Forum of Pathology

March 15th 2019

Dear Colleague,
Dear Member,

Please note that the General Assembly 2019 of our association will take place on Wednesday 10 April 2019 at 7 pm in the CMP Lab.

   - Date: 10/04/2019
   - Time: 19h00
   - Venue: CMP Lab

Day Order:

   - Report of the President
   - Report of the Treasurer
   - Approval of Annual Accounts
   - Membership fee for 2019-2020
   - Life of the Organizing and Scientific Committee
   - Drawing up of the 2019-2020 Program

Do you intend to attend to the General Assembly?

Do you intend to join the Scientific and Organization Committee?

In either case please let us know by mailing to info@forpath.org

Sincerely yours,

H. Van Dijck, President
M-F. Dehou, Secretary
B. Van Den Heule, Treasurer

March 11th 2019

The minutes of the Slide Seminar about "Update on Digital Skin Pathology" by Dr Ivo VAN DEN BERGHE (AZ St.-Jan, Brugge) held on Saturday 23 February 2019 are available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/190223/

January 28th 2019

The minutes of the Slide Seminar about " Thyroid Tumor Pathology, an Update." by Prof. Oleksiy TSYBROVSKYY (Ordenz Klinikum, Linz, Austria) and Dr Herwig VAN DIJCK (AZ Mechelen) held on Saturday 26 January 2019 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/190126/

January 28th 2019

The minutes of the Workshop of Ethics & Economics about "Molecular Working with Big Medical DATA in Daily Medical Practice" by Mr Rudy HOVELINCK (Astra Zeneca), Mr Marc ROSSEAU (Emmaus asbl/vzw), Dr Herwig VAN DIJCK (AZ Mechelen) and Dr Liesbeth VAN EYCKEN (Belgian Cancer Registry) held on Saturday 8 Deecember 2018 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/181208/

FPnews, July 9, 2018

Dear Colleague,

You'll find hereunder the program of the workshops for coming academic year.
Pay attention: places are limited. So, if not yet enrolled, don't delay, enroll!

Saturday 8 December 2018 from 9h30 to 13h at the CPM Lab
Ethics and Economics: Working with Big Medical DATA in Daily Medical Practice (E-F-N)
by Mr Rudy HOVELINCK (Astra Zeneca), Mr Marc ROSSEAU (Emmaus asbl/vzw), Dr Herwig VAN DIJCK (AZ Mechelen) & Ms Liesbeth VAN EYCKEN (Belgian Cancer Registry)

Saturday 26 January 2019 from 9h30 to 13h at the CPM Lab
Slide Seminar: Thyroid Tumor Pathology, an Update (E)
by Dr Oleksiy TSYBROVSKYY (Ordenz Klinikum , Linz, Austria)
& Dr Herwig VAN DIJCK (AZ Mechelen)

Saturday 23 February 2019 from 9h30 to 13h at the CPM Lab
Slide Seminar: Update on Digital Skin Pathology (E)
by Dr Ivo VAN DEN BERGHE (AZ St.-Jan, Brugge)

Saturday 23 March 2019 from 9h30 to 13h at the CPM Lab
Slide Seminar: Immunosuppression and Lymphomas (E)
by Prof. Dr Thomas TOUSSEYN (UZ Leuven)

Saturday 18 May 2019 from 9h30 to 13h at the CPM Lab
Slide Seminar: The Milan Reporting System for Salivary Gland Cytology (E)
by Prof. Dr Esther ROSSI (Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy)

Enrolment is done online.

Step 1: Go to our website and log in with your email and password.
Your name will show up (upper right) with a link to your profile.

Step 2: Go to the Workshops page, select a workshop and click 'Enroll'.
The background will turn green and 'Cancel' will replace 'Enroll'.

Step 3; You will receive an email with payment instructions to complete your enrolment.

Step 4: After we processed (manually) your payment you will receive a confirmation email and the receipt will be ready to download from your profile.

Let us know in case you encounter any problem to enroll.

Sincerely yours,

H. Van Dijck, President
M-F. Dehou, Secretary
B. Van Den Heule, Treasurer

Forpath Prize 2018 has been awarded to Dr Marc RASSY (Institut Bordet). Congratulations!

FPnews, April 14, 2018

Dear member (or future member),

Needless to say that a scientific association needs the support of its members.
The membership gives you as you know two interesting opportunities:

- Priority to the registration for the Workshops (they are very quickly fully booked)
- Free participation to the Masterclasses (Haematopathology, Gynecopathology, Soft Tissues Pathology, Dermatopathology, Hepatopathology, Uropathology, Endocrine Pathology, Thoracopulmonary Pathology, Breast Pathology, -Thyroid Pathology, etc)

The program of the Workshops and the Masterclasses for the next academic year will be circulated in June (in priority to the members).

