THE 5TH SATELLITE MEETING IN DENVER, 2008

RPS/KUFA  Satellite Meeting

Proficiency Testing in Renal Pathology and Beyond

Sunday, March 2, 2008
1-5 PM

Hyatt Regency Denver
HH Capital Ballroom 1

I. Profiency Testing In Renal Pathology

1. Introduction    1-1:05 PM

                            James  Pullman, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Surgical Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
     

2. External Quality Assessment (Proficiency testing) in Diagnostic (Renal) Histopathology  1:05-1:35

                            Peter Furness,  PhD, FRCPath, Vice President, Royal College of Pathologists, UK

3. Profiency Testing in Surgical Pathology: Issues for Renal Pathology 1:35-2:05

                            Steven Raab, M.D., Vice Chair and Director of Quality, University of Colorado

4. Proficiency Testing and  Board Certification  2:05-2:20

                            Betsy Bennett, M.D.,Ph.D,  Executive Vice President, American Board of Pathology

5. Discussion  2:20-2:35

II. Break 2:35-2:50   

III. Beyond Proficiency: The Difficult Case in Renal Pathology

1. Technical Issues  2:50-3:20

                            Alec Howie, M.D.,  Professor of Renal Pathology, University College, London, UK

2. Diagnostic Issues: Some Examples  3:20-3:50

                            Arthur Cohen, Chief of Anatomic Pathology, Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Los Angleles, CA

3. Discussion 3:50-4:05

IV. Interesting Case Presentations Submitted by the RPS Membership 4:05-5:00

                 1. Monica Revelo

                 2. Sheldon Bastacky

                 3. Parmjeet Randhawa

                 4. Isaac Stillman

                 5. Anjali Satoskar