PROGRAM OUTLINE BY TOPIC

All Scientific Sessions will be held in the John B. Hynes Convention Center (designated as CC and a number). Some receptions or affiliate functions will be held in the Sheraton Boston Hotel.

Short Courses presented on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday are not included in this listing

Click on the blue program names below for more information:


AUTOPSY PATHOLOGY

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section H1 CC 309
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 1-12 CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 1 - 15CC Exhibit Hall C/D

BONE & SOFT TISSUE PATHOLOGY

Sunday
1:30 Int. Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Path.
The Role of Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics in
Tumors of the Soft Tissue and Bone
CC 302

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section E CC 312
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 13 - 20,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 1 - 27,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
7:30pm Bone & Soft Tissue Specialty Conference CC BRA

Tuesday
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 1 - 25,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

BREAST PATHOLOGY

Sunday
7:30pm International Society of Breast Pathology
Pulling it all Together: Integrating Imaging, Surgical and
Pathological Considerations in Breast Pathology
CC Auditorium

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section B CC BR B
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 21 -56,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 28 -62,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 26 - 73,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 1 - 44,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
8:00 Long Course
Breast Pathology: Controversial Topics and the
Emerging Role of Adjunctive Molecular Studies
CC Auditorium
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 1 - 20,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 16 - 34,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
7:30pm Breast Pathology Specialty Conference CC 302

CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY

Sunday
8:30 Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
Cardiac Diseases at Risk of Sudden Death in the Young
CC 306

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Poster 57,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section H2 CC 309
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 45 - 56,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
7:30pm Cardiovascular Specialty Conference CC 306

CYTOPATHOLOGY

Saturday
7:00 pm Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology
Where Small Biopsies Go Wrong - Mistakes Made and
Lessons Learned: Pathway to Patient Safety
CC 304

Sunday
7:30 pm American Society of Cytopathology
Strikeouts and Homeruns: Lessons From Our Mentors in
Cytopathology
CC 304

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 58 - 71 CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section F CC 304
7:30pm Cytopathology Specialty Conference CC BRC

Tuesday
1:00 Proffered Paper Section F CC 304

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 21 - 38,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 35 - 72,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

DERMATOPATHOLOGY

Sunday
1:30 American Society of Dermatopathology
An Update of Cutaneous Carcinomas
CC BRC
7:30pm Dermatopathology Specialty Conference CC 302

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 72 - 83,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section E CC 312
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 57 -76,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 39 - 60,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

EDUCATION

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Poster 84,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 73 - 81,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

ENDOCRINE PATHOLOGY

Saturday
7:00 pm Endocrine Pathology Society
Recent Advances in Thyroid Neoplasia
CC 306

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 85 - 91,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section H1 CC 309
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 77 - 94,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

FORENSIC PATHOLOGY

Tuesday
7:30 Forensic Pathology Specialty Conference CC 309

GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOLOGY

Sunday
1:30 Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
An Update on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
CC Auditorium

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section C CC BR A
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 92 - 108,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 63 -94,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section C CC BR A
1:00 Proffered Paper Section C CC BR A
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 95 - 117 CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 61 - 91,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 82 -102,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
7:30pm GI Pathology Specialty Conference CC Auditorium

GENERAL

Sunday
8:30 Arthur Purdy Stout Society
New and Challenging Diagnoses in Surgical Pathology
CC Auditorium
1:30 American Society for Investigative Pathology
Molecular Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist
CC 306
1:30 Paleopathology Club
Paleopathology in North America
CC 309
3:30 History of Pathology Society
Tumors of Selected Organs and Those Who Wrote About Them
CC 309
5:00 Fellowship Fair CC 311
7:30pm Housestaff Specialty Conference
Focus on Fellowships
CC 312

Monday
4:30 Timely Topics Lecture
Molecular Classification of Tumors - Dr. Todd R. Golub
CC Auditorium

Tuesday
4:00 Business Meeting & Awards Presentations CC Auditorium
5:10 Maude Abbott Lecture
Vascular Endothelium in the Post-Genomic Era -
Dr. Michael Gimbrone, Jr.
CC Auditorium
6:00 Wine & Cheese Reception - Sheraton Hotel Constitution 
7:30pm Surgical Pathology Specialty Conference CC Auditorium

GENITOURINARY PATHOLOGY

Saturday
7:00 pm Int. Society of Urological Path.
Particularly Problematic Interpretations in Urologic Pathology
CC BRB

Sunday
7:30pm GU Pathology Specialty Conference CC BRB

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section A CC Auditorium
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 109 - 139,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section A CC Auditorium
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 95 -125,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section A CC Auditorium
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 74 - 108,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section A CC Auditorium
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 118 - 151,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 92 - 127,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 103 - 135,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY

Sunday
1:30 Int. Society of GYN Pathologists
Pathology of the Uterine Corpus Part 2: Mesenchymal Tumors
CC BRB

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 140 - 167,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section C CC BR A
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 126 -153,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section D CC 302
1:00 Proffered Paper Section C CC BR A
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 152 - 180,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 128 - 165,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 136 - 168,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Thursday
7:30pm GYN Specialty Conference CC 302

HEAD & NECK PATHOLOGY

Sunday
1:30 pm NA Society of Head & Neck Pathology
Update and Controversies of Select Lesions of the Head & Neck
CC 304