We ask you to pay your fee as usual on the bank account of FORPATH:
IBAN BE66 0682 3335 4543

- Adherent Membership: 150€
- Effective Membership*: 250€
- Trainee Membership: 35€

* Only Effective Members may vote at the General Assembly or be Administrator

Do not forget to mention your name if the fee is paid by an organization or hospital!

We thank you for your confidence.
Sincerely yours,

H. Van Dijck, President
M-F. Dehou, Secretary
B. Van Den Heule, Treasurer

April 30th, 2018

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Prof Fabio FACCHETTI (University Brescia - Italy) about "Lymph node Biopsy" held on Saturday 21 October 2017 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/180428/

February 26rth 2018

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Dr Marc HASPESLAGH (UZ Gent) about "Dysplastic Naevi" held on Saturday 21 October 2017 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/180224/

November 20th, 2017

The minutes of the Workshop of Ethics & Economics about "Molecular Biology and Pathology: rivals or companions?" by Dr Michel PETEIN (IPG), Mr Alex LEFEVRE (Roche), Prof Dr Patrick PAUWELS (UZA) held on Saturday 18 November 2017 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/171118/

October 23rd, 2017

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Prof Alan RAMSAY (University College London Hospitals - UK) about "Lymph node Biopsy" held on Saturday 21 October 2017 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/171021/

October 12h, 2017

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Prof Dr Birgit WEYNAND (KU Leuven) about "Upgrade in Lung Tumor Pathology" held on Saturday 7 October 2017 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/171007/

Forpath Prize 2017 has been awarded to Dr Glenn BROECKX (UZA). Congratulations!

January 30h, 2017

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Prof Dr Gert DE HERTOGH (UZ Leuven) about "Colon Dysplasia" held on Saturday 28 January 2017 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/170128/

December 6th, 2016

The minutes of the Workshop of Ethics & Economics about "Financing of Pathology: Present and Future?" by Dr Philippe CAMPARO (AIP Division Fran�aise), Prof Dr Claude CUVELIER (UEMS), Dr Rob VAN DEN OEVER (MC-CM), Dr Siebe WOUDA (NVVP-Utrecht) held on Saturday 24 November 2016 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/161126/

October 14th, 2016

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Prof Dr Martin LAMMENS (UZ Antwerpen) about "Brain Tumors" held on Saturday 24 September 2016 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/160924/

June 20th, 2016

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Dr N. de Saint Aubain (Inst.J.Bordet) and Prof. Dr Raf Sciot (K.U.Leuven) about "Soft Tissue Tumors of the Extremities" held on 11 June 2016 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/160611/

Forpath Prize 2016 has been awarded to Dr Jasper Bruyneel (UGent). Congratulations!

April 18th, 2016

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Prof. Yves Allory (Paris) about "Quoi de Neuf en Pathologie Prostatique ?" held on 16 April 2016 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/160416/

March 20th, 2016

The minutes of the Masterclass of Adrenal Gland Pathology held on Monday 14 March 2016 by Dr Martine Poll Patey (CHU Reims) are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/masterclasses/minutes/160314/

March 20th, 2016

The minutes of the Masterclass of Molecular Biology held on Wednesday 9 March 2016 are nowavailable online in PDF format:
by P. Heimann MD,PhD (Laboratory of Medical Genetics, CUB-Erasme-Brussels) about "Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancers: how to deal with?"
www.forpath.org/masterclasses/minutes/160309/
and by Pr P. Pauwels about "Molecular Pathology for Pathologists"
www.forpath.org/masterclasses/minutes/160309/

March 20th, 2016

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Dr Gert De Hertogh (KULeuven) about "New Insights in Barrett's Esophagus" held on 12 March 2016 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/160312/

February 10th, 2016

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Dr Claire Bourgain (Bonheiden) about "Small Cells in Cervical Smears" held on 6 February 2016 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/160206/

December 17, 2015

The minutes of the Workshop of Ethics & Economics about "Rights of the Patient and Euthanasia" by M. Bart Hansen (KUL), Dr Yves Couvreur (CMP) and Dr F. Damas (CHR Citadelle Li�ge) held on Saturday 5 December 2015 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/151205/

December 15, 2015

The minutes of the Masterclass of Haematopathology by Dr Marie-Fran�oise DEHOU and Dr Ivan THEATE about "The smart use of antibodies" held on Thursday 19 November 2015 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/masterclasses/minutes/151119/

FPnews, June 1, 2015

The Minutes of the Workshop (Slide Seminar) by Dr Maxime Battistella (Paris) titled "Tumeurs Cutan�es Annexielles" held on Saturday 30 May 2015 are are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/150530/

Forpath Prize 2015 has been awarded to Dr Maud Mertens de Wilmars (UCL). Congratulations!

