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will be delayed to October 4th. Please join the WeChat group of this event to get realtime updated information.
Non-member: $300; Member: $200; Speaker: $100. Associate member/Pre-resident attendee, and Guest (for dinner reception only): $100. Note: Everyone shows up in the meeting, including speakers and organizers, needs to register.
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There is a fee increase of additional $50 if you register after or have not paid in full by
September 19 September 29, 2024.
CME Information:
Maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ approved by CAP-CAPA joint providership.
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The 10th CAPA Diagnostic Course is a one and half day conference that brings together experts from all subspecialties of
diagnostic pathology to provide comprehensive educational presentations on recent advances in diagnostic pathology and
molecular testing of malignancies, focusing on updates of the disease classifications, addressing common diagnostic
challenges encountered in daily practice. The course features didactic lectures and case-based presentations.
Learning Objectives:
Gain profound knowledge across pathology subspecialties. Explore the intricacies of each subspecialty and acquire a comprehensive understanding of the latest developments on pathologic classifications.
Master the art and science of diagnostic pathology in challenging diagnostic scenarios through case-based presentations and in-depth discussions, improving the quality of pathologic diagnosis in daily practice.
Recognizing the common pitfalls, navigating complex cases more effectively, and minimizing diagnostic errors with better approaches.
7:30 AM Poster setup: for anyone wants to bring a poster.
7:50 AM (Sierra Ballroom): Opening remarks by the president (Dr. Larry Wang)
Keynote Presentations (Sierra Ballroom):
8:00 - 9:00 AP Keynote Presentation: Liver biopsy interpretation: Practical approach.
By Dr. Zu-hua Gao. Professor and Department Head, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia. Moderator: Dr. Larry Wang
9:00 - 10:00 CP Keynote Presentation: From Bedside to Bench and Bedside Again:
How Can a Clinical Pathologist Contributes to the Health Care?
By Dr. X. Long Zheng.
Professor and Department Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Moderator: Dr. Linsheng Zhang
General session #1 (Sierra Ballroom). Moderator: Dr. Beverly Wang
10:15 - 10:45 From Uncommon to Common in Routine Practice: Immunohistochemistry Pitfalls in Small Lung Biopsies.
By Dr. Jian Jing. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
10:45 - 11:15 Diagnostic Markers for Triple Negative Breast Carcinoma. By Dr. Qingqing Ding.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:15 - 11:45 WHO Update of Medullary Carcinoma and Parathyroid Neoplasm. By Dr. Tieying Hou.
Indiana University
11:45 - 12:15 Application of TRBC1 in T-cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder Work-up: A Flow Cytometric and Immunohistochemical Approach.
Dr. Jiehao Zhou. Mayo Clinic Arizona
12:15 - 1:30 PM: Lunch break
12:30 - 1:15 PM: Non-CME activity (Boulder Studio B): Sponsor presentations. Moderator: Dr. Wei Zhang
Concurrent session #1 (Sierra Ballroom): Anatomic Pathology.
Moderator: Dr. Xiaoying Liu
1:30 - 1:55 PM
Fine Needle Biopsies for Uncommon Pancreatic Lesions: Overcoming Diagnostic Hurdles and Avoiding Pitfalls.
By Dr. Min Cui.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University
1:55 - 2:20 PM Common and Challenging Issues in Intraoperative Consultations for Genitourinary Diseases.
By Dr. Huihui Ye. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2:20 - 2:30 PM Break
Moderator: Dr. Qiuying Shi
2:30 - 2:55 PM Diagnosis and Differential Diagnoses of New Salivary Gland Entities. By Dr. He Wang. Yale University
2:55 - 3:20 PM Selective Diagnostic Challenges of Endocervical Glandular Neoplasia. By Dr. Wenxin Zheng.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Concurrent session #2 (Boulder Studio A): Hematopathology / Pediatric pathology / Dermatopathology.
Moderator: Dr. Xiaohui Zhang
1:30 - 1:55 PM
Clinicopathologic Features of Gastrointestinal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. By Dr. Shaomin Hu.
Cleveland Clinic
1:55 - 2:20 PM Somatic UBA1 Mutation Predispose Male Patient to Low Grade MDS.
By Dr. Peng Li. University of Utah
2:20 - 2:30 PM Break
2:30 - 2:55 PM (Pediatric hematopathology) Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Mature Lymphomas with Initial Presentation in the Bone Marrow.
