Program Information

Young Physicians' Forum
Oh the Places You Will Go: Early Career Management for the Newly Minted Dermatopathologist
Thursday, October 7
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Course Directors: Dirk M. Elston, MD
Geisinger Medical Center
Rajiv M. Patel, MD
University of Michigan
Melissa P. Pilang, MD
Cleveland Clinic

2 hours CME credit

Dermatopathology fellows and early career dermatopathologists are invited to join us for this new, informative session. Career insights and advice will be available to all who attend the ASDP Young Physicians Forum. A short series of lectures will be followed by an open format panel discussion in which leaders in our field respond to your questions about career development and management in a relaxed and friendly environment. Don't miss this unique opportunity to develop professional relationships with your leaders and peers.

Faculty:
Sharon Weiss, MD, Emory Healthcare
Dirk M. Elston, MD, Geisinger Medical Center
Thomas N. Helm, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
Richard Bernert, MD, Arizona Dermatopathology
Drazen Jukic, MD, University of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD, FACP, FAAD, Cleveland Clinic
Lorie Lowe, MD, University of Michigan

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Avoid pitfalls that result in manuscript rejection.
  • Anticipate practice gaps in first five years of practice.
  • Anticipate academic promotion requirements.

11th Annual Duel in Dermatopathology Resident Abstract Competition
Thursday, October 7
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Course Director: Beth S. Ruben, MD
University of California, San Francisco

1.5 hours CME credit

The American Society of Dermatopathology is proud to present the 11th Annual Duel in Dermatopathology abstract competition for dermatology and pathology residents. This resident forum will consist of succinct five-minute presentations. The Continuing Education and Research Committee has evaluated the presentations on content, form and instructive value to dermatopathology. Abstracts that have been selected to compete in the "Duel in Dermatopathology" will be published in a featured section of the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Expand diagnostic skills by recognizing clinicopathologic entities presented via abstracts.
  • Utilize and interpret diagnostic clues and techniques identified by literature review of these cases.

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Short Course I: Making the Best Margin Calls
Thursday, October 7
7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Course Director: Thomas N. Helm, MD
State University of New York at Buffalo

2.5 hours CME credit

This course is directed at experienced dermatopathologists and will review best practices in evaluating surgical margins. Optimal ways of analyzing surgical margins will be studied while keeping practical laboratory limitations, recent advances in molecular studies, and clinical considerations in mind. This course will focus on practical aspects of margin analysis that can be used in day-to-day practice.

Faculty:
Scott Binder, MD, UCLA Medical Ctr/Geffen Sch of Medicine CHS
Robert T. Brodell, MD, Brodell Medical, Inc.
Timothy H. McCalmont, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Ronald P. Rapini, MD, University of Texas, Houston
Allison Vidimos, MD, Cleveland Clinic

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Utilize optimal grossing techniques.
  • Explain recent molecular studies and how they may impact our understanding of adequate margins.
  • Apply effective methods of communication with clinicians in order to provide the best care to patients.

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Short Course II: Cutaneous Lymphomas: A Course in Memory of Sabine Kohler
Friday, October 8
8:00 a.m. - Noon

Course Director: Christian A. Sander, MD
St. Georg Clinic, Hamburg

4 hours CME Credit

Cutaneous lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of lymphomas that show variations in histology, immunophenotype, and prognosis. This course will focus on classification and
diagnostic aspects of cutaneous lymphomas. Recent advances in classification, immunophenotypic and molecular analysis will be discussed. Important common and rare conditions will be addressed.

Faculty:
Werner Kempf, MD, Zurich, Switzerland
Helmut Kerl, MD, University of Graz
Guenter Burg, MD, University of Zurich
Christian A. Sander, MD, St. Georg Clinic, Hamburg
Marten H. Vermeer, MD, Leiden University

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Explain the classification schemes for cutaneous lymphomas.
  • Understand the clinical, histologic, immunologic and molecular basis for the classification of cutaneous lymphomas.
  • Develop a diagnostic approach to cutaneous B- and T-cell lymphomas.
  • Gain an insight into aspects of lymphoma research.

Herman Pinkus Memorial Basic Science Course
Friday, October 8
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Course Director: Lawrence E. Gibson, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester

3 hours CME credit

This course will discuss several infectious agents of relevance to dermatopathologists including the basis of pathogenesis, newer diagnostic techniques and possible presentations in the skin.

