Update Course Objectives:
This program has been designed to provide a comprehensive and practical update of diagnostic pathology. It is intended to keep conference attendees abreast of the latest scientific advances in the field of pathology needed to comply with the current standard of practice, with an emphasis on the practical aspects of the specialty. The course is primarily designed for practicing pathologists, particularly those in community practice. The course should also be of interest for pathologists-in-training, surgeons, oncologists, and other health-care professionals interested in understanding the principles underlying the formulation of a histopathologic diagnosis. A broad range of pathology topics will be covered during the three days of the update course by both OSU pathologists and guest outside speakers.
Register
Register today for the 2026 Pathology Update Course.
At this 2-day conference in Columbus, Ohio, you will experience live lectures and Q&A interactions with distinguished speakers in surgical pathology, clinical pathology and molecular pathology and more; plus the opportunity to network with vendors, learning more about new products and innovative solutions that can drive your lab forward.
RegisterRegistration Fees
| Tier | Price |
|---|---|
| Physician | $600 |
| Past Participant Physician | $550 |
| OSU Pathology Faculty - CME | $500 |
| Ohio Society of Pathologists Member | $500 |
| Other Allied Health Professional | $375 |
| OSU Pathology Faculty - Non-CME | $300 |
| One Day - Friday | $300 |
| One Day - Saturday | $300 |
| Resident/Fellow/PA/Tech | $100 |
| OSU Resident/Fellow/PA/Tech | $0.00 |
CME Credits
Your online registration to this OSUMC conference will take you to the OSUMC Center for Continued Medical Education site, where before registering, you will create an account to enable the issuance of your earned CME credits. This should take no more than 3 minutes and will allow you an ongoing access to earned CME certificates in one convenient location.
For more high quality continuing medical education activities, visit the Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education website.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Center for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Invited External Speakers 2026
Mahul Amin, MD
Labcore & University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Guliz Barkan, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
Raul Gonzalez, MD
Emory University Hospital
Brooke Howitt, MD
Stanford University School of MedicineInvited OSU Speakers
Vidya Arole, MD
Assistant Professor
Hamza Gokozan, MD
Associate Professor
Erin Goodhue, DO
Associate Professor
Norris Hollie, II,
MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dalia Ibrahim, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Yulan Jin, MBBS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Rana Naous, MD
Associate Professor
Swati Satturwar, MD
Associate Professor
Mohammad Shokouh’Amiri, MD
Assistant Professor2026 Agenda
Friday, 10/23
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 am | Registration | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Mahul Amin, MD | Grading bladder Cancer based on WHO/ISUP 1998 Classification Schema: A 2026 Perspective |
| 9:00 am | Mahul Amin, MD | Oncocytic Renal Tumors in Daily Practice: Why They Matter, When to Work Them Up, When to Stop, and How to Report Them |
| 10:00 am | BREAK | BREAK |
| 10:30 am | Brooke Howitt, MD | Updates in the Classification and Diagnosis of Endometrial Carcinoma |
| 11:30 am | Brooke Howitt, MD | Practical Approach to Uterine Mesenchymal Tumors |
| 12:30 pm | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 1:30 pm | Norris Hollie, MD, PhD | Why Did I Order That? Problems with “Heme” stains are away from Heme sites |
| 2:15 pm | Swati Satturwar, MD | Keratin Positive Mesenchymal Neoplasms: Case-Based Overview |
| 3:00 pm | BREAK | BREAK |
| 3:15 pm | Erin Goodhue, DO | Practical Updates in Transfusion Medicine |
| 4:00 pm | Hamza Gokozan, MD | Cytopathology of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions |
| 4:45 pm | Mohammad Shokouh’Amiri, MD | Autopsy Updates: Why, When, and How it Should be Done, and What We Learn from the COD? |
| 5:15 pm | ADJOURNMENT | ADJOURNMENT |
Saturday, 10/24
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 am | Continental Breakfast | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Guliz Barkan, MD | When in Milan: A Framework for Salivary Gland FNA Reporting |
| 9:00 am | Guliz Barkan, MD | Practical Reporting of Renal & Adrenal FNAs |
| 10:00 am | BREAK | BREAK |
| 10:30 am | Raul Gonzalez, MD | Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: Diagnostic Landscape and Tips For Success |
| 11:30 am | Raul Gonzalez, MD | Colorectal Cancer Staging: Practical Challenges and Controversial Issues |
| 12:30 pm | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 1:30 pm | Vidya Arole, MD | Appendix Pathology: What Do We Need To Know? A Case-Based Approach |
| 2:15 pm | Yulan Jin, MBBS, PhD | The Classification and Diagnosis of Cutaneous Lymphomas |
| 3:00 pm | BREAK | BREAK |
| 3:15 pm | Rana Naous, MD | Diagnostic Approach to lipogenic Neoplasms On Core Needle Biopsies: When Morphology and Ancillary Staining Are Not Enough Anymore |
| 4:00 pm | Dalia Ibrahim, MD, MSc | Small Biopsy, Big Consequences: Procurement Kidney Biopsies at Frozen Section - Practical Pearls for General Pathologists |
| 5:15 pm | ADJOURNMENT | ADJOURNMENT |
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Center for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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