March 17-23, 2012

Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, BC, Canada




101st ANNUAL MEETING

PROGRAM BOOK

The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology extends a sincere
invitation to the Community of Pathologists to attend its 101st Annual Meeting
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The comprehensive program is
structured to meet the scientific and utilitarian needs of students of disease.


2012 Meeting Itinerary Planner - As you page through the Online Program Book you will be able to select any of the more than 2,400 sessions/events at the 2012 Annual Meeting in your personal Itinerary Planner.

First, Login to the planner by clicking this button, or from anywhere on the USCAP site, you can click the same button on the top tool bar to view and maintain your Itinerary. Throughout the Daily Program Outline (or anywhere in the Program Book - as you click through the blue links below), look for buttons, which you may click to add each session to your itinerary. While inside the planner, you can remove any unwanted sessions and you may also enter personal items which are not part of the official program book. The itinerary is saved as you create it, and you may make revisions or additions at later dates and print at any time. We hope this is useful to you in planning your meeting schedule.
Virtual Meeting
Specialty Conference Handouts
Companion Meeting Handouts
Meeting Photos
Meeting Summary
View Abstracts Online
View Posters Online
General Information
  Printable Program Book Note: 7.5MB PDF
  USCAP Statement Regarding Conflict of Interest
  Welcome Letter
  Residents - Designed For You
  How to Navigate the 2012 Annual Meeting
  Travel Information
  Hotel Information
  Receptions
  Registration Fees
  USCAP-TV
  Certificate of CME/SAM Credit or Certificate of Participation
  Fellowship Fair - Institutions Participating
  Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs)
Daily Program Outline

Program Schedule by Topics

President's Message

President's Biographic Sketch

Awards and Special Lectures
 Harvey Goldman Master Teacher Award - Virginia A. LiVolsi
 Distinguished Pathologist Award - Steven G. Silverberg
 President's Award - Robin A. Cooke
 The F.K. Mostofi Distinguished Service Award - Celeste N. Powers
 Ramzi Cotran Young Investigator Award - Cristina Antonescu
 The Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture - Bogdan Czerniak
 Fifty-Fifth Maude Abbott Lecture - Robert J. Kurman
 Recognition Awards

Companion Society Meetings
 Saturday Evening
 Sunday Morning
 Sunday Afternoon
 Sunday Evening

Companion Society Meeting Handouts

Disclosure

Housestaff Hospitality Room

Long Course - Wednesday

Abstract Review Board

Proffered Papers
 Monday AM
 Monday PM
 Tuesday AM
 Tuesday PM

Poster Sessions
 Monday AM
 Monday PM
 Tuesday AM
 Tuesday PM
 Wednesday AM
 Wednesday PM

Short Courses
 Wednesday AM
 Wednesday PM
 Thursday AM
 Thursday PM
 Friday AM
 Friday PM

Special Courses
  Resident's Workshop - Leadership, Collaboration, and Change in Health Care: A Resident's Workshop for Esential Skills
  Special Course - A Practical Guide to Molecular Testing in Cancer
  Special Course - Introduction to Molecular Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist: Technology, Assay Interpretation, and Pitfalls
  Special Course - Careers in Investigative Pathology: Prepare to Launch
  Special Course - Basic Principles in Cytology
  Special Course - Advanced Molecular Pathology
  Special Course - Navigating the Academic Waters: A Survival Guide for Residents and Junior Faculty

Specialty Conferences
 Sunday
 Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday

Specialty Conference HandoutsAvailable after each conference

















































2012 Exhibitor Information
2012 Exhibitor Seminars
The Exhibitor Seminars are not a part of the official USCAP Educational Program at the 2012 Annual Meeting, and are not sponsored by the USCAP. The USCAP does not officially endorse any company or its products and does not award CME credits for attendance at Exhibitor Seminars.
  • Exhibitor Seminar Rules & Regulations

  • Exhibitor Seminar Payment & Cancellation Policy

  • DAKO Exhibitor Seminar - IQFISH - NEW Revolutionary In Situ Hybridization Technology. Results in 3 hours - Fast & Green
    Monday March 19, 2012; 5:30 – 7:30 pm;
    Vancouver Convention Centre, Room 306


  • OriGene Exhibitor Seminar - UltraMAB, a New Class of Diagnostic IHC mABs with Validated Mono-Specificity
    Tuesday March 20, 2012; 5:30 - 7:30 pm;
    Vancouver Convention Centre, Room 306


  • Roche MTM Laboratories Exhibitor Seminar - The Clinical Utility Of p16 In The Histological And Cytological Differential Diagnosis Of Cervical Neoplasia
    Monday, March 19, 2012; 7:00 - 8:00 am;
    Vancouver Convention Centre, Room 306


  • Biocare Medical Exhibitor Seminar - Introducing Innovative IHC Tests to Evaluate a Prognostic Factor in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Multiplex IHC Cocktails in Breast Diagnostics
    Sunday March 18, 2012; 6:00 - 7:30 pm;
    Vancouver Convention Centre, Room 223-224


  • Abbott Molecular Exhibitor Seminar - Advances in Biomarker Testing for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
    Monday, March 19, 2012; 12:00 - 1:00 pm;
    Vancouver Convention Centre, Room 306