PULMONARY PATHOLOGY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
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February 1, 2002
Volume 6
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Pulmonary Pathology Society Program Companion Meeting to the USCAP
7:00 pm, February 23, 2002, Chicago, Illinois
Pulmonary Infectious Disease
Chairman: Donald G. Guinee, Jr.
Moderators:
William D. Travis
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, D.C.
David H. Dail
Virginia Mason Clinic
Seattle, WA
N. Paul Ohori
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM: Pathologic Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infectious Disease
Speaker: Thomas V. Colby
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ
7:40 PM: New & Evolving Patterns & Agents of Pulmonary Infectious Disease
Speaker: Joseph F. Tomashefski
Metro Health Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
8:20 PM: Role of Infectious Agents in Pulmonary Neoplasia.
Speaker: Norio Azumi
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
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2003 Summer Biennial Meeting
The summer biennial meeting of the Pulmonary Pathology Society is tentatively set for
Snowmass/Aspen Colorado in August, 2003.
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Pulmonary Pathology Society—Biennial Summer Symposium
Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, Washington, August 2001
The Biennial Summer Symposium was a great success thanks largely to the two course directors, Dr.
David H. Dail of the Virginia Mason Clinic and Dr. Samuel P. Hammar of Diagnostic Specialties
Laboratory in Bremerton, Washington. The following is an overview of the symposium from Dr.
Hammar:
Pulmonary Pathology Society – Biennial Summer Symposium
August 2001
The second Biennial Pulmonary Pathology Society Meeting was held in Seattle, Washington from
August 15 – 17, 2001. 75 people attended this meeting. The attendees included those from Japan,
Korea, Australia, South Africa, Canada, England and the U.S. The format of the meeting seemed to be
well received with keynote addresses for each major subject discussed followed by four 15-minute
presentations concerning the subject area. The one thing that we did not plan for and perhaps should
have was the interest in these various topics and the significant number of questions that were asked
and discussion that went on. The questions and discussion were extremely useful and were beneficial
to all. Future persons running this meeting should plan for this discussion since it is one of the areas in
which a great deal of knowledge can be contributed in a short period of time.
The afternoon off on Thursday, August 16th was enjoyed by all. Most of us took a trip to the
Newcastle Golf Club where we had a delicious buffet lunch with an emphasis on Northwest cuisine.
About 25 individuals tried their skill at the Rusty Putter. What we observed was what some of the
people who were not regular golfers often did the best putting, although the winner (Michael Graham)
had a score of 55 and is an avid golfer. Dr. Dan Olson had two “holes in one”.
The talk by Bryan Corrin concerning his start in pulmonary pathology was enjoyed by all. Not only
was it educational, but it was also humorous. Hopefully, this type of talk can continue at future
meetings.
One of the highlights of the meeting was the discussion of the interstitial lung disease cases on Friday
morning. The case discussion was lead by Dr. Tom Colby and Dr. Masanori Kitaichi. The review
panel consisted of ten individuals who evaluated and made comments on cases. Most of these cases
were not the run-of-the-mill type interstitial lung disease cases.
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Dr. Dail and Dr. Hammar presented mystery cases, some of which were almost impossible but others
being fairly straightforward. The session ended with a presentation of cases by the audience and
faculty, which were well worked up and concisely presented.
To those who attended, I am sure they look forward to the next Pulmonary Pathology Society Biennial
Summer Symposium which, at this point in time, will be held in Colorado. We urge all to mark their
calendars so they don’t miss one of these exciting and fun meetings. The proposed date for the next
meeting is July 30-August 1, 2003.
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In Memoriam: Dr. Victor J. Ferrans
Victor J. Ferrans, 64, a research physician who for the past seven years was Chief of the Pathology
Section at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, died of complications from diabetes Oct. 26 at
Georgetown University Hospital. He lived in Bethesda. Dr. Ferrans, who lost his vision to diabetes 10
years ago, directed research at the institute on cardiovascular and pulmonary pathology, heart disease,
artificial valves and other related topics. Over the course of his career, he published more than 600
articles. In particular he made contributions in the field of interstitial lung disease, metalloproteinases,
confocal microscopy and lymphangioleiomyomatosis. He also mentored many fellows, most of whom
have had very successful careers. He was an inspiration to all who came into contact with him and was
best known for his keen, inquisitive mind, his driven intensity to publish high quality papers and his
delightful humor. His death is a major loss to the field of pulmonary pathology and he will be
sorely missed. His ability to remain productive over the past 10 years even without his eyesight was an
incredible accomplishment that was a testimony to his enormous talent and genius.
