The UAB Department of Pathology is proud to co-sponsor the 2019 Tri-State Pathology Conference, taking place Saturday, October 5, at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - the Wynfrey Hotel.
The event is a collaboration of the Alabama Association of Pathologists, Louisiana Pathology Society, and the Mississippi Association of Pathologists.
This year's event will highlight speakers from the UAB Department of Pathology. Travis Kidd, Jr., M.D., President of the Alabama Association of Pathologists, will deliver the opening and closing remarks.
Dr. Travis (Bart) Kidd is the current President of the Alabama Association of Pathologists. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his post graduate education at Vanderbilt University Medical School. He practices full-time surgical pathology at CytoPath in Alabaster, Alabama.
R. Bruce Williams, M.D., current president of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), will deliver a lunchtime update on CAP. Dr. Williams is a founding member and laboratory director of The Delta Pathology Group, LLC, and is in full-time practice of anatomic and clinical pathology in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Williams serves on the executive committee as practice manager of the mid-Louisiana region of Delta Pathology. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical School. He is associate clinical professor of pathology at LSUMC-Shreveport.
AGENDA
| Time | Topic | Presented by UAB Pathology Faculty unless indicated otherwise | |
| 8:10am | "Immunohistochemical Studies in Gynecologic Pathology: A Panel Approach to Overcome Diagnostic Challenges | Anna Yemelyanova, MD, Hazel Gore, M.D., Endowed Professor in Gynecologic Pathology and Section Head, Gynecologic Pathology | |
| 8:50am | "Zebras and Unicorns in Cytology" | Frida Rosenblum, MD, Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology | |
| 9:30am | Break | ||
| 10am | "Diagnosis and Management of Thrombotic Microangiopathy" | X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD, Division Director and Professor, Laboratory Medicine | |
| 10:40am | "Molecular Testing for Hematological Malignancies" | Shuko Harada, MD, Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology and Head, Molecular Diagnostics Section, Genomics Diagnostics & Bioinformatics | |
| 11:20am | Panel Discussion | Morning presenters | |
| 11:45am | Lunch/College of American Pathologists Update | R. Bruce Williams, MD, College of American Pathologists | |
| 12:40pm | "Illustrative Cases in Head and Neck Pathology" | Todd Stevens, MD, Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology | |
| 1:20pm | "Laboratory Utilization" | Allen Bryan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine | |
| 2pm | Break | ||
| 2:20pm | "Prostate Cancer Evolution: What the Pathologist Needs to Know" | Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD, PhD, Division Director and Professor, Anatomic Pathology | |
| 3pm | "Blood Utilization in Community Hospitals" | Lawrence Williams, MD, Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine | |
| 3:40pm | Panel Discussion | Afternoon presenters |
Closing remarks will be presented at 4pm by Dr. Kidd.
Registration for the event is now open. Register below or click to open and print the brochure.
CME credits will be available for this event.
Sponsored for CME credit by UAB Division of CME.
The University Of Alabama School Of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this Regularly Scheduled Series for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Alabama School of Medicine is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.