A TOTAL of 252 SAM CREDITS AVAILABLE
Listed by Days Offered


March 20 - 26, 2010

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC




ABP Self-Assessment Module Credits
The Academy is approved by the American Board of Pathology to offer Self-Assessment Module (SAM) credits. To earn SAM credits, you will be required to take and pass an online exam for each course you wish to claim as SAM credits. During and after the Annual Meeting, there will be a link to the each course's SAM test on the USCAP website. You may not claim both CME and SAM credits for the same course.

SAMs are offered at this meeting for attending:
Companion Meeting Symposia - 3 SAMs each
Specialty Conferences - 2 SAMs each
Short Courses - 3 SAMs each


SATURDAY EVENING, March 20
 Companion Symposia:
American Association of Neuropathologists
American Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists
Endocrine Pathology Society (SAM not yet availaible. Please check back later.)
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology
Pulmonary Pathology Society

SUNDAY MORNING, March 21
 Companion Symposia:
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists
Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society
Renal Pathology Society
Society for Cardiovascular Pathology

SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 Companion Symposia:
American Society of Dermatopathology
International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
North American Society of Head & Neck Pathology
Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
Society for Hematopathology

SUNDAY NIGHT
 Companion Symposia:
American Society of Cytopathology
International Society of Breast Pathology
 Specialty Conferences:
Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology
Hematopathology
Infectious Disease Pathology
Pediatric Pathology

MONDAY NIGHT - March 22
 Specialty Conferences:
Cardiovascular Pathology
Neuropathology
Surgical Pathology

TUESDAY NIGHT - March 23
 Specialty Conferences:
Breast Pathology
Dermatopathology
Gastrointestinal Pathology
Renal Pathology

WEDNESDAY MORNING - March 24
 Short Courses:
#24 Mimickers in Breast Pathology - Pitfalls and Pearls
#33 Evolving Concepts in Colorectal Neoplasia: A Survival Guide for 2010
#37 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist: Pathology of Odontogenic and Other Common Lesions of the Jaws with Clinical and Radiographic Correlation
#40 Challenging Melanocytic Neoplasms: How to Approach Their Diagnosis
#63 New Concepts in the Diagnosis and Classification of Extranodal Lymphomas
#64 Orthopaedic Pathology - Pitfalls, Problems and Pratfalls

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 Short Courses:
#06 Practical Solutions to Common Problems in Lymphoma Diagnosis
#08 Glandular Lesions in Liquid-Based Pap Test: An Interactive Review of Diagnostic Dilemmas and Potential Pitfalls
#19 Inflammatory Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Similarities and Differences Between Adult and Pediatric Disease
#31 Breast Pathology: Newly Recognized Lesions and Old Lesions Re-Evaluated
#43 Pathology of Hereditary Cancer
#56 Morphologic, Immunohistochemical and Molecular Analysis in the Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Tumors: An Integrated Approach

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 Specialty Conferences:
Cytopathology
Head/Neck/Endocrine Pathology
Gynecologic Pathology
Pulmonary Pathology

THURSDAY MORNING - March 25
 Short Courses:
#05 Practical Cardiovascular Surgical Pathology
#18 Endocrine Pathology: An Interactive Approach
#22 Diagnostic Problems in GI Pathology: A Practical Approach to Difficult and Overlapping Entities
#23 Frequently Encountered Diagnostic Dilemmas in Genitourinary Pathology - A Practical Immunohistochemical Approach
#25 Common Diagnostic Problems in Head and Neck Tumors: A Combined Cytologic and Surgical Pathology Approach
#26 Modern Approach to the Diagnosis and Classification of Myeloid Neoplasms
#30 A Potpourri of Mesenchymal Delights: A Pattern-Oriented Approach to the Dia diagnosis of Soft Tissue Tumors
#38 Molecular Testing in Cancer: Moving into a New Era of Practice
#42 Common Questions in Thoracic Pathology Consultation Practice
#44 Breast Pathology in the Molecular Era
#50 Practical Approach to the Diagnosis of Pediatric Solid Tumors
#59 Non-Melanocytic Mimics of Melanoma: Problems in Differential Diagnosis
#60 Pancreatic Tumors, an Integrated Cyto/histopathologic Approach

THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 Short Courses:
#03 Common Problems in Neoplastic and Medical Liver Diseases Seen in the Consultation Practice
#04 Mesenchymal Tumors of the Breast and Their Mimics: An Update and Approach to Diagnosis
#07 Handling and Reporting of Tumor-Containing Specimens in Urologic Pathology
#10 Practical Correlation of Clinical Imaging and Histology in Orthopedic Pathology
#14 Beyond Lean: Transforming to a Culture of Continuous Process Improvement in Surgical Pathology
#21 Mesenchymal Neoplasms of the Female Genital Tract: A clinical and morphologic overview emphasizing differential diagnosis and prognostic indices
#28 Pediatric Medicolegal Issues for the Practicing Pathologist
#34 The Large Blue Cell Tumor: Differential Diagnosis of High-Grade Hematologic Neoplasms
#36 Interstitial Lung Disease
#46 Diagnostic Challenges in Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Superficial Sites with Histologic Correlation
#53 The Most Common GI Consultation Cases: An Audience-Directed Discussion
#55 Deadly Dermatopathlogic Diseases

THURSDAY NIGHT
 Specialty Conferences:
Liver Pathology (SAM not yet availaible. Please check back later.)
Genitourinary Pathology

FRIDAY MORNING - March 26
 Short Courses:
#20 The Surgical Pathology Examination of Adult Medical Liver Biopsies: Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Informative Reporting
#29 Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow: The beginning (and end) of many Hematopathologic Diagnoses
#39 Virtual Cytopathology Challenges for Practicing Pathologists
#41 Common Diagnostic Pitfalls in Gynecologic Pathology with Emphasis in Frozen Section Diagnosis
#45 Diagnosing Tubulointerstitial and Vascular Diseases of the Kidney: A Case Based Algorithmic Approach Utilizing Virtual Microscopy
#49 Tumors of the Testis
#51 Neuroendocrine Tumors Including Dermatologic Manifestations
#52 Practical Approaches to Challenging Breast Lesions in Everyday Practice
#62 The Fragmented Fetus: Evaluation of Anomalous and Nonviable Products of Conception
#67 The Anatomic Pathologist's Role in Error Reduction and Patient Safety

FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 Short Courses:
#11 Practical Informatics - the Basics
#12 Clinically Useful Gastrointestinal Biopsy Diagnosis: What do Gastroenterologists Want?
#15 Histopathologic Considerations Integrated with Contemporary Diagnostic Modalities in Bladder Neoplasia
#16 Fundamentals of Forensic Pathology: A Case-Based Approach
#17 Unusual Lung Lesions: A Potpourri of Interesting Cases for Surgical Pathologists
#27 Inflammatory Dermatopathology: A Survival Kit
#48 Surface Epithelial Neoplasms of the Ovary: New Concepts of Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Criteria, and Persistent Controveries, with an Emphasis on "Borderline" Tumors
#54 Diagnosis of Reactive and Neoplastic T-cell Proliferations in the Lymph Node
#61 Intraoperative Neuropathology for the Non-Neuropathologist
#68 Renal Pathology - Glomerular Diseases