Friends of Africa - Anglophone West African IAP Division Cytopathology Course University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

August 20 – 26, 2006 Faculty: Dr Jaiye Thomas - St Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey Dr Jennifer Brainard – Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Dr Fred Silva - Executive Director of USCAP, Augusta, GA Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Dr Patricia Thomas - Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas Zelma Casson - University of Missisipi Medical Center, Jackson, MS Monday, August 21 9 –12 Opening ceremony Presentations: Welcome address: Professor Akinyinka Omigbodun, Provost, College of Medicine

The future of pathology - A USCAP perspective: Dr Fred Silva, Executive Director - USCAP

The role of Cytopathology in the delivery of health care in a developing country: Dr. Jaiye Thomas

2 – 3.30 Cervicovaginal cytology - Squamous lesions – Zelma Casson 3..15 – 3.30 Break 3.30 – 5.00 Cervicovaginal cytology - glandular lesions – Dr Patricia Thomas Tuesday, August 22 9 – 10.30 Serous cavities - Pleural, peritoneal and pericardial - Dr Jaiye Thomas 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Pulmonary Cytopathology – Dr Jennifer Brainard 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break Practical Session – Microscopic slide review 2.00 – 2.45 Introduction to slide review – Zelma casson, Dr Patricia Thomas, Dr J Thomas, and

Dr Jennifer Brainard 2.45 – 5.00 Microscopic slide review

Wednesday, August 23 9 – 10.30 Cytopathology of Central Nervous system lesions – Dr Kunle Adesina 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 FNA and Head /Neck with emphasis on Thyroid and Salivary gland neoplasia - Dr

Jennifer Brainard 12.30 - 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 4.00 Medical Renal Pathology Review / Q & A – Dr Fred Silva (Campus wide lecture for

pathology, nephrology, internal medicine, pediatrics, general practice residents and consultants)

4.15 – 5.00 Quality control and quality assurance in Cytopathology – Drs Thomas, Brainard,

Cason and Thomas-Ogunniyi Thursday, August 24 9.00 - 10.30 Urinary cytopathology and Classification of urothelial neoplasia – Dr Patricia Thomas 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 - 12.30 Application of FNA to lymphoglandular lesions - Dr Jennifer Brainard 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break Practical Session – Microscopic slide review 2.00 – 2.45 Introduction to slide review – Zelma casson, Dr Patricia Thomas, Dr Jennifer

Brainard, Dr J Thomas, Dr Adesina 2.45 – 5.00 Microscopic slide review Friday, August 25 9.00 – 10.30 FNA Breast Pathology – Dr Patricia Thomas 10.30 – 11.30 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Soft tissue Tumors – Dr Jaiye Thomas 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.00 Genetics, ethics and ewe (or eve)...Genetic Testing/Genetic Engineering and the

Challenges)– Dr Fred Silva, Exective Director, USCAP (Campus wide lecture for pathology, nephrology, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, general practice residents, consultants and medical students)

3.00 – 3.45 Capacity building in molecular pathology and molecular genetics- Panel Discussion and Q & A session

Practical Session – Microscopic slide review 3.45 – 5.00 Microscopic slide review

Friends of Africa - Anglophone West African Division of IAP 2nd Annual Scientific and Surgical Oncologic Pathology Conference

August 20 – 24, 2007 Faculty: Dr Phyllis Huetner – Washington University, St Louis, MO Dr Jaiye Thomas – University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City Dr Brian West – Director, Ameripath, New York, NY Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Dr Patrick Adegboyega – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport Dr Sherif Ibrahim – New York University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Monday, August 20 8.00 - Registration 9 – 9.30 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.30 – 10.30 Lecture – Gynecologic Pathology I – Uterus, cervix, vagina – Dr. Huettner 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Lecture – Gynecologic Pathology II – Uterus, cervix, vagina – Dr. Huettner 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2 – 3.30 Systematic approach to liver interpretation, staging and grading of hepatitis, fatty liver

disease, autoimmune diseases of the liver, cholangiopathies – Dr West 3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Case discussions – All Faculty Tuesday, August 21 9.00 - 10.30 Lecture – Non-neoplastic biopsy pathology of the GI tract, an approach to diagnosis –

