Solving Everyday Problems in Breast Pathology: A ... - CME

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Solving Everyday Problems in Breast
Pathology: A Morphological Approach
October 5-7, 2009
at the
Omni Parker House Hotel
Boston
Sponsored by
Departments of Pathology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Course Directors
Melinda Lerwill, MD Edi Brogi, MD, PhD
Frederick C. Koerner, MD

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
SOLVING EVERYDAY PROBLEMS IN BREAST
PATHOLOGY: A MORPHOLOGICAL APPROACH
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will focus on diagnostic problems encountered
in the daily practice of breast pathology and especially on
those with important clinical implications. The discussions
will emphasize the distinction of benign lesions from morphologically
similar malignant ones and the differentiation
of situations that require further evaluation from those that
do not.
The faculty will tailor their discussions to a level appropriate
for experienced general surgical pathologists; the speakers
will also discuss fine points of diagnosis for the benefit of
those pathologists already conversant with the well-recognized
problem areas. The late afternoon sessions will consist
of concurrent informal discussions of selected practical
issues and diagnostic topics. Participants will be able to
take part in one or more of these presentations according
to their specific professional needs and personal preferences.
Students will also have the opportunity to study a
large collection of illustrative cases at their leisure. The
course will include self-assessment modules that qualify for
the Maintenance of Certification program of the American
Board of Pathology.
Upon completing this course, students should have the
tools needed to solve many problems encountered in the
diagnosis of breast diseases. These tools include: specific
morphological criteria, diagnostic algorithms, knowledge of
diagnostic pitfalls and ways to negotiate them, and an
understanding of the indications for and limitations of special
diagnostic techniques.
FACULTY
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Elena Brachtel, MD
Frederick C. Koerner, MD
Melinda F. Lerwill, MD
G. Petur Nielsen, MD
Dennis Sgroi, MD
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
Violetta Barbashina, MD
Edi Brogi, MD, PhD
Adriana D. Corben, MD
Dilip Giri, MD
Melissa P. Murray, DO

SCH
Solving Everyday Problems in Breas
Omni Parker House Hot
Monday October 5, 2009
8:00 Initial Assessment
8:30 Ductal Epithelial Proliferations: Usual
Hyperplasia, Atypical Hyperplasia and
Carcinoma In-Situ - Dr. Koerner
9:15 Flat Epithelial Atypia - Dr. Lerwill
9:45 Key Concepts of Ductal
Proliferations - Dr. Koerner
10:15 Beverages
10:30 Dilemmas in the Diagnosis of Apocrine
Lesions - Dr. Giri
11:00 Lobular Neoplasia: A Fresh Look at a
Classic - Dr. Brogi
11:45 Questions
12:00 Midday Break
1:30 Problems with the Diagnosis of Endocrine
Tumors - Dr. Sgroi
2:00 A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis of
Mucinous Lesions - Dr. Corben
2:30 The Pathologic Spectrum of Basal-Like
Carcinomas - Dr. Murray
3:00 Questions
3:15 Beverages
3:30 Slide Seminar - Dr. Koerner
4:30 Drop in Sessions: Specimen Handling and
Reporting, Cytology Cases, Challenging
Diagnoses
5:30 Questions
Tuesday October 6, 2009
8:00 Beyond the Classic: Unusual Forms of
Lobular Neoplasia - Dr. Brogi
9:00 Non-Neoplastic Variants of Epithelial
Atypia - Dr. Murray
9:30 The Spectrum of Changes After Neoadjuvant
Chemotherapy - Dr. Brachtel
10:00 Questions
10:15 Beverages
10:30 The Multifaceted Radial Scar - Dr. Brachtel
11:00 Problems with the Recognition of Invasion -
Dr. Lerwill
12:00 Questions
12:15 Midday Break
1:30 From Fibroadenoma to Phyllodes Tumor:
A Morphological Spectrum - Dr. Giri

EDULE
Pathology: A Morphological Approach
el, Boston, Massachusetts
Tuesday October 6, 2009, Cont’d
2:15 Spindle Cell Carcinoma and its Mimics -
Dr. Brogi
2:45 Hard Tumors of the Breast - Maladies of the
Mammary Mesenchyme - Dr. Nielsen
3:15 Beverages
3:30 Slide Seminar - MSKCC Faculty
4:30 Drop-In Sessions: Clinical Implications, Subtle
Invasive Carcinomas and Impostors,
Challenging Diagnoses
5:30 Questions
Wednesday October 7, 2009
8:00 Novel Molecular Breast Cancer Tests: Do
They Provide Clinical Value? - Dr. Sgroi
8:30 Current Issues in ER, PR, and Her2 Testing -
Dr. Barbashina
9:15 Sentinel Lymph Nodes: The Pathologist’s
Perspective - Dr. Brogi
10:00 Questions
10:15 Beverages
10:30 Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry: Challenges
in Interpretation - Dr. Lerwill
11:15 Making Sense of Papillary Tumors -
Dr. Koerner
12:30 Adjournment
OTHER UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Dermatopathology Update with Minisymposium on
Melanoma
September 24-26, 2009, The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
Boston, MA
Practical Placental and Trophoblast Pathology
September 26-27, 2009, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology - 29th Annual
Course
November 16-20, 2009, Four Seasons Hotel
Boston, MA
Surgical Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist
January 16-19, 2010, Camelback Inn
Scottsdale, AZ

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Accreditation
Harvard Medical School is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) to
provide continuing medical education
for physicians.
Harvard Medical School designates
this educational activity for a maximum
of 20 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
Registration
Tuition Fee - $625 (USD)
Group Rate - $575 (USD) (4 or more per person)
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A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation. Refund requests
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Course Location
All sessions will be held at the Omni Parker House Hotel, 60
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SOLVING EVERYDAY PROBLEMS IN
BREAST PATHOLOGY:
A MORPHOLOGICAL APPROACH
October 5 - 7, 2009 Class #2914088
Tuition Fee: $625 (USD)
Group Rate: $575 (USD) (4 or more per person)
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