Contents:

The course will be divided into two major parts. The first two days will cover Anatomical Pathology and will offer an optional histopathology slide review. The last three days will be devoted to Clinical Pathology. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 7:00 Registration and Breakfast 7:45 Anatomic Pathology — Non-neoplastic Diseases by Dr. Marina Mosunjac Part I: CNE/Neuropathology Part II: Pulmonary Pathology Part III: Cardiovascular Pathology Part IV: Liver Part V: GI Tract 9:45 Break 10:00 Anatomic Pathology — Non-neoplastic Diseases Continued by Dr. Marina Mosunjac Part VI: Placental Pathology Part VII: Female Genital Tract Part VIII: Endocrine Pathology Part IX: Kidney Pathology 11:00 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. Marina Mosunjac 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Cytopathology by Dr. Fang Fan Part I: Pap Smear (Cervical and Vaginal Cytology) - Squamous Lesions, Glandular Lesions, and Quality Control and Quality Assurance Part II: Non-gyn Cytology - Respiratory Tract, Urine and Bladder Washings, Effusions and Peritoneal Washings, and Cerebrospinal Fluid 3:00 Break 3:15 Cytopathology Continued by Dr. Fang Fan Part III: Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology – Breast, Thyroid, Salivary Gland, Lymph Nodes, Liver, Pancreas, Kidney and Adrenal Gland 4:15 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. Fang Fan 5:15 Break 5:30 Optional Histopathology Slide Review by Dr. Ivan Damjanov 7:00 Adjourn FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 7:00 Registration and Breakfast 7:45 Hematology including Coagulation Disorders by Dr. Fred Lucas Part I: Pathology of Red Blood Cells Part II: Pathology of White Blood Cells 9:45 Break 10:00 Hematology including Coagulation Disorders Continued by Dr. Fred Lucas Part III: Pathology of Coagulation 11:00 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. Fred Lucas 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Blood Transfusion by Dr. Sally A. Campbell-Lee Part I: Blood Donation and Blood Components Part II: Pre-transfusion Testing 3:00 Break 3:15 Blood Transfusion Continued by Dr. Sally A. Campbell-Lee Part III: Transfusion Reactions and Clinical Transfusion Medicine 4:15 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. Sally A. Campbell-Lee 5:15 Break 5:30 Wine and Cheese Reception 7:00 Adjourn SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 7:00 Registration and Breakfast 7:45 Clinical Chemistry by Dr. Nikola Baumann Part I: Laboratory Operations: Methods, Statistics, and Quality Management Part II: Lipids, Proteins, and Enzymes Part III: Water, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Metabolism 9:45 Break 10:00 Clinical Chemistry Continued by Dr. Nikola Baumann Part IV: Endocrine Disorders and Hormones Part V: Clinical Toxicology and Therapeutic Drugs 11:00 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. Nikola Baumann 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Molecular Biology by Dr. Michael Datto Part I: Medical Genetics and Inherited Diseases Part II: Neoplastic Molecular Pathology 3:00 Break 3:15 Molecular Biology Continued by Dr. Michael Datto Part III: Neoplastic Molecular Pathology Continued 4:15 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. Michael Datto 5:15 Adjourn SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 7:00 Registration and Breakfast 7:45 Microbiology by Dr.William Janda Part I: Bacterial Infections Part II: Viral Infections 9:45 Break 10:00 Microbiology Continued by Dr. William Janda Part III: Fungal Infections Part IV: Parasitic Infections 11:00 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. William Janda 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Management, Quality Assurance and Organization of the Laboratory by Dr. Stephen S. Raab Part I: Logistics of Laboratory Planning and Management Part II: Quality Assurance 3:00 Break 3:15 Management, Quality Assurance and Organization of the Laboratory Continued by Dr. Stephen S. Raab Part III: Organization of Laboratory Services 4:15 Interactive Q & A with Audience Response System by Dr. Stephen S. Raab 5:15 Adjourn

Speakers

WORLD-RENOWNED COURSE DIRECTOR Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD Professor of Pathology, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas Dr. Damjanov is a diagnostic pathologist, scientist, and the author of many medical textbooks. Recognized nationally as an outstanding educator, editor, and author, Dr. Damjanov has received several awards for teaching, including the Third Tom Ken Award of the Group on Research in Pathology Education. He served and still serves on the Editorial Board of several leading Pathology journals and was the co-editor of the 10th Edition of Anderson’s Pathology. Among others he also published the most popular book Pathology Secrets and co-edited the Rosai-Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology Review Featuring Expert Faculty Nikola Baumann, PhD Director of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Assistant Professor of Pathology University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Sally A. Campbell-Lee, MD Assistant Professor Department of Pathology Director, Transfusion Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Michael Datto, MD Director DUHS Clinical Molecular Pathology Duke University, Durham, NC Fang Fan, MD, PhD Director of Cytopathology Associate Professor Department of Pathology The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS Cheryl Hanau, MD Professor and Staff Pathologist Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA William M. Janda, PhD, D(ABMM) Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Department of Pathology University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Andre Kajdacsy-Balla,MD, PhD Professor and Director of Transdisciplinary Pathology Department of Pathology University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Fred Lucas, MD Associate Professor and Director of Surgical Pathology University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Marina Mosunjac, MD Director of Surgical Pathology at Grady Memorial Hospital Emory University Department of Pathology, Atlanta, GA Stephen S. Raab, MD Professor, Department of Pathology University of Colorado School of Health Sciences, Denver, CO