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The Eurocytology Project
A uniform platform for education, training and development of transferable skills in clinical cytology screening and diagnosis
R Dina1, M.Totsch, A. Fassina, J. Duskova, B. Onnal, A. Capitanio, Interfase SrL, A Badger (2013-15 call)
DV Coleman1, L Vass, W Olszweski , W Domegala, M Chosia, A Capitanio, G Morgan, A Bondi (2006-08 call)
1 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London, EFCS, Czech Cytology Society, Turkish Cytology Society, Interfase Srl,
Inbrook Ltd
Impereial College London, Hungarian Society of Cytology, Polish Society of Cytology, Pomeranian Medical University,
University College London, Karolinska Hospital and Institute, Swedish Society of Cytology, Italian Society of of Cytopathology
Eurocytology
What it was meant to be What we have created Who uses it and where What is peculiar to it Where do we want to go
The Eurocytology Websitewww.eurocytology.eu
• The Eurocytology website is a unified platform for the vocational training and professional education of both cytotechnologists and cytopathologists.
• The project is supported by the EU Leonardo da Vinci program.
• The website was hosted on Imperial College website and was password protected during validation by EACC
• Has gone live as a public domain in December 2007 and is free to access
Partner institutions2006-08 call 2013-15 call Imperial College, UK (Lead) Karolinska Institut, Stockholm,
Sweden Pomeranian Medical University,
Szeczin, Poland Hungarian Society for Clinical
Cytology Swedish Society for Clinical
Cytology Polish Cytology Society Italian Society of Anatomic
Pathology & Cytology Inbrook Ltd
Imperial College NHS Trust (RxEye) (Lead)
EFCS (EACC) Turkish Society of Cytology Czech Society of Cytology Interfase Srl Inbrook Ltd
Target groups
Trainee cytotechnologists Cytopathologists in training Cytology teachers and instructors Medical students
Contents
The training comprises of: A series of teaching packages A small reference library of
cytology slides A cervical cytology self
assessment test
Aims of the project
Increasing access to training in clinical cytology
Harmonising training in cytology throughout the EU
Improving standards of training Encouraging continuing professional
development Promoting equal opportunities for
employment in the EU
Validation
The training program has been independently validated by the European Advisory Committee on Cytotechnology (EACC)
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What is peculiar to this project?
Transnationality Validation through a European
Network Dinamic tests through the use of a
specific software and image database
Use of virtual slides Translated in several languages
The new Eurocytology Project The website was originally developed with Leonardo funding. Its use has
significantly exceeded expectations. It is now the most used cytology e-learning training platform on the web. The platform is interactive, available in 6 languages (English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Polish and Hungarian) and can be accessed on www.eurocytology.eu. In 2012 it received on average 37,000 visits and 56,000 pages downloaded/ month.
There is now a need for further work. More EU countries wish to become involved, with their own training priorities and curricula and the whole training platform needs to be expanded to reflect their particular professional and competence requirements. The materials need to be updated and enhanced. The architecture of the website will become dynamic rather than static.
EFCS, our European Federation, is looking to the website to provide the platform for a European recognised accredited professional training programme; particularly as the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Oct 2012 ratified that sector training must follow an approved curriculum with individual nations regularly assessed and national variations approved.
The new Eurocytology Project Our aims and objectives are to ensure that we
deliver EU wide improvements in the quality of the training available for curriculum development, increase further website use, particularly in countries currently not readily using the website and provide a universally accepted and relevant accredited training tool. This to support both initial and continuous training needs, provide for a shift to learning outcomes, competence-based systems and the validation of prior non-formal and informal learning.
Eurocytology 2013-15Partners
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
European Federation of Cytology Societies
Turkish Cytology Society Czech Cytology Society Inbrooks Ltd Interfase
Eurocytology 2013-15
Successful in applying for another EU grant Move platform from static to dynamic architecture EFCS is a partner (already linked to website) Linked to IAC website Translate into Turkish, Czech, Portuguese and German Incorporate translations and adaptations into national
curricula (Turkey, Czech Republic) Increase interactivity by devising online assessment
and testing tools Maintain an editorial committee Validate it as a European Accreditation Scheme
Platform Through QUATE
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Visits 2012 2014 1 visit 86.4% 74.7%
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Conclusions
The traffic is increasing year on year by approximately 11%
More countries are using the platform
More languages are being added Return visits have increased by 2 fold
between 2012 and 2014
Chapters Editorial content Academic content Practical value Comments
The female genital tract Anatomy,physiology and histology of cervixCervical cancer: epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and main histological types
HPV in cervical cancerThe Pap test: principles of collection and preparation of specimens……Normal cell contents of cervical smears, contaminants and aretefacts..Inflammatory changes,specific infections reactions,repair and iatrogenic changesSquamous carcinoma, SIL and ASCUSGlandular lesions and management of women with abnormal smears
Quality AssuranceHealth and safety in the laboratoryAutomation and liquid based cytology
Self Test
Virtual Slides library
ADDITIONAL PLANNED CHAPTERS Yes Moderately No
Colposcopy
Self assessment for each chapter
10 Virtual slides for each chapter
Immunocytochemistry in cytology
Molecular diagnostic tests in cytology
Flow Cytometry
The role of Cytotechnologists in FNA cytology
CSF cytology
Joint Fluid cytology
On line examination in cervical cytology
On line examination in diagnostic cytology
QUATE mock examination on line
EACC Questionnaire responses
Additions Usefulness (only very useful)
Colposcopy 19/32 (1 NO)
Self assessment each ch. 30/32
10 virtual slides for each ch. 29/32
ICC in cytology 25/32
Molecular diagn. tests in cytology 25/32
Flow cytometry 16/32 (5 NO)
The role of Cytotechnologists in FNAC 18/32 (1 N0)
CSF cytology 25/32
Joint Fluid cytology 21/32 (1 NO)
On line examination in cervical cyt 25/32 (2 NO
Update on the project Dissemination is strong (European tutorials, Turkish Cytology
Society meetings, Czech Cytology Society workshops, European Cytology Congress in Geneva)
Quate is an active participant French Society (Christine Bergeron and Beatrix Cochand-Priollet)
agreed to translate in French Rumanian translation starting (Anamaria Pop-Bucuresti) Russian translation (Russian Society of Cytology) EFCS to co-ordinate German translation EACC to validate editorial content 20 Thinprep samples and 70 conventional smears have been
digitally scanned, Surepath to follow. By end September 2014, 120 non gynae cytology cases have
been scanned Collaboration with RxEye (MDT cases and digital slides) Editorial update by September 2015 QUATE mock exam being uploaded