Frontiers in Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology: 2025
- Continuing Education
Engage with cutting-edge updates in gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary pathology through interactive lectures, case seminars, and discussions led by Harvard and guest faculty. Enhance diagnostic accuracy and patient care by integrating new insights from molecular pathology, immunology, and machine learning into your practice.
- Live Online or In Person
Participants may attend either virtually or in person.
Klarman Conference Room, 111 Francis St, Boston, MA; Virtual Option
$700
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Overview
The Gastrointestinal Pathology course, presented by Harvard Medical School faculty and renowned guest faculty, aims to foster active learning among academic and community practice pathologists. It focuses on updating participants with the latest advances in gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary pathology, including updates from the WHO blue books and the 8th Edition of AJCC. While the course will focus on conventional morphological analysis, diagnostically and therapeutically relevant areas of molecular pathology, immunology and machine learning will also be addressed. The course incorporates interactive learning formats, such as didactic lectures, case seminars, and frequent discussion periods. These formats encourage active participation, enabling learners to engage, share insights, and ask questions. The course allocates ample time for one-on-one contact with faculty, providing personalized guidance and feedback. The course will assist learners in formulating new strategies for their practice, ultimately leading to improved diagnostic accuracy and patient care.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary cancers using up-to-date grading and staging guidelines.
- Evaluate complex gastrointestinal neoplasms with a better understanding of the relevant histologic features of those lesions and the techniques that add value to their assessment.
- Evaluate inflammatory pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and liver with a better understanding to generate a differential diagnosis and communicate effectively with treating physicians.
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 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
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
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
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
Faculty
- Course Director
- Course Director
Rish Pai
Aditya Pandey, BS
German Pihan, MD
Michael Roehrl
Matthew Rosenbaum, MD
Emily Towery
Osman Yilmaz, MD
Michael Curry, MD
Location Information
Venue
Klarman Conference Room
111 Francis St, Boston, MA 02215
Hotel Information
Discounted rates are available at the Longwood Inn (342 Longwood Ave, Boston MA 02115) until August 27, 2025. Please use code “HMFP0925.”
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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 recordings for 60 days after the course.
At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
Early Registration Deadline:
| Role | Standard Price | Early Registration Price |
|---|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $700.00 | $630.00 |
| Resident/Fellow | $500.00 | $450.00 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $700.00 | $630.00 |
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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.