September 11-13, 2008
Leighton Auditorium
Harold W. Siebens Medical Education Building
Rochester, Minnesota

Description

The Practical Surgical Pathology conference will address common but difficult diagnostic problems encountered by the pathologist in everyday practice. Every effort will be made to present cases of common practical value. Participants and faculty will review case histories, examine case images, and formulate the diagnosis. The unique subtleties and differentiating characteristics of each diagnosis are then highlighted. Faculty and participants will also discuss the strategy used for managing each patient’s case. Images of all cases presented will be provided on a DVD to be viewed by virtual microscopy.

The program format features multiple specialty areas each day. Throughout the two and one-half days of the conference, 32 cases will be presented and discussed. Audience participation is strongly encouraged.

The following areas have been selected for discussion:

Bone	Gastrointestinal	Pancreas
Bone Marrow	Genitourinary	Pulmonary
Brain	Gynecology	Skin
Breast	Liver	Soft Tissue
Endocrine	Lymph Node	Vascular
Ears, Nose and Throat	Ophthalmic Pathology

Learning Objectives

By the end of the conference, participants should be able to:

• Identify common diagnostic problems of pathologies selected for study
• Interpret appropriate ancillary tests for study cases
• Classify each case according to pathology type
• Enumerate the treatment options of each case diagnosis
• Integrate diagnostic, clinical, and pathological challenges in pathologist-clinician communication methods

Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Intended Audience

This course is designed for practicing surgical pathologists.

Credit

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Date and Location

The Practical Surgical Pathology conference will be held September 11–13, 2008. Course headquarters will be located in the Leighton Auditorium foyer on the second floor of the Siebens Medical Education Building, Mayo Clinic, 100 Second Avenue SW, Rochester, Minnesota. Meeting facilities are easily accessible by skyway and pedestrian subway, which connect Mayo Clinic to shops, restaurants, and hotels.

Faculty

Course Directors

• Gary L. Keeney, MD

  Consultant, Division of Anatomic Pathology
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Thomas C. Smyrk, MD

  Consultant, Division of Anatomic Pathology
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

Mayo Faculty

• Marie Christine Aubry, MD

  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Debra A. Bell, MD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Beiyun Chen, MD, PhD

  Senior Associate Consultant,
  Division of Anatomic Pathology
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

• John C. Cheville, MD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Lynn D. Cornell, MD

  Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Ahmet Dogan, MD, PhD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• William D. Edwards, MD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Lori A. Erickson, MD

  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Andrew L. Feldman, MD

  Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Thomas J. Flotte, MD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology,
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Andrew L. Folpe, MD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Caterina Giannini, MD

  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Michael R. Henry, MD

  Senior Associate Consultant
  Division of Anatomic Pathology
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Donna J. Lager, MD

  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Ricardo V. Lloyd, MD, PhD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Fabiola Medeiros, MD

  Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Andre M. Oliveira, MD

  Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Eric A. Pfeifer, MD

  Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Carol Reynolds, MD

  Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Anja C. Roden, MD, PhD

  Surgical Pathology Fellow
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Fausto J. Rodriguez, MD

  Instructor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Diva R. Salomao, MD

  Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Schuyler O. Sanderson, MD

  Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Bernd W. Scheithauer, MD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• David J. Schembri Wismayer, MD

  Instructor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Thomas J. Sebo, MD, PhD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Joanne E. (Eunhee) Yi, MD

  Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Rochester, Minnesota

Guest Faculty

• David S. Klimstra, MD

  Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  Chief, Surgical Pathology Service and Attending Pathologist
  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  New York, New York

Faculty Disclosure

As a provider accredited by ACCME, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. All faculty participating in a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine activity are required to disclose commitments to and/or relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers or distributors, or others whose products or services may be considered to be related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Faculty will also disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Disclosure of these commitments and/or relationships will be published in course materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.

Program Schedule

Thursday, September 11, 2008

7:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast Leighton Auditorium Foyer, Second Floor Harold W. Siebens Medical Education Building
8:15 AM	Welcome and Introduction

Day 1 Cases: Bone Marrow, Brain, Breast, Endocrine, Ears, Nose, and Throat, and Gastrointestinal

8:30 AM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 1-3
10:00 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 4-6
Noon	Lunch Phillips Hall, First Floor Harold W. Siebens Medical Education Building
1:30 PM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 7-9
3:00 PM	Break
3:30 PM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 10-12
5:00 PM	Adjourn
6:00 PM	Conference Reception and Dinner Rochester Art Center

Friday, September 12, 2008

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast Leighton Auditorium Foyer, Second Floor Harold W. Siebens Medical Education Building

Day 2 Cases:  Genitourinary, Gynecology, Liver, Ophthalmic Pathology, Pancreas, and Lymph Node

