Spring is in the air which means the annual USCAP meeting is just around the corner! USCAP 2025 will be held in Boston and this year I am especially excited to announce that the Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society (PBPS) will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. We will have our celebration during the joint PBPS-GIPS-HPHS reception on Sunday, March 23rd, 5:30-7:30 PM, in the Marquee Room at The Omni Hotel at the Seaport.
Although PBPS became an official society in 2015 and a USCAP companion society in 2018, pancreatobiliary enthusiasts have been meeting to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for pancreatobiliary pathology for over 20 years and had their very first “Pancreas Club” luncheon at the annual USCAP meeting in 2007. Over the years the annual luncheons grew in attendance and scope which eventually led to the founding of the PBPS. Please come and celebrate this special milestone with us on Sunday at 5:30PM.
The PBPS executive committee also invites you to attend our annual Companion Society meeting which will be held on Sunday, March 23rd at 10:30 AM EST in the BCEC Ballroom (Level 3). We have prepared a great agenda for you, under the thematic umbrella “Emerging Entities and Concepts in the Pancreatobiliary Tract” which will feature 4 amazing speakers and talks:
- SWI/SNF complex and SMARC-Deficient Neoplasms (Dr. Abbas Agaimy, Friedrich‐Alexander‐University, representing the European Pathology Society).
- Mesenchymal Neoplasms(Dr. Diana Agostini-Vulaj, University of Rochester).
- Intracholecystic tubular non-mucinous neoplasm (Dr. Burcin Pehlivanoglu, Dokuz Eylul University).
- Pancreatobiliary Maljunction-Associated Cancers (Dr. Seung-Mo Hong, Asan Medical Center).
The annual business meeting follows promptly thereafter. Please follow our newly launched Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/pbpath?igsh=aXF3aTd0aXE1MDBr and/or Twitter (X) https://twitter.com/pbpath for program updates prior to the session.
Additionally, during USCAP, you are invited to attend the Evening Specialty Conference on Pancreatobiliary Pathology on Monday March 24th, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, in BCEC Room 210 A. I will be moderating the session entitled: A Case That Stumped Me and What I Learned from It. Speakers include Drs. Deyali Chatterjee, Jiaqi Shi, Carlie Sigel, and Aatur Singhi.
As a reminder, this spring we also have a new educational offering, a 3-day interactive microscopy course, in collaboration with USCAP, that will be held at the USCAP Interactive Center in Palm Springs, CA, starting on May 19th, 2025. This course is directed by Dr. Olca Basturk and will feature other world renowned experts (Drs. Grace E. Kim, Michelle Reid, Huamin Wang and Yoh Zen) who will cover a variety of topics including small biopsies, cytologic and resection specimens from the pancreatobiliary tract, highlighting challenges in grossing, frozen section evaluation, fine needle aspiration and small biopsy assessment, as well as terminology, grading, and classification guidelines for pancreatic, biliary and ampullary tumors. This course will be of particular interest to surgical pathologists, cytopathologists, and anatomic pathology trainees as they prepare for board examinations and job placement. Since slots are limited, early registration is encouraged. Even if you are not an USCAP member, as a PBPS member you will receive the same course discount as a (practicing pathologist) USCAP member. Click the link below to register and learn more. https://my.uscap.org/app/program/d5poeu0/index.cfm
Lastly, if you have not yet renewed your membership, we encourage you to do so at your earliest convenience on our website at https://pbpath.org/membership-account/.
As always, we appreciate your participation and look forward to seeing you in Boston!
Sincerely,
Michelle Reid, MD, MS
President, Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society