2024 Pathology in the Mountains
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Pathology in the Mountains – June 24–27, 2024
The 2024 Pathology in the Mountains program will focus on cytopathology, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and head and neck/endocrine pathology. Sessions will take place during the morning hours, leaving afternoons free for participants to explore the venue with their families or colleagues and take advantage of its many activities.
Features of Pathology in the Mountains include:
- Four half-days of learning, with an afternoon start on Monday to accommodate late check-ins.
- Morning education sessions Tuesday through Thursday with afternoons open for downtime.
- 45- to 50-minute presentations with time to allow for interaction and Q&A.
- Ample opportunity to network with faculty and fellow program participants in a relaxed environment.
- 16 CME credits.
Note: Both US and Canada Immigration Laws require all travelers to have a valid passport.
Objectives
As an outcome of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Identify, assess, and diagnose neoplastic and non-neoplastic entities and their mimickers in cytopathology, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and head and neck/endocrine pathology.
- Be aware of diagnostic pitfalls that the expert faculty and peers have encountered in everyday practice.
- Manage common diagnostic challenges.
- Apply recent evidence-based guidelines and developments in ancillary testing to day-to-day work.
- Demonstrate their own knowledge and comprehension via activities and audience participation.
AGENDA
Monday, June 24
[1:00] -[1:15] PM Welcome
[1:15] – [2:15] PM Clearing Out the House: An Approach to Clear Cell Salivary Gland Lesions
Lester Thompson, MD, FCAP
[2:15]-[3:15] PM Muscle-Bound and Plastic
Lester Thompson, MD, FCAP
[3:15]-[3:45] PM Break
[3:45]-[4:45] PM Geo-Cytology: The Journey from Bethesda, Through Milan and Paris, and Finishing in Lyon, the Headquarter of the WHO – Part 1
Eva Wojcik, MD, FCAP
[4:45]-[5:45] PM How to Effectively Handle the Three Common Medical Liver Pathology Cases
Rondell P. Graham, MBBS
6-8 PM Social Event
Tuesday, June 25
[6:45]-[7:30] AM Continental Breakfast
[7:30]-[8:30] AM Oops. We Were Definitely in the Lesion – and Other Mishaps Over the Years, Some Mine
Elizabeth A, Montgomery, MD, FCAP
[8:30]-[9:30] AM Well Differentiated Hepatocellular Lesions: A Diagnostic Approach
Rondell P. Graham, MBBS
[9:30]-10 AM Break
10-11 AM Immunohistochemistry in Urologic Pathology
Andres Matoso, MD, FCAP
11 AM-12 PM Someone is Obsessed with Gastritis and Gastric Polyps
Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD, FCAP
Wednesday, June 26
[6:45]-[7:30] AM Continental Breakfast
[7:30]-[8:30] AM Distinguishing Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma from Metastatic Adenocarcinoma
Rondell P. Graham, MBBS
[8:30]-[9:30] AM Let’s Discuss the Anus
Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD, FCAP
[9:30]-10 AM Break
10-11 AM What do Mitoses Mean in Thyroid Pathology?
Lester Thompson, MD, FCAP
11 AM-12 PM Geo-Cytology: The Journey from Bethesda, Through Milan and Paris, and Finishing in Lyon, the Headquarter of the WHO – Part 2
Eva Wojcik, MD, FCAP
Thursday, June 27
[6:45]-[7:30] AM Continental Breakfast
[7:30]-[8:30] AM Grading of Prostate Cancer
Andres Matoso, MD, FCAP
[8:30]-[9:30] AM Emerging Renal Tumors
Andres Matoso, MD, FCAP
[9:30]-10 AM Break
10-11 AM Geo-Cytology: The Journey from Bethesda, Through Milan and Paris, and Finishing in Lyon, the Headquarter of the WHO – Part 3
Eva Wojcik, MD, FCAP
11 AM-12PM Gastrointestinal Tract Dysplasia from Top to Bottom
Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD, FCAP
12-[12:15] PM Close
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