Dr West 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 - 12.30 Classification of Non-Hogdkin's lymphoma - Dr Sheriff Ibrahim 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.30 Recent entities in Surgical Neuro-oncology – Dr Kunle Adesina 4.00 – 5.30 Case discussions - All faculty Wednesday, August 22 9 – 10.30 - Hodgkin's lymphoma and reactive lymphoproliferative disorders – Dr Sheriff Ibrahim

10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Gynecologic Pathology III - Ovarian tumors – Dr. Heuttner Lunch and out of town activity for visiting faculty Thursday, August 23 9 – 10.30 Lecture – Head and Neck Pathology – Salivary gland tumors - Dr Adegboyega 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Head and Neck Pathology - Thyroid - Dr Adegboyega 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break Plenary Session – Presentation of Abstracts 2.00 – 4..00 4.00 – 5.30 pm – Case discussions - All faculty Friday, August 24 9.00 – 10.30 Case discussions – All faculty 10.30 – 11.30 Break 11.00 – 12.30 - Quality control and quality assurance in Surgical pathology – Dr Jaiye Thomas

leading panel discussion 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 4.00 pm Review of Pathology training guidelines – standardization of residents' experience

Friends of Africa - Anglophone West African Division of IAP 3rd Annual Scientific and Surgical Oncologic Pathology Conference

August 25 – 29, 2008 Faculty: Dr Anna Sienko – Peter Lougheed Hospital Center, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Dr Henry Tazelaar – Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ Dr Josefine Heim-Hall - University of Texas, San Antonio, TX Dr Jennifer Brainard - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Dr Lekidelu Taddesse-Heath - Howard University, Washington DC Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Sunday, August 24 Arrival Monday, August 25 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony 9 – 9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 10.00 Guest speakers - Federal Minister for Health or His representative - Oyo State Commissioner for Health

- Provost, College of Medicine – Professor Akinyinka Omigbodun - Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan 10.00 – 11.00 Guest Lecture (Open to the public) – Pathology and the changing future of Medicine –

Dr. Adesina 11.00 – 11.30 Interlude 11.30 – 12.30 Lecture – Gynecologic Pathology I – Ovarian tumors I – Dr. Brainard 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2 – 3.30 Gynecologic Pathology II – Ovarian tumors II – Dr. Brainard 3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Case discussions – All Faculty Tuesday, August 26 9.00 - 10.30 Lecture – Clinicoradiopathology correlation in the diagnosis of bone tumors – Dr Heim-

Hall 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 - 12.30 Extranodal lymphomas and the mucosa associated lymphoid tumors - issues in

differential diagnosis – Dr Taddesse-Heath 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break

2.00 – 3.30 Ensuring competency in Pathology – The role of training programmes and regulatory agencies in graduate training and education – The USA and Canadian experience - Dr Sienko

4.00 – 5.30 Case discussions - All faculty Wednesday, August 27 9 – 10.30 - Gynaecologic Pathology III – Uterine cervix tumors and tumor-like lesions – Dr

Brainard

10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Issues in differential diagnosis of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas - Dr Heim-Hall Lunch and out of town activity for visiting faculty Thursday, August 28 9 – 10.30 Role of molecular diagnostics in the definition of entities and prognosis of Non-

Hodgkin's lymphomas and Leukemias - a case for the development of molecular diagnostic competence in the developing world - fact or hype ? Dr Taddesse-Heath

10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Primers in Neuropathology - Dr Adesina 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break Plenary Session – Presentation of Abstracts/Interactive sessions with AWADIAP members 2.00 – 4..00 4.00 – 5.30 pm – Case discussions - All faculty Friday, August 29 9.00 – 10.30 Lung, mediastinal / pleura Pathology – Dr Tazelaar / Dr Sienko 10.30 – 11.30 Break 11.00 – 12.30 - Lung, mediastinal / pleura Pathology – Dr Tazelaar / Dr Sienko 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3..30 pm - Lung, mediastinal / pleura (and cardiac) Pathology – Dr Tazelaar / Dr Sienko 3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Case discussions - Dr Tazelaar / Dr Sienko Saturday, August 30 Badagry Visit to historical sites and places

Sunday, August 31 Departure

Friends of Africa - Anglophone West African Division of IAP 4th Annual Scientific Conference