8:00 AM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 13-16
10:00 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 17-20
12:30 PM	Lunch Phillips Hall, First Floor Harold W. Siebens Medical Education Building
2:00 PM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 21-23
3:30 PM	Break
4:00 PM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 24-25
5:00 PM	Adjourn

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Day 3 Cases:  Bone, Pulmonary, Skin, Soft Tissue, and Vascular

7:00 AM	Continental Breakfast Leighton Auditorium Foyer, Second Floor Harold W. Siebens Medical Education Building
8:00 AM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 26-28
9:30 AM	Break
10:00 AM	Presentation and Discussion of Cases 29-32
Noon	Conference Adjourn

 

Travel

Rochester, Minnesota, is a friendly city that greets thousands of visitors from around the world each year. The city is served by a modern international airport with multiple flights daily from Chicago and Minneapolis via American or Northwest Airlines. Access to and from the airport is provided by taxicab, shuttle service, and rental car. The airport is located approximately 10 miles from the Mayo Clinic campus.

For travel arrangements, you may contact Carlson Wagonlit Travel at 866-629-6885 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Identify yourself as attending the Mayo Medical Laboratories Practical Surgical Pathology conference.

Note to travelers: Several cities in the United States are named Rochester. When you make airline reservations and check your baggage, be sure that your destination is Rochester, Minnesota (RST) and that your baggage has been properly tagged.

Travel arrangements are the sole responsibility of the registrant.

Lodging Accommodations

Blocks of guestrooms have been reserved with special course rates at each of the following downtown Rochester hotels. To ensure accommodations and the discounted rate, please make your reservations by August 15, 2008, and identify yourself as a participant of the Mayo Medical Laboratories conference.

Kahler Grand Hotel
20 Second Avenue SW
800-533-1655 or 507-282-2581
$92 single/double

Rochester Marriott Hotel
101 First Avenue SW
877-623-7775 or 507-280-6000
$123 single/double

Radisson Plaza Hotel
150 South Broadway
800-333-3333 or 507-281-8000
$104 single/double

Hilton Garden Inn
225 Broadway South
800-HILTONS or 507-285-1234
$97 single/double

The hotels listed above are connected by skyway and pedestrian subway to conference facilities, downtown shops, and restaurants. You may also wish to visit the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site (rochestercvb.org) for additional accommodation options.

Parking

Parking is available in hotel, city and Mayo patient/visitor ramps. The cost for parking is not included in the registration fee. A map indicating the location of downtown parking facilities will be mailed with the registrant confirmation letter.

Social Programs

Conference Dinner – Thursday, September 11, 2008, 6:00 PM
Participants and their guest(s) are cordially invited to join the conference faculty for the Conference Dinner at the Rochester Art Center on Thursday, September 11, 2008. This dinner welcomes you to Rochester and the Mayo Clinic campus, officially opens the course, and offers you the perfect opportunity to connect with existing and new colleagues. Preregistration is requested.

Recreation and Leisure Activities

Public tours of Mayo Clinic are provided each weekday beginning at 10:00 AM, except for holidays. The tours originate from Judd Auditorium, subway level of the Mayo Building, and last approximately one and one-half hours. The tour includes a 20-minute film on the history and operation of Mayo Clinic plus visits to points of interest in the Mayo, Plummer, Hilton, and Gonda buildings. Please make advance reservations by calling 507-538-0440.

Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota, is the largest fully-enclosed retail and family entertainment complex in the United States. Along with 500 retail stores, restaurants, and nightclubs, the mall features Nickelodeon Universe and Underwater Adventures Aquarium, a walk-through aquarium featuring 15,000 fish. The mall is an easy 90-minute drive or shuttle ride from Rochester. Rochester Direct shuttle service will pick up at all local hotels and depart approximately every two hours from 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM. The cost is $39 per person same day round-trip. For reservations, call Go Rochester Direct at 800-280-9270 or visit its Web site at gorochesterdirect.com

Registration

To register, click on the “Register Now” button below. The registration fee is $650 for pathologists and $475 for residents and fellows. The registration fee includes tuition, comprehensive course syllabus, virtual microscopy DVD, break refreshments and conference dinner. Although it is not the policy of Mayo Medical Laboratories Education Department to limit the number of participants, conference room facilities may necessitate closing of enrollment; therefore, early registration is strongly advised. Registration deadline is August 15, 2008. E-mail address is required upon registration. A letter of confirmation will be forwarded to this address upon receipt of payment and submitted registration. Present the letter of confirmation when checking in at the meeting registration desk.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your participation in this conference on or before August 15, 2008, your registration fee, less a $75 administrative fee, will be refunded. Mayo Medical Laboratories Education Department must receive written notification of your cancellation. No refunds will be made after August 15, 2008.