March 9, 2015

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Dr Pascale De Paepe (Brugge) about "Cutaneous Lymphomas" held on 7 March 2015 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/150307/

February 18, 2015

The minutes of the Slide Seminar of Prof. Dr. Annette Gouw (Groningen, NL) about "Hepatic Tumor Lesions" held on 24 January 2015 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/150124/

December 8, 2014

The minutes of the Workshop of Ethics & Economics about "EQA in Surgical Pathology" by Prof. Judy Wyatt (Leeds, UK) held on 6 December 2014 are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/141206/

November 10, 2014

The minutes of the Masterclass of Uropathology by Dr Philippe CAMPARO and Dr Lola MARTIN MARTINEZ on 6 November 2014 about "ISUP 2013 Vancouver" are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/masterclasses/minutes/141106/

October 20, 2014

A few pictures shot during the slide seminar of Prof. Christopher Fletcher on 18 October 2014.

October 20, 2014

The minutes of the slide seminar of Prof. Christopher D. Fletcher (Boston) held on 18 October 2014 about "Upgrade in Soft Tissue Tumors" are now available online in PDF format:
www.forpath.org/workshops/minutes/141018/

Forpath Prize 2014 has been awarded to Dr Julie LEMAHIEU (KUL). Congratulations!

Forpath Prize 2013 has been awarded to Dr Joan Somja (ULg). Congratulations!

Agenda 2018-2019

Workshops:

Sat 08 Dec 2018, Sat 26 Jan 2019, Sat 23 Feb 2019, Sat 23 Mar 2019, Sat 18 May 2019
Register online! - Program (PDF, 115 Kb)

Masterclasses:

Mon 24 Sep 2018, Tue 09 Oct 2018, Fri 09 Nov 2018, Tue 11 Dec 2018
Register online!

Minutes of last Workshop:

Slide Seminar February 2019:
Update on Digital Skin Pathology
Dr Ivo VAN DEN BERGHE (AZ St.-Jan, Brugge)

All Available Minutes of Past Workshops

Honorary members (Workshops):

Dr Y. ALLORY (Paris, FR)
Dr C. BAILLY (Lyon, FR)
Dr M. BATTISTELLA (Paris, FR)
Dr N. BERGER (Lyon, FR)
Prof. N. BROUSSE (Paris, FR)
Dr P. CAMPARO (Amiens, FR)
Dr F. COLLlN (Dijon, FR)
Dr F. DELACRETAZ (Lausanne, CH)
Prof. G. DELSOL (Toulouse, FR)
Prof. G. DE PINIEUX (Tours, FR)
Prof. M. DEVOUASSOUX (Lyon, FR)
Prof. J. DIEBOLD (Paris, FR)
Dr JP. DUVILLARD (Villejuif, FR)
Prof. C.W. ELSTON (Nottingham, UK)
Prof. Fabio FACCHETTI (Brescia, IT)
Prof. C.D. FLETCHER (Boston, US)
Prof. A. GOUW (Groningen, NL))
Prof. P. HOGENDOORN (Leiden, NL)
Dr L. JASPARS (Amsterdam, Hilversum, NL)
Dr W.J. MOOI (Amsterdam, NL)
Prof. K. MOHKTARI (Paris, FR)
Prof. P. NIKKELS (Utrecht, NL)
Dr M. POLL PATEY (Reims, FR)
Prof Alan RAMSAY (London, UK)
Prof. M. SOBRINHO SIMOES (Porto, PT)
Prof. O. TSYBROVSKYY (Linz, AT)
Dr Siebe WOUDA (NVVP-Utrecht, NL)
Prof. Judy WYATT (Leeds, UK)

Minutes of last Masterclass:

Gynaecopathology, 28 September 2017:
Bleeding of the Endometrium: Endometritis or Functional?
Dr Claire BOURGAIN

All Available Minutes of Past Masterclasses

Our Experts (Masterclasses):

Dr Claire BOURGAIN
Dr Philippe CAMPARO
Dr David CREYTENS
Dr Marie-Fran�oise DEHOU
Dr Carine DE PREZ
Dr Nicolas DE SAINT AUBAIN
Dr Barbara DESSARS
Dr Annick FOUCART
Dr Gerd JACOMEN
Pr Louis LIBBRECHT
Dr Lola MARTIN MARTINEZ
Dr Martine POLL-PATEY
Pr Myriam REMMELINK
Pr Raf SCIOT
Dr Ivan THEATE
Dr Anne THEUNIS
Dr Hilde VANDE WALLE
Dr Herwig VAN DIJCK
Pr Birgit WEYNAND

The Forpath Prize Laureates:

2018: Dr Marc RASSY (Institut Bordet)
2017: Dr Glenn BROECKX (UZA)
2016: Dr Jasper BRUYNEEL (UGent)
2015: Dr Maud MERTENS DE WILMARS (UCL)
2014: Dr Julie LEMAHIEU (KUL)
2013: Dr Joan SOMJA (ULg)