EVENTS
24th Annual Combined Skin and Pathology Course
Friday, July 23, 2010 - Wednesday, July 28, 2010 At the Hyatt Regency Tech Center Denver, Colorado
With over 50 formal lectures covering the field of Dermatopathlogy
using color photographs and photomicrographs with printed
handout descriptions.
OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES
The Combined Skin Pathology Course is designed for pathologists, dermatologists, dermatopathologists,
residents, and fellows who have an interest in cutaneous pathology.
Participants will receive a comprehensive and intensive experience in dermatopathology and upon
completion of the course, they should be able to:
– Improve their ability to interpret microscopic sections of skin lesions
– Identify areas of weakness & enhance their diagnostic skills in these areas
– Determine clinicopathologic correlation.
– Enhance their knowledge and skills in preparing for the Boards
The course includes lectures, 150 microscopes, more than 600 teaching-quality glass
slides complete with clinical photographs, optional evening dinner lectures, and
an opportunity to review slides at a multi-headed microscope with a faculty member.
New to the course will be a CD-ROM (1000 page question and discussion with clinical
photographs and photomicrographs) which may be purchased separately at the meeting.
The course will have separate lecture hall, microscope laboratory, and five-head
microscope consultation room.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Completion of this course also fulfills the criteria for category A1 Credit, Pathology Continuing Medical
Education Award, American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
American Medical Association Physician Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of
Medical Education Resources and CU Dermatopathology Consultants. Medical Education Resources
is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Medical Education Resources designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of
31 category 1 credits toward the AMA's Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim
only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
COURSE DIRECTORS
James E. Fitzpatrick, M.D.
Whitney High, M.D., J.D., M.Eng.
Lori D. Prok, M.D.
Waine C. Johnson, M.D.
Alan R. Silverman, M.D.
FACULTY
Anwell Chang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO
Joseph Chorny, M.D.
Colorado Permanente
Denver, CO
Dirk M. Elston, M.D.
Chair, Dermatology
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
James E. Fitzpatrick, M.D.
Professor of Dermatology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO
Marti Friednash, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO
Loren E. Golitz, M.D.
Professor of Dermatology and Pathology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO
Robert O. Greer, D.D.S., Sc.D.
Professor
School of Dental Medicine
Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Aurora, CO
Whitney High, M.D., J.D., M.Eng.
Associate Professor of Dermatology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO
Alexandra Hristov, M.D.
San Francisco, CA
Waine C. Johnson, M.D.
Professor of Dermatology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Todd Kobayashi, M.D., LTC, USAF
Department of Dermatology
Wilford Hall Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
James W. Patterson, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Dermatology
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, VA
Lori Prok, M.D.
Assistant Professor Dermatology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and The Children’s Hospital
Aurora, CO
Alan R. Silverman, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
West Virginia University, WV
John Smith, III, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 23
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2:00-5:00 PM
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Registration
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7:00-9:00 PM
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Optional Dinner
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What's New in Dermatopathology
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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6:00 PM - 12:00 PM
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Unsupervised Slide Study
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Saturday, July 24
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Registration
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Scientific Session
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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8:00 AM
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Disorders of Keratinization
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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8:30 AM
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Lichenoid Dermatitis
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Dr. Elston
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9:15 AM
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Psoriasiform Dermatitis
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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10:00 AM
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Breaks and Refreshments
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10:15 AM
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Spongiotic Dermatitis
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Dr. Elston
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11:00 AM
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Superficial and Deep Dermatitis
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Dr. High
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11:30 AM
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Bullous Disorders
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Dr. High
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Supervised Slide Study (150 cases)
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Dr. Prok
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5:00 PM - 12:00 PM
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Unsupervised Slide Study
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Lunch Option
12:00 PM -1:30 PM
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Cutaneous Infections
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Dr. Elston
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Consultation Options
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12:00 PM
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Follicular Tumors
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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1:00 PM
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Histologic Signs of Systemic Disease
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Dr. Golitz
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2:00 PM
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Great Cases from Philadelphia I
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Dr. Johnson
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3:00 PM
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Great Cases form Pennsylvania
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Dr. Elston
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4:00 PM
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Nevus-Melanoma Problems
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Dr. Golitz
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5:00 PM
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Pediatric Dermatopathology
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Dr. Prok
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6:00 PM
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Sweat Gland Tumors
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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7:00 PM
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Lymphomas and Pseudolymphomas I
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Dr. Hristov
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Dinner Option
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Medical Legal Dermatopathology
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Dr. High
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Sunday, July 25
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Scientific Session
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Dr. Johnson
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8:00 AM
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Evaluation of Alopecia