William D. Travis, MD
Chair, Department of Pulmonary & Mediastinal Pathology
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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AFIP Pulmonary Pathology Fellowship Training Program
The Pulmonary Pathology Fellowship Training Program at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
has just become accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for the
clinical year of training at the AFIP, which is half of the two-year program. More information available
at the PPS website: 156.40.24.10/
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Pulmonary Pathology Symposia/ Seminars
XXIVth International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 5 to 11, 2002
Several seminars, symposia and a short course will be held on topics lung pathology at the
International Academy of Pathology meeting in Amsterdam in October.
Lung pathology sessions include:
Slide Seminar: Sunday Morning, October 6, 2002
Neoplastic Lung Pathology
W.D. Travis (USA) and W. Timens (NL)
Short Course: Monday Morning, October 7, 2002
Respiratory Tract Oncogenesis
J.K. Field (UK) – Chair
P. Boyle (UK)
- Epidemiology of respiratory tract tumors
E. Brambilla (France) - Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes
R. Gan (Australian) - GSTM polymorphisms as risk factors
H. Kitamura (Japan) - Molecular biology and diagnosis/ screening
G. Chung (UK)
- Clonal development of lung cancer
N. van Zandwijk (NL) – Chemoprevention of respiratory tract tumors
Symposium: Wednesday Afternoon, October 9, 2002
Non-Neoplastic Lung Disease
M. Kitaichi (Japan) - Chair
T. Cavallo (USA)
R. Virmani (USA)
A.G. Nicholson (UK)
T. Stocker (USA)
O. Matsubara (Japan)
H. Tazelaar (US)
- Vasculitis
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Interstitial pneumonias
- Congenital lung disorders
- Pathogenesis of diffuse alveolar damage
- Lung transplant pathology
Symposium: Monday Afternoon, October 7, 2002
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Pleural Lesions
V.L. Roggli (USA) and M. van de Vijver (NL) – Chair
M. Paret (Belgium)
D. Henderson (Australia)
F. Galateau-Salle (France)
A.R. Gibbs (UK)
S. Hammar (USA)
P. Cagle (USA)
R. Attanoos (UK)
T. A. Sporn (USA)
- Synovial sarcoma of the pleura
- Pleomorphic mesothelioma
- Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma with heterologous components
- Mucin positive mesotheliomas
- Desmoplastic small round cell tumors of the pleura
- Intrapleural thymoma mimicking mesothelioma
- Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of pleura
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International Update on Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Disease
March 8, 9 and 10, 2002
Hotel Derek, Houston, Texas
This international update is jointly sponsored by the Department of Pathology at Baylor College of
Medicine and by the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Public Health for a
maximum of 19.5 hours of category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. This
conference has been endorsed by the Texas Medical Association, the American College of Chest
Physicians, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Pulmonary
Pathology Society.
The conference features 33 speakers from 10 countries on a wide range of topics that includes
hypersensitivity pneumonitis, metal diseases, tobacco, silicosis and coal worker's pneumoconiosis,
sarcoidosis, occupational asthma and other airway diseases, asbestos, drugs, fumes and toxins,
interstitial pneumonias, viruses, malignancy and cytology with a special presentation on pulmonary
medicine and terrorism. The program consists of two days of didactic lectures followed by question
and answer sessions and a half-day microscope review of cases.
Program Directors:
Philip T. Cagle, MD, and George Delclos, MD, MPH
Faculty:
Josep Maria Anto, MD, PhD, Roberto Barrios, MD, Carlos Bedrossian, MD,
Stuart Brooks, MD, Andre Cartier, MD, Andrew Churg, MD,
Thomas Colby, MD, Allan Feingold, MD, Armando Fraire, MD,
Francoise Galateau-Salle, MD, Allen Gibbs, MBChB, FRCPath, Samuel Hammar, MD,
Abida Haque, MD, Philip Haselton, MD, Douglas Henderson MB, BS,
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Kevin Leslie, MD, Lisa A. Maier, MD, William J. Meggs, MD, PhD,
Cesar Moran, MD, Bruno Murer, MD, Nelson Ordonez, MD,
Mary Ostrowski, MD, Helmut Popper, MD, Victor Roggli, MD
Moises Selman, MD, Nelson Kyle Steenland, PHD, William Travis, MD
Gregory R. Wagener, MD, Mark Wick, MD, Xifeng Wu, MD, PhD,
E. Handan Zeren, MD
For further information contact Baylor College of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education at
713-798-8237 or cme@bcm.tmc.edu .
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Pulmonary Pathology Society Contact Information
Please send notices of upcoming meetings, course information, news items, etc. to:
Philip T. Cagle, M.D.
Center for Pulmonary Pathology
Department of Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
PPS contact person at FAES:
Stephanie Hollis
One Cloister Court, Suite 230
Bethesda, MD 20814-1460
Tel: (301) 496-7975
Fax: (301) 402-0174
E-Mail: shollis@mail.nih.gov
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