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 168 - 173,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 154 - 184,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
1:00 Proffered Paper Section H CC 309

Thursday
7:30pm Head & Neck/Endocrine Specialty Conference CC 312

HEMATOPATHOLOGY

Sunday
1:30 Society for Hematopathology
Tumours of the Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues:
Introducing the Revised WHO
CC BRA

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section D CC 302
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 174 - 197,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section D CC 302
7:30 pm Hematopathology Specialty Conference CC BRB

Tuesday
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 109 - 148,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section D CC 302

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 166 - 209,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 169 - 208 CC Exhibit Hall C/D

INFECTIOUS DISEASE PATHOLOGY

Sunday
8:00 Binford-Dammin Soc. Infect. Dis. Path.
Severe Febrile Shock and Hemorrhage:
Pathology, Pathogenesis and
Diverse Microbial Etiologies
CC BRA

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section G 2 CC 306
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 177 - 178,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 185 - 203,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
7:30pm Infectious Disease Specialty Conference CC 306

INFORMATICS

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Poster 198,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 210 - 219,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

KIDNEY PATHOLOGY

Sunday
8:30 Renal Pathology Society
Diagnostic Challenges in Dysproteinemias
CC BRC

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section G 1 CC 306
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 199 - 202,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 181 - 195,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Wednesday
7:30 pm Renal Pathology Specialty Conference CC 304

LIVER AND PANCREAS PATHOLOGY

Sunday
8:30 Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society
Liver, the Easily Missed Diagnosis
CC BRB
7:30pm Liver Pathology Specialty Conference CC BRA

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 203 - 216,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section E CC 312

Tuesday
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 149 -184,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section E CC 312

Wednesday
9:30 Poster Session V, Posters 220 - 250,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY

Sunday
1:30 American Society for Investigative Pathology
Molecular Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist
CC 306
1:30 Int. Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Path.
The Role of Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics in
Tumors of the Soft Tissue and Bone
CC 302
7:30pm Association for Molecular Pathology
Getting the Right Treatment: Genetic and Epigenetic
Changes in Tissue
CC BRC

Monday
8:00 Basic Molecular Pathology in Cancer Special Course CC BRC
4:30 Timely Topics Lecture
Molecular Classification of Tumors - Dr. Todd R. Golub
CC Auditorium

Tuesday
8:00 Advanced Molecular Pathology Special Course CC BRC
8:00 Long Course
Breast Pathology: Controversial Topics and the Emerging Role of
Adjunctive Molecular Studies
CC Auditorium

NEUROPATHOLOGY

Saturday
7:00 American Association of Neuropathologists
Surgical Neuropathology in the 21st Century:
Integrating Special Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Practice
CC 302

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 217 - 224,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section H CC 309
7:30pm Neuropathology Specialty Conference CC 302

Tuesday
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 185 - 208,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

OPHTHALMIC PATHOLOGY

Saturday
7:00 pm American Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists
Advances in Ophthalmic Pathology
CC 309

Tuesday
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 209 - 216,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

PAN-GENOMIC/PAN-PROTEOMIC

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 238 - 242,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Proffered Paper Section G CC 306

Tuesday
9:30 Poster Session III, Posters 217-250,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

PATHOBIOLOGY

Sunday
7:30pm Association for Molecular Pathology
Getting the Right Treatment: Genetic and Epigenetic
Changes in Tissue
CC BRC

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 225 & 226,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
4:30 Timely Topics Lecture
Molecular Classification of Tumors - Dr. Todd R. Golub
CC Auditorium

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section G 1 CC 306
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 196-220,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY

Sunday
7:30 pm Pediatric Pathology Specialty Conference CC 309

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section H 2 CC 309
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 204 - 213,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

PULMONARY PATHOLOGY

Saturday
7:00 pm Pulmonary Pathology Society
Smoking-related Lung Disease
CC BRA

Monday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section F CC 304
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 227 - 233,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 214 - 238 CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section F 2 CC 304
1:00 Poster Session IV, Posters 221 - 250,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Thursday
7:30 pm Pulmonary Specialty ConferenceCC 304

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Saturday
7:00 pm College of American Pathologists
Quality Assurance, Error Reduction, and Patient Safety in
Aantomic Pathology
CC BRC

Sunday
7:30 pm American Society for Clinical Pathology
Controversies in Pathology: Sleaze, Graft and
Corruption in Surgical Pathology, Version 3.0
CC 306

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 234 - 237,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 239 - 243,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
8:00 Proffered Paper Section F 1 CC 304

TECHNIQUES

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Posters 229 - 237 CC Exhibit Hall C/D

Tuesday
11:00 Proffered Paper Section G 2 CC 306
1:00 Proffered Paper Section G CC 306

Wednesday
1:00 Poster Session VI, Posters 209 - 250,CC Exhibit Hall C/D

ULTRASTRUCTURAL

Sunday
8:30 Society for Ultrastructural Pathology
Current Role of Ancillary Diagnostic Techniques in
Understanding Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Classification
of Renal Tumors
CC 309

Monday
9:30 Poster Session I, Poster 250,CC Exhibit Hall C/D
1:00 Poster Session II, Posters 244 - 249,CC Exhibit Hall C/D