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Dr. Elston
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8:45 AM
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Disorder of Collagen
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Dr. High
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9:15 AM
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Vasculitis
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Dr. High
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10:00 AM
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Break and Refreshments
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10:00 AM
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Granulomatous Dermatitis
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Dr. Johnson
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11:00 AM
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Deposition Disorders
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Dr. Prok
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11:30 AM
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Panniculitis
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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2:00 PM
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Discussion of Unknown Slide Set 1
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Dr. Johnson
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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Supervised Slide Study (150 cases)
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Dr. Friednash
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6:00 PM - 12:00 PM
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Unsupervised Slide Study
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Lunch Option
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Immunofluorescence and ELISA
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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Consultation Options
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12:00 PM
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Panniculitis I
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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1:00 PM
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Great Cases from Philadelphia II
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Dr. Johnson
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2:00 PM
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Tropical Cutaneous Pathology
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Dr. High
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3:00 PM
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Alopecia I
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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4:00 PM
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Great Cases from San Antonio I
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Dr. Kobayashi
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5:00 PM
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Great Cases from the Big Apple I
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Dr. Chang
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6:00 PM
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It’s Hard- Fibrosing and Sclerotic Disorders
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Dr. High
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7:00 PM
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Great Cases form Pittsburgh I
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Dr. Silverman
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Dinner Option
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7:00 PM -9:00 PM
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Immunoperoxidase in Dermatopathology
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Dr. Johnson
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Monday, July 26
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Scientific Session
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Dr. Silverman
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8:00 AM
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Benign Melanocytic Tumors
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Dr. Chang
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8:30 AM
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Atypical and Borderline Melanocytic Tumors
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Dr. Patterson
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9:00 AM
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Malignant Melanocytic Tumors
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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9:45 AM
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Break and Refreshments
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10:00 AM
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Follicular Tumors
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Dr. Patterson
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10:45 AM
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Sebaceous Gland Tumors
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Dr. Chorny
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11:15 AM
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Sweat Gland Tumors
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Dr. Patterson
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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2:00 PM
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Discussion of Unknown Slide Set 2
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Dr. Silverman
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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Supervised Slide Study (150 cases)
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Dr. Chang
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6:00 PM - 12:00 PM
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Unsupervised Slide Study
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Lunch Option
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Oral Pathology
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Dr. Greer
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Consultation Options
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12:00 PM
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Great Cases from Pittsburgh II
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Dr. Silverman
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1:00 PM
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Potpourri I
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Dr. Chorny
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2:00 PM
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Problematic Melanocytic Lesions I
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Dr. Chang
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3:00 PM
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Panniculitis II
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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4:00 PM
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Atypical Melanocytic Lesions
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Dr. Patterson
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5:00 PM
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Potpourri II
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Dr. Chorny
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6:00 PM
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Great Cases from San Antonio II
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Dr. Kobayashi
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7:00 PM
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Lymphomas and Pseudolymphomas I
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Dr. Hristov
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Dinner Option
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Pediatric Dermatopathology
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Dr. Prok
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Tuesday, July 27
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Scientific Session
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Dr. High
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8:00 AM
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Tumors of the Epidermis
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Dr. Silverman
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8:30 AM
