9th Annual Course of Academy of Immunohistochemistry
Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Pathology
Krakow, Poland, 9 – 11th April 2025
Organizing/Scientific Committee:
Course Director: Janusz Ryś MD. PhD., Members: Agnieszka Adamczyk PhD., Artur Bartczak MD., Agnieszka Klimkowska PhD., Jan Klos MD., Artur Kowalik PhD., Anna Kruczak PhD., Krzysztof Okoń MD. PhD., Joanna Szpor MD. PhD.
Program:
| 9th April 2025 (Wednesday) | |
| 09.00-10.00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10.00-10.15 | Janusz Ryś – Introduction |
| 10.15-11.10 | Søren Nielsen – Immunohistochemical technology in preanalytical and analytical phase |
| 11.00-11.45 | Jan Klos – IHC – Interpretation pitfalls – old problems and new aspects |
| 11.45-12.30 | Andrew M. Bellizzi – Immunohistochemical approach to unknown primary tumor |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch |
| Sesion 1: Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Practice: Bridging Science and Personalized Cancer Care | |
| 13.30-14.15 | Hans-Ulrich Schildhaus – New predictive immunohistochemical and molecular markers for solid tumors |
| 14.15-15.00 | Hans Gelderblom – Study Design with Molecular Prescreening and Targeted Therapies in Oncology |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee |
| 15.30-16.15 | Susana Aguilar – Organizing and Optimizing Molecular Tumour Boards for Precision Oncology |
| 16.15-17.00 | Kjetil Taskén – The National Norwegian Model: Best Practices in Innovative Molecular Diagnostics and Tailored Therapies |
| 17.00-17.30 | Discussion |
| 10th April 2025 (Thursday) | |
| Sesion 2: Gynaecological session | |
| 08.30-09.15 | Anais Malpica – Ovarian Neoplasms: Immunohistochemical Studies and Molecular Testing, What and Why? |
| 09.15-10.00 | Ben Davidson – Morphological and molecular characteristics of endometrial carcinoma |
| 10.00-10.45 | Pavel Dundr – Diagnostic approach to smooth muscle uterine tumors |
| 10.45-11.15 | Coffee |
| Sesion 3: Lymphoproliferative disease | |
| 11.15-12.00 | Anna Porwit – Immunohistochemical and molecular approaches to diagnostics of B-cell lymphomas |
| 12.00-12.45 | Anna Porwit – Immunohistochemical and molecular approaches to diagnostics of T-cell lymphomas |
| 12.45-13.30 | Lunch |
| Sesion 4: Dermatopathology session | |
| 13.30-14.15 | Thomas Mentzel – Update on cutaneous sarcomas (the role of immunohistochemistry in differential diagnostics) |
| 14.15-15.00 | Thomas Mentzel – Immunohistochemistry in melanocytic neoplasms |
| 15.00-16.15 | Monika Prochorec-Sobieszek – Lymphoproliferative lesions of the skin – immunohistochemical and molecular approach |
| 16.15-16.45 | Coffee |
| 16.45-18.00 | Consultation corner (10-12 cases) (A. Malpica, B. Davidson, T. Mentzel, A. Porwit, M. Miettinen) |
| 11th April 2025 (Wednesday) | |
| Sesion 5: Gastrointestinal session | |
| 08.30-09.15 | Andrzej Mróz – Gastric cancer – everyday practice and future perspectives in diagnostic pathology |
| 09.15-10.00 | Iris Nagtegaal – The central role of mismatch repair proteins in colorectal cancer pathology |
| 10.00-10.30 | Regine Schneider-Stock – Colorectal cancer – dissolving heterogeneity between tumor center and invasion front using the CAM model |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee |
| Sesion 6: Molecular and soft tissue session | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Beata Grygalewicz – FISH studies for the detection of malignant lymphoma-associated chromosomal changes in fresh material and paraffin-embedded tissue |
| 11.30-12.15 | Jerzy Lasota – The spectrum of EWSR1-fusion tumors: Ewing sarcoma and beyond |
| 12.15-13.00 | Markku Miettinen – DNA Methylation Classifier in Sarcoma Diagnosis – Current status and prospects |
| 13.00-13.45 | Lunch |
| Sesion 7: Digital pathology and AI in Clinical Practice and Research | |
| 13.45-14.14 | Konstanty Korski – Current and future applications of artificial intelligence in pathology |
| 14.15-15.00 | Anna Laury – Artificial Intelligence-base image analysis and prognosis of high-grade serous carcinoma |
| 15.00 | Summary and closing remarks |