REGISTER NOW... Birmingham Breast Pathology Update Course 2026
Reserve Friday, 6th November 2026 in your calendar for this year's must see Breast Pathology Update Course.
Amazing Discounts for Trainees, and delegates who 'practice' in Egypt or UN Least Developed Country
2026 Programme
Birmingham Breast Pathology Update Course - Final Programme
Friday, November 6th, 2026
09.15 to 17.00 UK Time
The Course is livestreamed via Zoom Webinar, Q&A will be curated by the Session Moderators with questions being submitted via the Live Q&A.
7 CPD Credits are available to Participants of the Course (Pending Approval)
If you have any queries, feel free to email us at any time using geoffcross@birminghambreastpathology.org
09.15–09.30 – Welcome and introduction
09.30 – Session 1: Moderator: Sarah Pinder
09.30-09.55 – Expression profiling which test for which patients? Time for Tea or time for Tils ? Prof Dan Rea
09.55-10.15 – Updates from UK NEQAS. Mr Andy Dodson
10.15-10.35 – Highlights from the WHO Book 6th edition: Fibroepithelial lesions and updated Phyllodes tumours guidance. Prof Emad Rakha
10.35-11.05 – Highlights from the WHO Book 6th edition: FEA, intraductal proliferations and microinvasion. Prof Abeer Shaaban
11.05-11.20 – Break
11.20 – Session 2: Highlights from the WHO Book 6th edition, continued: Moderator: Dr Elena Provenzano
11.20- 11.50 – Apocrine lesions of the breast. Dr Elena Provenzano
11.50-12.20 – Invasive carcinomas and neuroendocrine tumours. Prof Cecily Quinn
12.20-12.50 – Interesting cases from second opinion practice. Prof Sarah Pinder
12.50-13.20 – Approach to spindle cell lesions of the breast. Dr Elena Provenzano
13.20-14.00 – Lunch Break
14.00 - Session 3: Moderator: Prof Emad Rakha
14.00 – 14:30 – AI applications reducing unnecessary biopsies in one stop clinics – Dr Nisha Sharma
14.30-15.00 – Update on lobular carcinoma, current classification and significance. Prof Stuart Schnitt
15.00 - MDT Scenarios to learn from, Q&A –
Moderator: Prof Sarah Pinder
15.00 -16.00 – Panel:
Pathology: Profs: Sarah Pinder, Cecily Quinn, Emad Rakha, Abeer Shaaban, Dr Elena Provenzano, Soha Elsheikh, Clinton Boyd, Bruce Tanchel
Surgery: Mr Naren Basu, Miss Salena Bains, Miss Raghavan Vidya, Mr Jamie Vatish
Oncology: Prof Dan Rea
Imaging: Dr Nisha Sharma
16.00-17.00 - Slide Seminar, Questions and Answers
17.00 - Course Closes
Office
Birmingham Breast Pathology Update Course
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27 Almsford Drive
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8EN
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Monday to Friday : 9am – 5pm
Saturday : 10am – 4pm