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Sunday, March 18, 2012 — 1:30 p.m. — Convention Centre 223-224
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- Genomic Pathology in Clinical Diagnostics: Promises and Pitfalls of New Technologies
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Moderators:
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Mark E. Sobel, American Society for Investigative Pathology, Bethesda, MD; George J. Netto, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD and Karen L. Kaul, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL
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| 1:30 |
Introduction: - Mark E. Sobel, American Society for Investigative Pathology, Bethesda, MD |
| 1:35 |
Keeping Up With the Next Generation: Perspectives on Massively Parallel Sequencing and Other New Technologies in Clinical Diagnostics - Wayne W. Grody, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA |
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Surgical Pathologists and the Interpretation of Genomic Information in the New Era of Genomic Medicine - Karen L. Kaul, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL |
| 3:00 | Break |
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Laying the Groundwork for Personalized Genomic Studies - Madhuri R. Hegde, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA |
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Why Shouldn't Clinical Microbiologists Have Some Wholesome Whole—Genome Sequencing Fun - James M. Musser, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX |
| 4:30 |
Pancreas Pathology in the Era of Whole Genome Sequencing - Ralph Hruban, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD |
The Companion Meetings of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), and Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) were jointly programmed and coordinated with the goal of introducing and exploring in depth the new sub-discipline of genomic pathology and how it will serve personalized genomic medicine. The three societies worked together to meet the challenge that is described in detail in Tonellato PJ et al: A national agenda for the future of pathology in personalized medicine: report of the proceedings of a meeting at the Banbury conference Center: genome-era pathology, precision diagnostics and pre-emptive care: a stakeholder summit. Am J Clin Pathol 2011, 135:668-672.
The topic of genomic pathology in clinical diagnostics was determined by the Councils and education-related committees/commissions of the three societies. Personalized genomic medicine will play an important role in future medical practice; however, physicians in general, and many pathologists are currently ill-equipped to meet the challenge because genomic pathology is a new field of discovery and much work needs to be done to educate practitioners about the potential promises and pitfalls of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic applications of genomic pathology.
The first part of the joint program (ASIP Companion Meeting in the afternoon) introduces the field of genomic pathology and its technologic underpinnings. This will be followed by presentations focused on clinical and research applications in inherited diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases. The second part of the program (AMP and ASCP Companion Meetings in the evening) will focus on informatics systems to support personalized medicine and training residents in genomics. The joint program will end with an expert panel discussion about the promises and pitfalls of genomic information technologies. Ample time will be provided for questions from the audience.
The coordinated ASIP, AMP, and ASCP Companion Meetings are targeted to practicing pathologists and pathologists-in-training, as well as to molecular/genetic pathologists with the objectives of (1) providing education about next generation sequencing and other modern technologies and their potential applications to clinical diagnostics and therapeutics, and (2) offering resources for the training of residents and fellows.
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