The goal of the Academy is to provide high quality continuing medical education. Realizing that many members are unable to attend the Annual Meeting, the USCAP is making some of the educational material from that meeting available on this web site. These materials provide an excellent source of information and they are provided free of charge as a service to the pathology community.

Plenary Lectures
Click on each Lecture Name to watch the video of that lecture.

The Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture
p63 Through the Ages
Frank McKeon, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Fifty-First Maude Abbott Lecture
The Future of Academic Anatomic Pathology: Challenges and Opportunities
Christopher D.M. Fletcher, M.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Companion Society Meetings
At the beginning of the USCAP Annual Meeting (on Saturday and Sunday) symposia are presented by the sub-specialty societies. These symposia bring to the participants the latest scientific information in these particular areas of expertise. The following societies have chosen to make the syllabus for their presentation available on this web site.

The complete syllabuses which were distributed at each conference at the 2008 Annual Meeting are posted below. Click on each companion society name to display the respective text and references.

(We would encourage members of their respective Companion Societies to utilize the existing "chat rooms" of the Companion Societies to engage in discussions and questions relevant to that area of interest.)

American Association of Neuropathologists
American Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Society for Cytopathology
American Society of Dermatopathology
American Society of Investigative Pathology
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists
Association for Molecular Pathology
Binford-Dammin Society of Infectious Disease Pathologists
College of American Pathologists
Endocrine Pathology Society
Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society
History of Pathology Society
International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
International Society of Breast Pathology
International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
International Society of Urological Pathology
North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
Paleopathology Club
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology
Pulmonary Pathology Society
Renal Pathology Society
Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
Society for Hematopathology
Society for Ultrastructural Pathology

Specialty Conferences
The Specialty Conferences which are presented in the evening during the USCAP Annual Meeting include difficult cases discussed by experts in their field.

The complete syllabuses from each conference are posted below. Click on each specialty conference name to display the respective text, slides and references.

Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Cardiovascular Pathology
Cytopathology
Dermatopathology
Forensic Pathology
Gastrointestinal Pathology
Genitourinary Pathology
Gynecologic Pathology
Hematopathology
House Staff
Infectious Disease Pathology
Liver Pathology
Neuropathology
Pediatric Pathology
Pulmonary Pathology
Renal Pathology
Surgical Pathology

Short Courses
Short courses comprise a major component of the educational program at the Annual Meeting. Approximately 60 short courses are scheduled each year. These courses are presented by recognized educators and they provide a plethora of pearls and take-home diagnostic clues on dozens of organ systems and topics. Accepted courses are typically scheduled for a four-year term and material from some courses which have been retired is being made available on this web site.

#06 - Placental Development, Indications for and Methods of Examination
#07 - Bladder Lesions in Biopsy and Transurethral Resection Specimens, An Approach to the Diagnosis of
#10 - An Integrated Cytologic and Histologic Approach to the Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Tumors
#15 - Uterine Pathology With an Emphasis on Abnormalities Detected in Endometrial Biopsy and Curettage Specimens, Selected Topics in
#20 - Renal Neoplasia: Diagnostic Problems and Recently Recognized Entities
#24 - Frozen Section Diagnosis, Indications and Pitfalls
#32 - Liver Pathology: Grading, Staging, and Nomenclature, Practical Updates in
#41 - Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration, The Cytology of
#46 - Cutaneous Mesenchymal Tumors and Non-Mesenchymal Mimics: An Update and Approach to Diagnosis
#52 - Soft Tissue Tumors in Children and Adolescents: A Morphologic Pattern Oriented Approach with Molecular and Genetic Correlations
#57 - Atherosclerosis: Practical Implications for Pathologists
#65 - Tubulointerstitial and Vascular Diseases of the Kidney




Opinions stated and/or conclusions reached in this syllabus are the responsibility
of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Academy.