AUSTRALASIAN DIVISION OF THEINTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF

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President’s WelcomeOn behalf of the IAP Australasian Division executive committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to join us in the spectacular new International Convention Centre, Sydney from 2 – 4 June, 2017 for the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Division of the IAP. As in previous years, the conference will provide an extensive program including international keynote speakers, national speakers and topical companion club sessions.

From an international perspective, we have been fortunate enough to secure three impressive speakers: Dr Jason Hornick from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Dr Marisa Nucci from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and Dr Alexander Laxar from The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA. Their combined knowledge spans Surgical and Soft Tissue Pathology, Gynaecological Pathology, Molecular Pathology and Dermatopathology and they will be joined by a range of local speakers who will share their knowledge and expertise on a diverse range of anatomical pathology related topics.

Sydney is one of the world's most vibrant and beautiful destinations and the ICC Sydney, which is opening in December, will be the Asia Pacific's premier integrated convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct. It is set amongst restaurants, retail and a vibrant public domain on Darling Harbour yet only a moment's walk to Australia's largest CBD and surrounding cultural quarters.

We’re really looking forward to welcoming you to our wonderful city in 2017 and sharing our exciting program with you. The event brochure will be mailed to all our members shortly. Online Registrations and Abstract Submissions are open from this month. Please check our website www.iap-aus-conference.com.au for deadline dates and all other information.

I take this opportunity to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year.

Professor Richard ScolyerPresident

Topics covered

• Surgical and Soft Tissue Pathology

• Gynaecological Pathology

• Molecular Pathology

• Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology

• Breast Pathology

• Digital & Quantitative Pathology

• Dermatopathology

• Endocrine Pathology

• Fine Needle Aspirate Cytology

• Gastrointestinal Pathology

• Head & Neck Pathology

• Liver Pathology

• Lung Pathology

• Lymphoma Pathology

• Neuropathology

• Ophthalmic Pathology

• Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology

• Renal Pathology

• Urological Pathology

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS SOFT TISSUE PATHOLOGYDr Jason L Hornick, MD, PhDBrigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Dr. Jason L. Hornick received a BA from Amherst College and an MD/PhD from the University of Southern California. He trained as a resident in Anatomic Pathology and pursued subspecialty fellowships in soft tissue pathology and gastrointestinal pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he is now the Director of Surgical Pathology and Director of the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory. He is an Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and a consultant at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.Dr. Hornick is Chair of the USCAP Abstract Review Board and Assignment Committee and Chair of the CAP Immunohistochemistry Committee. He was a member of the 2012 consensus and editorial working group for the WHO Classification of Tumors of Soft Tissue and Bone. Currently a member of the Soft

Tissue Sarcoma Expert Panel for the AJCC and the Sarcoma Analysis Working Group for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), he also serves on the Test Development and Advisory Committee for Anatomic Pathology for the American Board of Pathology.Dr. Hornick serves on the editorial boards of 11 journals, including the American Journal of Surgical Pathology and Modern Pathology. He is a Regional Editor for Histopathology, an Associate Editor for Advances in Anatomic Pathology, the Consulting Editor for Surgical Pathology Clinics, and on the Executive Advisory Board of Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Hornick is the Associate Editor for the American Registry of Pathology (formerly AFIP) Atlases. Dr. Hornick has published over 290 original papers, review articles, and book chapters and has edited the textbook Practical Soft Tissue Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach. He is an Associate Editor for Sternberg’s Diagnostic Surgical Pathology.Dr. Hornick received the 2012 Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists Annual Prize and the 2014 Jack Yardley Investigator Award from the Gastrointestinal Pathology Society. He teaches courses on the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors, gastrointestinal pathology, and diagnostic immunohistochemistry.

