title: Training, credentialing and re-credentialing for the performance of a thyroid FNA: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference.
abstract: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored the NCI Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) State of the Science Conference on October 22-23, 2007 in Bethesda, MD. The 2-day meeting was accompanied by a permanent informational website and several on-line discussion periods between May 1 and December 15, 2007 (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov). This document summarizes matters regarding training for the performance of thyroid FNA via palpation; training for the performance of thyroid FNA via ultrasound imaging, and credentialing/re-credentialing for the performance of a thyroid FNA. (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov/pages/info/agenda/)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-1785, USA. britt-marie.ljung@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Britt-Marie E
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ljung
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: Ernest L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mazzaferri
authors.forename: Yolanda C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Oertel
authors.forename: Samuel A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waisman
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003406:Credentialing; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation; D013038:Specialization; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography