April 28-May 1, 2011
Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada

COURSE FACULTY, TOPICS AND DAILY SCHEDULE


THURSDAY - April 28th
2:15 P.M. Registration Opens
3:00 - 3:10 Welcome and Faculty introduction
3:10 - 6:30 Breast Pathology: Newly Recognized Lesions and Old Lesions Re-Evaluated - Stuart J Schnitt and Laura C. Collins
  •   Problematic in situ Lesions
  •   Papillary Lesions
  •   Spindle Cell and Vacular Lesions
7:00 Welcome Reception for Registrants and Accompanying Persons
FRIDAY - April 29th
7:00 - 7:50 Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:50 - 8:00 Welcome and Faculty introductions
8:00 - 11:30 Surface Epithelial Neoplasms of the Ovary: New Concepts of Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Criteria, and Persistent Controversies, with an Emphasis on "Borderline" Tumors - Robert J. Kurman, Brigitte M. Ronnett, and Russell S. Vang
  •   Current Concepts of Ovarian Serous Carcinomas and Borderline Tumors, and Criteria Distinguishing Non-Invasive from Invasive Implants
  •   Distinction of Primary and Secondary Mucinous Tumors of the Ovary
  •   Diagnostic Problems Associated with Endometrioid, Clear Cell and Transitional Cell Ovarian Tumors
9:30 - 9:45 Question and Answer Session
9:45 - 10:00 BREAK
11:30 -1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 4:30 Handling and Reporting of Tumor-Containing Specimens in Urologic Pathology - David Grignon and John N. Eble
  •   Staging Issues in Renal Cell Carcinomas
  •   Reporting of Bladder Cancer Specimens
  •   Contemporary Gleason Grading
2:30 - 2:45 Question and Answer Session
2:45 - 3:00 BREAK
Saturday - April 30th
7:00 - 7:50 Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:50 – 8:00 Welcome and Faculty introductions
8:00 - 11:30 Inflammatory Dermatopathology: A Survival Kit - Steven D. Billings and Jenny Cotton
  •   Inflammatory Dermatologic Diseases Demystified
  •   Comprehensive Review of Important and Common Inflammatory Skin Diseases
  •   Emphasis on Practical Approach
9:30 - 9:45 Question and Answer Session
9:45 - 10:00 BREAK
Afternoon Free
Sunday - May 1st
7:00 - 7:50 Continental Breakfast for Registrants
7:50 – 8:00 Welcome and Faculty introductions
8:00 - 11:30 Gastrointestinal Pathology - John R. Goldblum
  •   Barrett's Esophagus and Barrett's-Related Dysplasia
  •   Inflammatory Bowel Disease and IBD-Related Dysplasia
  •   Patterns of Injury in Colorectal Biopsy Specimens
9:30 - 9:45 Question and Answer Session
9:45 - 10:00 BREAK
11:30 - 11:45  Wrap up