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Annual Symposium

Programme

Welcome to the Joint BDIAP - BAUP Symposium on Urological  Pathology 

Please view the programme below or download here.

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

CPD credits have been sought from The Royal College of Pathologists. 

Registration Information


Friday 14 November 2025


Registration

08:00-09:00


President's Welcome and Introduction

Dr Jan von der Thüsen, President BDIAP
Professor Clare Verrill, BAUP Chairman

09:00-09:05


Session Chair: Professor Clare Verrill


Reporting Prostate Cancer in the 21st Century

Professor Glen Kristiansen

09:05-09:50


TRANSFORM TRIAL Prostate cancer screening

Professor Hash Ahmed

09:50-10:05


Do we need to treat the prostate, the whole prostate and nothing but the prostate? An MRI approach to prostate preservation

Professor Caroline Moore

10:05-10:20


The NeuroSAFE study results; what’s next

Professor Greg Shaw

10:20-10:40


Panel Discussion

All Speakers

10:40-11:00


Coffee break (11:00-11:30)


Session Chair: Professor Dan Berney


Diagnostic GU pathology, digital pathology and artificial intelligence. An update on ARTICULATE PRO

Professor Clare Verrill

11:30-11:50


Molecular testing in GU Pathology

Professor Steven Smith

11:50-12:30


BDIAP AGM

12:30-12:45


Lunch (12:30-13:30) 

The BDIAP AGM will take place at the start  of the lunch break.


Session Chair: Dr Ashish Chandra


The changing landscape of bladder cancer; what do surgeons want

Professor Eva Compérat

13:40-14:10


This house believes a 2-grade system for grading urothelial cancer is redundant

For: Dr Murali Varma       

Against: Professor Eva Compérat

14:10-15:00


BAUP AGM

15:00-15:15


 Tea break (15:00-15:30)

The BAUP AGM will take place at the start of the tea break.


Session Chair: Dr Lisa Browning


Presenting the ISUP/GUPS Classification of testicular sex cord stromal tumours

Professor Dan Berney

15:30-15:55


High grade renal cell tumours: how to handle them

Professor Rohit Mehra

15:55-16:45


Panel discussion

All Speakers

16:45-17:00


Networking Reception

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

End of Session

 


Saturday 15 November 2025


Registration 

08:30-09:00


Uropathology Case Presentations


Session Chair: Dr Anne Warren


Cases 1-3 (kidney cases)

Presented by Dr Rohit Mehra

09:00-09:45


Spotlight on interesting cases

Presented by Dr Preethi Gopinath and Dr Roshina Ahmed

09:45-10:15


Coffee break (10:15-10:45)


Session Chair: Dr Aiman Haider


Spotlight on interesting cases

Presented by Dr Anna Silvanto and Dr Pascale Capleton

10:45-11:15


Cases 4-6 (bladder cases)

Presented by Professor Eva Compérat and Dr Murali Varma

Cases 7-9 (prostate cases)

Presented by Professor Steven Smith and Professor Glen Kristiansen

11:15-12:15


Close of Symposium