Dr. DeMay Headlines Day Two of the MSC Meeting

Dr. Demay gave two very good presentations today on body fluids and thyroid FNA. In light of the new NCI Thyroid guidelines, there was much discussion surrounding this topic. More information on the NCI thyroid conference can be found at http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov/

As I mentioned in my last post, there was also discussion surrounding the licensure movement here in Minnesota. The bill was withdrawn from this year's session, so cytotechnologists in MN are now concentrating on how to proceed when the bill is introduced again.

The ASCT realizes that this topic is important to cytotechnologists in many states considering licensure. To that end, we are working on a guideline or "checklist" that our membership can use when faced with licensure issues. We hope to have that document available later in the year.