Scientific Program

  • Agenda: Day 1 - Saturday, 18 January 2025

    8:00

    Registration

    9:15

    Opening Remarks

    Session 1:
    Moderator: Dr. Mouza AlSharhan

    9:30

    Phyllodes Tumors
    Prof. Ian Ellis

    10:00

    Clinical Utility of Breast Pathology Data Items
    Dr. Rahul Deb

    10:30

    Industry Symposium – AstraZeneca.
    Enhancing Diagnostics Accuracy in Testing and Reporting HER2 in Breast Cancer
    Dr. Manal Abdelrahim

    11:00

    Coffee Break

    11:15

    Triple Negative & Special Types of Breast Cancer (Including Slaivary Gland Type Tumours)
    Prof. Ian Ellis

    11:45

    Genomic Landscape of Lobular Carcinoma
    Dr. Basel Altrabulsi

    12:15

    Spindle Cell Lesions of Breast
    Prof. Emad Rakha

    12:45

    Lunch

    Session 2:
    Moderator: Dr Omar Qassid

    13:45

    Handling and Reporting of Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Specimens
    Dr. Elena Provenzano

    14:15

    Industry Symposium - Lilly
    Pathology Excellence in The Era Of Precision Oncology: No High-Risk Patient Left Behind
    Dr. Omar Qassid

    14:35

    Update on Predictive Markers Reporting
    Dr. Asif Quadri

    15:05

    Coffee Break

    15:20

    Papillary Neoplasms of the Breast
    Prof. Abeer Shaaban

    15:50

    What Surgeons are Looking for in a Pathology Report
    Dr. Stephen Grobmyer

    16:20

    Challenges of Core Biopsy Reporting
    Prof. Emad Rakha

    16:50

    Q&A

    20:00

    Faculty Dinner

  • Agenda: Day 2 - Sunday, 19 January 2025

    9:00

    Registration

    Session 3:
    Moderator: Dr. Manal AbdulRahim | Dr. Priti Joshi

    9:30

    Sclerosing Lesions
    Prof. Emad Rakha

    9:50

    Her2 Testing Update "How Low can you go"
    Dr. Basel Altrabulsi

    10:10

    Vascular Neoplasms
    Prof. Abeer Shaaban

    10:30

    Coffee Break

    11:00

    Mucinous lesions of the breast
    Dr. Elena Provenzano

    11:20

    Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of Breast
    Prof. Ian Ellis

    11:40

    Germline Testing in Breast Carcinoma
    Dr. Rifaat Rawashdeh

    12:00

    Industry Symposium - Cytomed
    Hologic Cancer Diagnostic solution and Digital Cytology
    Muhsen Alkurdi

    12:20

    Lunch Break

    Session 4:
    Moderator: Dr. Yasin Ahmad

    13:10

    How to go Digital? Practical Tips and Considerations
    Dr. Rahul Deb

    13:40

    Gene Expression Assays in Breast Carcinoma
    Dr. Haytham Dimashkieh

    14:00

    Coffee Break

    14:15

    Ask the Experts
    All Faculty

    15:00

    Interesting Cases
    Dr. Omar Qassid and Dr. Manal Abdulrahim

    15:45

    Closing Ceremony