Dermatopathology and Soft Tissue Tumor Seminar

Seminar directors

Dmitry V. Kazakov, MD and Michal Michal, MD
Šikl´s Department of Pathology, Charles University Hospital and Medical Faculty Plzeň, Czech Republic,
and Bioptická laboratoř s.r.o., Plzeň, Czech Republic

Date and venue

A Dermatopathology and Soft Tissue Tumor seminar will be held from October 13-16, 2011 in a modern wellness hotel in Frymburk (www.hotelfrymburk.cz), which is a small town in the southern part of the Czech Republic near the borders of Austria and Germany, only 30 km away from the magnificent town of Cesky Krumlov.

Scientific programme

The scientific program starts on October 13th, at 14.00 and ends on October 15th in the evening. The program includes a section "Clinicopathological potpourri" and in-depth lectures covering various aspects of dermatopathology and soft tissue pathology, including melanoma, lymphomas, vascular tumors, cutaneous inflammatory and infectious disorders, adnexal neoplasms, pathology of the anogenital area and other topics. In parallel, a microscopic slide library for the self assessment course will be available for review of dermatopathological cases. Additionally, there will be a classical slide seminar on soft tissue tumors. A set of the slides will be sent to all registered participants prior to the seminar.

Speakers

The faculty includes (in alphabetical order):
Eduardo Calonje, MD – St Johns’ Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas Hospital, London, UK
J. Andrew Carlson, MD - Divisions of Dermatopathology and Dermatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
Andrew Folpe, MD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Wayne Grayson, MD - Division of Anatomical Pathology, School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dmitry V. Kazakov, MD - Sikl’s Department of Pathology, Charles University Medical Faculty Hospital, and Bioptical Laboratory, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Helmut Kerl, MD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Graz, Austria
Phillip H. McKee, MD – Sedona, Arizona, USA
Michal Michal, MD - Sikl’s Department of Pathology, Charles University Medical Faculty Hospital, and Bioptical Laboratory, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Petur G. Nielsen, MD – Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Victor G. Prieto, MD - Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Luis Requena, MD - Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Univesidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
Bernhard Zelger, MD - Clinical Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

Language

English

Fee

The fee for the course is 100 Euro.

For registered foreign guests we offer individual transportation from Prague airport (which is about 200 km away from the venue) and back for 50 Euro, provided the exact flight information (flight number, date and time of arrival/departure) are supplied by a registered participant by October 1st, 2011 at the latest. Please send your flight details to courses@medima.cz.

At the end of the seminar, on the October 16th, there will be a sommelier minicourse organized "Wines of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire" held by the best Czech sommelier Ivo Dvorak (in English). The fee for the minicourse is 50 Euro.

Registration

The deadline for online registration is October 1, 2011.
No transportation will be provided for later registration.
Onsite registration is possible.

Accommodation

To book accommodation please contact the wellness hotel Frymburk directly (www.hotelfrymburk.cz) or other hotels in the area.

A cheaper accommodation could be booked on the following web-sites:
Pension Florian – www.florian-frymburk.cz,
Pension Frymburk – www.penzionfrymburk.cz.
Both above mentioned hotels and hostels are located in a walking distance from the meeting site.

Cancellation

Seminar fee will not be refunded after payment. For cancellation policy of the hotels, please, contact the web-sites of Wellness Hotel or of the proposed hotels and hostels.

We look forward to welcoming you in the Czech Republic.

Sincerely yours,

Dmitry V. Kazakov, MD and Michal Michal, MD