American Society for Clinical Pathology

Meetings & Conferences

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ASCP meetings and conferences offer lively, interactive sessions with leading practitioners and thought-leaders throughout pathology and laboratory medicine. As your virtual partner in learning—ASCP offers wide-ranging and relevant content in a variety of formats and locations for pathologists, residents and laboratory professionals. Read below to learn more about the live, interactive events planned for the coming year.

The ASCP is accredited by The ACCME to provide CME for physicians.

Pathologists & Residents

ASCP Annual Meeting
The ASCP Annual Meeting is one of pathology’s most valuable and energizing experiences in the U.S. each year, drawing on both national and international expertise for more than a hundred informational and educational sessions, culminating in rich and diverse discussions and networking on important issues which impact the future of pathology. Learn more...

ASCP Educational Courses
With a unique forum for professional interaction between attendees and faculty, ASCP's Educational Courses allow pathologists and pathology residents the opportunity to focus on one topic area in close association with experts in surgical, cytologic, and clinical pathology. Learn more...

ASCP Pathology Update
ASCP Pathology Update is always the educational event of the year for pathologists. Every year, an unparalleled roster of world-renowned experts in anatomic pathology provides updates and practical insights about recent advances and strategies for improving your diagnostic skills. Learn more...

ASCP Weekends of Pathology
ASCP’s Weekends of Pathology are compact, multi-day meetings offering a selection of important surgical pathology topics, designed to support you by offering the most current information about diagnostic challenges from leading experts in a wide range of surgical pathology subspecialties. Learn more...

ASCP Resident Review Course
Every Spring, just outside Chicago, the ASCP Resident Review offers high-yield lectures by an exceptional roster of nationally acclaimed faculty. As experts in their respective fields, they provide information and insights you need to know now. Learn more...

Laboratory Professionals

ASCP Workshops for Laboratory Professionals
ASCP Workshops for Laboratory Professionals offer unique, full-day workshops to provide you with engaging case studies, practical instruction from leaders in the field, and networking opportunities with your peers. Learn more...

ASCP Leadership Exchange
ASCP Leadership Exchange is uniquely designed to help laboratory professionals at every level strengthen their skills in leading organizational change, managing conflict, encouraging innovation, and fostering quality control. Learn more...

ASCP Annual Meeting
The ASCP Annual Meeting is one of pathology’s most valuable and energizing experiences in the U.S. each year, drawing on both national and international expertise for more than a hundred informational and educational sessions, culminating in rich and diverse discussions and networking on important issues which impact the future of pathology. Learn more...

ASCP Special Courses
On occasion, the ASCP presents courses in collaboration with other organization’s meetings, such as the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). Learn more...

CCCLW Addresses Growing Workforce Shortage
The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW), a broad-based coalition of national laboratory associations, industry partners and other health care organizations, held a two-day strategic planning session to discuss the serious workforce shortage facing the clinical laboratory profession. more...

ASCP Announces Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Recipients
The American Society for Clinical Pathology has awarded a total of $20,000 in resident grants during the academic year 2008-2009 to defray the cost of doing elective rotations at outside institutions in fields of pathology in which the resident desires intensive exposure, especially in the form of consult material. more...

Update on Pod Lab and Pathology Anti-Markup Lawsuit
A Federal judge has issued a temporary injunction in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prohibit clinicians from marking up the professional or technical component of anatomic pathology services they order but do not perform. more...

Angiogenesis Measurement Using Digital Pathology
Whether for predicting patient prognosis or for measuring the efficacy of anti- or pro-angiogenic therapies, there is an urgent need for more accurate and reproducible measurements of microvessels that do not rely on tedious human measurements under a microscope. more...

Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Moles Using p57...
Diagnosis of hydatidiform moles highlights this month’s issue of AJCP. more...