Nottingham 2026 - Virtual National Breast Pathology Update Course
Friday 12 June 2026 – 09.30 to 16.30 UK Time
2026
Virtual National Breast Pathology Update Course
The Programme
Programme - At A Glance
Breast Cancer Grading – Digital and AI
Professor Emad Rakha
Overview of AI Tools in Breast Pathology
Professor Abeer Shaaban
Grading of DCIS
Professor Louise Jones
Page AI Lymph Node
Professor Sarah Pinder
Challenges in Reporting of the Axilla in the Adjuvant Setting
Professor Sarah Pinder
Update on Surgical Management of the Axilla
Professor Shelley Potter
Challenges in Reporting of the Axilla in the Neoadjuvant Setting
Dr Elena Provenzano
Update on Axillary Radiotherapy
Professor Charlotte Coles
NHS BSP Update on Guidelines and Handling of Screening Incidents
Dr Rebecca Millican-Slater
Update on Blue Book – What’s New in the 6th Edition
Professor Ian Ellis
Cut Up of WLE and Breast Mastectomy Specimens - How Much Is Enough?
Chair: Professor Abeer Shaaban
US Approach
Dr Laura Collins - Weill Cornell Medical College
EU Approach
Dr Emilie Groen - Netherlands Cancer Institute
UK Approach
Dr Rahul Deb - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Slide Case Seminar - 9 Cases
Dr Areeg Abbas, Dr Preethi Gopinath, Dr Shauna Casey,
Dr Sue Pritchard and Dr Yasmeen Mir
Q&A/Ask the Experts
Course Faculty
Scientific Programme
Session 1 – Chair: Dr Rebecca Millican-Slater
10.00 Dr Andrew Lee – Welcome & introduction
10.05 Professor Ian Ellis – Low grade breast cancer
10.30 Discussion
10.35 Dr Andrew Lee – Diagnosis of spindle cell lesions
11.00 Discussion
11.05 Professor Sarah Pinder – Phyllodes tumour guidelines
11.25 Discussion
11.30 COFFEE
Session 2 – Chair: Professor Sarah Pinder
11.40 Dr Yasmeen Mir – Handling & reporting of surgical margins for cancer
11.55 Dr Elana Provenzano – Assessment of margins—update on guidelines
12.10 Professor John Robertson – Margins for ductal carcinoma in situ
12.35 Discussion
12.45 LUNCH
Session 3 – Chair: Dr Andrew Lee
1.15 Dr Soha El Sheikh – Diagnosis of columnar cell lesions
1.35 Discussion
1.40 Professor Abeer Shabaan – Diagnosis & significance of microinvasive carcinoma
1.55 Discussion
2.00 Professor Louise Jones – Vascular lesions after radiotherapy
2.15 Discussion
2.20 TEA
Session 4 – Chair: Dr E Provenzano
2.30 Slide Seminar
4.00 Close
CPD Approval
The Course has been approved for CPD points for the course from the Royal College of Pathologists. ALL registered attendees will receive a Certificate of Participation as a PDF within a week of the course.
Course - 5 CPD Points
Slide Case Submission - 2 CPD Points
