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Contents: 96th Annual Meeting of The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
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REPORT 96th Annual Meeting of The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology March 24-30, 2007 San Diego, California
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The 96th annual meeting of the USCAP was
held in San Diego, California and was the largest meeting of physician-pathologists
in the history of pathology. 64 countries outside North America were represented.
Of the 3534 registrants, 1083 were junior members/students.
Entrance to the world famous San Diego Zoo.
The Zoo tour bus has good views from the top deck
Male antelope
Giraffe, 14 feet tall.
Above: The Zoo features Flamingos, Koalas and a Polar Bear doing tumble turns in its tank.
Certificates of Merit USCAP/ADASP Autopsy Award USCAP/ADASP Surgical Pathology Award 672 registrants attended the Long Course entitled “Targeted Therapies of Cancer: New Roles for Pathologists” directed by Drs. Marc Ladanyi (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) and Allen Gown (PhenoPath Labs). 60 half-day Short Courses were presented. Virtually all of our Short Courses have CD’s (with 95% having post-conference CDs) and several have “Virtual Slides.” Two all-day Special Courses were offered. 24 Companion Societies presented their educational endeavours on Saturday night and Sunday. All of the handouts are on the website. The Nathan Kaufman Timely Topic Lecture “Inflammatory Keys to Chronic Diseases” was given by Dr. Steven L. Kunkel, Endowed Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan. Dr. Virginia LiVolsi, Professor of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania presented the Maude Abbott Lecture. Her topic was “C Cell Lesions of the Thyroid: From Discovery to Molecular Biology.” The Distinguished Pathologist Award was presented to Dr. Peter Burger, Professor of Pathology at Johns Hopkins, in recognition of his major and extensive contributions to pathology (especially neuropathology) over the years. The President’s Award went to Jim Crimmins for 36 years of dedication and work way “above and beyond the call of duty”. He received a very lengthy and vibrant standing-ovation! (And deserved it!). The F.K. Mostofi Distinguished Service Award went to Dr. Victor Reuter, Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, for his numerous important past activities in the USCAP. The Ramzi Cotran Young Investigator Award was presented to Dr. Arul M. Chinnaiyan, of the University of Michigan for his outstanding, cutting-edge work in the field of the molecular basis of prostatic carcinoma. The recipient of the Castleman Award (for the best published paper in the field of human pathology) was Dr. Adebowale Adeniran, presently of MD Anderson, Houston. The F. Stephen Vogel Award (for the most outstanding paper published in an Academy journal by a pathologist-in-training ) went to Dr. Donna Hansel, presently of the Cleveland Clinic. The 17 evening Specialty Conferences, which are organ-based, were held from 7:30-9:30 pm, which was a testimony to the continuing endurance of the meeting’s registrants. All of the evening Specialty Conferences are online on the Academy’s website. Additional activities of the Academy have concentrated on the partnership of our two academy journals with the most outstanding medical and science publishing group in the world - Nature Publishing Group. Other educational endeavours by the USCAP this past year
include: During the last three years, the Academy rolled out a number
of new initiatives for our junior members. Next year’s annual USCAP meeting will be held in Denver,
Colorado, March 1-7, 2008. The Long Course entitled “Renal and Urothelial
Tumors “will be directed by Drs. John Eble and David Grignon. Please contact me at fsilva@uscap.org if you have any suggestions
of how we can make our educational programs more relevant to your practice
needs. Fred Silva,
Downtown San Diego from the sky train that carries weary visitors from the furthermost end of the Zoo back to the entrance.
The President’s award to Jim Crimmins for outstanding service to the USCAP spanning 36 years. This is the first time that Phoebe had attended a meeting. Jim has always been too busy running the meetings. In honour of this occasion he wore a jacket and tie.
Florabel Mullick who retired as Secretary of the IAP after 13 years with Jim Afonco her assistant, (R) and Charles Ramey (L) who will be assisting the incoming secretary, David Hardwick. This is a momentous change-over with the secretariat leaving the AFIP after 100 years. For Dr. Mullick herself it is a momentous period, too, because she is now the President elect of the IAP, and the day before this photograph was taken she was appointed Director of the AFIP. Congratulations Florabel.
