14th Annual Midwestern Conference: Update Course in Diagnostic Pathology
September 22 – September 24, 2023 | Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
Conference Overview
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Registration is now open!
This course is applicable to practicing surgical pathologists, surgeons, oncologists, pathologists' assistants, and pathologists-in-training. Healthcare professionals who work in other areas of research and diagnostic surgical pathology will also find this course beneficial.
Instructional techniques will include didactic lectures with visual support and case-based discussions. Learners will have an opportunity to interact via an audience response system, as well as participate in question-and-answer sessions to address issues relevant to their own practice and learning needs.
Conference Venue & Agenda
Venue
Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
333 W. Kilbourn Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Conference sessions will be held in the Regency D Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Hyatt Regency.
Reserve your room by calling (414) 276-1234, or using Hyatt's convenient booking link.
Agenda
Friday, September 22
General Sessions: 7 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Welcome Reception: 5 p.m. – 6:30p.m.
Saturday, September 23
General Sessions: 7 a.m. – 4:15p.m.
Sunday, September 24
General Sessions: 7 a.m. – 3:45p.m.
Conference Presenters
Guest Presenters
Parakrama Chandrasoma, MD
Professor of Pathology
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Mia DeSimone, MD, MPH
Instructor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Pathologist, Dermatopathology
Medical Director for Quality & Safety in Pathology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mahmoud A. Khalifa, MD, PhD
Professor
Donald F. Gleason, MD, PhD Professorship in Surgical Pathology
Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology
University of Minnesota
Popi Siziopikou, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)
Director of Breast Pathology, Department of Pathology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
MCW Faculty Presenters
- Katie Bone, PhD, Associate Professor
- Mario Saab Chalhoub, MD, Assistant Professor
- Juan C. Felix, MD, Professor & Vice Chair
- Tamara Giorgadze, MD, PhD, Professor
- Alexandra Harrington, MD, Professor
- Julie M. Jorns, MD, Professor
- Krisztian Kovacs, MD, Assistant Professor
- James A. Miller, III, MD, Assistant Professor
- Kelly Mrachek, MD, Assistant Professor
- Mariko Suchi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Other Presenters
Saryn Doucette, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Kenneth Iczkowski, MD
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of California - Davis
Conference Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Evaluate current criteria for diagnosis in various subspecialty areas in diagnostic pathology
- Discuss the proper application of immunohistochemical and other special studies in problematic cases
- Explain advances in terminology and classification of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders
Conference Program Information
Contact Us
Have a question or need more information?
Kelly Simarski
Education Program Coordinator III
Department of Pathology
ksimarski@mcw.edu
Juan C. Felix, MD
Professor & Vice Chair
Department of Pathology