GYNAECOLOGICAL PATHOLOGYDr Marisa Nucci, MDBrigham and Women’s Hospital,Boston, Massachusetts, USA Dr. Nucci is an Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Pathology Residency Training Program at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, USA and an Associate Pathologist in the Division of Women’s and Perinatal Pathology. She also serves as a Consultant Pathologist for the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center where she is an Associate Member of the Gynecologic Cancer and Sarcoma Programs. Dr. Nucci was born in Newark, NJ. She did her undergraduate training at Haverford College and medical training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, and completed an AP residency as well as the Women’s and Perinatal Pathology Fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s

Hospital. She has been on staff at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital since 1996. She is past president of the New England Society of Pathologists and serves on the editorial boards of The International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology, Human Pathology, and Advances in Anatomic Pathology. She is an active member of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, where she serves on the Education Committee (2011-2017), is Chair of the Subcommittee for Unique Live Course Offerings (2012-2017) and is a member of the Board of Directors (2016-). She is also the Chair of the Membership Committee for the Arthur Purdy Stout Society and is a member of the Surgical Pathology Committee of the College of American Pathology. She is the co-editor of three widely read major gynecologic pathology textbooks: Diagnostic Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology edited by Drs. Crum, Nucci and Lee; Gynecologic Pathology. A Volume in the Series Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology edited by Drs. Nucci and Oliva; and Diagnostic Pathology Gynecological edited by Drs. Nucci and Oliva.

MOLECULAR PATHOLOGYDr Alexander Lazar, MD, PhDThe University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USADr. Lazar is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. His clinical work there focuses on the diagnosis of bone and soft tissue tumors and solid tumor molecular testing, currently focused on next generation based sequencing for therapeutic selection and triage to clinical trials. As founding Director of the ACGME accredited Soft Tissue Pathology Fellowship Program, he is training the next generation of bone and soft tissue pathologists and translational researchers. His research has centered on the molecular characteristics of many sarcoma types for use in diagnosis, correlation with clinical outcome and searching for novel therapeutic interventions with colleagues such

as Dr. Keila Torres in the multidisciplinary Sarcoma Research Center. This work is published in more than 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, and books edited.As Senior Associate Editor of Laboratory Investigation and as a member of additional editorial boards, Dr. Lazar is deeply committed to the peer review and publication process. He has leadership positions within the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) for sarcoma staging and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) with oversight of the protocols for defined pathology reporting of sarcomas, including molecular diagnostics. He participated in producing the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) classification system for bone and soft tissue tumors. As a result of this collaborative work with numerous colleagues, these three systems are now completely aligned, creating a uniform system for the diagnosis, reporting and staging of sarcomas used and adapted throughout the world.

PROGRAM

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017

8:00 - 9:00 Registration - The GalleryPyrmont Theatre Meeting Room C2.3 Meeting Room C2.2 Meeting Room C2.1 Meeting Room C2.4

9:00 - 10:45 Bone & Soft Tissue GastrointestinalPaediatric and Perinatal Pathology

Fine Needle Aspirate Cytology

10:45 - 11:15 Morning tea/coffee & trade exhibition and poster viewing - The Gallery

11:15 - 1:00International Society Of Gynaecological Pathology (ISGyP)

Liver Head & Neck Neuropathology

1:00 - 2:00 Buffet Lunch, trade exhibition & poster viewing - The Gallery

2:00 - 3:45International Society Of Breast Pathology (ISBP)

Digital & Quantitative Pathology

Lymphoma Renal

3:45 - 4:15 Afternoon tea/coffee & trade exhibition and poster viewing - The Gallery

4:15 - 5:15 Plenary Lecture - Alexander Lazar “What every surgical pathologist should know about molecular pathology” - Pyrmont Theatre

5:15 - 5:30 Refreshment break

5:30 - 7:15 Uropathology Dermatopathology Eye Companion Club Lung Endocrine

7:15 - 9:15 Cocktail Party - The Gallery

Venue: Pyrmont Theatre

7:30 - 8:45 Master Class - Alexander Lazar “Molecular Pathology: Why Bother?”

