WSC Spring Meeting 2025



The WSC 57th Annual Meeting

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 In Cooperation with the

Minnesota Society of Cytology

MARCH 1st 2025

At the Wilderness Resort 


Our block rate is No Longer available, but there are still Rooms at the Wilderness

Call 1-800-867-9453 and say you are with Leader #B12481

The will try to book you close to the Venue or your preferred attraction


Once you have accommodations, please register with the WSC no later than February 13th at midnight

 REGISTER WITH THE WSC HERE



Friday 2/28/2025
- Board Members and Members staying overnight are invited to meet on Friday night (~7PM) at the Hotel for networking and beverages, a Suite will be arranged or we will meet at a hotel restaurant . Location and details will be emailed to membership in advance


WSC / MSC Spring Meeting Agenda
 
8 AM Registration Open, Breakfast is Served, Vendor Tables Open
9 AM Registration Closes
9:30 AM Dr. Raza S. Hoda   Who’s What in Breast Cytology
10:45 AM Michael Matysik, DPT, CMTPT   Workplace Injury in Cytology and Pathology* 
12 Noon – Lunch, Vendor Tables Open
1 PM Catherine Bammert, Ph.D., CT,MB(ASCP)   Grand Rounds in Cytology; an Interactive, Virtual Tour of Challenging Cases
2 PM Business Meeting, Break, Refreshments, Vendor Tables Open
3 PM Faith Armburster with   Technology on the Horizon from Affirma*
3:30 PM COOP Discussion With Stephanie Paulson CT(ASCP)
Door Prizes – All registrations should receive one raffle ticket for door prizes – additional tickets can be purchased at the registration desk, along with pins and other merchandise – You must be present to win, drawing will take place during the COOP Discussion.
*Working Titles at the time of this schedule publication

Our Featured Speakers 

Catherine Bammert Ph.D., CT, MB(ASCP), CT(IAC)



Hosting Grand Rounds

Raza S. Hoda, MD

Raza Hoda, MD

Speaking on Breast FNA Cytology

Michael Matysik, DPT, CMTPT

Speaking on Work Related injury in Pathology/Cytology, Prevention and Rehabilitation

With A special Sponsored talk by Affirma on upcoming Technologies in the Field

AND

WSC will provide a a discussion on Continuity of Operations (COOP) - How does your lab prepare for electronic downtime? How should you prepare?







WSC Summer Events

June 6th Through June 17th 


Yes, starting today, Membership will be receiving announcements about WSC events occurring over the next two weeks. These will include:

The release of our Spring Newsletter (today)
Links to our students Presentations (this week)
Links to a presentation by Dr. Sundling and CE retrieval (Next week)
An invitation to our virtual Spring (Summer) Meeting (This Weekend)


Please take a look at our latest Newsletter for information from previous board meetings and do not forget to renew your membership! invites will still be going out to registered members, but we would appreciate your support and will require up to date registration to receive CE  

WSC Winter Social and Holiday CE

 Hello WSC Membership,

Apologies for the many delays to our newsletter and this announcement. The WSC will be distributing some virtual educational opportunities over the holiday season, so keep an eye on your inbox and our social media pages for more information.


We will also be hosting a social gathering 

Where: Octopi Brewing Company

1131 Uniek Dr, Waunakee, WI 53597

When: December 11th at 5pm

Who: All Members are welcome for light socializing and frivolity

 

 

More information on the WSC board meetings and our current plans can be found in our newsletter

See it HERE!