MEETING VENUE
The Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk Hotels and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center will be the site of all official USCAP meeting offerings. Since meetings are scheduled in all three venues, please check room locations listed in this program book carefully. Rivercenter, Riverwalk or Convention Center will be indicated for rooms listed. Various hotels may be utilized for registrants sleeping rooms. Information on all hotels is available on this website. Make room reservations directly with the various hotels .
Hotel Information page.
Make room reservations directly with the various hotels.
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REGISTRATION CENTER
The meeting Registration Desk located in the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre will be open
during the following hours:
| Saturday, March 6 | 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Sunday, March 7 through Thursday, March 11 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday, March 12 | 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
REGISTRATION FEES
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Member
of
USCAP/
IAP
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Junior Member
(USCAP only)
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Senior
Non-
Member
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Non-
member
Resident/
Fellow
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General Registration
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$ 95 | $ 50 | $ 140 | $ 100 |
Long Course:
Pathology of the Gonads
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150 | 75 | 175 | 155 |
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Short Courses (per half-day)
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95 | 50 | 135 | 100 |
Special Courses:
Introductory Molecular Pathology
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150 | 75 | 175 | 155 |
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Advanced Molecular Pathology
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125 | 60 | 150 | 130 |
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Companion Meetings
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75 | 50 | 75 | 75 |
The General Registration Fee is required for admittance to any function of the
Academy. This fee entitles you to attend the entire program on Monday and Tuesday as well as the
poster sessions on Wednesday and all the evening Specialty Conferences. Additional fees are required for
the Long Course, Special Courses and Short Courses. A single registration fee of $70 is required for
admittance to any one, or all, of the Companion Meetings held on Saturday evening and Sunday. The
Society for Pediatric Pathology is not a Companion Meeting. Registration for their meeting will be
handled by the SPP Administrative office and will be located in the Plaza Foyer of the Hyatt Regency
Hotel.
To register online, you may use our Secure Electronic Registration Form. Alternatively, you may print the Hardcopy Registration Form and either FAX or mail to us.
REFUND POLICY
Cancellations received prior to January 31, 2004 are subject to a $25 administrative charge. In
addition, a $25 handling charge will be assessed for each short course cancelled if study materials were
mailed.
Cancellations received after January 31, 2004 will be assessed an administrative charge of 25% of the
total registration fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after the meeting has started
and no refunds will be made until short course study materials have been returned.
EXHIBITS
Scientific and technical exhibits, book and journal displays will be in the Exhibit Hall B/ C. The
exhibits are open from Monday, March 08 through Wednesday, March 10 the same hours as the poster
sessions.
POSTER SESSIONS
| Session I | Monday, March 8 | 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon |
| Session II | Monday, March 8 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 PM |
| Session III | Tuesday, March 9 | 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon |
| Session IV | Tuesday, March 9 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 PM |
| Session V | Wednesday, March 10 | 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon |
| Session VI | Wednesday, March 10 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 PM |
Those responsible for presentation of a poster should be at these sessions during the coffee breaks in order to expand on the material and to answer questions.
Morning Coffee Break is scheduled from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Afternoon Coffee Break is 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
STOWELL-ORBISON, AUTOPSY and SURGICAL PATHOLOGY AWARDS
FOR PATHOLOGISTS-IN-TRAINING
The Stowell-Orbison Awards were inaugurated to recognize scientific achievement by young pathologists
while in training. The selections will be made by members of the Education Committee. The Association
of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology and the USCAP jointly offer an award for the best
scientific poster based on autopsy material and in general surgical pathology. The selection will be
made by a panel of members of the ADASP. Posters eligible for these Awards will be on display on Monday
morning. The awards will be presented during the Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 09.
BENJAMIN CASTLEMAN AWARD
The Benjamin Castleman Award is presented to a pathologist or a pathologist-in-training who has not
yet reached the age of 40, for an outstanding paper in English. The subject may be on any topic in
pathology based on human material. This award is administered by the Massachusetts General Hospital and
the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology and financed by a fund established by former
students, residents, and colleagues at the Massachusetts General Hospital in recognition of Dr.
Castleman's valued contributions to human anatomic pathology. The award will be presented at the
Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 09.
F. STEPHEN VOGEL AWARD
The F. Stephen Vogel Award was established by contributions to a fund created by his family and
friends. It is awarded for an outstanding paper by a resident or fellow published in one of the Academy
journals, Modern Pathology or Laboratory Investigation, during the preceding calendar year. The Awardee
must: 1) be a member, in good standing, of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology for at
least a year prior to receiving the award; 2) possess an M.D. or equivalent degree; and 3) be a pathology
resident or fellow in an accredited training program at the time of the paper's acceptance for
publication. Applicants should be the first author, or document a significant contribution to the paper.
