CAP’s Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (USFNA) Advanced Practical Pathology Program

The CAP’s USFNA Advanced Practical Pathology Program is a new and narrow-focused program focusing on both Thyroid and Breast.

What Participants Are Saying:
    “Enjoyed having time to practice with experts.”
    “The phantoms were neat and really do mimic real patient lumps”
    “Learned several new things including mistakes I was making.”

As a result of completing this program, you will be able to:

• Before, during, and after the USFNA procedure, provide the appropriate level of patient communication resulting in a successful sampling from the identified lesion(s).
  
   
• Using interview techniques, findings from a physical examination, and past medical histories, correlate evidence to findings in ultrasound.
  
   
• From obtained samples, create a slide smear that includes evenly spread, preserved cells.
  
   
• Understand the basics of ultrasound physics, transducers and ultrasound image patterns such as artifacts.
  
   
• Correctly operate ultrasound equipment to identify neck anatomy and guide a needle into a lesion in a phantom device.
  
   
• From provided images, identify the sonographic criteria, diagnostic status (e.g. benign, malignant, indeterminate) and parts of the lesion to sample.

Upcoming Programs/Course Offerings

2012 - Intensive Workshop

• March 10–11, 2012
  San Francisco, CA

To apply for the program, please complete and return both the USFNA AP³ Program Application Form (PDF, 1.8 MB) and the Registration Form (PDF, 68 KB).