August 24 – 28, 2009 Faculty: Dr Syed A. Hoda, Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, NY Dr Rana Hoda, Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, NY Dr Armando Fraire – University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA Dr Josefine Heim-Hall - University of Texas, San Antonio, TX Dr Debra Kearney – Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Dr Tarik Tihan – University of California, San Francisco, CA Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Sunday, August 23 Arrival Monday, August 24 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony 9 – 9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 10.00 Guest speakers - Federal Minister for Health or His representative - Provost, College of Medicine – Professor Akinyinka Omigbodun - Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan. 10.00 – 11.00 Guest Lecture (Open to the public) – Pathology of breast tumors: what have we learnt?

– Dr. S. Hoda 11.00 – 11.30 Interlude 11.30 – 12.30 Lecture – Perinatal Autopsy – General Bolts and nuts I – Dr Heim-Hall 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2 .00 – 3.30 Non-neoplastic lung disease – ABC of small airways and interstitial lung disease – Dr

Fraire 3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 FNA Cytopathology of breast tumors – Dr R. Hoda Tuesday, August 25 9.00 - 10.30 Diagnostic Pathology of breast cancers – Dr S. Hoda 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 - 12.30 FNA Cytopathology of Head and Neck Tumors – Dr R. Hoda 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.30 Developing and maintaining a quality assurance program in Surgical Pathology – Dr

Tihan

3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Pathology of Cardiac malformations I – Dr Kearney Wednesday, August 26 9 – 10.30 - Pathology of Cardiac malformations II – Dr Kearney 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Perinatal Autopsy – Bolts and nuts II – Placental Pathology - Dr Heim Hall Lunch and out of town activity for visiting faculty Thursday, August 27 9 – 10.30 Pediatric autopsy – wrapping up a clinical story. – Dr Kearney 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Neoplastic lung disease – Dr Fraire 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break Plenary Session – Presentation of Abstracts/Interactive sessions with AWADIAP members 2.00 – 4..00 4.00 – 5.30 pm – Case discussions - All faculty Friday, August 28 9.00 – 10.30 Neuropathologic complications of cardiovascular disease - Dr Adesina 10.30 – 11.30 Break 11.00 – 12.30 - Developing an immunohistochemistry laboratory and basic steps to ensuring quality –

Dr Tihan 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3..30 - Question and Answers – All you wanted to know but never had time to ask – All faculty 3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Case discussions – All faculty Saturday, August 29 Badagry Visit to historical sites and places Sunday, August 30

Departure

Friends of Africa - Anglophone West African Division of IAP 5th Annual Pathology Conference

August 23 – 29, 2010 Faculty: Dr Sam Gulino – Chief Medical Examiner, Medical Examiner's Office, Philadelphia, PA Dr Jacqueline Lee - Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Tampa, FL Professor Sebastian Lucas, Professor of Histopathology, King's College London School of Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK Dr Armando Fraire – Professor of Pathology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA Dr Christine Fuller, Professor of Pathology, Virginia commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Dr Debra Kearney – Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Dr Wole Ajagbe, Adjunct Professor of Oral Pathology, Howard University, Washington, DC Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Conference theme - Issues in Pathology Conference subtheme - Issues in Forensic pathology Sunday, August 22 Arrival/ Registration 6.00-8.00pm Welcome cocktail Monday, August 23 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony 9 – 9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 10.00 Guest speakers - Federal Minister for Health or His representative - Governor of Lagos State or His representaive - Commisioner for Health Lagos State - Commissioner for Police - Attorney general 10.00 – 11.00 Guest Lecture (Open to the public) – The challenges of developing effective

laboratory services in a developing country; lessons from the experience of the developed world– Prof Lucas

11.00 – 11.30 Interlude 11.30 – 1.00 Symposium on Forensic Pathology and the coroners system in Nigeria

1. The coroner’s system in Nigeria, from independence to date - Prof. W.O.Odesanmi 2. The state of the coroner’s law in Nigeria- Mr. J. Ottey CEO, Access to justice. 3. The coroner’s law in a developing country: the role of the police in Nigeria- S.E.

Arase 4. Experience of the Chief Medical examiner: The journey so far - Prof. J.O.

