Links (compiled by Allan Wilson - IBMS Specialist Cytology Advisor)

As there are an estimated 11,000 sites on cytology (at the last count) this is not a comphrensive list!

Professional bodies

IBMS: www.ibms.org
National Association of Cytologists: www.nac.org.uk
British Society for Clinical Cytology: www.clinicalcytology.co.uk
Royal College of Pathologists: www.rcpath.org
International Academy of Cytology: www.cytology-iac.org

Journals

Acta Cytologica: www.acta-cytol.com
Journal of Clinical Pathology: http://jcp.bmjjournals.com
Cytopathology: Blackwell Publishing
Diagnostic Cytopathology: Wiley Interscience
CytoJournal: http://www.cytojournal.com/home

Hospitals and universities

Johns Hopkins Medicine resources: www.hopkinsmedicine.org/
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: www.afip.org
Virtual Hospital: www.vh.org
Edinburgh University: www.ed.ac.uk
University of Michigan: www.pathology.med.umich.edu

Government bodies

NHS Cancer Screening Programmes: www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk
National Institute for Clinical Excellence: www.nice.org.uk
National Services Division: www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nsd
Clinical Pathology Accreditation: www.cpa-uk.co.uk

Chatrooms and forums

Cytopathnet: www.cytopathnet.org
IBMS Cellular Pathology Forum (members section): www.ibms.org

National cytology associations

American Society of Cytopathology: www.cytopathology.org
American Society of Cytotechnology: www.asct.com
Australian society of cytology: www.cytology-asc.com

Link sites (gateways)

IAC cytology: links
Cytology links: http://showcase.netins.net/web/dendron/cy_index.htm
Pathmax: www.pathmax.com
Pathcentral: www.pathcentral.org.uk

Self-assessment sites

Cytology mysteries: http://dpalm.med.uth.tmc.edu/cytopath/cytologymysteries.htm
American society of cytopathology: www.cytopathology.org

Other

European guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening