March 17-23, 2012

Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, BC




SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SUMMARY
Saturday, March 17 ** NEW Resident Workshop
Leadership, Collaboration, and Change in Health Care: A Residents Workshop for Essential Skills
Evening
Companion Meetings
American Association of Neuropathologists

American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists

*NEW* American College of Veterinary Pathologists

*NEW* Association for Pathology Informatics

Endocrine Pathology Society

International Society of Urological Pathology

Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology in Coordination with American Society of Cytopathology

Pulmonary Pathology Society


Sunday, March 18 Morning
USCAP 5K Run (benefitting The Canadian Cancer Society)
Companion Meetings
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists

Binford-Dammin Society of Infectious Disease Pathologists Joint Session with Society for Ultrastructural Pathology

College of American Pathologists

Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society

Renal Pathology Society

Society of Cardiovascular Pathology

Afternoon
Companion Meetings
American Society of Dermatopathology

American Society for Investigative Pathology in Coordination with Association for Molecular Pathology and the Joint Session with American Society for Clinical Pathology

History of Pathology Society

International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology

International Society of Gynecological Pathologists

North American Society of Head & Neck Pathology

Paleopathology Club

Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society

Society for Hematopathology

Evening
Companion Meetings
American Society of Cytopathology in Coordination with Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology

Association for Molecular Pathology Joint Session with American Society for Clinical Pathology in Coordination with American Society for Investigative Pathology

International Society of Breast Pathology


Housestaff Fellowship Fair - 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM
  Gynecologic Pathology
Housestaff
Ophthalmic Pathology
Pediatric Pathology
Pulmonary Pathology
Renal Pathology


Monday, March 19Proffered Papers
 Poster Sessions
 Technical Exhibits
 Special Course - Introduction to Molecular Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist: Technology, Assay Interpretation, and Pitfalls

 Special Course - A Practical Guide to Molecular Testing in Cancer

 Special Course - Careers in Pathology Investigation: Prepare to Launch

 Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture - The Cancer Genome: A Step Towards Personalized Therapy - Dr. Bogdan A. Czerniak

 Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM
  Cardiovascular Pathology
Infectious Disease Pathology
Surgical Pathology


Tuesday, March 20Proffered Papers
 Poster Sessions
 Technical Exhibits
 Special Course - Basic Principles in Cytology
 Special Course - Advanced Molecular Pathology
 Special Course - Navigating the Academic Waters: A Survival Guide for Residents and Junior Faculty
 Business Meeting and Awards Presentations
 Castleman Award
 Ramzi Cotran Young Investigator Award
 F. Steven Vogel Award
 Stowell-Orbison Awards, Autopsy and Surgical Pathology Awards for Pathologists-in-Training

 Harvey Goldman Master Teacher and Mentor Award
 F.K. Mostofi Award - Dr. Celeste N. Powers
 Distinguished Pathologist Award - Dr. Steven G. Silverberg
 Maude Abbott Lecture
Ovarian Carcinogenesis. Myths, Models and Paradigms. Observations of a Biology Watcher.
Dr. Robert J. Kurman

 Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM
  Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Genitourinary Pathology
Head & Neck/Endocrine Pathology
Liver Pathology


Wednesday, March 21 Long Course -Malignant Lymphomas – Building On the Past, Moving to the Future
Drs. Steven Swerdlow and Elias Campo
 Poster Sessions
 Short Courses (16): Morning and Afternoon
 Technical Exhibits
 Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM
  Cytopathology
Hematopathology
Neuropathology


Thursday, March 22 Short Courses (26): Morning and Afternoon
 Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM
  Breast Pathology
Dermatopathology
Gastrointestinal Pathology


Friday, March 23 Short Courses (18): Morning and Afternoon