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

Slide Seminar

Coming SOON

Scientific Programme

Session 1 - AI Session - Chair: Dr Elena Provenzano

09.30      Dr Elena Provenzano - Welcome & introduction

09.35      Professor Emad Rakha - Breast Cancer Grading – Digital and AI

09.55     Professor Louise Jones - Grading of DCIS

10.10      Professor Abeer Shaaban - Overview of AI Tools in Breast Pathology

10.30     Professor Sarah Pinder - Page AI Lymph Node

10.30     Questions and Discussion

10.45     TEA BREAK


Session 2 - Axilla Session - Chair: Dr Rahul Deb

10.55     Professor Sarah Pinder - Challenges in Reporting of the Axilla in the Adjuvant Setting

11.05     Dr Elena Provenzano - Challenges in Reporting of the Axilla in the Neoadjuvant Setting

11.15     Dr Shelley Potter - Update on Surgical Management of the Axilla

11.25     Dr Charlotte Coles - Update on Axillary Radiotherapy

11.55      Questions and Discussion


Session 3 - QA and Guidelines - Chair: Professor Sarah Pinder

12.00    Dr Rebecca Millican-Slater - NHS BSP update on guidelines and handling of screening incidents

12.20     Professor Ian Ellis - Update on Blue Book – What’s New in the 6th Edition

12.50      Questions and Discussion

13.00     LUNCH BREAK

Session 4 - Cut up of WLE and breast mastectomy specimens – how much is enough? - Chair: Professor Abeer Shaaban

13.30      US Approach - Dr Laura Collins, Weill Cornell Medical College

13.50      EU Approach - Dr Emilie Groen, Netherlands Cancer Institute

14.10      UK Approach - Dr Rahul Deb, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton

14.30      Discussion

14.40     TEA BREAK

Session 5 - Slide Seminar - Chair: Dr Elena Provenzano

14.50      Slide Seminar with 9 cases (to include spindle cell lesions, sarcoma, MGA, IHC) 

  • Dr Areeg Abbas, Nottingham University Hospitals
  • Dr Preethi Gopinath, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
  • Dr Shauna Casey, Consultant Pathologist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
  • Dr Sue Pritchard,  Consultant Histopathologist University Hospital South Manchester,
  • Dr Yasmeen Mir, Royal Liverpool Hospital

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

Contact NUH Breast Pathology