The Fourth Annual International Retreat on Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Pathology

Boca Raton Resort, Boca Raton, FL.

January 23-28, 2010

Dear colleague, It is my honor and pleasure to announce to you the Fourth Annual International Retreat on Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Pathology (AIMP). The reason we have been offering this course for four consecutive years (and hopefully many more years to come) is because we maintained focus on the issues that matter the most to the practicing pathologist. In the way of example , the fourth course will continue to focus on the following aspects of IHC and molecular applications in our practice: Among the >2000 new antibodies, can you offer a short list of new antibodies that I can benefit from their utility in surgical pathology? What type of IHC platform should we bring to our pathology lab? How can we effectively apply QA measures into our IHC lab and molecular lab? What kind of impact do the ASCO/CAP guidelines have on our gross room workflow and documentation? What do I need to do to ensure our lab is compliant with these guidelines? What kind of FISH assays could our lab benefit from bringing in-house? What are the most common molecular assays in oncologic pathology that I should be familiar with? What is the proper way to validate new IHC antibodies in my lab? Can someone show me real-life examples of the staining pattern of antibodies I use in my practice? We constructed the educational program to address the above practical questions, as you can note from perusing the Schedule page. We assembled a group of the most experienced colleagues in the field, including Serhan Alkan, Karl - Friedrich Becker, James Burchette, Richard Cartun, Richard Cote, Richard Eisen, Elizabeth Hammond, Bryan Hewlett, David Hicks, Beatriz Lopes, Paul Swanson, Clive Taylor and myself. In addition to the regular didactics, the course offers the following: Video presentation of numerous instructive cases with ample illustrations of H&E slides and immunostains. An open session where the participants can discuss any issue of interest at length with the audience. A full-day workshop on technical IHC is a must-attend event for technologists and pathologists who wish to dig deep into the technical aspects of this amazing field. Keynote speech by the internationally known pathologist, Dr. Karl - Friedrich Becker, on protein analysis on clinical tissue. Antibody of the year: we added this talk, which will be part of the annual curriculum to cover the most important antibodies in clinical IHC. Anonymous pre test and post test: to assist the participants measure their learning experience from before/after. On average, 40% of attendees are repeat attendees. Our colleagues who attended the first three courses truly enjoyed this event. In fact, many of them described it as “the most practical CME pathology course I’ve ever had”. We hope you will enjoy the upcoming course. It is very exciting and we look forward to seeing you there. Best regards, Hadi Yaziji, MD Course Director Medical Director, Vitro Molecular LaboratoriesCourse_Schedule.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
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