Thoracic Pathology 2008
September 19-21, 2008
Thoracic Pathology 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
Objectives
By the end of this course the participant should:
- Have a grasp of current concepts in lung and mediastinal pathology.
- Understand the importance of correlation between clinical, radiologic, and pathologic data in diagnosis and management of interstitial lung disease and pulmonary vasculitis.
- Know the significance of lung biopsy and multidisciplinary correlation for the diagnosis of non-neoplastic lung disease in acute lung injury and in cancer patients.
- Comprehend the most recent histologic concepts in lung cancer diagnosis and classification including problematic issues related to spiral CT screening.
- Realize the important issues in molecular-targeted therapy for lung adenocarcinoma.
- Have a practical understanding of differential diagnosis for mediastinal lesions.
- Understand the usefulness of cytology in pulmonary, pleural, and mediastinal diagnoses.
Contact:
Department of Continuing Education
Harvard Medical School
PO Box 825
Boston, MA 02117-0825
617-384-8600 (Phone)
617-384-8686 (Fax)
hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu (Email)
www.cme.hms.harvard.edu (Web)
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