74th IAP Spring Slide Seminar
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Xiuli Liu, MD, PhD Full Bio Professor Director Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Pathology Director, Gastrointestinal (GI) Pathology Fellowship Program Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Seminar Topics:
Learning objectives: 1. Diagnose IBD-related neoplasia using a general approach in post-SCENIC era 2. Optimize the utilization of common and site-specific prognostic and predictive molecular tests and immunostains in GI malignancies in daily practice 3. Interpret liver biopsy with steatosis using histology clues and clinical context in daily practice |
Raul S. Gonzalez, MD Full Bio Associate Professor Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology Service Co-Director of Anatomic Pathology Research Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University Seminar Topics:
Learning Objectives: 1. Learn new WHO updates about NETs of digestive system.2. Learn new nomenclature, molecular findings and classification of appendiceal neoplasm. 3. Understand the common and uncommon entities in GI mesenchymal lesion and learn how to diagnose these tumors with morphology and ancillary tests. |
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Presentations by experts in the field with opportunity for discussion will advance knowledge and competence of the learners
*CME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the College of American Pathologists and the Indiana Association of Pathologists. The College of American Pathologists is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians
CME Designation
The College of American Pathologists designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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The content of this accredited CE (CME) activity does not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the College of American Pathologists.
Note: While offering the CME credit hours listed in these pages, these activities are not intended to provide extensive training in a field.
Building Bridges
Physicians who are not pathologists may recognize that the learning opportunity of this seminar may help close a practice gap of their own. Non-pathologist physicians are generally not eligible for membership with the IAP. However, we welcome these physicians and they may attend the meeting at the IAP member price. Please contact iap@indianapath.org for registration with discount.
Indiana pathologists unsure of their membership status may contact the IAP office for assistance at iap@indianapath.org.
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Faculty Information
Dr. Liu received her MD from Beijing Medical University and her PhD from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She completed AP/CP residency training and gastrointestinal pathology fellowship training at University of Alabama in Birmingham.
Dr. Liu has authored more than 220 peer-reviewed publications and edited two books (one on IBD and one liver pathology). She authored many chapters for several other textbooks. She has lectured nationally and internationally on various GI, liver and pancreatic pathology topics.
Dr. Liu was the recipient of the Innovator Award for her work on systems pathology model for predicting recurrence of colon cancer, Cleveland Clinic, in 2013 and the recipient of the Superior Accomplishment Award from the College of Medicine at University of Florida in 2018. She was an Exemplary Teacher in the College of Medicine at University of Florida in 2019. She has established a monthly Missouri statewide interesting GI and liver cases sharing conference and a bi-annually GI and Liver Eminent Pathologists lecture series since she joined Washington University in 2021. She was the President of Chinese American Pathologists Association (CAPA) in 2022.
topDr. Gonzalez received his MD from the Medical College of Georgia and completed AP/CP residency training at Emory University, followed by fellowships in surgical and gastrointestinal pathology at Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Gonzalez has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and a textbook on liver pathology, as well as chapters for several other textbooks and numerous topics on Pathology Outlines, where he served as Editor in Chief. He has lectured nationally and internationally, including at USCAP and CAP annual meetings, and has given several lectures on the pathCast platform. He is the Chair of the CAP Surgical Pathology Committee, the Chair of the Education Committee for the Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society, a founding member of Virtual Pathology Grand Rounds, the Social Media Editor for Human Pathology, the Reviews Editor for Histopathology, and a member of the American Board of Pathology's Continuing Certification Advisory Committee.
Dr. Gonzalez maintains active Twitter and Facebook pages dedicated to educational pathology content and was the first winner of the #PathTweetAward. He was named one of the American Society for Clinical Pathology's 40 Under Forty in 2016, and one of the Emory Alumni Association's 40 Under Forty in 2018. In 2020, he won the Richard B. Cohen Award in recognition of excellence in teaching of anatomic pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In 2023, he won the Gastrointestinal Pathology Society's Jack Yardley Investigator Award.
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