pathology Testing, Kimitsu Chuo Hospital)
4. Histopathological Risk Assessment of Cervical Intraepithelial Lesions
Speaker: Reiko Furuta (Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute of JFCR)
5. The Latest Information on the Revision of FIGO's Gynecology Cancer Staging System
Speaker: Satoru Sagae (Obstetrics and Gynecology, JR Sapporo Railway Hospital)
6. Clinical Pathology and Cytology of Malignant Cervical Tumors
Speaker: Tsunehisa Kaku (Medical Sciences, Institute of Health Science, Graduate School of Kyushu University)
7. Hormones and Gynecological Tumors
Speaker: Makio Shozu (Reproductive Function Pathology, Graduate School of Chiba University)
8. New Findings concerning Endometrial Cytology: Morphological and Molecular Biological Analysis
Speaker: Eiji Ohno (Head of Kake Institute of Cytopathology; Head Professor, Life Medical Science , Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts)
9. Combined Use of Cytology and HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening: Aiming for High Accuracy and Efficiency
Speaker: Osamu Iwanari (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital)
10. Evaluation of and Future Challenges in the Combined Use of LBC in HPV Testing
Speaker: Chisato Hamashima (Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center)
11. The Singificance of Introducing HPV-DNA Testing in Uterine Cancer Screening
Speaker: Masaki Inoue (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanazawa University)
12. Focusing on Lobular Endocervical Glandular Hyperplasia
Speaker: Yuko Sasajima (Clinical Laboratory Division, Central Hospital, National Cancer Center)
13. The Facts Behind Aspiration Biopsy Cytology for the Thyroid for Creating Diagnosable Samples
Speaker: Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa (Department of Pathological and Cytologic Diagnosis, Kuma Hospital, Shinkohkai Medical Corporation)
14. HPV DNA Testing: Practical Aspects and Clinical Validation
Speaker: Ming Guo (Departments of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA)
15. Cytology in Oral Cancer Screening: The Roles of Cytotechnologists and Specialists
Speaker: Yoichi Tanaka (Clinical Laboratory Department (Pathology Division), Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College)
16. Histological Types and Cytology for Lung Cancer
Speaker: Kenzo Hiroshima (Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University)
17. Gross Anatomy of the Brain Required for Cytology
Speaker: Hideaki Kojima (Clinical Cytodiagnosis Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation)
18. Endometrial Cytology Reporting Format Based on Bethesda 2001
Speaker: Kenji Yanou (Gynecology, Suzuka Central General Hospital, JA Mie Koseiren)
19. Cytological Findings for Early-stage Endometrial Cancer
Speaker: Yuko Sugiyama (Gynecology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR)

Virtual Slideshow Conference

Chairpersons: Yasuyoshi Ishii (Cytopathology Diagnosis, Clinical Laboratory Division, Tokyo Kenbikyoin Foundation)
Teruaki Oka (Pathology, Kanto Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers)

International Forum

Current status of clinical cytology in Asian countries with a special note on the educational system for cytotethnologists
Chairpersons: Teruaki Oka (Department of Pathology, Kanto Central Hospital, Japan)
Midori Nagao (Arakawa City Health Center, Japan)

Medical Safety (Special Talk)

Consideration of Frequently Occurring Medical Disputes concerning Pathology and Cytology
Speaker:Toshikatsu Aso (Aso General Law Office, Daito Bunka University Law School)

Medical Safety (Seminar)

Chairperson: Masashi Kawamoto (Department of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Hospital)

Group Research Report

An Investigation of Cytological Characteristics of Poorly-differentiated Thyroid Cancers
Speaker: Atsuhiko Sakamoto (Professor of Pathology, Kyorin University School of Medicine)

Educational Symposium Requested by Cytotechnologists

Investigation of Cytological Characteristics of Poorly-differentiated Thyroid Cancers
Chairpersons: Motoko Korematsu (Department of Pathology, Saitama Shakai Hoken Hospital)
Akemi Takenaka (Clinical Laboratory (Cytology Division), Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases)

Japanese Cytology Promotion Society Forum: Uterine Cancer Diagnosis and HPV Part 3

Chairpersons: Hiroyuki Kuramoto (Kanagawaken Yobouigakukyoukai)
Tamotsu Hando (Niigata Seiryo University)

General Assembly Meeting for Cytopathologist

Effectiveness and Limitations of HPV Vaccines
Speaker: Kei Kawana (Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine)

General Topics

7. Call for topics

The call for topics ended on January 7, 2009.
Thank you to everyone who registered a topic.

8. Child Care Facility

The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo has a child care facility (paid). Please inquire directly to the hotel if you wish to use it.

Keio Plaza Hotel child care facility
Phone: 03-3344-0111 (hotel), 03-3345-1439 (direct line)

50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology (Spring Meeting)
President: Yasuo Hirai
Program Committee Chairman: Nobuhiro Takeshima

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