2026 Banff Pathology Course Program

Thursday | Friday | Saturday

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

0700-0800
Registration in Max Bell Central Foyer

0700-0800
Full Breakfast in Max Bell 251/253

0800-0815
Introductory Remarks & Welcome in Max Bell Auditorium

0815-0915
Dr. Gregory Lauwers
Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus: Pathologic Pitfalls and Utility of p53 Immunohistochemistry

0915-1015
Drs. Paul Belletrutti and Konstantin Koro
State of the Art in Minimally Invasive GI Tissue Resection

1015-1030
Break in Max Bell Central Foyer

1030-1130
Dr. John Hart
Colonic Polyps & Serrated Lesions: Where Can Surgical Pathologists Actually Impact Patient Care?

1130-1230
Dr. Becky Phillips
Overview of updates to the GI WHO, 6th Edition

1230-1330
Lunch Break in Max Bell 251/253

1330-1430
Dr. Gregory Lauwers
The Gastric Polyp Parade: Sorting the Innocent from the Insidious—One Bump at a Time!

1430-1630
Trainee-Led Case Presentations

Dr. Sundeen Basran
A Gastric Epithelioid Neoplasm: Following DOG1 To The Wrong Ball

Dr. Austin Laing
The Diagnostic Shapeshifter: A Dilemma in Upper GI Pathology

Dr. Noah Pardell
Malignant Gastrointestinal Neuroectodermal Tumour: A Case-Based Diagnostic Approach To An S100/SOX10-positive GI Neoplasm

Dr. Stephanie Seetal
The Signet Ring Impostor: Mimickers of Primary Colorectal Malignancy

1730
Wine & Cheese Reception in Max Bell 253

Friday, September 11, 2026

0700-0800
Registration in Max Bell Central Foyer

0700-0800
Full Breakfast in Max Bell 251/253

0800-0815
Introductory Remarks & Welcome in Max Bell Auditorium

0815-0915
Dr. Gregory Lauwers
Upper GI Inflammatory Disease: A Case-Based Review Focusing on Iatrogenic and Non-Infectious Etiologies

0915-1015
Dr. Rish Pai
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Colorectal Cancer But Were Afraid To Ask – Part 1

1015-1030
Break in Max Bell Central Foyer

1030-1130
Dr. Rish Pai
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Colorectal Cancer But Were Afraid To Ask – Part 2

1130-1230
Dr. Peter Dromparis
Common Cholecystic Conundrums

1230-1400
Lunch Break in Vistas Dining Room

1230-1400
ASLP Members Only – ASLP Annual Meeting in Max Bell 253

1400-1500
Dr. John Hart
Biopsy Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and IBD-associated Dysplasia

1500-1600
Dr. Rhiannon Brett
New WHO 6th Ed. Entities and Mimics: Colonic Intramucosal Carcinoma and Lymphoglandular Complex-Like Adenocarcinoma

Dr. Conrad Moher
New WHO 6th Ed Entities and Mimics: Esophageal Epidermoid Metaplasia and Low-grade Tubuloglandular Adenocarcinoma

Saturday, September 12, 2026

0700-0800
Registration in Max Bell Central Foyer

0700-0800
Full Breakfast in Max Bell 251/253

0800-0815
Introductory Remarks & Welcome in Max Bell Auditorium

0815-0915
Dr. Parham Minoo
Triage in the Gut: When to Work Up and When to Refer – A Practical Approach to Hematopathology Challenges in Daily GI Biopsies

0915-1015
Dr. Rish Pai
Cracking The Code On Appendiceal Neoplasia

1015-1030
Break in Max Bell Central Foyer

1030-1130
Dr. John Hart
Non-IBD Colitis: So Many Choices!

1130-1230
Drs. Cheryl Mather and Justin Bateman
Molecular Pathology and Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Pathology

1230
Closing Remarks in Max Bell Auditorium