CAP ’12 Course Recommendation for Residents for Board Study
Sunday, September 9
9:30–11:30 am
AP100 A Pattern-Based Approach to Diagnosis of Nonneoplastic Lung Disease NEW
Kevin O. Leslie, MD, FCAP
AP102 No Gross Findings in the Autopsy Lab: Now What?
Dylan V. Miller, MD, FCAP
Karen F. Ross, MD, FCAP
CP100 Practical Challenges in Peripheral Blood Smear Evaluation
David R. Czuchlewski, MD
Kaaren K. Reichard, MD, FCAP
Carla S. Wilson, MD, PhD, FCAP
PM100 Essentials of CPT Coding: Cytopathology, Surgical Pathology, and Molecular Pathology
Susan E. Spires, MD, FCAP
Mark S. Synovec, MD, FCAP
2:00–4:00 pm
CP102 Assessing Monoclonal Gammopathies: Do You Know What Tests to Order and How to Interpret Them?
Stanley J. Geyer, MD, FCAP
Eric D. Hsi, MD, FCAP
2:00–5:30 pm
AP103 Pitfalls in Benign Lymphoid Proliferations: Avoiding an Incorrect Diagnosis of Lymphoma
Kyle T. Bradley, MD, FCAP
Sherrie L. Perkins, MD, PhD, FCAP
VM102 Cytopathology of Infectious Diseases of the Lung—the Easy and the Challenging. A Virtual Slide Session NEW
Walid E. Khalbuss, MD, PhD, MPH, FCAP
Rodolfo Laucirica, MD, FCAP
CP104 Microbiology for Nonmicrobiologists: What Do You Need to Know and Why?
Nancy E. Cornish, MD, FCAP
Rebecca T. Horvat, PhD
ST101 Companion Diagnostics for Targeted Therapy in Cancer
David G. Hicks, MD, FCAP
Jeffrey A. Kant, MD, PhD, FCAP
Neal I. Lindeman, MD, FCAP
6:30–8:30 pm
VM103 Non-HP Gastritis and Gastric Polyps: A Practical Review
(Note: For Residents Only)
Gregory Y. Lauwers, MD, FCAP
Monday, September 10
8:00–11:30 am
AP108 Biopsy Diagnosis of Colitis: Challenges and Solutions
Ian S. Brown, MD, FRCPA
Gregory Y. Lauwers, MD, FCAP
AP109 Recognizing the High-Risk “Benign” Endometrial Biopsy
George L. Mutter, MD, FCAP
Marisa R. Nucci, MD, FCAP
AP110 Diagnostic Aspects of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
Keith M. Kerr, MBChB, IFCAP
AP111 Myeloid Neoplasms: Morphology to Molecular Genetics NEW
Daniel A. Arber, MD
Tracy I. George, MD, FCAP
ST103 What’s in It for Me? Using Technology to Become a Diagnostic Hero
Kenneth J. Bloom, MD, FCAP
Jonhan Ho, MD, FCAP
David C. Wilbur, MD, FCAP
ST104 High-Impact Communications Boot Camp
Kim A. Collins, MD, FCAP
Rebecca L. Johnson, MD, FCAP
Sandra B. Grear
9:30–11:30 am
AP112 Practical Challenges in Bone Marrow Evaluation
David R. Czuchlewski, MD
Kaaren K. Reichard, MD, FCAP
Carla S. Wilson, MD, PhD, FCAP
AP113 Molecular Testing Guidelines for Selection of Lung Cancer Patients for EGFR and ALK Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors NEW
Marc Ladanyi, MD, FCAP
Neal I. Lindeman, MD, FCAP
2:00–4:00 pm
AP114 Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Genitourinary Tract: Benign Lesions Matter Too
Anthony Chang, MD, FCAP
Gladell P. Paner, MD
AP115 Molecular Workup of Lung Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Specimens by Tumor Type
Maureen F. Zakowski, MD, FCAP
2:00–5:30 pm
AP117 Problems in the Evaluation of Breast Needle Core Biopsies
Sandra J. Shin, MD, FCAP
AP119 The Role of Immunohistochemistry in the Evaluation of Skin Tumors NEW
Jose A. Plaza, MD
Victor G. Prieto, MD, PhD, FCAP
CP107 Pathologists Are Coagulation Consultants: New Challenges and Updates NEW
Charles S. Eby, MD, FCAP
Russell A. Higgins, MD, FCAP
Vandita P. Johari, MD, FCAP
2:00–5:30 pm
ST113 Multidisciplinary Approach to Endocrine Pathology
James D. Faix, MD, FCAP
Jason D. Merker, MD, PhD, FCAP
Peter M. Sadow, MD, PhD, FCAP
6:30–8:30 pm
VM108 Practical Tips for Diagnosing Difficult Melanocytic Lesions: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What to Do Next
(Note: For Residents Only)
Maxwell A. Fung, MD, FCAP
VM109 After Hours Dialogue With the Neurosurgeon NEW
(Note: For Residents Only)
Cynthia T. Welsh, MD, FCAP
Tuesday, September 11
8:00–11:30 am
ST106 The Visible Pathologist NEW
M. Elizabeth H. Hammond, MD, FCAP
Stephen P. Naber, MD, PhD, FCAP
Thomas M. Wheeler, MD, FCAP
9:30–11:30 am
AP123 Challenges and Pitfalls in Head and Neck Cytopathology NEW
Zubair W. Baloch, MD, PhD, FCAP
William C. Faquin, MD, PhD, FCAP
2:00-4:00 pm
AP125 Diagnostic Histopathology of Soft Tissue Neoplasms NEW
Markku M. Miettinen, MD
Eduardo V. Zambrano, MD, FCAP
AP126 Small B-Cell Lymphomas: Review of Clinical Implications and Practical Approaches to Appropriate Subclassification NEW
Mehdi Nassiri, MD
Kathryn A. Rizzo, DO, PhD, FCAP
CP111 Antiplatelet Agents and Anticoagulants: Laboratory Monitoring
Michael Laposata, MD, PhD, FCAP
Wednesday, September 12
8:00-11:30 am
AP128 Advanced Testing in Colorectal Cancers: MSI, KRAS, BRAF, and Beyond
Aaron F. Pollett, MD
Wade S. Samowitz, MD
AP129 Recurring Problems in Pulmonary and Pleural Pathology
Andrew M. Churg, MD, PhD
AP130 Practical Prognostication for Head and Neck Neoplasia NEW
Margaret Brandwein-Gensler, MD
PM108 You Can Do It—Solutions for Common Problems for Laboratory Directors NEW
Paul Bachner, MD, FCAP
David S. Wilkinson, MD, PhD, FCAP
1:00–3:00 pm
AP132 Application of Molecular Methods in the Diagnosis and Targeted Management of Soft Tissue Neoplasms NEW
Markku M. Miettinen, MD
Eduardo V. Zambrano, MD, FCAP
AP133 Infectious Disease Challenges in Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
Abdelmonem A. Elhosseiny, MD, FCAP
Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, FCAP