Banff Pathology Course 2023

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Reg. Deadline : September 2, 2023
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The focus for the 2023 Banff Course is Gynecologic Pathology. The course will provide a forum for sharing information on the current diagnostics of gynecologic tract tumors. The course will aim to cover a range of topics that will be relevant to practicing pathologist and trainees that includes the use of ancillary molecular studies for integrated diagnostics. During the course, world-renowned expert speakers will provide an in-depth review of a wide variety of topics relevant to the practice of Gynecologic Pathology.


Registration Options

Committee/SpeakerAvailable to Committee or Internal/External Speakers
$250.00
$0.00
MemberAvailable to CAP-ACP and ASLP Members
$750.00$680.00
$0.00
Member (Single Day)Available for CAP-ACP and ASLP Members to attend one day of the conference
$275.00$250.00
$0.00
Non-MemberAvailable to anyone
$950.00
$0.00
Non-Member (Single Day)Available for anyone to attend one day only
$325.00
$0.00
Pathologists' Assistant MemberAvailable to CAP-ACP or ASLP Pathologist's Assistants
$450.00$410.00
$0.00
Pathologists' Assistant Non-Member Available to Pathologists' Assistants who are not members of CAP-ACP or ASLP
$600.00
$0.00
Resident MemberAvailable to CAP-ACP or ASLP Residents
$350.00$320.00
$0.00
Resident Member (Single Day)Available for Residents to attend one day of the conference
$150.00$140.00
$0.00
Resident Non-MemberAvailable to Residents who are not members of CAP-ACP or ASLP
$400.00
$0.00
Resident Non-Member (Single Day)Available for Residents who are not members of CAP-ACP or ASLP
$200.00
$0.00
0
$0.00

Letter of Invitation

  • Individuals requiring an official letter of invitation in order to obtain a visa and authorization to attend the Banff Course should contact us by email at banffpathology@eventsmgt.com . The invitation letter will be issued once the registration form and payment has been received by the Banff Course. The letter does not constitute any financial commitment on the part of the Association.

Cancellations

  • Cancellations must be received in writing to banffpathology@eventsmgt.com.
  • Cancellation policy:
    • Cancellations received on or before will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee.
    • No refunds on or after .

Objectives

After attending this course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply knowledge acquired by a review of common topics in the practice of tubo-ovarian, uterine, cervical and vulvar pathology.
  • Describe the updated 2020 WHO classification of endometrial, ovarian, cervical and vulvar carcinomas, including relevant precursor lesions.
  • Discuss pitfalls and strategies in diagnosing difficult uncommon ovarian neoplasms, endometrial/uterine neoplasms, cervical and vulvar lesions
  • Apply appropriate diagnostic immunohistochemistry markers and ancillary molecular tests relevant to the practice of Gynecologic Pathology.
  • Describe the clinical utility and testing considerations of predictive biomarkers currently in routine use for tumors of the gynecologic tract
  • Describe the common and uncommon abnormalities seen in products of conception specimens
  • Implement quality assurance measures in their practice relevant to this subspecialty area

The course will be of interest to practicing general and anatomic pathologists, clinicians (gynecologic oncologists), and residents and fellows in-training.

Accreditation

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Association of Pathologists.  You may claim a maximum of 17.5 hours.  Credits are automatically calculated.

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Association of Pathologists. You may claim a maximum of 3.5 hours.  Credits are automatically calculated.

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Amercian Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Information on this process can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

Disclosure of Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest

In keeping with accreditation guidelines, speakers participating in this event have been asked to disclose to the audience any financial involvement with industry or other organizations that may potentially influence the presentation of the educational material. Disclosure may be done verbally or using a slide prior to the speaker’s presentation.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & PROTECTION OF PRIVACY (FOIPP) ACT

The registration information is collected under the authority of the Alberta FOIPP Act. This information is required to register you in the course, prepare the course material for your use, and will be used to notify you of other courses or pertinent information. The financial information is used to process applicable fees and is retained for future reference. This information will not be shared with any other individual or organization.  If you have any questions about the collection or use of this information, please contact banffpathology@eventsmgt.com.