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Fibrous and Fibrohistiocytic Tumors
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Dr. Patterson
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9:15 AM
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Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas
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Dr. High
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10:00 AM
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Break and Refreshments
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10:15 AM
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Cutaneous B-cell Lymphoma
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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11:00 AM
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Histiocytic and Mast Cell Neoplasms
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Dr. Prok
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11:30 AM
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Leukemic Infiltrates of the Skin
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Dr. Hristov
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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2:00 PM
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Discussion of Unknown Slide Set 3
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Dr. Chorny
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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Supervised Slide Study (150 cases)
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Dr. Smith
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6:00 PM - 12:00 PM
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Unsupervised Slide Study
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Lunch Option
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Melanoma
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Dr. Golitz
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Consultation Options
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12:00 PM
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Alopecia II
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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1:00 PM
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Cases from Kaiser I
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Dr. Smith
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2:00 PM
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Great Cases from Denver I
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Dr. Friednash
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3:00 PM
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Alopecia III
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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4:00 PM
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Great Cases from Denver II
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Dr. Friednash
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5:00 PM
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Problematic Melanocytic Lesions II
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Dr. Chang
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6:00 PM
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Cases from Kaiser II
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Dr. Smith
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7:00 PM
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Cases from the Big Apple
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Dr. Chang
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Dinner Option
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Tropical Dermatopathology
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Dr. High
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Wednesday, July 28
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Scientific Session
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Dr. Smith
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8:00 AM
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Cutaneous Metastases
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Dr. Smith
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8:45 AM
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Vascular and Lymphatic Neoplasms
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Dr. Kobayashi
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9:30 AM
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Neural Tumors
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Dr. Prok
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10:00 AM
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Break and Refreshments
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10:10 AM
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Epithelial Cysts
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Dr. Golitz
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10:30 AM
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Tumors of Fat and Muscle
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Dr. Fitzpatrick
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11:00 AM
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Discussion of Unknown Slide Set 4
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Dr. Smith
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12:00 PM
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Meeting Adjourns
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Transportation
The Hyatt Regency Tech Center is situated approximately 28 miles from the
Denver International Airport. Shuttle service to and from the airport is provided
by Super Shuttle and by Blue Sky Shuttle. Taxis are
available from level 5 at the main terminal. Please inform the dispatcher that you
want a “Flat Rate Taxi”. Rental cars are also available at the airport.
techcenter.hyatt.com
Airline Reservations
Travel agency services are available through Dani B at Options Travel which may be contacted toll free at 1-866-622-1602 #109, by fax at
847-803-3329, or by email at:
Danib@optionstravel.com
There is a per ticket processing fee. Please indicate you are attending this seminar
Hotel Accommodations
The meeting is being held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Tech Center which is located at 7800 East Tufts Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80237. Hotel information will be sent to all registrants.
A block of rooms has been reserved for this conference at the special rate of $135 per night for single or
double occupancy. To receive this room rate, reservations
must be made through Medical Education
Resources at 1-800-421-3756. A one-night's deposit is required to hold your room reservation. There
is no charge for room cancellations 72 hours prior to your arrival. Otherwise, a one-night's deposit is
forfeited which is also true for early departures. Once the room block is filled, rooms and room rates
are subject to availability. Please support this important educational conference by booking within the
designated room block.
Registration Fees & Policies
– $ 735 Physician Registration Fee ( prior to June 15, 2010)
– $ 750 Physician Registration fee ( after June 15, 2010)
– $ 495 Resident/ Fellow Registration Fee (Application must be accompanied by letter from Chief of Service. Fee applies to
fellows and residents that graduated on June 30, 2010)
– $ 49 Optional Dinner/Lecture Fee (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
– $ 39 Optional Lunch/Lecture Fee (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM)
Remittance for registration should accompany application. Registration fee includes continental breakfast and beverages during breaks. Please make checks payable to the Medical Education Resources and mail to
Medical Education Resources
1500 West Canal Court #500
Littleton, CO 80120-4569
You may also register directly by telephone or fax at:
800-421-3756 (toll-free number)
303-798-9682
303-798-5731 (FAX)
To register call Medical Education Resources at 303-798-9682 or 1-800-421-3756
Conference registrations must be accompanied by payment. We cannot confirm your course registration
until payment is received. Within 24 hours of receipt of your registration, a confirmation of your
registration will be mailed. Course material is provided at the conference. Registration fee includes
continental breakfast and beverages during breaks. A fee of $150 is charged for cancellations received
by July 1, 2010. After this date, no refunds will be made; however, credit may be provided towards
future conferences.