Obafunwa 1.00 – 2.00 Discussions / Lunch Break

2.00 – 3.30 Lecture – Sudden unexplained death in infants - investigational clues and determination of cause of death - Dr Lee 3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Sudden unexplained death in adults - investigational clues and determination of cause

of death – Dr Gulino Tuesday, August 24 9.00 - 10.30 Non-neoplastic lung disease – ABC of small airways and interstitial lung disease – Dr

Fraire 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 - 12.00 Pathology of Cardiomyopathies – Dr Kearney 12.00 - 1.00 Small blue cell tumors of the central nervous system: issues in differential diagnosis -

Dr Fuller 1.00 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.30 Autopsy related issues in low resource settings - Professor Lucas 3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Investigation of trauma related deaths – Dr Lee Wednesday, August 25 9 – 10.30 - Application of toxicology in forensic practice - a review of clinically illustrative cases Dr Gulino 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Small blue cell tumors outside of the central nervous system: issue in differential

diagnosis - Dr Christine Fuller 1.30 - 5.30 Paper presentations [Lunch and out of town activity for visiting faculty - Visit to historical sites in Badagry] Thursday, August 26 9 – 10.30 Pathology of coronary artery malformations. – Dr Kearney 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Neoplastic lung disease – Mesenchymal tumors - Dr Fraire 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.30 Pathology of GIT infections - Prof Lucas

4.00 – 5.30 Applications of FISH in solid tumor diagnosis and management: knots and bolts of the methodology- Dr Christine Fuller

Friday, August 27 9.00 – 10.30 Mass disasters and forensic pathology challenges - Drs Lee and Gulino 10.30 – 11.30 Break 11.00 – 12.30 - Forensic Odontology - Dr Wole Ajagbe 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3..30 - Neuropathology of Trauma - Dr Adesina 3.30 Closing and announcements Faculty to proceed to Ibadan Saturday, August 28 Ile-Ife and Ibadan - Visit to historical sites and places Sunday, August 29 Site visit in Lagos - historical places and evening departure

Friends of Africa - Anglophone West African Division of IAP 6th Annual Pathology Conference

August 22 – 26, 2011 Faculty: Zelma Cason, Associate Professor, School of Cytotechnology, University of Missisipi, Jackson, MS

Dr Terri Longacre, Professor of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Francisca Nkadi, Capella University, USA Dr Wole Ajagbe, Adjunct Professor of Oral Pathology, Howard University, Washington, DC

Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor

College of Medicine, Houston, TX Dr Modupe Samaila, Consultant Pathologist, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria.

Theme 'THE ROLE OF PATHOLOGISTS IN PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSTIFICATION OF CANCERS' Sub-themes

1. Molecular tools in cancer diagnosis, prognostification and surveillance 2. Molecular diagnosis of cancer related infectious agents

Sunday, August 21, 2011 Arrival Monday, August 22, 2011 (Bolingo Hotel Conference Center) 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony 9 – 9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 10.30 Guest speakers - Federal Minister for Health or His representative - Chief Medical Director, National Hospital. Abuja - Provost, College of Medicne, Univerrsity of Abuja 10.30 – 11.30 Guest Lecture (Open to the public) – Cancer diagnosis and management in the 21st century - the future of personalized medicine –

Dr Adekunle Adesina 11.30 – 12.30 Interlude with group photographs 12.30 1.30 Lunch Break

1 .30 – 3.00 Pathologists as leaders for change -Understanding the ABCs of successful and

effective leadership – Francisca Nkadi 3.00 – 3.30 Break 3.30 – 5.00 The role of stem cells in tumor biology; an update - Dr Adesina Tuesday, August 23 9.00 - 10.00 Pathology of common oral tumors I - Dr Wole Ajagbe 10.00 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 11.30 Pathology of common oral tumors II - Dr Wole Ajagbe 11.30 – 12.30 Pathology of Skin Tumors, the Nigerian Experience – Dr Dupe Samaila 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch Break 1.30 – 2.30 Gynae Cytopathology I- Zelma Cason 2.30 – 3.00 Break 3.00 – 4.00 Pathology of ovarian tumors - Dr Longacre 4.00– 5.00 Issues in leadership - Legacy and maintaining the momentum of effective leadership /

Q and A - Francisca Nkadi Wednesday, August 24 9.00 – 10.00 Pathology of uterine cervical tumors - Dr Longacre 10.00 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12..30 WADIAP Abstract presentations 12.30 2.00 Lunch 2.00 5.00 WADIAP AGM + Inauguration of New President Thursday, August 25 9.00 - 10.00 Gynae Cytopathology II- Zelma Cason 10.00 -11.00 ABC of glioma diagnosis - a primer for the general surgical pathologist - Dr Adesina

11.00.11.30 Break 11.30- 12.30 Gynae Cytopathology III - Zelma Cason 12.30 – 1.30. Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.30 Use of cytopathology in the diagnosis of brain tumors - a primer for the general

surgical pathologist - Dr Adesina 3.30.00 – 7.00 Rest 7.00- 9.00 Dinner, Awards, and announcements Friday, August 26 Departure of Participants Tour for Faculty and interested participants

• Abuja City Tour • Visit to Ushafa Pottery Village • Visit to Lower Usman Dam • Lunch at an Indigenous Restaurant

Friends of Africa - West African Division of IAP 7th Annual Pathology Conference and USCAP-WADIAP School of Pathology

August 26 – 30, 2013 Faculty: Dr Bruce Smoller – Executive Vice President, USCAP Dr Mike Talbert - Professor of Pathology and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK Dr Suzanne Powell, Professor of Pathology, Vice Chair for Education, The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, TX Dr Thuy Phung - Assistant Professor of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Professor of Pathology, Immunology and Pediatrics - Hematology / Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Conference theme Pathology Laboratory Quality Management in West Africa Sub Themes: - Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation - Updating Residency Training In Pathology in West Africa - Diagnostic issues in Dermatopathology Sunday, August 25 Arrival/ Registration 6.00-8.00pm Welcome cocktail Monday, August 26 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony 9 – 9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 10.30 Guest speakers - Provost - University of Ghana Medical School - Vice Chancellor, University of The Cape Coast 10.30 - 10.45 Special Guest remarks - Dr Bruce Smoller, Executive Vice President, USCAP 10.45 – 11.30 Guest Lecture (Open to the public) – The challenges for Pathology in sub-Saharan

Africa in the 21st century - Dr Adesina 11.30 – 1.30 Interlude / Lunch 1.30 – 3.30 Formal launching of the USCAP-WADIAP School of Pathology

Opening lecture: Non-melanocytic cutaneous tumors including epidermal, adnexal and primary mesenchymal tumors Part I - Dr Smoller

3.30 – 4.00 Break 4.00 – 5.30 Designing a residency training program curriculum - ACGME expectations - Dr Suzanne Powell Tuesday, August 27 9.00 - 10.30 ABC of laboratory management - the role of Directors of Anatomic Pathology - Dr Mike Talbert 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 - 12.30 Non-neoplastic inflammatory skin diseases Part I (including general principles of diagnosis of the dermatosis etc) - Dr Phung 12.30 - 1.30 Lunch Break 2.00 – 5.30 Presentation of Abstracts Wednesday, August 28 9 – 10.30 Ensuring quality in Pathology education - Nuts and bolts.- Dr Suzanne Powell 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Non-melanocytic cutaneous tumors including epidermal, adnexal and primary

mesenchymal tumors Part II - Dr Smoller 1.30 - 5.30 Business meetings / other business matters [Lunch and out of town activity for visiting faculty - Visit to historical sites in Cape Coast Thursday, August 29 9 – 10.30 QA-QC as the bedrock of excellence in Anatomic Pathology - Nuts and bolts – Dr Mike

Talbert 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Subspecialist training - a case for excellence in postgraduate education - Dr Suzanne Powell 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.30 Non-neoplastic inflammatory skin diseases Part II (including granulomatous dermatitis and cutaneous panniculitis) - Dr Phung 4.00 – 5.30 Changes in the epidemiology of pediatric soft tissue tumors - the West African

experience

Friday, August 30 9.00 – 10.30 Management issues in Academic Pathology and commercial / private practice

pathology settings - compare and contrast - Dr Mike Talbert 10.30 – 11.30 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Pathology practice in sub-Saharan Africa - a potpouri of interesting and challenging

cases - Part I 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3..30 Pathology practice in sub-Saharan Africa - a potpouri of interesting and challenging

cases - Part II 3.30 Closing and announcements Saturday, August 28 Site visit in Accra - historical places and evening departure

Friends of Africa - Anglophone West African Division of IAP (co-sponsored by AORTIC)

8th Annual Pathology Conference August 24 – 28, 2015

Faculty:

• Professor dr med Steffen Hauptmann, Professor of Gynaecological Pathology, Institute of Pathology at the Hospital Düren, Member of the supra-local over BAG for histology, cytology and Molecular Diagnostics Düren - Trier Roonstr.30 PO Box 100947 52309 Düren

• Dr Oyedele Adeyi, Associate Professor, Consultant Liver & Transplanation Pathology University Health Network, Laboratory Medicine Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

• Dr Olukemi Esan, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University School of Medicine

Morgantown, WV,

• Dr Moses Adeyanju, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Southern IL University Springfield IL

• Dr Adekunle M. Adesina - Professor of Pathology & Immunology and Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

• Dr Adesegun T Abudu, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK Theme 'THE ROLE OF PATHOLOGISTS IN ONCOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT" Sub-theme

- Gynecologic pathology essentials and update Sunday, August 23, 2015 Arrival Monday, August 24, 2015 (Bolingo Hotel Conference Center) 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony 9 – 9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 10.30 Guest speakers - Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan or His representative - Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital - Provost, College of Medicne, University of Ibadan 10.30 – 11.30 Guest Lecture (Open to the public) – The molecular pathogenesis of gynaecological cancers-An overview Professor Steffen hauptman 12.30 1.30 Lunch Break

1 .30 – 3.00 Pathology - an esential component of medical and policy decision making - Professor

Adekunle M. Adesina 3.00 – 3.30 Break 3.30 – 5.00 Reactive lymphadenopathies - Dr Olukemi Esan Tuesday, August 25 9.00 - 10.00 Cytopathology of common breast lesions I - Dr Moses adeyanju 10.00 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 11.30 Hodgkin's lymphomas - Issue in differential diagnosis - Dr Olukemi Esan 11.30 – 12.30 Cytopathology of the thyroid / lumps and bumps - Dr Moses Adeyanju 12.30 – 1.30 Lunch Break 1.30 – 2.30 HPV-associated squamous and glandular cervical neoplasia: cytology,

histology, and molecular pathology- Professor Steffen Hauptmann 2.30 – 3.00 Break 3.00 – 4.00 Neoplastic disease of the endometrium- Professor Steffen Hauptmann 4.00– 5.00 Issues in leadership - Legacy and maintaining the momentum of effective leadership /

Q and A - Moderator - Professor Adekunle M. Adesina Wednesday, August 26 9.00 – 10.00 Ovarian carcinoma and the Fallopian tube - Professor Steffen Hauptmann 10.00 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 12..30 Case illustration in Gynecologic pathology - Professor Steffen Hauptmann 12.30 2.00 Lunch 2.00 - 3.00 Non-Hodgkin lymphomas - An update - Dr Olukemi Esan 3.00 - 5.00 WADIAP AGM

Thursday, August 27 9.00 - 10.00 Hepatocellular carcinoma: The disease, its sponsors and victims - Dr O. Adeyi 10.00 -11.00 Use of cytopathology in the diagnosis of brain tumors - a primer for the general

surgical pathologist - Dr Adesina 11.00.11.30 Break 11.30- 12.30 Problematic Vascular Neoplasms of the Liver and Recent Updates - Dr O Adeyi 12.30 – 1.30. Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.00 Clinico-Pathologic correlation - The clinician/pathologist dialogue - Dr OAdeyi / Dr A Abudu 3.30 – 4.30 Interesting case illustrations - Selected faculty 7.00 - 9.00pm Dinner, Awards, and announcements Friday, August 28 Departure of Participants Tour for Faculty and interested participants

3rd WADIAP-USCAP School of Pathology / 10th Annual Scientific Conference of West African Division of International Academy of Pathology in conjunction with

Friends of Africa-USCAP initiative

(Sponsored by USCAP; Co-sponsored by IARC, RCPath and AORTIC)

29 August – 1st September, 2016

Faculty:

1. Prof Adekunle Adesina - Baylor College of Medicine, Hosuton TX, USA 2. Prof Isidore Diomande - University Felix Houphouet- Boigny Cocody Abidjan, Cote d’

ivoire 3. Prof Theodorus van der Kwast - University of Toronto, Torornto, CA 4. Dr Maimuna Mendy - IARC 5. Dr Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani - IARC 6. Dr Elodie Caboux – IARC 7. Dr Kemi Esan, West Virginia University, MorganTown WV

Theme “ PATHOLOGISTS IN CANCER MANAGEMENT” Sub Themes 1. “Immunohistochemistry and Laboratory Diagnosis of Cancer”

2. “Leadership in Pathology Practice Sunday, August 28 Arrival Monday, August 29 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony 9 – 9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 10.30 Guest speakers

-Dean, of Medical School, University Felix Houphouet- Boigny Abidjan-Cocody Cote d’ivoire Abidjan

- Minister of Health of Cote d’ivoire. 10.30 – 12.00 Guest Lecture - Recent advances in prostate carcinoma diagnostics -

Prof van der Kwast 12.00 – 1.30 Interlude and Lunch Break 1.30 – 2.30 Lecture - Prof Mohenou Diomande 2.30 – 3.30 Approaching lymph node biopsies: Diagnostic tools - Dr Kemi Esan 3.30 – 4.00 Coffee break 4.00 - 4.30 Pathologists as leaders for change - Understanding the ABCs of successful and effective leadership 4.30 – 5.30 Exploring opportunities for Anglophone and Francophone collaboration in education, research and training – Round table dialogue – Moderator: Dr U Eze Tuesday, August 30

08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:30

Introduction to Biobanking Dr Maimuna Mendy, IARC

09:30-10:30

Role of pathologists in the current scientific and research era: a. Appropriate processing of tissue samples for

diagnosis and research: do we need to have two different approaches?

b. Ancillary diagnostic methods i. Brief review of available methods ii. Role of quality assurance iii. How we can rely on our findings?

c. Molecular pathology: needs and benefits

i. What kind of samples in a clinical set up could be used?

ii. The link between standardized tissue processing and molecular pathology

Dr Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani, IARC

10:30-11:00

CoffeeBreak

11:00-11:30

Role of pathologists in the current scientific and research era, cont’d

Dr Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani, IARC

11:30-12:30

Preanalytical steps in sample handling Dr Elodie Caboux, IARC

12:30-13:30

Lunch - IARC Canteen

13:30-14:00

Associated data and LIMS for data management Dr Elodie Caboux

14:00-14:30

The importance of standardized coding for cancer registry: principles of ICD-O coding

Dr Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani, IARC

14:30-15:30

International guidelines on Ethics issues related to biobanking

Dr Maimuna Mendy

15:30-16:00

Coffee and Poster Sessions

16:00-17:00

Ethics committee procedure in Africa WAD-IAP

17:00-17:15

Course Evaluation Ms Anouk Berger

Wednesday, August 31 09.00 – 10.30 ABC of prostate biopsy interpretation, including pitfalls and mimickers 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Plasma cell neoplasms and B-cell lymphomas: Current issues in

diagnosis - Dr Kemi Esan

12.30 - 1.30 Lunch break 1.30 - 3.30 Platform abstract presentations (8) 3.30 - 4.00 Coffee break 4.00 - 5.00 Annual General Meeting of WADIAP 6.00 – 9.00 WADIAP Dinner and Awards Night Thursday, Sept 1 9 – 10.30 A short review of common testicular neoplasms - Dr van der Kwast 10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.30 Case studies of nodal T-cell and B-cell lymphomas - Dr Kemi Esan 12.30 – 2.00 Lunch Break 2.00 – 3.00 Elements of a Quality Management Plan - Dr Adesina 3.00 - 3.30 Questions and Answers - All faculty 3.30 - 4.00 Coffee break 4.00 – 5.30 Certificate Presentations and closing remarks Friday 2nd September Sight Seeing Departure

West African Division of IAP 11th Annual Pathology Conference and USCAP-WADIAP School of Pathology

August 28 – 30, 2017 Faculty: Dr Vijay Padmanabhan Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor

College of Medicine Dr Daniel Dim Associate Professor, Director of Anatomic Pathology,

UMKC School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill, Kansas City, MO