Program

Jump to a specific Day

 (Day  1) (Day  2) (Day  3)

(Day 1)

0730-0900

Registration in KC 200 Galleria South

0800-0900

Full Breakfast in KC103

0900-0910

Introductory Remarks & Welcome

0910-1010
1010-1100

Endometrial cancer - a pratical approach and overview of less common aggressive lesions

Dr. Martin Koebel
1100-1130

Break KC 200 Galleria North

1130-1230

Uterine sarcoma - oveerview and updates

Dr. Brooke Howitt
1230-1330

Lunch Break KC103

1330-1430

Ovarian epitheial tumors

Dr. Martin Koebel
1430-1530
1530-1600

Break KC 200 Galleria North

1600-1700

Case presentations

(4-5, 12-15 min each)
TBD
1700-1730

Break

1730

Wine & Cheese Reception in KC 105

(Day 2)

0730-0900

Registration in KC 200 Galleria South

0800-0900

Full Breakfast in KC 103

0900-0905

Introductory Remarks & Welcome

0905-1005
1005-1105

Cervical adenocarcinoma, HPV-associated, silva pattern and staging updates

Dr. Brooke Howitt
1105-1130

Break KC 200 Galleria North

1130-1230

In situ and invasive vulvar carcinoma

Dr. Brooke Howitt
1230-1330

Lunch Break/ASLP meeting

1330-1430

Practical considerations in molecular diagnostics

Dr. Soufianne El Hallani
1430-1515

Selective predictive/prognostic biomarkers

Dr. Brooke Howitt
1515-1530

Break KC 200 Galleria North

1530-1615

Gynecologic oncology perspective - current and emerging targeted therapies

Dr. Jeanelle Sabourin
1615-1700

Case presentations

(3, 15 min each)
1700-1730

Break

1730

Wine & Cheese Reception KC 200 Galleria South

(Day 3)

0730-0900

Registration in KC 200 Galleria South

0800-0900

Full Breakfast in KC 105

0900-0905

Welcome Remarks

0905-1005

Molar pregnancy and GTN

Dr. Sandra Lee
1005-1105

Placental pathology in early POCs

Dr. Marie-Ann Brundler
1105-1130

Break KC 200 Galleria North

1130-1230

Frozen sections in gynecologic pathology

1230

Closing Remarks

Speakers

Dr. Soufianne El Hallani


Dr. Brooke Howitt

Brooke E. Howitt, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Pathology Department at Stanford University. She received a BA in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis and then obtained her medical degree from Stanford University. Dr. Howitt then completed an Anatomic Pathology residency and the Women's and Perinatal Pathology Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital where she stayed on as faculty. Dr. Howitt joined Stanford in 2017. She has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters. Dr. Howitt is on editorial boards for Modern Pathology, International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology, and Human Pathology. Her research interests focus on gynecologic neoplasms and their precursor lesions, aiming to better understand morphologic and molecular alterations associated with clinical relevance. Outside of work, Dr. Howitt enjoys running, hiking, and exploring the outdoors with her two sons.


Dr. Cheng Han Lee


Dr. Martin Koebel


Dr. Sandra Lee


Dr. Travis Ogilvie


Dr. Joseph Rabban

Joe Rabban MD MPH is Professor and head of the gynecologic pathology service at University of California San Francisco, where he is also director of the gynecological pathology fellowship. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, followed by anatomic pathology residency training at UCSF, as well as combined gynecological and breast pathology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an editor and author of the 5th edition WHO Classification of Female Genital Tumors and an author of several cancer reporting guidelines from the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists and International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting. He is an associate editor of the International Journal of Gynecological Pathology and member of the American Board of Pathology test development and advisory committee. His research focuses on tumor classification and pathology of hereditary tumor syndromes. He enjoys cooking, art history, and road cycling.


Dr. Robert Soslow

Dr. Robert Soslow is Professor of Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine staring August 1, 2023. With more than 400 publications, Dr. Soslow is one of the foremost authorities on gynecologic malignancies. Recent research interests include cervical carcinomas, uterine mesenchymal tumors, hereditary gynecologic cancer syndromes and genotype-phenotype correlations. He is an award-winning teacher and mentor to junior attending staff and trainees. He was an editorial board member for 2020 WHO blue book and co-authored the AFIP/ARP fascicle for Tumors of the Uterine Corpus (fourth series) and the upcoming AFIP/ARP fascicle for Ovarian Tumors (fifth series). On a more personal note, Dr. Soslow enjoys traveling, reading, photography, collecting banknotes, learning foreign languages, figure skating and Pilates.


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