Dermatopathology Update
- Continuing Education
Explore the many areas of dermatopathology, including topics of special sites.
- Live Online
This course is taught online in real time.
$495 Save with early registration
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Continuing Education
Earn up to:
17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
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Three Days
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Overview
This course presents a broad overview of many areas of dermatopathology, including topics of special sites. It is led by Harvard Medical School faculty as well as selected guests with known expertise. With many gaps in patient satisfaction and several unique challenges to physicians in the field of dermatopathology, this course is designed to update both academic and practicing physicians with new advances in cutaneous tumors, including melanocytic tumors, adnexal tumors, cutaneous soft tissue tumors, as well as inflammatory dermatoses.
This year we will be discussing topics based on "Challenges for the Current and Future Practice of Dermatopathology.” This program aims to provide aids in diagnosis based on conventional morphologic analysis as well as updates on new techniques, such as immunohistochemistry, and molecular pathology. This course features conventional didactic lectures with discussion periods. One half-day of the program will be focused on a case-based session with select faculty. Digital slides and questions pertaining to the cases will be available for early viewing and review. There is an online hand-out that will reinforce what has been learned from the lectures/presentations. Neither the handout nor online posting is certified for credit. They are supplements to the live program only.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss new criteria for pathologic diagnoses, including molecular diagnostic
- Integrate modern staging systems for tumors into clinical practice.
- Evaluate and distinguish cutaneous neoplasms including melanocytic, squamous, and lymphoid from mimics.
- Apply clinical pathologic correlation in evaluating inflammatory dermatoses.
Developed and Offered By:
Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Who Should Participate
Specialty Physicians, Pathologists, Dermatologists, and Primary Care Physicians
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Welcome and Introductions
8:35-8:45 am
Cutaneous Oncopathology Update
8:45-9:45 am
Break
9:45-9:55 am
Differential Diagnosis of Keratinocytic Carcinomas
9:55-10:55 am
Break
10:55-11:00 am
Penile Lesions
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Squamous Vulvar Lesions
1:00-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:10 pm
Expert Panel - Discussion of Interesting Cases
2:10-4:40 pm
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Welcome - Day 2
8:35-8:40 am
Work-up of Challenging Melanocytic Tumors
8:40-9:40 am
Break
9:40-9:50 am
Case-Based Consultations: Melanocytic Tumors
9:50-10:50 am
Break
10:50-11:00 am
Artificial Intelligence Usage in Pathology
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors and Their Work-up
1:00-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:10 pm
Cutaneous Soft Tissue Tumors
2:10-3:10 pm
Break
3:10-3:15 pm
Eye Pathology for Dermatopathologists
3:15-4:15 pm
Friday, September 18, 2026
Welcome - Day 3
8:35-8:40 am
In-Patient Dermatopathology - Case-based Approach
8:40-9:40 am
Break
9:40-9:50 am
Cutaneous Lymphomas
9:50-10:50 am
Break
10:50-11:00 am
Approach to Granulomatous Dermatitis
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Cutaneous Infectious Diseases
1:00-2:00 pm
Design and Implementation of Quality and Safety Rounds Across MGB Pathology
2:00-3:00 pm
Faculty
Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.
Course Directors
Ruth Foreman, MD, PhD
Course Director
- Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
- Assistant Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Mai Hoang, MD
Course Director
- Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
- Director of Dermatopathology, Massachusetts General Hospital
George F. Murphy, MD
Course Director
- Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
- Program Director of Harvard Mass-General Brigham Dermatopathology Fellowship
- Director of Dermatopathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Co-director, Harvard Stem Cell Institute Skin Program Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Steven Tahan, MD
Course Director
- Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
- Director of Dermatopathology Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Director of Dermatopathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Alyaa Al-Ibraheemi, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Director of Surgical Pathology and Director of Patient Safety and Quality Assurance, Boston Children’s Hospital
Philip Bulterys, MD, PhD
Instructor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Dermatopathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Alvaro Laga Canales, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Dermatopathologist and Infectious Disease Pathology Consultant, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Director, Massachusetts General Brigham Dermatopathology Fellowship Training Program
John Chambers, BS
Project Coordinator, Senior, Massachusetts General Hopsital
Ivan Chebib, MD
Director of Cytopathology Laboratory and Fine Needle Aspiration Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Mia S. DeSimone, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Dermatopathologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pathology Vice Chair of Quality and Assistant Chief Medical Officer, Mass General Brigham
Christine G. Lian, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Pathologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mark Mochel, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Dermatology
Director of Dermatopathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Jakob Moran, MD, PhD
Instructor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Dermatopathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Anil Parwani, MD, PhD, MBA
Donald A. Senhauser Chair, Department of Pathology
Chief of Pathology Services for the Health System
Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Biomedical Informatics
Wexner Medical Center - Department of Pathology
The Ohio State University
Anna Stagner, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Frederick A. Jakobiec, Director, Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Dermatopathology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Gulisa Turashvili, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dimitra Pouli, MD, PhD, EMBA
Director of Anatomic Pathology Informatics
Dermatopathology Service Attending
Instructor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Department of Pathology, Boston Children’s Hospital
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Course Fees
Registration Details
You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment. Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus and access to some recordings for 30 days after the course.
At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
All sessions will be taking place virtually. After registering and completing your payment, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and further details on how to virtually join the course will be provided within 1 week of the course start date.
Please review the cancellation policy.
Early Registration Deadline:
| Role | Course Fee | Early Registration Course Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $550 | $495 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $550 | $495 |
| PA | $550 | $495 |
| Psychologist | $550 | $495 |
| Resident/Fellow | $400 | $360 |
| Social Worker | $400 | $360 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $550 | $495 |
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 17.50 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties website.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.