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Link with American society
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Audrey Olivares-Smith, Deputy Pathology Services Manager at St. Bernard’s Hospital, has been appointed the first International Liaison of The American Society of Cytotechnologists (ASCT), establishing a link between international members and the ASCT Executive Council to promote ASCT international membership. Audrey has been an ASCT member since 2005.
A statement from the GHA adds: This prestigious organization, founded in 1979, aims to promote and develop the profession to the highest standards for the practice of diagnostic cytology, including cervical smears. This includes updating its members with current legislative and legal issues pertaining to the profession as well as supporting and promoting educational opportunities for members of local, regional, national and international levels.
Audrey trained in diagnostic cervical and surgical cytology at The Royal Postgraduate Medical School (RPMS) Hammersmith Hospital in London, England under the supervision of Professor Thomas Krausz and Ian Phillips.
Audrey is a current member of the British Society of Clinical Cytology and the National Association of Cytologists. She also currently serves as Chairman of the Gibraltar branch of The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), an organization she has been a member since 1995 and has been actively involved with since 2006.
As part of her role in IBMS Audrey has organized educational talks and international conferences. The most recent IBMS conference, organized by the IBMS Gibraltar branch in collaboration with the Hong Kong branch, under the umbrella of the Gibraltar Health Authority was held in November of 2010.
It was a truly international event, with attendees from three continents (Europe, Africa, and Asia).
The Minister for Health, Yvette Del Agua, said: “This is yet another feather in the cap of our Pathology Department which has evolved to the highest professional standards. On behalf of the GHA, I congratulate Audrey on her wonderful personal achievement”.
09-06-11
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