USCAP Modern Pathology 2020 (CME VIDEOS)

Learning Objectives

– Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to:
– Understand fundamental concepts in molecular pathology, including their role in surgical pathology diagnoses and what pathologists should be able to communicate to clinicians
– Become conversant with informatics concepts that modern pathologists should know
– Improve diagnostic skills when assessing surgical specimens by interactive mentoring at multi-head microscopes with established experts in subspecialty areas, referencing new information in genetics and molecular pathology
– Comprehend and be able to communicate the clinical relevance of pathology in the era of personalized medicine
– Maximize peer-reviewed published papers as a resource for practice excellence

Topics/Speakers: 

-Basic Molecular Pathology That Will Blow Your Mind and Grow Your Practice – George J. Netto, MD

-Implications of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment for Staging and Therapeutics – Robert A. Anders, MD, PhD

-Innovations in the Diagnosis of Bone & Soft Tissue Lesions – How Molecular Science Influences Morphology – Julia A. Bridge, MD

-Genetics and the Classification of Renal Neoplasia: One Pilgrim’s Progress in the Slough of Despond – John N. Eble, MD

-Nonivasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Nuclear Features: A Review for Pathologists – Peter M. Sadow, MD, PhD

-What’s Hot in Gynecologic Surgical Pathology? – Russell S. Vang, MD

-Head and Neck Surgical Pathology – Peter M. Sadow, MD, PhD

-What’s Hot in Dermatopathology? – Steven D. Billings, MD and Thomas Brenn, MD, PhD, FRCPath

-The Clinical Relevance of Pathology in the Era of Personalized Medicine – Rohit Mehra, MD

-What Informatics Means to the Modern Pathologist – Liron Pantanowitz, MD

-Surgical Pathology of the Kidney – John N. Eble, MD

-Headaches in Dermatopathology – Thomas Brenn, MD, PhD, FRCPath