ASCP Annual Meeting

2008 ASCP Annual Meeting

October 16-19, 2008
Baltimore, MD

Start making your plans now to attend the 2008 Annual Meeting in Baltimore. Highlights will include Scientific Keynote Speaker Robert C. Gallo, MD, who will provide an overview of the history of HIV/AIDS research and a look at the future of HIV/AIDS therapy.

Educational Courses

Diagnosis and Management of Breast Disease:
A Practical and Multidisciplinary Approach

November 10-12, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ
Credits: 16.75 CME (optional 2 SAM Credits)
Directors:
Donald Weaver, MD, FASCP
Frances P. O’Malley, MD, FRCPC

The diagnosis, clinical management, and treatment of breast disease present important challenges for today’s pathologist. Adequate evaluation and accurate diagnoses are critical factors in dealing with the field’s unique medical and legal issues.

Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck

November 18-21, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
Credits: 26.25 CME
Director: Raja R. Seethala, MD, FASCP

The sheer volume of pathologic entities that one can encounter in the head and neck – from unique epithelial, mesenchymal, and hematolymphoid neoplasms to non-neoplastic entities – makes this one of the most daunting areas of surgical pathology.

Oncologic Pathology: A Review and Update of Diagnostic Problems

November 14-16, 2008
San Antonio, TX
Credits: 20 CME
Directors:
Cesar A. Moran, MD, FASCP
Saul Suster, MD, FASCP

Fast-paced changes in classification systems and the evaluation of emerging ancillary diagnostic tools make it increasingly necessary – and challenging – to keep pace with every area of surgical pathology.

A Practical Approach to Diagnostic Hematologic Problems

November 3-7, 2008
Monterey, CA
Credits: 28.75 CME
Directors:
Robert J. Hartsock, MD, FASCP
Patrick C. J. Ward, MD, FASCP

If you’re concerned about how you can apply recent scientific developments to your diagnoses of cases encountered in the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, this Course will provide you with a wealth of practical information.

Fine Needle Aspiration: A General Update

October 27-31, 2008
Chicago, IL
Credits: 30 CME
Directors:
Yener S. Erozan, MD, FASCP
Ibrahim Ramzy, MD, FASCP

Because the fine needle aspiration (FNA) diagnosis is often a definitive diagnosis on which treatment decisions are based, understanding the capabilities and limitations of FNA is critical.

Contemporary Issues in Urologic Pathology

October 27-30, 2008
Palm Springs, CA
Credits: 24.75 CME
Director: David Grignon, MD

Urologic diseases comprise a significant percentage of daily specimens seen by today’s surgical pathology practice, with tumors in this area representing more than 25 percent of newly diagnosed cancers in the United States.

Online Case Studies

Diagnosis of Secondary Follicular Center Cell Lymphoma to Pancreas With Endoscopic Ultrasound–Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy