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Annual Symposium

Programme

Welcome to the Joint BDIAP - 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. 

7 CPD credits approved by The Royal College of Pathologists. 

With thanks to our sponsors for their support of the 2024 Symposium. 


Friday 22 November 2024


Registration

08:30-09:25


President's Welcome 

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

09:25-09:30


Session Chair: Professor Sarah Pinder


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


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

Dr Rahul Deb

09:55-10:15


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

Mr Ashu Gandhi

10:15-10:40


Coffee break (10:40-11:10)


Session Chair: Cecily Quinn


New companion biomarkers, including HER2 low assessment

Professor Abeer Shaaban

11:10-11:35


Lessons from my (few) years of breast pathology 

Professor Ian Ellis

11:35-12:00


Metaplastic carcinoma

Professor Sarah Pinder

12:00-12:25


Lunch (12:25-13:35) 

The AGM of the ABP and the BDIAP will take place at the start and the end of the lunch break


ABP AGM

12:25-12:40


BDIAP AGM

13:10-13:30  


Session Chair: Dr Rahul Deb


The Path Forward: From Whole-Slide Imaging to No-Slide Imaging

Professor Richard Levenson

13:35-14:05


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

Professor Mitch Dowsett

14:05-14:30


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

Dr Clinton Boyd

14:30-14:55


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

Professor Anita Grigoriadis

14:55-15:15


Tea break (15:15-15:45)


Session Chair: Professor Ian Ellis


Molecular pathology for the practicing pathologist

Professor Louise Jones

15:45-16:15


Salivary gland- like breast lesions

Professor Maria Pia Foschini

16:15-16:45


Burning questions not covered elsewhere

16:45-17:00


Networking Reception

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

End of Session

 


Saturday 23 November 2024


Case Presentations


Registration 

08:30-09:00


Session Chair: Dr Rahul Deb


Speakers: Professor Abeer Shaaban, Dr Elena Provenzano, Professor Ian Ellis, Dr Clinton Boyd, Professor Maria Pia Foschini


Cases 1-5

09:00-10:15


Coffee break (10:15-10:45)


Session Chair: TBC


Cases 6-10

10:45-12:00


Close of Symposium