Target Audience

Practicing academic and community pathologists, and pathologists-in-training

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to:

  • Assess gastrointestinal tract biopsies and resection specimens for causes of ischemia and vasculitis.
  • Discuss the key diagnostic and clinical findings helpful in distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from mimics.
  • Describe the histologic features and differential diagnoses of entities that can affect the gastrointestinal tract of immunocompromised individuals.
  • Effectively integrate recent literature updates into everyday practice to maximize care of patients with gastrointestinal diseases.

topics

  • Subtypes of Colorectal Carcinoma: How to Identify Them and Why It Matters – Raul S. Gonzalez, MD

    Section: 1 Presentation 1 Document 1

  • Gastrointestinal Tract Ischemia and Vascular Injury: Elucidating Etiologies – Raul S. Gonzalez, MD

    Section: 1 Presentation 1 Document 1

  • Exaggerated Epithelial Atypia vs. True Malignancy – Laura H. Tang, MD, PhD

    Section: 1 Presentation 2 Documents

  • Expected and Unexpected Findings in Small Tissue Biopsies – Laura H. Tang, MD, PhD

    Section: 1 Presentation 2 Documents 1

  • Enterocolitis – Sometimes it’s IBD, Sometimes it’s Not – Purva Gopal, MD, MS

    Section: 1 Presentation 1 Document 1

  • HIV, Bugs, and Immunosuppressive Drugs: Challenging Cases Affecting the GI Tract – Purva Gopal, MD, MS

    Section: 1 Presentation 1 Document 1

  • A Practical Approach to Common Non-Neoplastic Gastric Pathology Problems – Namrata Setia, MD

    Section: 1 Presentation 2 Documents

  • Challenges in Biomarker Interpretation in Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases – Namrata Setia, MD

    Section: 1 Presentation 2 Documents