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 Faculty
Meet Our Faculty
Our World Class Faculty are looking forward to you joining us in May 2025 for the Nottingham 2026 – Virtual National Breast Pathology Update Course
Professor Ian Ellis
Professor Ellis has been involved in the practice of pathology for over thirty years and has an international reputation in clinical and translational research in breast disease.
Dr Elena Provenzano
Dr Elena Provenzano is Lead Breast Histopathologist for the Cambridge Breast Unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Professor Emad Rakha
Professor Rakha is Professor and Honorary Consultant Pathologist, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Professor Abeer Shaaban
Professor Shaaban is a specialist breast pathologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Honorary Professor at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Rahul Deb
Dr Rahul Deb is a lead breast and gastrointestinal pathologist at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. He is the Specialty Advisor (Breast) at RCPath, deputy chair of National Coordinating Committee for Breast Pathology and regional clinical advisor for NHS Breast Screening.
Professor Sarah Pinder
Professor of breast pathology and honorary consultant breast pathologist
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Rebecca Millican-Slater
Dr Rebecca Millican-Slater, a specialist breast cancer pathologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust uses the latest digital pathology techniques in her work and research.
Dr Preethi Gopinath
Consultant Histopathologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Essex UK. Director of Medical Education
Dr Laura Collins
Dr. Laura Collins is Vice Chair of Oncologic Pathology, Chief of Breast Pathology, Breast Cancer Research Lead at the Meyer Cancer Center, and a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (pending appointment at rank).
Professor Louise Jones
Professor Louise Jones is the research lead for Molecular Pathology for Genomics England and lead for the Breast Cancer Campaign’s National Breast Tissue Bank. Her research focuses on how disease progresses.
Professor Shelley Potter
Shelley Potter is Professor of Surgical Oncology at Bristol Medical School and Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust. She attended Bristol Medical School and completed Basic Surgical Training in Bristol before undertaking a PhD exploring the feasibility of clinical trials in breast reconstruction.
Professor Charlotte Coles
Charlotte Coles is Professor of Breast Cancer Clinical Oncology: Deputy Head of Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge; and Co-Director of CRUK RadNet Cambridge. She leads practice-changing breast radiotherapy trials, has influenced international hypofractionation policy and addressed global health, gender, and equity challenges as Chair of the Lancet Breast Cancer Commission.
Dr Emilie Groen
Dr Emilie Groen is consultant pathologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, where she has worked since 2013, after completing her pathology training at the Amsterdam UMC. Her main focus is on breast pathology, and cytology, besides dermatopathology and thyroid pathology, and she serves as education lead within the pathology department.
Dr Sue Pritchard
Consultant histopathologist working at Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester UK where she is the lead breast pathologist. Sue is also one of the breast screening Professional Clinical Advisors for the North of England and a member of the Manchester Breast Centre and lobular moonshot project team researching in the field of stromal interactions in breast cancer, breast cancer prevention and lobular breast cancer.
Dr Shauna Casey
Dr Shauna Casey works as a consultant histopathologist in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust reporting breast pathology and uropathology. She is currently the professional and clinical advisor for pathology in the breast screening programme in Northern Ireland.
Dr Areeg Abbas
Dr Areeg Abbas, Nottingham University Hospitals
Dr Yasmeen Mir
Dr Yasmeen Mir is a specialist breast pathologist at Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust. She is a professional clinical advisor for breast pathology and a member of the national coordinating committee for breast pathology.
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
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