9:00 - 9:05 Welcome - Richard Scolyer

9:05 - 10:05 Lecture - Jason Hornick “The evolution of immunohistochemistry for soft tissue tumors: from differentiation to molecular genetics ”

10:05 - 10:30 Slide Seminar - Jason Hornick

10:30 - 11:00 Morning tea/coffee, trade exhibition & poster viewing - The Gallery

11:00 - 11:45 Slide Seminar - Jason Hornick

11:45 - 12:45 Vincent McGovern Memorial Lecture - Anthony Gill “Morphologomics??? Where does good old surgical pathology fit into the brave new world?”

12:45 - 1:00 Vincent McGovern Memorial Award Distinguished Pathologist Award

1:00 - 2:00 Buffet Lunch, trade exhibition & poster viewing - The Gallery

2:00 - 3:00 Lecture - Jason Hornick “Metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary: approach to diagnosis using lineage-restricted transcription factor immunohistochemistry (thank you, developmental biology)”

3:00 - 3:30 Afternoon tea/coffee, trade exhibition & poster viewing - The Gallery

3:30 - 4:45 Slide Seminar - Jason Hornick

SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2017 SURGICAL AND SOFT TISSUE PATHOLOGY

PROGRAM

SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017

Venue: Pyrmont Theatre7:30 - 8:45 Master Class - Fiona Maclean “Prostate pathology – all you need to know after a night on the TURPs”

9:00 - 10:00 Lecture - Marisa Nucci “Practical issues related to the interpretation of benign endometrium“

10:00 - 10:30 Slide Seminar - Marisa Nucci

10:30 - 11:00 Morning tea/coffee, trade exhibition and poster viewing - The Gallery

11:00 - 12:00 Slide Seminar - Marisa Nucci

12:00 - 12:30 Annual General Meeting

12:30 - 12:45 Abstract Awards

12:45 - 1:45 Buffet Lunch, trade exhibition & poster viewing - The Gallery

1:45 - 2:45 Lecture - Marisa Nucci “Practical issues related to the interpretation of neoplastic endometrium”

2:45 - 3:30 Slide Seminar - Marisa Nucci

GYNAECOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY

*Program is subject to change at the discretion of the Executive committee

Invitation to Submit Abstracts for the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting

We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission for our next Annual Scientific Meeting in June 2017 is open for submission.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts for Poster Presentation for consideration by the Scientific Program Committee. Abstracts may only be submitted online via our website http://www.iap-aus-conference.com.au/pages/abstract-submission-form.html

The deadline for submitting your abstracts is 17 March 2017.

All abstracts submitted to the conference will be independently assessed by members of the Abstracts Review Committee. The review will identify whether the paper still fulfills the promise of the abstract; whether it is original; complete; clear and correct. The Author will be provided feedback/comments and suggestions which should be addressed in their final submission.

Authors will be notified of the preliminary acceptance of their submission for either oral or poster presentation. Prizes will be awarded in each of the two Abstract categories (Pathologist and Registrar category) for the best abstract submissions and commendations will also be made.

Please note that all presenters must pay to register for the meeting by 21 April 2017. Registration payment not received by this date will result in presenters being withdrawn.

General InformationAbstracts may be submitted on any topic relevant to anatomical pathology. Only original scientific material which has not been previously published or presented at the meeting will be accepted.

Abstracts must be submitted as a Word Document only in English and must be as per the suggested template provided in our website. All abstracts should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar before submitting.

Abstracts will be peer reviewed.

The Scientific Program Committee reserves the right to reject unsuitable topics.

The length of the entire abstract (including the title, authors, affiliations, text and any references) must be less than 300 words typed in Arial Font Size 10. Please ensure that your abstract is typed in Word Format in a single cell with dimensions of 15cm wide x 12 cm high. Abstracts should have the following format:• Title (in bold capitals)• Authors• Organisation/Institution & location• Abstract Text (authors are encouraged to format their abstract using the headings: Background, Aims, Methods, Results & Conclusions), References (optional)•Abstract Closing DateThe closing date for abstract submissions is 17 March 2017.