Dr. Dehua Wang. Rady Children's Hospital UCSD
2:55 - 3:20 PM (Dermatopathology) Diagnosis of CTCL: Challenge and Tips. By Dr. Jing Zhang.
Carolinas Dermatology and Plastic Surgery
3:30 PM Group photos
Poster Session (non-CME):
Dinner Party at
Rio KJ Dim Sum & Seafood Shuttle bus transportation from meeting site to the restaurant is planned; look for notice in the meeting WeChat group and at the meeting site.
Defining Atypical Hepatocellular Adenoma: an Existing Or Arbitrary Entity At the Transition of Benign
Versus Malignant Hepatocellular Neoplasm. By Dr. Lee-Ching Zhu. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What's New in Cholangiocarcinoma: Unveiling a Versatile Liver Lump. By Dr. Xiaotang Du. UCLA department of pathology and lab medicine
8:25 - 8:50 WHO Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology: Review, Application, and Ancillary Testing.
By Dr. Qun Wang. Emory University School of Medicine
8:50 - 9:00 Break
9:00 - 9:25 Undifferentiated Small Round Cell Sarcomas. By Dr. Shaoxiong Chen. Indiana University
9:25 - 9:50 Cervical Lesions: Is It a Carcinoma? By Dr. Yanjun Hou. Wake Forest University
Concurrent session #4 (Boulder Studio A): Clinical Pathology, Molecular Genetic Pathology and Digital Pathology. Moderator: Dr. Linsheng Zhang
8:00 -8:25 Molecular Pathology Updates on Solid Tumors. By Dr. Wei Zhang.
University of Kansas Medical Center.
8:25 - 8:50 Enhancing Cytology Practice: Integrating AI and Recent ASC Guidelines for Precision Diagnosis.
By Dr. Xiaoying Liu. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
8:50 - 9:00 Break
9:00 - 9:25 Achieving Success in the MolDx: The Molecular Hematopathology Perspective.
By Dr. Yi Ding. Geisinger Medical Center
9:25 - 9:50 Clinical Applications of Liquid Biopsy for Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities.
By Dr. Gang Zheng. Mayo Clinic
General session #2 (Sierra Ballroom) Moderator: Dr. Y. Helen Zhang
10:00 - 10:30 Methylation Profile in CNS Tumor Diagnostics. By Dr. Liam Chen. University of Minnesota
10:30 - 11:00 Ancillary Studies and Artificial Intelligence: Are They Useful in Urine Cytology?
By Dr. Juan Xing. Cleveland Clinic
Shaoxiong Chen, MD, PhD, Professor, Indiana University Liam Chen, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of Neuropathology, University of Minnesota Min Cui, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University Qingqing Ding, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center Yi Ding, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Geisinger Medical Center Xiaotang (Alison) Du, MD, MS, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA department of pathology and lab medicine Zu-hua Gao, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Professor and Department Head, University of British Columbia Tieying Hou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Indiana University Yanjun Hou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University Shaomin Hu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Staff Pathologist, Cleveland Clinic Jian Jing, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Peng Li, MD, PhD, Associate professor, University of Utah Xiaoying Liu, MD, MS, Associate professor, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center He Wang, MD, PhD, Director, Associate Professor, Yale University Dehua Wang, MD, Clinical associate professor, Rady Children's Hospital UCSD Qun Wang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine Juan Xing, MD, Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Huihui Ye, MD, Director of Genitourinary Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Jing Zhang, MD PhD, Physician, Carolinas Dermatology and plastic surgery Wei Zhang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD, Professor and Department Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center Wenxin Zheng, MD, Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Gang Zheng, MD, PhD, Professor, Consultant, Mayo Clinic Jiehao Zhou, MD PHD, Senior associate consultant, Mayo Clinic Arizona Lee-Ching Zhu, MD, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NOTE:
Keynote Speakers are invited by the President and EC.
All other topics are determined, and speakers invited by the Education Subcommittee of corresponding subspecialty.
Subspecialty speakers must be active CAPA members.
MGP topics that are AP-focused, CP-focused and Hemepath-focused are determined by
MGP Subcommittee together with other AP/CP/Hemepath Subcommittee Chairs.
Updates: July 18th, Registration opened. August 5th, CME approved by CAP.