Welcome to the BDIAP (joint with the ABP) Symposium on Breast Pathology 

Please view the programme below or download here 

Please note the programme is subject to change. All timings in GMT. 

CPD credits sought from The Royal College of Pathologists. 

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Friday 22 November 2024

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Registration

08:30-09:25

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President's Welcome 

Professor Ian Roberts, President BDIAP
Professor Sarah Pinder, President ABP

09:25-09:30

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Session Chair: Professor Sarah Pinder

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Atypical epithelial proliferations (FEA, ADH and lobular lesions) – diagnosis and significance for future breast cancer risk from Sloane/NHSBSP analysis

Dr Elena Provenzano

09:30-09:55

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Measuring tricky breast cancers (post-NACT, multiple foci, papillary lesions) and margin widths, my experience

Dr Rahul Deb

09:55-10:15

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ABS guidance for optimum margins of excision for invasive breast cancer and for DCIS

Mr Ashu Gandhi

10:15-10:40

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Coffee break (10:40-11:10)

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Session Chair: Clinton Boyd

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Spatial transcriptomics – what is this and what they suggest for breast cancer evolution and treatment?

Speaker to be confirmed

11:10-11:35

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Lessons from my (few) years of breast pathology 

Professor Ian Ellis

11:35-12:00

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Metaplastic carcinoma

Professor Sarah Pinder

12:00-12:25

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ABP AGM

12:25-12:40

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Lunch (12:25-13:35)

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BDIAP AGM

13:10-13:30  

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Session Chair: Dr Rahul Deb

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New companion biomarkers, including HER2 low assessment

Speaker to be confirmed

13:35-14:05

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Update on genomic markers - Oncotype, Endopredict, Prosigna, Mammatyper and others - an overview 

Professor Mitch Dowsett

14:05-14:30

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Digital pathology – practical experience of validation and examples of difficult cases

Dr Clinton Boyd

14:30-14:55

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What is on the way for image analysis and artificial intelligence in digital breast pathology?

Professor Anita Grigoriadis

14:55-15:15

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Tea break (15:15-15:45)

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Session Chair: Professor Ian Ellis

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Circulating tumour DNA assessment in breast cancer, will this ever replace tissue biopsies?

Speaker to be confirmed

15:45-16:15

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Salivary gland- like breast lesions

Professor Maria Pia Focchini

16:15-16:45

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Burning questions not covered elsewhere

16:45-17:00

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Networking Reception

A networking reception will follow the lectures. All registered delegates are invited to attend.  

End of Session

 

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Saturday 23 November 2024

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Case Presentations

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Registration 

08:30-09:00

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Session Chair: TBC

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Speakers: Professor Abeer Shaaban, Dr Elena Provenzano, Dr Rahul Deb, Professor Ian Ellis, Dr Clinton Boyd, Professor Maria Pia Focchini

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Cases 1-5

09:00-10:15

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Coffee break (10:15-10:45)

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Session Chair: TBC

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Cases 6-10

10:45-12:00

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Close of Symposium