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- EUROPEAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF CYTOTECHNOLOGY
REGULATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF CYTOTECHNOLOGY (EACC)
OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF CYTOLOGY SOCIETIES (EFCS)
The EACC’s aims and activities include all subjects concerning
the Cytotechnologist’s (CT) profession and are responsible for
the European Special Session for Cytotechnologists to be held during
the annual European Congress of Cytology. The committee is composed
of Members, Chairperson and Secretary.
Membership
Members are nominated to sit in the EACC by the Cytology Society in
their home country; one member per European country.
A retiring member is succeeded by a Cytotechnologist elected in his/her
country for the EACC. The elected member should preferably serve for
at least 4 years.
1. A member should fulfil the following requirements :
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live
and work in the country he/she represents and be reasonably fluent
in written and oral
English
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be
a highly qualified Cytotechnologist with experience in the cytotechnology
profession e.g.
morphology, immunological and/or molecular- biological techniques
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be
acquainted with the national situation concerning cytotechnology
e.g. education,
certification, official recognition of the certificate, responsibilities,
salaries, continuing
education and associated with the national society, if existent
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should
have experience at managerial level (i.e. Chief CT, member of a
professional board,
teacher)
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to
be in a position to attend European Cytology congresses, and thus
participate in the
annual EACC Meeting and in the Special Session for
Cytotechnologists
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to actively suggest subjects for discussion at the EACC meetings
? to invite Cytotechnologists from
his/her
own country
to participate
in the programme
of the
Special Session for Cytotechnologists, to present
either a lecture, a case history, a slide
seminar or workshop
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?
to remind the invited Cytotechnologist to send a copy of the abstract
to the Secretary of
the
EACC who co-operates with the congress secretariat
2.
The Secretary of the EACC is appointed by its members and preferably
for a 3 year term of office with the possibility of re-election.
Responsibilities:
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draw
up and distribute the agenda of the next annual EACC Meeting in
collaboration with
the Chairperson.
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record and send the minutes of the meeting to the members within
2 months.
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send a copy of the minutes to the Secretary of the EFCS.
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organize
the Special Session for Cytotechnologists, when feasible, in co-operation
with the
EACC members and the national organizers appointed
to assist the EFCS Secretary.
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inform the Chairperson regularly of the progress in the organisation
of the Special Session
3. The Chairperson should :
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preferably have been a member of the board of the EACC
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should serve for at least 4 years
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chair
the annual EACC Meeting
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chair the Special Session for Cytotechnologists
The annual EACC Meeting takes place at every European Congress of Cytology.
It is important to ensure that time, rooms and other practical details
are attended to in co-operation with the local organisers. An non
member can attend the meeting only if approval is given by the Chairperson
and the Secretary.
The EACC recommendations will be sent to the EFCS Secretary after each
meeting.
The Special Session for Cytotechnologists is organized by the EACC
in co-operation with the host country. The session is chaired by the
Chairperson of EACC.
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