Faculty:
Anthony Gaspari, MD, University of Maryland
Stacey A. Rizza, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Andrew Badley, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Glenn D. Roberts, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Know the pathogenic role of several viral and mycobacterial infections as they relate to skin disease.
  • Apply diagnostic techniques for these viral and mycobacterial diseases.
  • Apply the potential manifestations of these infectious agents in the skin.

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Short Course III: Inflammatory Dermatopathology, Diagnosis by Morphology
Saturday, October 9
8:00 a.m. - Noon

Course Director: Lawrence E. Gibson, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester

4 hours CME credit

The course will focus on a broad range of inflammatory diseases of the skin and will emphasize a combination of clues present in the routine histopathology along with the clinical experience of the faculty to make cogent points regarding the diagnoses.

Faculty:
Almut Boer-Auer, MD, DERMATOLOGIKUM Hamburg
Jane Grant-Kels, MD, University of Connecticut Health Center
Helmut Kerl, MD, Medical University of Graz
Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD, FACP, FAAD, Cleveland Clinic
Clay J. Cockerell, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center/
Cockerell and Associates Dermpath Diagnostics
Lawrence E. Gibson, MD, FACP, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Analyze routine histopathologic slides for subtle clues to differentiate several inflammatory skin diseases.
  • Detect the patterns of inflammatory change and to use this information to better form a differential diagnosis.
  • Recognize the need to utilize clinical input to finalize the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases.

Fellows' Case Presentations
Saturday, October 9
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Course Director: Melissa P. Piliang, MD
Cleveland Clinic

2 hours CME credit

New this year. The Continuing Education and Research Committee has selected eighteen outstanding submissions from the Fellows in Dermatopathology abstract category to be presented orally. Abstract sessions will have a mix of case reports, clinical studies and basic science presentations.

Upon completion of these sessions, participants should be able to:

  • Identify various clinical and basic science topics within dermatopathology.
  • Exemplify and promote exchange of new ideas and concepts within the field of dermatopathology.
  • Describe innovative investigative studies and tools pertaining to bench and translational research.
  • Compare unique pathological perspectives and concepts as they relate to individual and groups of cases.

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Evening Slide Symposium
NEW-Audience Response System
Saturday, October 9
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Course Director: Noreen M.G. Walsh, MD
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

3 hours CME credit

Preview the Evening Slide Symposium cases on the ASDP Web site after September 1. (www.asdp.org). In this traditionally popular symposium, a five-member panel will present fifteen microscopically challenging cases. An in depth discussion by the panel will focus on the histological and clinicopathological aspects of each case. A relaxed and educationally stimulating atmosphere is planned. Audience participation is encouraged, via an audience response system, and casual attire is expected. Beer, soda and snacks will be served. You may preview the 15 cases on the Society's Web site (www.asdp.org) after September 1. Glass slides will be available for viewing during the course of the meeting.

Faculty:
Sylvia Paternak, MD, Dalhouse University
Mark Jacobson, MD, Dermpath Diagnostics/Albert Einstein
College of Medicine
Almut Boer-Auer, MD, DERMATOLOGIKUM Hamburg
Heinz H. Kutzner, MD, DermPath
Roger H. Weenig, MD, MPH, Associated Skin Care Specialists

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an approach toward diagnosis of various challenging skin biopsies.
  • Generate clinically relevant differential diagnoses.
  • Differentiate clinical and histological features of interesting, difficult, and rare disorders of the skin.

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Short Course IV: Trigger Points in the Diagnosis of Melanoma
NEW-Audience Response System
Sunday, October 10
8:45 a.m. - Noon

Course Director: Thomas N. Helm, MD
State University of New York at Buffalo

3 hours CME credit

Faculty:
Raymond L. Barnhill, MD, Hopital Saint-Louis, Paris
Klaus J. Busam, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Clay J. Cockerell, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center/Cockerell and Associates Dermpath Diagnostics
Geoffrey J. Gottlieb, MD, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology
Thomas N. Helm, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
John C. Maize, Jr., MD, Cockerell and Associates Dermpath Diagnostics

This course will provide the audience with the opportunity to see how experienced dermatopathologists determine whether a tumor is melanoma or not. The emphasis will be on borderline cases with the understanding that opinions regarding diagnosis will vary. Understanding the diagnostic paradigms of faculty members will be stressed over whether or not any one paradigm is "best." The audience will have a chance to critically review cases with faculty members in an effort to benchmark their own diagnostic approach with those of the faculty. An audience response system will be utilized to engage the audience.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Interpret the similarities and differences between how you and the faculty evaluate cases.
  • Observe best practices in the diagnosis of melanoma.
  • Identify areas where new information will be needed to help diagnose melanomas.

