Program – The Banff Pathology Course

Updated July 18, 2024

Time	Title	Speaker
0730-0900	Registration
0745-0845	Full Breakfast
0845-0850	Opening remarks	Dr. Dylan Pillai & Dr. Ben Adam
0850-0900	Introduction to the Day	Dr. Julinor Bacani & Dr. Steve Gorombey
0900-1000	Thyroid nodule imaging: ultrasound, diagnostic correlations, and TIRADS classification	Dr. Adrian Sim
1000-1100	Thyroid cytology: The Bethesda System, molecular testing, and other essentials for the practicing pathologist	Dr. William C. Faquin
1100-1115	Coffee Break
1115-1215	Essential elements of thyroid pathology reporting, endocrine oncology perspective	Dr. Sana Ghaznavi
1215-1315	Lunch Break
1315-1415	Case presentations (4 cases, 15 min each)
1415-1515	Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) – classifications and updates	Dr. Andrew Belizzi
1515-1530	Coffee Break
1530-1630	Utilization of immunohistochemistry in endocrine pathology – practical approaches	Dr. Andrew Belizzi
1630-1730	ThyroSPEC: Update in Alberta	Dr. Adrian Box & Dr. Ralf Paschke
1730-1745	Break
1745	Wine and Cheese Reception

^{***Note: Meals included breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks}

Time	Title	Speaker
0730-900	Registration
0745-0855	Full Breakfast
0855-0900	Introduction to the Day	Dr. Julinor Bacani & Dr. Steve Gorombey
0900-1000	Neuroendocrine neoplasms – diagnostic dilemmas and tools for grading; Mixed neruoendocrine non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (MiNEN) and high-grade tumours with neuroendocrine differentiation (NET vs. NEC. vs. Adenocarcinoma)	Dr. Andrew Belizzi
1000-1100	Updates on NIFTP and other follicular-patterned thyroid neoplasms	Dr. William C. Faquin
1100-1115	Coffee Break
1115-1215	Parathyroid pathology – updates, nomenclature, practical approaches and diagnostic dilemmas	Dr. Anthony Gill
1215-1345	Lunch Break/ASLP AGM 1.5 hour
1400-1500	Lung neuroendocrine tumour nomenclature	Dr. Sebastiao Martins
1500-1515	Coffee Break
1515-1615	Molecular pathology of thyroid neoplasms	Dr. Remegio Maglantay
1615-1715	Overview of endocrine hereditary/genetic syndromes	Dr. Anthony Gill

^{***Note: Meals included breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks}

Time	Title	Speaker
0730-900	Registration
0745-0855	Full Breakfast
0855-0900	Introduction to the day	Dr. Julinor Bacani & Dr. Steve Gorombey
0900-1000	Adrenocortical lesions: updates and practical tools to diagnostic work-up	Dr. Martin Hyrcza
1000-1100	Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma – updates, diagnostic approaches, and reporting recommendations	Dr. Anthony Gill
1100-1115	Coffee Break
1115-1215	Medullary thyroid carcinoma and other uncommon thyroid neoplasms	Dr. William C. Faquin
1215-1230	Closing Remarks

^{***Note: Meals included breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks}

Dr. Andrew Bellizzi

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) – classifications and updates
Utilization of immunohistochemistry in endocrine pathology – practical approaches
Neuroendocrine neoplasms – diagnostic dilemmas and tools for grading
Mixed neuroendocrine non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (MiNEN) and high-grade tumours with neuroendocrine differentiation (NET vs. NEC vs. Adenocarcinoma)
Participation and discussion of case presentations

Dr. Bill Faquin

Updates on NIFTP and other follicular- patterned thyroid neoplasms
Medullary thyroid carcinoma and other uncommon thyroid neoplasms
Thyroid cytology: The Bethesda System, molecular testing, and other essentials for the practicing pathologist
Participation and discussion of case presentations

Dr. Anthony Gill

Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma – updates, diagnostic approaches, and reporting recommendations
Overview of endocrine hereditary/genetic syndromes
Parathyroid pathology – updates, nomenclature, practical approaches and diagnostic dilemmas
Participation and discussion of case presentations

Invited local guest speakers:

Case presentations Trainees/Faculty: