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Important Reminders

• 2009 ASCCP Algorithm and Update on HPV Genotyping Published

The ASCCP recently published it's 2009 Algorithm and update on HPV Genotyping and management of HR HPV+/Cytology Negative women age 30 years and older. You may download from the ASCCP website at http://www.asccp.org/consensus.shtml. To discuss these guidelines, follow this link. For more information about these updated guidelines, visit 2009 ASCCP HPV Algorithm and 2006 ASCCP Guidelines.

• 2009 Cytology PT Test Proposed Changes: January 15, 2009- Please go to ProficiencyTesting for information.

• For any State Societies, National Societies, International Societies or Cytotechnology Schools who wish to set up there own Blogs or Wiki pages, please contact me. You can reach me by email at any time. (Remember....this is a FREE service to you! Why not take advantage of it!!)

CYTOPATHNET News

HIT Interim Final Rule for EHR Standards Published

By: Jana Sullinger, MD  on: Wed 06 of Jan, 2010 06:00 UTC  (798 Reads)

The government recently posted and Interim Final Rule for Health Information Technology standards for EHR (electronic health record) development. You can read more about this at this link http://bit.ly/7OxNt3. I will be creating a page dedicated to this information on this site later, so stay tuned. It will be located at HITECH.

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Happy Holidays!

By: Jana Sullinger, MD  on: Wed 23 of Dec, 2009 03:54 UTC  (937 Reads)

Wishing all of our users from across the globe a very merry and joyous Holiday Season with the hope for all across the world. Please share this Dove of Peace most graciously submitted by Roberta Joseph from Youngstown, Ohio. Please add your Holiday and New Year wishes for your colleagues around the world here, by adding a comment. Be safe and of good cheer!!

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Site Upgrade Performed- Google Friend Connect Social Bar Added

By: Jana Sullinger, MD  on: Fri 27 of Nov, 2009 08:22 UTC  (1589 Reads)

We upgraded to Tikiwiki 4.0. This upgrade included security and feature enhancements. In addition, you will see at the bottom of your browser, a Google Friend Connect social toolbar. Please feel free to join up. This will allow you to connect with other CYTOPATHNETeer's while browsing CYTOPATHNET. You can also leave comments here as well.

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New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

By: Jana Sullinger, MD  on: Fri 20 of Nov, 2009 15:33 UTC  (1350 Reads)

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ACOG Releases New "First Pap" Test Recommendations Read the ACOG Release here. Read the article in the New York Times.

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Site Upgrade Performed

By: Jana Sullinger, MD  on: Sat 14 of Nov, 2009 23:59 UTC  (1427 Reads)

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We upgraded to Tikiwiki 3.3. We also modified the site style. The prior style does not format correctly with this latest version. However, this new style should be easy to read as well.

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Items of Interest

• Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007: Current Bill Status
• 2006 Cytology PT Educational Status Continues: Sanctions for 2006 Suspended (http://cytopathnet.org/article45)
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Site Content

For anyone interested in posting content to CYTOPATHNET, please send me a message and I will make sure you have the right permissions assigned.

I have begun recreating much of the prior content out of the old site into a new format that is based on TikiWiki. I have posted most of the CLIA Forum articles that Sandra Fite, CT(ASCP) has contributed over the years. The idea behind CYTOPATHNET has always been to create an online community for collaboration and sharing of ideas. Tiki allows for this for the adventuresome in providing a way for users to work collectively on document creation, allow for posting of news articles, online forums, and user Blogs.

I wanted to thank everyone for their continued patience and support as I implement these upgrades. As you may or may not be aware, I maintain the site alone on top of a very demanding work schedule, which has definitely cut into my time that I can devote to CYTOPATHNET. That is why it is so very important that the CYTOPATHNET community GET ACTIVE and use CYTOPATHNET in the way it was intended. It needs your DIRECT INPUT! I want to thank Sandra Fite for her longtime dedication and support in providing articles and feedback on CLIA issues. This will certainly continue (unless I hear differently from Sandra ).

And THANK YOU to our users cytocox UserPagecytocox for their contribution of commentary!!!! WELCOME ABOARD!!!

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CYTOPATHNET users who had previously registered will have to register again under this new site design. This will assure that we have the most current email address for you, and allow you to update your preferences and information.

Individual users upon registering will obtain their own person Wiki area, which will allow you to compose your own home page and personal Wiki. You can also access your personal messages here, review any Forum or Wiki/Blog watches and To-Do? lists. The best way to find out what is available to you, is to register and explore away!

What is TikiWiki?

We will be putting together a Tutorial on How-To? user TIKI for CYTOPATHNET. If you would like to help with this project, please visit this link, http://cytopathnet.org/Tutorial%3A+How+To+Post+to+a+Blog.

To find out more about TikiWiki, please visit this link. Then, be sure to edit and set your MyTiki settings in order to take advantage of all of the great features of this site. Your MyTiki area will allow you to set up web access to your email account, set task reminders, upload notes and files, and create your own user web page, all about you! You can read more at http://tikiwiki.org/MyTiki.