Schedule

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Day 1

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Introduction and Welcome!

Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas

7:45-8:00 am

My approach to Barrett's dysplasia

Vikram Deshpande

8:00-8:45 am

IBD dysplasia - not for the faint hearted!

Rish Pai

8:45-9:30 am

Panel discussion - IBD dysplasia

Ashwin Ananthakrishnan; Rish Pai; Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas

9:30-10:15 am

Coffee Break

10:15-10:30 am

Harvey Goldman Memorial Lecture: Diagnostic Approach to Colonic Polyps

Rish Pai

10:30-11:15 am

The Pathologist's Role in Diagnosing and Managing Gastrointestinal Cancer Predisposition Syndromes

Monika Vyas

11:15 am-12:00 pm

Questions

Rish Pai; Monika Vyas

12:00-12:15 pm

Lunch

12:15-1:30 pm

Emerging Challenges in Pathology of the Esophagus

Vikram Deshpande

1:30-2:15 pm

Appendiceal Pathology: Big trouble in Small Organ!

Monika Vyas

2:15-3:00 pm

Coffee

3:00-3:15 pm

Persistent Challenges in Staging of Colon Cancer

Osman Yilmaz

3:15-4:00 pm

An Interactive GI Pathology Case Conference: Bring Your Challenging Cases to Our Experts

Rish Pai; Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas

4:00-4:45 pm

Questions

4:45-5:00 pm

Day 2

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Diagnostic Pitfalls and Pearls in Pancreatic Pathology

Vikram Deshpande

8:00-8:45 am

Cytology and small core biopsies of the pancreas

Matthew Rosenbaum

8:45-9:30 am

Questions

Vikram Deshpande; Matthew Rosenbaum

9:30-9:45 am

Coffee Break

9:45-10:00 am

Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Recent Advances and Ongoing Challenges

Monika Vyas

10:00-10:45 am

Slide seminar: A Photographic Tour of Small and Large Intestinal Pathology: Pattern Recognition and Diagnostic Pearls

Osman Yilmaz

10:45-11:30 am

Questions

Monika Vyas; Osman Yilmaz

11:30-11:45 am

Lunch

11:45 am-1:00 pm

The Real State of Gastrointestinal Lymphomas

German Pihan

1:00-1:45 pm

Best Practices for Diagnosing Celiac Disease: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Errors

Jeff Goldsmith

1:45-2:30 pm

Questions

German Pihan; Jeff Goldsmith

2:30-3:00 pm

Coffee Break

3:00-3:15 pm

Biomarkers in GI, liver, and pancreas neoplasia - current state and future trends

Michael Roehrl

3:15-4:00 pm

10 bread and butter cases that cause the most challenges in consultation practice

Vikram Deshpande

4:00-4:45 pm

Questions

Michael Roehrl; Vikram Deshpande

4:45-5:00 pm

Day 3

Monday, September 29, 2025

Challenges in Handling Neoplastic Liver Biopsies: How far to go?

Sanjay Kakar

8:00-8:45 am

GISTs and other mesenchymal tumors of the Gl tract

Emily Towery

8:45-9:30 am

Questions period

Sanjay Kakar; Emily Towery

9:30-9:45 am

Coffee break

9:45-10:00 am

Bread and butter liver pathology for practicing pathologists

Imad Nasser

10:00-10:45 am

Emerging and Persistent Challenges in Medical Liver Pathology

Sanjay Kakar

10:45-11:30 am

Panel discussion: Medical Liver Pathology

Imad Nasser; Sanjay Kakar

11:30 am-12:15 pm

Lunch

12:15-1:30 pm

Slide seminar: Hepatobiliary Pathology

Yuho Ono

1:30-2:00 pm

AI in Pathology: General Concepts

Vikram Deshpande

2:00-2:30 pm

AI in daily practice: What's out these?

Monika Vyas

2:30-3:00 pm

AI in Colorectal Cancer Pathology

Rish Pai

3:00-3:30 pm

Questions and Closing Remarks

Vikram Deshpande; Monika Vyas; Rish Pai

3:30-4:00 pm