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: Professor 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
Cases
Presented by Dr Clinton Boyd, Professor Abeer Shaaban, Dr Elena Provenzano
09:00-10:15
Coffee break (10:15-10:45)
Session Chair: TBC
Cases
Presented by Professor Maria Pia Foschini, Professor Ian Ellis
10:45-12:00
Close of Symposium