Poster PresentationsPoster board size will be provided to successful participants at a later date.Formal Poster Viewing Sessions will be held during session breaks at the meeting.

Publishing of AbstractsAccepted abstracts will be published in a special issue of Pathology. Should you have any abstract queries or lodging of your abstract submissions online, please do not hesitate to contact the Australasian IAP staff on info@iap-aus.org.au

Becoming a member of the Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology

The International Academy of Pathology is the largest professional body of pathologists worldwide and has over 60 divisions throughout the world. Meetings are held in many countries throughout the year that maybe of interest to all members.

The Australasian division aims to foster education, research and advance knowledge in pathology and our Annual Scientific Meeting is a major focus. Membership funds are necessary to run the division and to both ensure a successful annual meeting and support other activities of the division.

Membership of the Australasian division entitles you to:

1. A discounted registration rate not only to our Annual Scientific Meetings but also to attend any of the meetings of other IAPdivisions.2. Access to educational materials in the members only section of the new IAP website (http://www.iapaus. org.au/index.php)3. Discounted subscriptions to the journals Modern Pathology and Laboratory Investigation4. Receive our Quarterly newsletters which will provide you with an overview of our current activities and keep you up to dateof upcoming educational activities.5. Support the education of pathologists and trainees in the Asia-Pacific Region including the provision of the AnnualPathology Symposium in Fiji and through a number of bursaries for pathologists from the Asia-Pacific region to attend ourAnnual Scientific Meeting.

Becoming an IAP Member is a simple process. If you are an Anatomical pathologist/registrar wishing to becomea member of the Australasian Division of the IAP, just complete the attached Application form (in the next page) with the payment details and email it to info@iap-aus.org.au. Once a member, annual renewal of your membership is necessary to maintain your membership status.

We also encourage you to invite your colleagues to become members of the IAP. Application forms are available in our website www.iap-aus.org.au.

If you have any questions regarding our membership, please email our Secretariat Staff at info@iap-aus.org.au.

Becoming an IAP member will give you the sense of pride we share in belonging to this long established organisation.

Calls for Speakers for the Annual Scientific Meeting Companion Sessions

Members who are interested in presenting at the various Companion Sessions for our future Annual Scientific Meetings can email the relevant Convenors provided below.

BREAST - Gelareh Farshid - gelareh.farshid2@health.sa.gov.auDERMATO - Jessamine Reddy - jreddy@dhm.com.au ENDOCRINE - Alfred Lam - a.lam@griffith.edu.auGASTRO - Mark Bettington - MarkBettington@envoi.com.au GYNAE - Lyndal Anderson - Lyndal.Anderson@sswahs.nsw.gov.auHEAD AND NECK - Ruta Gupta - Ruta.Gupta@sswahs.nsw.gov.auLIVER/PANCREAS - Catriona McKenzie - Catriona.McKenzie@sswahs.nsw.gov.auLUNG - Annabelle Mahar - annabelle.mahar@sswahs.nsw.gov.auLYMPHOMA - Penny McKelvie - Penny.Mckelvie@svha.org.auNEUROPATH - Peter Robbins - peter.robbins@health.wa.gov.auEYE - Svetlana Cherepanoff - Svetlana.cherepanoff@gmail.comORELL/FNA - Afaf Haddad - afaf.haddad@dorevitch.com.au PAEDIATRICS - Mike Watson - MWatson@adhb.govt.nzRENAL - Moira Finlay - moira.finlay@mh.org.auSOFT TISSUE AND BONE - Fiona Maclean - fmaclean@dhm.com.auUROLOGY - David Clouston - David.clouston@hotmail.com.auDIGITAL IMAGING & QUANTITIAVE PATHOLOGY - Marais Combrinck - marais.combrinck@health.wa.gov.au

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