Dr Adekunbiola Banjo Professor of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos

Dr Adekunle M Adesina Professor of Pathology, Immunology and Pediatrics-Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine

Conference theme Cytopathology in Oncological Diagnoses Sub Themes:

1. The state of Cytopathology in West Africa 2. The role of Cytology in Cervical Cancer Prevention in the era of HPV

testing 3. The Role of FNA in cancer diagnosis

Sunday, August 27 Arrival/Registration MONDAY, AUGUST 28 8.00 – 11.00 Registration and Opening ceremony at Capital View Hotel

Conference room

9.00–9.15 Opening Remarks – President, West African IAP 9.15 – 9.45 Guest speaker’s address – DG, Ghana Health Service

9.45 - 10.10 Guest of Honor’s remarks/Opening of Conference –

Hon. Minister of Health 10.15 – 10.45 SNACK for all participants and invited guests 10.15 – 11.30 Opening Lecture

The state of Cytopathology in West Africa – Prof. Kunbi Banjo

11.30 – 1.30 Lecture 2 The future of Gynaecologic Cytology in the era of HPV testing: Squamous lesions – Prof Vijay Pramanabhan

1.30 – 2.30 LUNCH 2.30 – 4.00 Lecture 3

The future of Gynaecologic Cytology in the era of HPV testing: Glandular lesions – Prof Vijay Pramanabhan

4.00 – 4.30 SNACK 4.30 – 6.30 Presentation of Abstracts 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 8.30 - 10.00 Lecture 1

Current classification of breast tumours: An update – Dr Daniel Dim

10.00 – 10.30 SNACK 10.30 - 12.00 Lecture 2

FNA and Head/Neck with emphasis on Thyroid, Lymph nodes and salivary gland neoplasms – Prof Vijay Pramanabhan

12.00 - 1.30 Lecture 3

Diagnostic utility of core biopsies in the management of breast lesions – Dr Daniel Dim

1.30 – 2.30 LUNCH 2.30 – 4.00 Lecture 4

Serous cavities : Pleural, peritoneal and pericardial – Prof Vijay Pramanabhan

4.00 – 4.30 SNACK 4.30 – 6.30 Presentation of Abstracts 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 8.30 – 10.00 Lecture

Cytopathology and intraoperative diagnosis of brain tumours – Prof Adekunle Adesina

10.00 – 10.30 SNACK 10.30 – 12.00 USCAP Interactive e-learning Diagnostic challenges of prostatic core biopsies

12.00 - 12.30 Survey 12.30 – 1.30 LUNCH 1.30 - 3.30 Business meetings/other business matters 3.30 – 5.00 Awards, announcements and closing 6.00 CONFERENCE DINNER THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 9.00 TOURS AND/DEPARTURE

One-day Training Course on Technical Aspects of Tissue Processing – West Africa Division of International Academy of Pathology (WAD-IAP)

30 August, 2016

Sponsored by IARC

08:00-09:00 Registration

09:00-09:30 Introduction to Biobanking Dr Maimuna Mendy, IARC 09:30-10:30 Role of pathologists in the current scientific and research

era: a. Appropriate processing of tissue samples for diagnosis and

research: do we need to have two different approaches?

b. Ancillary diagnostic methods i. Brief review of available methods ii. Role of quality assurance iii. How we can rely on our findings?

c. Molecular pathology: needs and benefits

i. What kind of samples in a clinical set up could be used?

ii. The link between standardized tissue processing and molecular pathology

Dr Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani, IARC

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-11:30 Role of pathologists in the current scientific and research

era, cont’d Dr Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani, IARC

11:30-12:30 Preanalytical steps in sample handling Dr Elodie Caboux, IARC 12:30-13:30 Lunch - IARC Canteen 13:30-14:00 Associated data and LIMS for data management Dr Elodie Caboux 14:00-14:30 The importance of standardized coding for cancer registry:

principles of ICD-O coding Dr Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani, IARC

14:30-15:30 International guidelines on Ethics issues related to biobanking

Dr Maimuna Mendy

15:30-16:00 Coffee and Poster Sessions

16:00-17:00

Ethics committee procedure in Africa WAD-IAP

17:00-17:15 Course Evaluation Ms Anouk Berger