Diagnostic Pathology of Salivary Glands 2025
2025-09-24 - 2025-09-26 | Lentos Kunstmuseum, Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1, Linz, Austria
This postgraduate course deals with diagnostic pathology of salivary glands and will be held in Linz from 24 to 26 September, 2025. A total number of 60 cases, dealing with a variety of benign and malignant tumors and tumor-like conditions will be discussed. Several common as well as uncommon tumors of the major and minor salivary glands are included, with a special focus on cytological-histological correlations and recent developmenst including recent (also post-WHO) developments in existing or new entities.
On each day, 20 cases will be extensively discussed by the faculty members using an interactive approach (live microscopic presentation of the cases). Particular attention will be paid to the diagnostic criteria with systematic analysis of differential diagnoses. Value and limitations of immunohistochemistry and molecular-genetic tools will be demonstrated and critically discussed. A comprehensive review and update of histopathology with discussion of clinical significance of benign and malignant tumors of the salivary glands will be provided. In addition, several lectures will give an overview on classification and diagnostic issues, complementing the case discussions.
The participants will have the opportunity to review the digitized cases (virtual microscopy) four weeks prior to and four weeks after the course.
Link: https://www.vincentacademypathology.com/diagnostic-pathology-of-salivary-glands-2025
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Diagnostic Molecular Pathology
2025-11-12 - 2025-11-14
The course will cover a broad range of topics in molecular biomarker diagnostics in pathology with an emphasis on solid cancers. We will cover techniques of tissue dissection, analytical technologies and bioinformatic tools as well as complete integration into a pathological diagnosis and therapy recommendations. This will cover both wet-lab techniques and in silico analytics. Participants will have a chance to see histopathological cases, decide on biomarker indications in the context of oncological therapies and write their own diagnostic reports. Whenever appropriate, we will also discuss rational and economic approaches with step-wise multiple tools, such as immunohistochemistry versus multiplex-PCR and next generation sequencing for diagnosis of microsatellite instability. Finally then, we will discuss a number of difficult cases and pitfalls, and here every participant is encouraged to bring and present their own difficult cases.
Link: https://www.vincentacademypathology.com/diagnostic-molecuar-pathology-2025
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Diagnostic Microbiology and Pathology of Infectious Diseases 2025
2025-12-17 - 2025-12-19
The main focus of this postgraduate course is morphological diagnosis of infectious disease (ID) cases based on a hands-on slide seminar. Diagnostic algorithms with ancillary methods (culture, serology, molecular, etc.) are discussed in each case. In addition, organ-based cases highlighting frequent infectious diseases are included. Moreover, general principles of ID pathology including recognition of specific patterns of inflammation guiding ID diagnostics, the use of special stains & morphological representation of microorganisms in tissues as well as diagnostic pitfalls and mimickers are covered. Lectures on specific topics such as diagnostics by cultural and molecular methods, antibiotic resistance etc. will expand the course goals. The participants will be able to review the digitized cases (using virtual microscopy) four weeks prior to and four weeks after the course. During the course, all cases will be extensively discussed by the faculty members, using an interactive approach (live microscopic presentation of the cases).
Selected topics:

Gastrointestinal infections
Respiratory/pulmonary infections
Lymph node infections
Granulomas
Fungal infections
Parasitic infections
Endo-, Myocarditis and autopsy
Selected cases from other organ systems

Link: https://www.vincentacademypathology.com/diagnostic-microbiology-and-pathology-of-infectious-diseases-2025
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