American Registry of Pathology Press. New Books - Eye, Pancreas, Placenta and the final transcript of the next book on CNS pathology by Peter Burger (middle). Peter has a triple Professorship at John’s Hopkins, a very unusual distinction. He was awarded a distinguished pathologist award at this meeting. Left is Fred Worsham Am Cancer Soc Rep on the board of ARP, and Right Director of ARP, Bill Gardner.
Harlene and Henry Appleman, President of USCAP.
Mostofi Award winner - Victor Reuter and Maria.
Timely topics lecturer - Steven Kunkel with Ann Marie Nelson.
Young investigator award - Arul Chinnaiyan Uni of Michigan.
Surgical Pathology award to Elizabeth Manion from the Assn of Directors of Pathology.
Benjamin Castleman Award - Adebowale Adeniran.
Stephen Vogel Award - Donna Hansel.
Stowell Orbison Award - O.Hans Iwenofu.
The USCAP team from the Augusta office
Kerry Crockett, Linda Haygood, Carolyn Lane, JoAnn Johnson, Jim Crimmins
and Fred Silva.
Stowell Orbison Award certificates of merit - Salah Al-Waheeb, Julie Wee, Sven Perner, Stephen Schultz, Qiang Liu.
Virginia Li Valsi - Maude Abbott lecturer.
Jay Hess, Steven Kunkel, Barbara McKenna, Wendy Lavezzi, and Jeffrey Myers all from the Uni. of Michigan.
Rita d’Angelo and Ruan Varney.
Juan Rosai addressed a full lecture room at the History of Pathology Society session. His topic was ‘The History of Surgical Pathology slide seminars.’
Claude Cuvelier (President British Div.).
Sylvia Asa being given a special medal of appreciation for contributions made to USCAP.
Christopher Crum incoming President being given the gavel by Henry Appleman.
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| Pathology in Cambodia
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Chhut Serey Vathana, Gerhard Stouch and Sam Ang Cheng outside the Pathology Department. The history of Cambodian pathology cannot be completely documented because most of the documents were destroyed by the Khmer Rouge regime. The first Cambodian Pathologist was Prof. Dr. Sao Rin Tep Mam who was trained in France after the Second World War. From 1965-1975, she was the Director of the Department of Pathology and Anatomic Pathology of the University of Health Sciences in Phnom Penh. For 2 years, she was Director of the University, and from 1965-1968, she was also Minister of Health in Cambodia. In 1968, she was imprisoned by the Pol Pot regime and killed in an unknown place.
The photo of Prof. Dr. Sao Rin Tep Mam in the entrance hall of the University of Health Sciences, Phnom Penh. An outstanding pathologist was Dr.Nicolai Kajenov from Minsk in Russia who was the Head of the Department of Anatomy and Pathology at the Russian Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh from 1988-1991. He was the teacher of the present Head of Department, Dr. Mar Sy Samang. The current situation of pathology in Cambodia is dominated by a shortage of personnel. Only 5 doctors, mostly with a short training in pathology, are in charge of the service for 1,400,000 inhabitants. Four laboratories are located in the capital city, Phnom Penh. There are 10,000-20,000 histological specimens and 20,000 cytological specimens per year. These are investigated mostly with H&E and PAP stains. Only one laboratory provides a basic panel of immunohistochemistry. No autopsies or frozen sections can be done in Cambodia. In 2005, the Cambodian pathologists were invited to join the Thailand Division of IAP. Only two young pathologists, Chhut Serey Vathana and Sam Ang Chen, are participating in meetings aboard. Story: Gerhard Stauch, Germany. |
| Arab Division News |
The Grand Mosque of Hassan 11 in Casablanca which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The 18th Congress of the Arab
Division of the IAP was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Casablanca,
Morocco, November 2-4, 2006. The President of the meeting was Prof. Dr.
Saida Sqalli, a nephropathologist and Professor of Pathology at Casablanca
University. Samir Amr and Francis Jaubert
Members of the Arab Division meeting at the USCAP.
Saida Squali- President of the
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