The Oakstone Institute Specialty Review

Enhance your knowledge and improve your diagnostic skillset with this comprehensive review of pancreatic and biliary tract pathology. Ideal for MOC.

Enhance Your Diagnostic Skill Set in Pancreatic Pathology

This program of 13 state-of-the-art lectures is designed to expand your knowledge of neoplastic and non-neoplastic pancreatic lesions. It covers common and rare neoplasms, transplant pathology and lesions associated with alcohol abuse. It is designed to close the knowledge gap that exists in medical centers that do not see a high volume of pancreatobiliary lesions. The program will increase confidence in the interpretation of pancreatic specimens while highlighting critical diagnostic pitfalls. It is taught by faculty working at centers that see large numbers of patients with pancreatic disease and is ideal for pathologists and gastroenterologists looking to enhance their knowledge and diagnostic skills. The course will help you to better:

• Recognize common and uncommon pancreatic lesions, including those associated with alcohol abuse
• Interpret frozen sections
• Discuss the biology of pancreatic ductal carcinoma, including molecular underpinnings and immunolabeling
• Describe which pancreatic lesions are premalignant
• Identify biliary tract lesions with confidence
• Discuss pancreatic transplant pathology

TOPICS

• I’ll Drink To That: Pancreatobiliary Findings Associated With Alcohol Abuse – Christina A. Arnold, MD
• Algorithmic Approach to Pancreatic Pathology – Christina A. Arnold, MD
• Instructive Cases 2 – Groovy Tumor Mimics – Christina A. Arnold, MD

• Frozen Section Nightmares – Aatur D. Singhi, MD, PhD
• Caught in the NET – Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Pancreas, Sporadic and Syndromic – Aatur D. Singhi, MD, PhD
• Pancreatic Fine needle aspiration cytology: a review of solid and cystic lesions – Aatur D. Singhi, MD, PhD
• Pancreatic Transplant Pathology with Instructive Cases – Aatur D. Singhi, MD, PhD

• Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: From Grossing to Mutations, All You Need to Know for the Most Common of All Pancreatic Tumors – Oliver G. McDonald, MD, PhD
• Premalignant lesions of the pancreas – Oliver G. McDonald, MD, PhD
• Instructive Cases 4 – Focus on Exploiting Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Techniques to Aid in Diagnosis – Oliver G. McDonald, MD, PhD

• It’s Galling – Neoplasia of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts – Elizabeth Montgomery, MD
• Instructive Cases 1 – Focus on Mesenchymal Lesions – Elizabeth Montgomery, MD
• Instructive Cases 3 – Focus on Rare Neoplasms of the Pancreas – Elizabeth Montgomery, MD

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to do the following:

• Recognize common and uncommon pancreatic lesions, including those associated with alcohol abuse
• Interpret frozen sections
• Discuss the biology of pancreatic ductal carcinoma, including molecular underpinnings and immunolabeling
• Describe which pancreatic lesions are premalignant
• Identify biliary tract lesions with confidence
• Discuss pancreatic transplant pathology

Intended Audience

Pathologists and gastroenterologists looking to enhance their knowledge and diagnostic skill set.

Date of Original Release: September 15, 2015
Date Credits Expire: September 15, 2018
Estimated Time to Complete: 10.5 hours

HOMEPAGE: http://www.oakstone.com/pancreatobiliary-pathology-a-comprehensive-review