2025 Cleveland Clinic Laboratories Soft Tissue Pathology Course – Save the Date!

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Comprehensive & Immersive Soft Tissue Pathology Course

May 15-18, 2025

InterContinental Hotel at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus | Cleveland, OH

Join us for an Interactive, Immersive, and Comprehensive Soft Tissue Pathology Course

This four-day course is a one-of-a-kind experience set in the heart of one of the country’s busiest soft tissue pathology consultation practices.

Participants will have the opportunity to digitally preview a wide variety of soft tissue cases spanning from benign lesions and reactive mimics to high grade sarcomas, followed by interactive case-based discussions with world-renown faculty. Interspersed lectures focusing on a practical approach to common diagnostic scenarios will complement these case sessions.

During this course, pathologists will develop skills and tools to work-up and triage mesenchymal lesions encountered in every-day practice.

Symposium Director

Karen Fritchie, MD

Karen Fritchie, MD
Director, Soft Tissue Pathology

Course Objectives

  • Comprehend the utility of immunohistochemical, molecular techniques, and radiology studies in the work-up of soft tissue tumors
  • Develop a work-up strategy for the diagnosis of mesenchymal neoplasms
  • Identify common and uncommon soft tissue tumors
  • Recognize pitfalls commonly encountered in soft tissue pathology

Who Should Attend? 

Pathologists, Pathology Residents & Fellows

CME Credits

This live activity is approved for continuing medical education credits.  Read more.

Faculty Presenters

John Goldblum, MD

John Goldblum, MD
Chair, Division of Pathology

John Reith, MD
Staff Pathologist, Orthopaedic Pathology

Steven D. Billings, MD

Steven D. Billings, MD
Staff Pathologist, Dermatopathology & Soft Tissue Pathology

Scott Kilpatrick, MD

Scott Kilpatrick, MD
Director, Orthopaedic Pathology
Medical Director, CCL Anatomic Pathology Services

Brian Rubin, MD, PhD

Brian Rubin, MD, PhD
Chief, Diagnostics Institute
Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Josephine Dermawan, MD, PhD

Josephine Dermawan, MD, PhD
Director, AP Molecular Pathology
Staff Pathologist, Soft Tissue & Orthopaedic Pathology

Susan Armstrong, MD

Susan Armstrong, MD
Staff Pathologist, Pulmonary Pathology

Registration

Online registration will be available soon.

In-person fee includes:
Continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, Saturday reception (in-person only), and online access to faculty PowerPoint presentations in PDF format pre and post-course.

Virtual option fee includes:
Access to view lectures and online access to faculty PowerPoint presentations.

Early Bird
on or before April 1, 2025

After
April 1, 2025

Physician (MD, Scientist, PhD)

$699

$749

Resident* / Fellow*

$349

$399

Non-Physician

$349

$399

*A letter from the program director is required to receive the discounted fee. If the letter is not received two weeks prior to the activity, the full physician fee will be charged.

Group Discount Available
Groups of three or more from the same office/institution will receive a $100 discount on the full registration fee. Registrants must call 216.444.9990 to receive a promotional code for special pricing.

Registration and Cancellation
Preregistrations are accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Register onsite after this date. Contactless registration on your own device will be required.
In case of cancellation, an email notification is required to process your refund. A full refund will be issued if canceled by May 3, 2025. After May 3, 2025, a $125 cancellation fee will be deducted from your refund. No refunds will be issued after May 7, 2025.

For questions about registration or cancellation, email cmeregistration@ccf.org or call 216.448.8710.

Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel or postpone an activity at our sole discretion. In the unlikely event that this occurs, any registration fee(s) paid will be refunded. Be advised that Cleveland Clinic is not responsible for related costs including airline tickets, hotel costs, or any similar fee penalties incurred as a result of any meeting cancellations or changes.

General Information

Location
InterContinental Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9801 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
216.707.4100
iccleveland.com

Hotel Accommodations
A limited block of rooms will be reserved at the InterContinental Cleveland – more details will be available starting December 1, 2024.

Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence requiring mitigation of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant financial relationship will be identified in the activity syllabus.

For further information about this activity, contact Karen Fritchie, MD, at fritchk@ccf.org.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify us at least two weeks prior to the activity.

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 28.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

American Board of Pathology MOC (ABPath)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, earns 28.75 credits toward the Lifelong Learning requirement for the American Board of Pathology’s Continuing Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting credit. Credit will be reported within 30 days of claiming credit.

Certificate of Participation
A certificate of participation will be provided to other healthcare professionals for requesting credits in accordance with their professional boards and/or associations.

Study References
Faculty presentations will also be available online in PDF format pre and post-course. You will have access to download or print the slides.

Health and Safety
As participants are responsible for their own health choices, the use of masks by all participants at this event is optional. Additionally, attendees are not required to verify vaccination status nor to provide a negative COVID-19 test for entry. Please note this is subject to change based on the most recent status of CDC, local and/or state guidelines.

Agenda

Thursday, May 15, 2025

7:00 am          Continental Breakfast

7:45 am          Course Introduction and Welcoming Remarks (in-person only) – Karen Fritchie, MD

8:00 am          Slide Preview, Staff Q&A (in-person only) – Course Faculty

 

11:00 am        LunchOn Your Own

 

12:00 pm      The Utility of MDM2 FISH in the Work-up of Lipomatous Lesions  Karen Fritchie, MD

1:00 pm          Lipomatous tumors – John Goldblum, MD

 

2:30 pm          Break

 

3:00 pm          Spindle Cell Sarcomas with Herringbone/Fascicular Morphology Brian Rubin, MD, PhD

4:00 pm          “Pseudosarcomas” – Scott Kilpatrick, MD

5:00 pm          Acral Soft Tissue Tumors: The Answer is at Your Fingertip – Karen Fritchie, MD

 

6:00 pm          Adjourn

Friday, May 16, 2025

7:30 am          Continental Breakfast

8:00 am          Slide Preview, Staff Q&A (in-person only) – Course Faculty

 

11:00 am         Lunch On your own

 

12:00 pm        Common Core Biopsy Scenarios in Soft Tissue Pathology – Karen Fritchie, MD

1:30 pm          Pediatric Soft Tissue Pathology Scott Kilpatrick, MD

 

2:30 pm          Break

 

3:00 pm          Periprosthetic Joint Infection – John Reith, MD

4:00 pm          Myxoid Soft Tissue Tumors – Steven Billings, MD

 

5:30 pm          Adjourn

Saturday, May 17, 2025

7:30 am          Continental Breakfast

8:00 am          Slide Preview, Staff Q&A (in-person only) – Course Faculty

 

11:00 am         Lunch On your own

 

12:00 pm        S100-Positive Mesenchymal Neoplasms Karen Fritchie, MD

1:00 pm          What’s New in Soft Tissue Pathology? Karen Fritchie, MD and Josephine Dermawan, MD, PhD

 

2:00 pm          Break

 

2:30 pm          “Everyday” Cutaneous Soft Tissue Tumors – Steven Billings, MD

2:30 pm          The Importance of Molecular Correlation in Mesenchymal Neoplasia – Josephine Dermawan, MD, PhD

 

6:00 pm          Reception with Attendees & Cleveland Clinic Staff

Sunday, May 18, 2025

7:30 am          Continental Breakfast

8:00 am          Slide Preview, Staff Q&A (in-person only) – Course Faculty

10:00 am        Mesenchymal Tumors of the Thorax and Lung – Susan Armstrong, MD

11:00 am        Myoepithelioma… or Not? Karen Fritchie, MD

12:00 pm        Course Conclusion & Adjourn