Conferences/Events & Webinars
for Pathologists and Laboratory Professionals

EVENT DETAILS

Interactive Surgical Pathology Cases Webinar is a live 60-minute session offering CME. Just as in residency, you and a group of your peers will consult with one another on unknown case slides or digital images to come to an accurate diagnosis. Each webinar includes at least four cases, with an opportunity for real-time interaction and live Q&A with the presenters. Anwar Raza, MD, FCAP, and Daniel Reiter, MD, FCAP, will lead this session, which will focus on breast pathology cases.

Through this webinar, you will:

• Participate in real-time diagnosis consultation and receive real-world feedback

• Keep up-to-date across disciplines and learn about current standards for tools, techniques, and diagnostic criteria

• Address current terminology and classification, appropriate reporting protocols, and challenges to resolve differential diagnoses

EVENT DETAILS

The Multidisciplinary Breast Pathology (MBP) workshop trains pathologists to maximize their contributions to the care team for breast cancer patients. The faculty include experts in breast pathology, oncology, surgery, and radiology, providing participants with an entire clinical picture of multidisciplinary care. Participants complete six online courses, then join faculty and other attendees for a three half-day live virtual workshop to optimize their approach in the precision patient care team— earning a total of 22.5 CME.

MBP is for pathologists with intermediate or higher skill level in breast pathology. After completing the series, qualified program participants should be able to:

• Understand the implications of findings from the major breast imaging modalities, and correlate these findings with clinical and histologic information, in order to provide appropriate recommendations for patient management and additional diagnostic steps when needed.

• Explain and implement best practices in breast pathology: specimen handling, assay
criteria and selection, process management, and remediation of test performance
issues in support of optimum patient care.

• Evaluate and interpret breast predictive factors test results following the ASCO-CAP
guidelines for cases representing all levels of complexity, integrating the test results
with clinical and morphologic findings.

• Explain breast cancer treatment options and their associated toxicities, cost
implications, and efficacy as indicated by test results.

• Explain the goals of breast surgery and describe the different types of surgery.

Stay up to date with the latest diagnostic learning and optimize your role in the precision patient care team.

The Job Prep Bootcamp is a fast-paced interactive review of pathology cases spanning multiple subspecialties. Over two consecutive weekends, you’ll dive into bread-and-butter cases as well as important rare entities that are not to be missed.

Throughout this CAP member-exclusive program, participants can join panel discussions with trusted leaders in their specialties on professional development topics like being a first-time medical director, managing your finances, or mastering billing and coding. The faculty for the Job Prep Bootcamp is made up of board-certified Fellows of the College of American Pathologists.

Our virtual sessions, interactive panels, and bonus on-demand courses let you learn and strengthen your skills from the comfort of home—while our downloadable sign-out templates, sample checklists, and other materials prepare you to succeed.

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

Continuing in the tradition of 50+ years of tutorials, the 2025 course is designed
to update physicians on the latest advances in neoplastic hematopathology. It
will be conducted under the direction of Dr. Daniel A. Arber at the Renaissance
Phoenix Downtown Hotel from January 20–24, 2025. The program will consist of
lectures, case presentations, and discussions designed to provide pathologists,
pathologists-in-training, and medical oncologists/hematologists with an in-depth
discussion of diagnostic problems that arise in neoplastic hematopathology.

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

Continuing in the tradition of pediatric pathology conferences since 1970, the 2025 lecture-based course, is designed for general and pediatric pathologists but will also be of interest to pediatric surgeons and pediatricians who would like to advance their knowledge in various pediatric neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases This will be a hybrid meeting, both in-person and Zoom options. Handouts and PowerPoint presentations, including case discussions, will be posted on The University of Chicago website. In advance, each in-person participant will receive a microscopic slide set of 25 cases with clinical histories. Zoom participants will receive a link to virtual slides. The cases will be discussed in detail during the conference. In addition, an academic poster session consisting of current topics in pediatric pathology will be presented. Abstracts can be submitted by any participant to Aliya N. Husain, MD at the University of Chicago aliya.husain@uchospitals.edu.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Plan a diagnostic approach to the examination of neoplastic and non-neoplastic childhood diseases;
• Apply molecular genetics to the study of neoplastic and non-neoplastic pediatric diseases;
• Recognize the gross and histologic appearance of various neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of major organ systems including the central nervous system, hematopoietic system, soft tissue, bone, digestive tract, liver, lung, transplant, placenta/perinatal;
• Identify the appropriate use of ancillary techniques such as IHC Stains, Electron Microscopy, and Molecular Tests in the diagnosis of non-neoplastic and pediatric diseases;
• Recognize a variety of non-neoplastic pediatric diseases through the study of microscopic sections.

ACCREDITATION AND CREDIT DESIGNATION

Physician Credit

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Pathology Lifelong Learning (CME) Credit

This activity has been registered to offer credit in the American Board of Pathology’s Continuing Certification program. Successful completion of this activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 25.75 CME credits. Participants will earn credits equivalent to the amount of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABPath Lifelong Learning (CME) credit.

Other Participant Credit

Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.

Discounted hotel reservations should be made at K Bar S Lodge in Keystone, South Dakota.  A limited block of single rooms and, when the block is no longer open, rooms will be available for the published room rates.  Room reservations will be coordinated by K Bar S Lodge at: 1 (605) 666-4545.  When you call the hotel, the code to select and secure rooms is University of Chicago – Pathology.  Make your reservations as soon as possible.

The closest airport is Rapid City and there is a shuttle ($80 per person) and taxis are available but, there is no Uber in Keystone. Car rental is recommended for the duration of your stay which will allow for easy access to all the available activities in the area.

FACULTY

John Hicks, MD, DDS, PhD (Bone and Soft Tissue)
Professor, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Aliya N. Husain, MD (Transplant Pathology)
Conference Co-Director, Professor of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Andrea Marcogliese, MD (Hematopathology)
Conference Co-Director, Associate Professor, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Arie Perry, MD (Neuropathology)
Professor of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, CA

Jennifer Pogoriler, MD, PhD (Pulmonary Pathology)
Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Hiroyuki Shimada, MD, PhD (Peripheral Neuroblastic Tumors)
Professor, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Thomas Stocker, M.D. (Pediatric Pathologist)
Conference Co-Director, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD

Karen Thompson, M.D. (Perinatal/Placental Pathology)
Conference co-director, Professor of Pathology, University of Hawaii, HI

ONLINE REGISTRATION:  https://cme.uchicago.edu/SAPD2025
Credit Card Payments Only – We accept credit card (Visa, MC & Amex) 

Practicing Physicians: $995 BEFORE June 16, 2025 / $1095 THEREAFTER
Physicians in Training: $895 BEFORE June 16, 2025 / $995 THEREAFTER

• The fee includes a refreshment break each day (breakfast included for K Bar S Lodge guests).
• Microscopic slide cases (25) will be provided for in-person participants. Zoom participants will receive a link to virtual slides. Power point presentations will be made available to all participants.
• Early registration is recommended to allow for mailing of slide boxes by July 7, 2025.
• A $100 administration fee will be charged for written cancellations received by July 15, 2025. No refunds after July 15, 2025.

For additional information about registering for this activity, please contact the Center for Continuing Medical Education at 773-702-1056 or email: cme@bsd.uchicago.edu