advancing practice, instruction and innovation through informatics

8:30 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrently)

A1 – Whole Slide Imaging and the Automated Histology Laboratory - Dr. Gilbertson, Dr. Parwani and Dr. Yagi

A2 – Crimson Application: A New Paradigm for Enabling High-throughput Sample Acquisition to Support Biomedical Research at a National Level - Dr. Bry

Strategic management of Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information Systems for Enhancement of Translational Research Efforts - Dr. Patel

10:30 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrently)

B1 – A 'real-world dialogue' on the Implementation of Imaging Technologies in the Practice of Surgical Pathology - Mr. Lennerz

Primary Frozen Section Diagnosis by Telepathology: Robotic Microscopy Versus Whole-slide Imaging - Dr. Evans

B2 – The Future of All Things LIS: AP, CP, and their Logical Merger with the Advent of High-throughput Molecular Data - Dr. Balis and Dr. McNeely

API FOCUS SESSION: Synergies Between Radiology and Pathology

1:00 PM | Are We Ready to Merge Pathology, Lab Medicine, and Radiology? – Dr. Friedman

1:35 PM | Multimode Multiscale Imaging of Prostate Carcinoma - Dr. Feldman

2:05 PM | Multimodality Imaging Breast Lesion Phenotype - Dr. Schnall

3:30 PM | Progress Toward a Unified infrastructure for Pathology and Radiology DICOM WG26 - Dr. Beckwith

4:00 PM | Q & A

4:15 PM | API JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR PRESENTATION: Structured Data as the Foundation for Evidence Informed Medicine: Where Do We Begin? – Dr. Mammen

8:30 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrent)

C1 – Advances and Improvements in Procedures, Methods and Equipment in the Histology Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital - Dr. Happel

Informatics Initiatives and RFID Specimen Management Projects at Mayo Clinic - Dr. Kaplan and Dr. Sanderson

C2 – Next Generation Structured Data Reporting in Pathology: Closing the Communication Gap from Practice to Research - Dr. Tuthill and Dr. Crowley

10:30 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrent)

D1 – Virtual Autopsy and Postmortem Multi Detector CT Imaging - Col. Levy

The Virtopsy Project: Novel Approaches in Post-Mortem Imaging - Dr. Bolliger

D2 – Structured Reporting: Implementation Challenges in an Integrated Health System - Dr. Hammond

Toward an Informatics Infrastructure for Pathology Training Programs in Anatomic Pathology - Dr. Black-Schaffer

1:00 PM | CAP Today/CAP FOCUS SESSION: Communications in Pathology

21st Century Tele-Everything: Taking the Helm of the Informatics Ship - Dr. Weinstein

Why Not New Delhi? Is the Local Pathologist Dispensable? - Dr. Laposata

3:30 PM | Future Vision of Pathology: Getting Off the Iceberg - Dr. Schwartz

4:30 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION

8:30 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrent)

E1 – Development and Distribution of Transplant Pathology Utilizing Informatics and Imaging Tools - Dr. Demetris

Ubiquitous Imaging and Pathology Performance - Dr. McClaim

E2 – Predicting the Future of Laboratory Informatics by Helping Create It - Dr. Dighe

Array-Based Virtual Karyotyping: Ready for the Clinic but Waiting for a LIMS - Dr. Hagenkord

10:30 AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrent)

F1 – Semantic Annotation of Images in Pathology and Radiology: Synergy Between Pathology and Radiology - Dr. Rubin and Dr. Gurcan

F2 – Building and Using Cancer Databases - Dr. Michaelson

Establishing Indicators for Cancer Care and the Role of the Hospital Cancer Registry and Other Oncology Data Sources - Ms. Winters

1:00 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (running concurrent)

G1 – The State of Pathology Informatics Fellowship Training - Dr. Balis, Dr. Becich, Dr. Friedman, Dr. Gilbertson, Dr. Parwani, and Dr. Tuthill