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The 2009 Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal
Pathology Society Forum (USCAP Meeting)
Saturday, March 7, 3-5 PM
Hynes Convention Center, Room 309,
Boston MA
Survey Said... (Hot
topics important to GIPS members)
Moderator:
Alyssa Krasinskas,
Galen Cortina, Rhonda
Yantiss
"Practical" issues:
1.
Sessile serrated polyps: Does size matter?
What is their significance in IBD?
2. Colonic adenomas: Should GI pathologists comment on grade and
architecture?
3. Use of special stains in routine GI
pathology material (H. pylori, Alcian Blue, Trichrome) and related
billing issues
"Fundamental" issue (most popular overall):
GI
pathology certification by the CAP and assessment of competencey
(what qualifies someone as a "GI pathologist".
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