4th SGH Breast Pathology Course
8 – 10 NOVEMBER 2013

Registration
Registration Fees
(all fees shown are in Singapore dollars and include GST)

Scientific Program:Category(Please tick accordingly)

Out of the Blue ~ Practical problems in BreastPathology
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Entities in the blue – are all adenoses really benign?
Atypical ductal hyperplasia and ductal carcinoma in situ drawing the boundaries
Papillary breast lesions – the spectrum
Microinvasive breast carcinoma and myoepithelial markers
Grading of breast cancer – is there a role for Ki-67?
Typing of breast cancer
Staging of breast cancer
Lobular lesions in today’s practiceFibroepithelial lesions: common and uncommon problems
Mesenchymal and myoepithelial breast lesions: Blue
updates
Predicting local recurrence in breast cancer – can we dobetter?
Breast cancer metastases – a renewed perspective
Molecular breast pathology – what the diagnostic pathologist
needs to know
New targets in breast cancer – the role of the pathologist

Days One & Two
Friday - Saturday, 8-9 November 2013
8:30 am – 1:00 pm: Microscopy Workshop
2:00 pm - 5:30pm: Lectures
Microscopy Workshop & Lectures (incorporatinglight and virtual microscopy)
Participants will be provided with light microscopes and/orvirtual microscopy stations to evaluate breast lesions.

Day ThreeSunday, 10 November 2013
8:30am – 1:00pm
Multi-Disciplinary Case Discussions

Full DayDay 1 $150

Day 2 $150

-Half DayDay 1 $ 80

Day 2 $ 80

Day 3 $ 80

Full DayDay 1 $140

Day 2 $140-

Half DayDay 1 $ 70

Day 2 $ 70

Day 3 $ 70

Pathologists /Specialists

Lecture topics:
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Early Bird Registration(Before 8th September 2013)#Specialists intraining*

Category(Please tick accordingly)#After 8th September 2013

Full DayDay 1 $ 180

Day 2 $180-

Half DayDay 1 $100

Day 2 $100

Day 3# $100

Full DayDay 1 $170

Day 2 $170-

Half DayDay 1 $ 90

Day 2 $ 90

Day 3# $ 90

Pathologists /Specialists(supported by theInternational Society of Breast
Pathology)
Venue:
Department of Pathology
The Academia, Diagnostics Tower
20 College Road
Singapore General Hospital

Course Directors:
Dr Angela Chong
Dr Puay Hoon Tan

Who should attend:
Practising pathologists, pathology fellows andresidents, and clinicians managing breastconditions.

Course website:
http://www.sgh.com.sg/BreastPathologyCourse2013
Registration starts on 1 April 2013

CME credits: To be advised.

Specialists intraining* Registration fee includes educational materials, coffee
and lunch (Vegetarian/Halal).
thClosing date for early bird registration is 8 September
2013.
 For Day 1 & 2 workshop registrants, preview of cases tobe discussed will be made available electronically.
 *A letter of authentication from training programme
director / HOD is required for overseas trainee
pathologists.
#Day 3 is a half day programme.
IN THE MEANTIME, we will put several cases up on thecourse website over the next few months. Please do look atthem and let us know what you think when you come for thecourse. We hope you enjoy them, just as we haveenjoyed putting them together!

About the course:
We warmly welcome your participation!
We are delighted to announce the 4th SGH Breast Pathology Course, 8-10
November 2013! This year, the course holds special significance as we will behosting the authors of the current volume of the WHO ‘blue’ book – the2012 edition of the World Health Organisation Classification of BreastTumours. It is also a reunion of our expert alumni and SGH Visiting
Professors. Dr Sunil Lakhani was at the inaugural course in 2010. Dr Ian
Ellis dropped in on that 2010 course and was the main speaker in 2011.
Dr Marc van de Vijver came in 2012 whilst Dr Stuart Schnitt was Visiting
Professor to our Department in 2010. The 2013 breast course will also be thefirst pathology course hosted in our Department’s brand new home in thePathology Tower of the Academia.
The theme is ‘Diagnostic problems in breast pathology – out of the blue’.
The aim of the course is to stir discussion, debate and dialogue on breast
entities described in the blue book, and how these deliberations can apply tosolving problems encountered in daily pathology practice. We are sure thatthese “out of the blue” discussions will make for clear skies in our
understanding of breast pathology
Dr Sunil Lakhani from Brisbane Australia brings along his vast experienceand expertise in unraveling diagnostic kinks, in particular with regard torecognition of troublesome lesions and the evolving concepts about theirmolecular pathology, significance and implications.
A man given to exploration of the large oceans of breast pathology, Dr Ian
Ellis from Nottingham United Kingdom reels us in with his pragmatic
approach to issues in grading and subtyping of breast cancer, giving us clues
to tackling some of these fascinating creatures.
Dr Stuart Schnitt from Boston New York will answer all our questions on
intraductal proliferative and papillary lesions in captivating detail, spanning
the spectrum from benign to malignant. His depth of knowledge coupledwith a clear and articulate approach is remarkable.
Dr Marc van de Vijver from Amsterdam Netherlands has a deep lucid
understanding of the molecular basis of breast cancer. He is gifted withbeing able to impart knowledge in a simple concise manner, and like a bolt
from the ‘blue’ - incredibly complex processes become comprehensible andlogical.
In addition, we have our inhouse locoregional breast pathologists, Dr Gary
Tse from Hong Kong and Dr Puay Hoon Tan from Singapore, who will shareinsights into fibroepithelial, mesenchymal and myoepithelial lesions. Gary isa familiar face who generously contributes his breast pathology abilities withmany in the region and beyond.
This course will continue its tradition of integrating hands-on lightmicroscopic reviews with interactive discussions and didactic lectures. Anovel feature this year is a session devoted to multidisciplinary casediscussions. It is an opportunity for all who interpret breast lesions andmanage women with breast disease to participate in this uniqueconvergence of breast pathology expertise. It is an excellent occasion forsharing diagnostic challenges and solutions, and for promoting mutual
exchange with the spirit of enquiry.

Dr Angela Chong, Dr Puay Hoon Tan, Course Directors
Who should attend?
Practising pathologists, pathology fellows and residents, and cliniciansmanaging breast conditions.

About our Invited Experts:
Dr Sunil R. Lakhani
Professor and Head of Molecular &Cellular Pathology
The School of Medicine,
University of Queensland

Dr Ian O. Ellis
Professor of Cancer Pathology,
Nottingham University
Honorary Consultant Pathologist,
Nottingham City Hospital

Dr Stuart J. Schnitt
Professor, Department of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Anatomic Pathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dr Marc van de Vijver
Head, Division of Diagnostic Oncology
Head, Department of Pathology
The Netherlands Cancer InstituteDepartment of Pathology, Amsterdam

Dr Gary Tse
Associate Professor of Pathology
Chinese University of Hong Kong
President of the Hong Kong Divisionof the International Academy of Pathology

Registration fees and further details, please refer to:
http://www.sgh.com.sg/BreastPathologyCourse2013

To register your interest and for further updates,
please contact:
Ms Irene Kim Yian Lai
Tel: +65-6321 4900
Email: irene.lai.k.y@sgh.com.sg
Ms Norain Othman
Tel: +65-6326 5287
Email: norain.othman@sgh.com.sg