Who Should Attend
- Nurse Practitioners
- Specialty Physicians
- Pathology Assistants
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss updates in the new WHO classification of tumors of the digestive system.
- Identify newly described entities in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory disorders of the GI tract.
- Evaluate morphological criteria and role of ancillary techniques (immunohistochemistry and molecular methods) in diagnosis of pre-neoplastic lesions of the GI tract.
- Use screening methods for heritable cancers and standard of care biomarkers currently used for targeted therapy.
- Recognize nuances of interpretation of morphological patterns in liver biopsy interpretation and how to integrate them with clinical findings to render a final diagnosis.
- Recognize proper application and limitations of disease staging and grading systems.
- Recognize common and uncommon hepatic tumors.
- Recognize nuances of interpretation of morphological patterns in pancreatic biopsy interpretation and how to integrate them with clinical findings to render a final diagnosis.
- Describe the spectrum of benign and neoplastic pancreatic disorders with emphasis on use of proper nomenclature and reporting findings of prognostic significance.
2025 Agenda
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Monday, May 12, 2025
Introduction/Welcome
Barrett’s Esophagus and Associated Neoplasia
Mark Redston, MD
Clinician’s Perspective- Upper GI Tract
Kunal Jajoo, MD
Q&A
Break
Upper GI Inflammatory Conditions
Jonathan N. Glickman, MD, PhD
Gastric Polyps and Precursor Lesions
Stuti Shroff, MBBS, PhD
Celiac Disease and its Differential Diagnosis
Jeffrey Goldsmith, MD
Slide Seminar on Upper GI Tract
Miranda Machacek, MD, PhD
Q&A
Lunch
Biopsy Diagnosis of Colitis
Mark Redston, MD
IBD: Controversies and Challenges
Michael G. Drage, MD, PhD
Colon Polyps and Polyposis
Jonathan N. Glickman, MD, PhD
Questions
Break
Challenges in Colon Cancer Pathology and Staging
Mark Redston, MD
Surgical Pathology of Pancreatic Tumors
Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD
Slide Seminar: Lower GI
Jonathan N. Glickman, MD, PhD
Questions
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
GISTs
Jason L. Hornick, MD, PhD
Mesenchymal Tumors and Mesenchymal Polyps (other than GIST)
David Papke, MD, PhD
GI Lymphomas
Judith A. Ferry, MD
Questions
Break
Molecular Diagnostics in GI Tract Malignancies
Jonathan Nowak, MD, PhD
Anal Pathology: Overview and Update
Jonathan N. Glickman, MD, PhD
Appendiceal Tumors
Michael G. Drage, MD, PhD
Questions
Lunch
Intraoperative Consultations in GI Pathology
Stuti Shroff, MBBS, PhD
Endocrine Tumors of the Tubal Gut
Michael G. Drage, MD, PhD
Questions
Break
Cytology and Small Biopsy Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neoplasms
Hannah H. Chen, MBCHB, PhD
Slide Seminar: Instructive Cases in Pancreatic Pathology
Esther Baranov, MD
Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Pathology
Miranda Machacek, MD, PhD
Questions
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Approach to Chronic Hepatitis
Angela Shih, MD
Drug-related Liver Injury
Lei Zhao, MD, PhD
Clinician’s Perspective on Liver Biopsies
Daniel S. Pratt, MD
Questions
Break
Updates in Primary Hepatic Neoplasms
Lei Zhao, MD PhD
Granulomatous Disease in the Liver
Angela Shih, MD
Case Seminar: Challenging Liver Cases
Hannah H. Chen, MBCHB, PhD
Conclusion and Farewell