Oral Abstract Presentations

1.5 hours CME credit for Session #1
1.5 hour CME credit for Session #2
1 hour CME credit for Session #3

These three oral abstract sessions will have a mix of case reports, clinical studies and basic science presentations. Physicians-intraining are eligible for an award for their oral abstract presentation. Awards will be presented on Sunday morning, 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m., immediately prior to Short Course IV.

Oral Abstract Session #1
Thursday, October 7 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Oral Abstract Session #2
Friday, October 8 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Oral Abstract Session #3
Sunday, October 10 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Upon completion of these sessions, participants should be able to:

  • Identify various clinical and basic science topics within dermatopathology.
  • Exemplify and promote exchange of new ideas and concepts within the field of dermatopathology.
  • Describe innovative investigative studies and tools pertaining to bench and translational research.
  • Compare unique pathological perspectives and concepts as they relate to individual and groups of cases.

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Poster Presentations

1 hour CME credit

Basic research, practical techniques and new clinical or histopathologic entities will be presented in this traditional and popular format. Posters will be on display Thursday evening through Saturday evening. Posters will be dismantled Sunday morning by 11:00 a.m. Physicians-in-training are eligible for an award for their poster presentation. Awards will be presented on Sunday morning, 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m., immediately prior to Short Course IV.

Poster Viewing
Thursday, October 7 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday, October 8 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 9 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Poster Defense Sessions
Friday, October 8 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 9 3:05 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The poster defense sessions will provide an opportunity for discussion between poster presenters and attendees. Poster presenters are required to be at their poster during the defense session.

Upon completion of study, participants should be able to:

  • Identify practical techniques in dermatopathology.
  • Name new clinical or histopathological entities.

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Slide Library

Curator: Arthur K. Balin, MD, PhD
Sally Balin Medical Center for
Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery

Slide Library opens Friday, October 8, at 1:30 p.m. and will be open 24-hours through Sunday, October 10 at 11:00 a.m. One hundred selected cases from the continuously growing slide library will be available for microscopic examination. Cases are accompanied by the diagnosis and other relevant written information and references. Case summaries, diagnoses with discussion and references will be distributed to participants at the meeting.

Upon completion of study, participants should be able to:

  • Explain the histologic diagnosis of various skin conditions, including the use of ancillary studies, where appropriate.
  • Interpret the histologic diagnosis of uncommon skin diseases.
  • Critique cases that highlight diagnostic challenges.
  • Apply morphological criteria to the differential diagnosis of cutaneous lesions.
  • Develop appropriate differential diagnoses for a wide spectrum of tumors and dermatoses.

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President's Reception & Banquet

ImageEarl J. Glusac, MD, President

Friday, October 8
7:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Tickets: $125
Tables: $900
(includes tickets for 10 participants)

Tickets are required to attend.

Experience the charm of one of the last surviving grand movie palaces, Atlanta's magical Fox Theatre. Built as a Shrine Temple during the pre-crash excess of the 1920s, this outlandish mosquelike structure exudes opulence and grandeur in every facet. Guests will enjoy a wonderful reception and seated dinner in the Egyptian Ballroom. Step back in time to the opulent splendor of the Egyptian Pharaohs, or into the mystique of a Middle Eastern palace.

 

Awards Program

Image2010 Founders' Award
Daniel J. Santa Cruz, MD
Cutaneous Pathology
WCP Laboratories Inc.

The Founders'  Award of The American Society of Dermatopathology honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of dermatopathology, recognized by dermatopathologists throughout the medical world. This year the award will be presented to Dr. Santa Cruz at the President's Reception and Banquet on Friday evening.

Image2010 Walter R. Nickel Award
Hideko Kamino, MD
NYU School of Medicine

The Walter R. Nickel Award for Excellence in Teaching of Dermatopathology is awarded annually to honor an individual who has made great contributions in dermatopathology education. This year the Nickel Award will be presented to Dr. Kamino at the President's Reception and Banquet on Friday evening.

2010 Elson B. Helwig Memorial Lecture
Saturday, October 9
1:35 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.
1 hour CME credit

Image"Principles and Practice of Modern Dermatopathology"
Helmut Kerl, MD
Department of Dermatology
Medical University of Graz

In this lecture new concepts and principles of dermatopathology will be illuminated including the following aspects: reflections on a modern Dermatopathology, the challenge of melanocytic tumors and lessons from patients with interesting observations.