Nottingham 2027 - Virtual National Breast Pathology Update Course
Friday 16 April 2027 – 09.30 to 16.30 UK Time
2027
Virtual National Breast Pathology Update Course
The Programme
2027 Programme - At A Glance
EQA outlier cases - what pathologists find difficult
Professor Emad Rakha
EQA: digital versus glass – insights from Breast EQA
Professor Ian Ellis
NHS BSP Pathology review data
Dr Rahul Deb
ICCR datasets; what’s new
Professor Cecily Quinn
Prosigna testing; what has changed since Optima
Dr Silvana DiPalma
Special types of TNBC
Professor Sarah Pinder
TNBC biomarkers and neoadjuvant response
Dr Elena Provenzano
Update on oncological management of TNBC including immunotherapy and BRCA
Professor Jean Abraham
Slide Seminar 1 - Fibroepithelial Lesions - 5 Cases
Chair: Cecily Quinn
Puay Hoon Tan, Rebecca Millican-Slater, Cecily Quinn, Philip Schouten
Update on surgical management of Phyllodes tumours
Dr Lisa Whisker (to be confirmed)
Slide Seminar 2 – Papillary Lesions and Mimics - 6 Cases
Chair:: Professor Abeer Shaaban
Abeer Shaaban, Mieke von Bockstal, Preethi Gopinath, Shauna Casey, Sue Pritchard
Q&A/Ask the Experts
Course Faculty
Scientific Programme
Session 1 - EQA/ Screening Session - Chair: Dr Elena Provenzano
09.30 Dr Elena Provenzano - Welcome & introduction
09.35 Professor Emad Rakha - EQA outlier cases - what pathologists find difficult
09.50 Professor Ian Ellis – EQA: digital versus glass – insights from Breast EQA
10.05 Dr Rahul Deb – NHS BSP Pathology review data
10.20 Professor Cecily Quinn – ICCR datasets; what’s new
10.35 Dr Silvana DiPalma – Prosigna testing; what has changed since Optima
10.50 Questions and Discussion
11.00 TEA BREAK
Session 2 - TNBC Session - Chair: Professor Ian Ellis
11.00 Professor Sarah Pinder - Special types of TNBC
11.40 Dr Elena Provenzano -TNBC biomarkers and neoadjuvant response
12.10 Jean Abraham (to be confirmed) - Update on oncological management of TNBC including immunotherapy and BRCA
12.40 Questions and Discussion
12.55 LUNCH BREAK
Session 3 - Slide Seminar 1 - Fibroepithelial Lesions - Chair: Professor Cecily Quinn
13.30 Puay Hoon Tan, Rebecca Millican-Slater, Cecily Quinn, Philip Schouten - 5 cases
14.30 Speaker to be confirmed - Update on surgical management of Phyllodes tumours
14.50 TEA BREAK
Session 4 - Slide Seminar 2 - Papillary Lesions and Mimics - Chair: Professor Abeer Shaaban
15.00 Abeer Shaaban, Mieke von Bockstal, Preethi Gopinath, Shauna Casey, Sue Pritchard - 6 cases
16.10 General Questions and Discussion
16.20 Ask the experts
16.30 Meeting Close
NOTE: All times are UK
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
