Nov 4-5, 2021  |  9:20am - 2:15pm
Conference

Head and Neck Pathology: Practical Approach and Emerging Issues

Continuing Professional Development

Run by the Continuing Professional Development department in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Please note there is a fee to attend this conference.

The 2021 digital conference, Head and Neck Pathology: Practical Approach and Emerging Issues, aims to provide practical reviews of recently described entities and contemporary approaches to commonly encountered diagnostically challenging areas of head & neck pathology. In addition to expert faculty from the University of Toronto, Dr. Justin Bishop of the University of Texas – Southwestern, a world-renowned expert and a major contributor to the last WHO H&N classification of tumors will provide details on emerging entities in head and neck pathology. 

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this conference, the participants will be able to:

  • Recognize new entities in salivary gland and paranasal sinus
  • Identify relevant histopathologic correlates and cytopathologic correlates of thyroid gland disease
  • Understand PD-L1 relevance and interpretation in H&N malignancy
  • Review and describe common and challenging skin lesions arising in the head and neck
  • Report clinically relevant histologic findings and ancillary tests to personalize patient management

Target audience

  • Anatomic Pathologists
  • Oral Pathologists
  • Surgical Pathologists
  • Pathologist Assistants
  • Residents/Fellows

Speakers

  • Justin Bishop, Professor of Pathology and Director of Head and Neck Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  • Brendan Dickson, Associate Professor LMP and Director of Immunohistochemistry, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Elan Hahn, Clinical Fellow, University Health Network
  • Iona Leong, Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry and LMP and Head, Division of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Sandy Lou, Assistant Professor LMP and Staff Cytopathologist, University Health Network
  • Christina MacMillan, Assistant Professor, LMP and Staff Pathologist, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Ozgur Mete, Professor LMP and Senior Consultant in Endocrine Pathology, University Health Network
  • Joerg Schwock, Assistant Professor LMP and Cytopathologist, University Health Network
  • Tra Truong, Assistant Professor LMP and Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
  • Brandon Sheffield, Head, Division of Advanced Diagnostics, Physician Lead of Research, William Osler Health System
  • Yvette Miller-Monthrope, Assistant Professor Division of Dermatology and Staff Dermatologist, Women’s College Hospital

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