Organization of the 43rd European Congress of Cytology in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic period: A report

Cancer Cytopathol. 2022 Jul;130(7):488-490. doi: 10.1002/cncy.22578. Epub 2022 Apr 13.

Abstract

The 43rd European Congress of Cytology in Wrocław, Poland, was held as a hybrid meeting in the Fall of 2021. After nearly 2 years without in-person cytology conferences, the 43rd Congress represents 1 of the first major international scientific meetings to occur during the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 pandemic. Since March 2020, the pandemic situation substantially modified the organization of scientific meetings because of both domestic and international travel restrictions, new health standards, and concern among participants, resulting in new alternative forms of virtual conferencing. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathol) 2022;130:000-000.

Keywords: 43rd European Congress of Cytology; European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) certificates; organization; pandemic; severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Publication types

  • Congress
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Pandemics*
  • SARS-CoV-2