The 15th Annual EFCS Cytopathology Tutorial was held in Wroclaw (Poland) on 23-27 September. The event was chaired by Giovanni Negri and co-chaired by Arrigo Capitanio, and the local host was Pawel Gajdzis. The tutorial followed the classic format based on on-site microscopy workshops and lectures covering the most important topics in cytopathology. Virtual slides were made available to participants in advance and were discussed live at the end of each microscopy workshop using the eurocytology.cloud platform. Nine tutors from Poland, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Finland and Germany were involved in the lectures, which covered eleven different topics: urine, breast, thyroid, respiratory tract, pancreas, serous effusion, salivary gland, lymphnodes and gynecological cytology. Lectures on ROSE, molecular and digital cytology and HPV were also included. Social activities included a welcome party and a get-together dinner in the beautiful city of Wroclaw.
The participants (cytotechnologists, residents and pathologists) came from 14 different countries (Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine), and were a highly interested, interactive and receptive international group. The lectures were recorded, and participants will receive a link to view the presentations again.
Feedback from participants was very positive, with most rating the quality of the event as excellent and extremely useful. Overall, 100% of participants would recommend a future tutorial to a colleague and found the virtual slides helpful. Most participants rated the quality of lectures and workshops as excellent.
In summary, it was again a very successful tutorial and a motivation to continue organizing these events in future years.
