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Agenda

Friday, January 15, 2027

10:45 a.m.
Registration, Lunch, and Exhibits
11:45 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Scott Kilpatrick, MD and Rema Chaari, MD

Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology

12:00 p.m.
Updates on Fatty Tumors of Soft Tissue. When is Molecular Testing Cost Effective and Necessary?
Scott Kilpatrick, MD
12:45 p.m.
Distinguishing Common Benign vs. Malignant Hyaline Cartilage Neoplasms? You Probably Do Not Need a Consultation!
Scott Kilpatrick, MD
1:30 p.m.
Question and Answer Period
Scott Kilpatrick, MD
1:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
 

Cytology/Small Biopsies

2:15 p.m.
The Thyroid “Maybe”: Navigating Indeterminate Cytology with Bethesda & Beyond
Rema Chaari, MD
3:00 p.m.
The Thyroid “Maybe”: Cytologic-histologic correlations of select entities
Rema Chaari, MD
3:45 p.m.
Question and Answer Period
Rema Chaari, MD

Head and Neck Pathology

4:00 p.m.
Foundational Skills to Survive Thyroid Pathology Part 1
Akeesha Shah, MD
4:45 p.m.
Foundational Skills to Survive Thyroid Pathology Part 2
Akeesha Shah, MD
5:30 p.m.
Questions and Answer Period
Akeesha Shah, MD
5:45 p.m.
Adjourn

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Saturday, January 16, 2027

7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

Breast Pathology

7:45 a.m.
Papillary Lesions of the Breast: A Systematic Approach
Hannah Gilmore, MD
8:30 a.m.
ADH or DCIS? Making the Call in Borderline Breast Lesions
Hannah Gilmore, MD
9:15 a.m.
Question and Answer Period
Hannah Gilmore, MD
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break and Exhibits

Dermatopathology

10:00 a.m.
Inflammatory Dermatopathology for Surgical Pathologists: A Survival guide - Part 1
Steven Billings, MD
10:45 a.m.
Inflammatory Dermatopathology for Surgical Pathologists: A Survival guide - Part 2
Steven Billings, MD
11:30 a.m.
Question and Answer Period
Steven Billings, MD
11:45 a.m.
Lunch Served at Four Seasons Las Vegas

Cytology/Small Biopsies

1:00 p.m.
Pancreatico-Biliary Cytology: Tips, Traps and Triumphs (Solid lesions)
Rema Chaari, MD
1:45 p.m.
Pancreatico-Biliary Cytology: Tips, Traps and Triumphs (Cystic lesions)
Rema Chaari, MD
2:30 p.m.
Question and Answer Period
Rema Chaari, MD
2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break and Exhibits

Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology

3:15 p.m.
Common non-neoplastic bone lesions. What every general surgical pathologist should know!
Scott Kilpatrick, MD
4:00 p.m.
Soft tissue tumors; benign mimickers of malignancy and malignant mimickers of benignancy.
Scott Kilpatrick, MD
4:45 p.m.
Question and Answer Period
Scott Kilpatrick, MD
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn

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Sunday, January 17, 2027

7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

Dermatopathology

7:30 a.m.
Melanocytic Tumors: A Practical Approach
Steven Billings, MD
8:15 a.m.
Vexing Vascular Tumors of the Skin
Steven Billings, MD
9:00 a.m.
Question and Answer Period
Steven Billings, MD
9:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break and Exhibits

Breast Pathology

9:45 a.m.
Mastering Rad-Path Concordance in Breast Core Needle Biopsies
Hannah Gilmore, MD
10:30 a.m.
Beyond HER2-Positive: Reporting in the Era of Ultralow Expression
Hannah Gilmore, MD
11:15 a.m.
Question and Answer Period
Hannah Gilmore, MD

Head and Neck Pathology

11:30 a.m.
Pitfalls in Salivary Gland Pathology
Akeesha Shah, MD
12:15 p.m.
Updates in Sinonasal Pathology
Akeesha Shah, MD
1:00 p.m.
Question and Answer Period
Akeesha Shah, MD
1:10 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Scott Kilpatrick, MD and Rema Chaari, MD
1:15 p.m.
Adjourn

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