EDINBURGH DERMATOPATHOLOGY

Course Directors

                   Thomas Brenn, MD, PhD, FRCPath                                    John Goodlad, MD, FRCPath

                              Consultant Dermatopathologist                                                                      Consultant Pathologist

                                          Honorary Senior Lecturer                                                                        Honorary Senior Lecturer

Invited Guest Tutors

                                   Klaus Busam, MD                                                          Richard Scolyer, MD

                   Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine                              Clinical Professor of Pathology, The University of Sydney

                             Weill Medical College of Cornell University                               Senior Staff Specialist, Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

                              Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center                                      Sydney Melanoma Unit and Melanoma Institute Australia

                                                 New York, NY                                                                                           Sydney, Australia

                                                                     Eduardo Calonje, MD, DipRCPath                                  

                                                                              Director of Dermatopathology

                                                                                             St. John’s Institute of Dermatology

                                                                                                                  London, UK

Course Objectives

The Edinburgh Dermatopathology Tutorial is an annual course designed to provide a practical approach to different topics in Dermatopathology, delivered by extensive self study of a large and varied selection of cases using virtual glass slides. This year’s course aims to increase awareness of the vast spectrum of cutaneous melanocytic tumours. Attendees will be invited to view 60 challenging and instructive cases ahead of the meeting using scanned virtual slides made available through a web server.  These cases will be discussed at the course by our group of internationally renowned tutors. Discussion will be based around the individual diagnosis placed in the broader context of differential diagnosis. In a relaxed atmosphere participants will be encouraged to participate in the discussion and suggest possible diagnoses. To facilitate the discussion, tutors will provide an overview of the wide spectrum of melanocytic tumours with emphasis on recent diagnostic advances. Electronic copies of all case discussions and lectures will be made available after the course. The course is suited to Pathologists with an interest in Dermatopathology as well as practising Dermatopathologists and Dermatologists and Pathologists in training preparing for the British Diploma, the International Board Certification and/or the American Board examination in Dermatopathology.