For papers with multiple authorship, only one author is eligible. The award will be presented at the
Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 09.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDITS
The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The Academy
designates that a maximum of 55 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA's Physicians Recognition Award
is available during the annual meeting. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that
he/she actually spent in the educational activities.
The Academy also jointly sponsors the programs of the following Companion Societies whose programs have been
planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the USCAP and these societies.
The Academy jointly sponsors the programs at this meeting of the following societies and is
accrediting their programs for Category 1 credits of the following:
American Society of Dermatopathology
American Society of Investigative Pathology
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists
Association for Molecular Pathology
Binford-Dammin Society of Infectious Disease Pathologists
College of American Pathologists
Endocrine Pathology Society
Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society
History of Pathology Society
International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
International Society of Breast Pathology
International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
International Society of Urologic Pathology
North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
Paleopathology Club
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology
Pulmonary Pathology Society
Renal Pathology Society
Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
Society for Hematopathology
Society for Ultrastructural Pathology
The programs of these societies have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential
Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint
sponsorship of the USCAP and the above mentioned societies. The Academy takes responsibility for the
content, quality, and scientific integrity of these CME activities. The meeting of the Society for
Pediatric Pathology is separately accredited and is not included in this joint sponsorship.
| Category 1 Credit Hours |
Scientific Sessions
(Proffered Papers & Poster Sessions) | 20.5 hours |
| Specialty Slide Conferences | 2.0 hours each |
| Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture | 1.0 hour |
| Maude Abbott Lecture | 1.0 hour |
| Long Course | 5.5 hours |
| Short Courses | 3.0 hours each |
| Special Course Thursday | 6.5 hours |
| Special Course Friday | 4 hours |
| Companion Meetings | 3 hours each |
The appropriate form for obtaining a record of attendance and CME credits will be mailed with your
registration materials. The form will also be available at the meeting, or on the USCAP website.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROGRAM
The overall goal of this program is to provide participants with new information both at the
investigative and applied practice level and to reinforce and update their knowledge in their area of
interest and expertise. Concomitant with this is the introduction of topics of particular intellectual
and professional interest to pathologists. This varied program is planned to meet the educational
objectives that mature professionals can set for themselves and to serve the needs of pathologists of
various levels of experience from residents and fellows to the well established and expert investigator
and practitioner.
Specifically, to meet these goals and objectives, it provides a forum for the presentation and
discussion of advances in the understanding of pathologic processes and for the presentation and critical
evaluation of the application of scientific, technological and methodological advances.
CONVENTION MESSAGE CENTER
For the first time, a computerized Message Center will be utilized during the Annual Meeting. A bank
of computers will be located adjacent to the USCAP Meeting Registration Desk. A list of registrants can
be accessed through the USCAP website. During the meeting, messages can be left for them on this site by
using the computer stations or by going to the USCAP website and clicking on Meeting Registrants.
MICROSCOPIC STUDY ROOM
The Microscopic Study Room, located in Rooms 8 and 15, will be open Sunday March 07 through Thursday,
March 11 from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, and Friday, March 12 from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for the
purpose of studying the slides and protocols used in Specialty Conferences and Short Courses.
SPEAKER PREVIEW ROOM
Computers as well as slide projection equipment and slide trays will be available in the Speaker
Preview Room so that individuals presenting papers, as well as faculty, may have the opportunity to
review their materials and familiarize themselves with the projection equipment that will be used. The
specific room location will be posted at the Meeting Registration Desk.
This room will be open Saturday, March 06 through Friday, March 12, from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm.
All Proffered Papers presented on Monday and Tuesday must utilize
electronic/LCD/powerpoint projection. No 2x2 slide may be use for the presentation of scientific
abstracts. Specific details on requirements will be sent to authors of scientific abstracts
prior to the meeting.
SECRETARIAT
The Academy wishes to be of service to its members. Please feel free to contact any of
the USCAP staff listed below who are available to assist you.
Fred G. Silva, M.D.-Secretary-Treasurer & Executive Director fsilva@uscap.org
James P. Crimmins - Administrator jim@uscap.org
Linda Haygood - Administrative Assistant linda@uscap.org
Jo Ann Johnson - Educational Program Coordinator johnson@uscap.org
Carolyn Lane - Membership Services Coordinator carolyn@uscap.org
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
3643 Walton Way Extension
Augusta, GA 30909 U.S.A.
Telephone: 706/733-7550
FAX: 706/733-8033
Email: iap@uscap.org
http://www.uscap.org
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