Postgraduate Course Lung & Pleural Diseases 2023

This two-part course is designed as live event and will run for six days. Covered topics are  

• common and rare lung and pleural diseases
• biopsy
• cytology
• molecular diagnosis

Each part will consist of lectures, case teaching and discussions.

Cases will be accessible by internet to all registrants.

Part I (Tumour Pathology) June 15 – 17, 2023

This three-day course part will be devoted to common and rare lung and pleural tumours; tumours of childhood will also be covered.

Biopsy diagnosis will be done using an interactive internet based system for digital microscopy.

Part II (Non-tumour Pathology) June 19 – 21, 2023

These three days will cover interstitial lung diseases such as, bronchiolitis-ILD, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, rare pulmonary and pleura non-tumorous diseases, granulomatous lung diseases, emphysema & COPD.    

Also pediatric pulmonary pathology will be discussed.

Case presentations of interstitial lung diseases combined with biopsy interpretation will be included. 

The impact of molecular pathology and immunohistochemistry in lung pathology will be discussed during the conference for each part. Furthermore challenging cases, including infectious diseases, contributed by the participants will be discussed during the course.

This course is designed for trainees as well as for experienced colleagues. 
The course language is English.

Course director
Helmut H. Popper           
Diagnostic & Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria

Guest faculty
Sabina Berezowska               
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Faculty
Luka Brcic                       
Diagnostic & Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria

Ulrike Gruber - Moesenbacher  
Teaching Hospital,Feldkirch, Austria

European CME credits by the EACCME* (European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education)

as well as

DFP credit points by the Austrian Medical Chamber have been requested. 

Accreditation process still in progress.

* Recognised by the American Medical Association as well as by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 

The course will be held at  Hotel Weitzer (Conference room ‘Styria’) 
Grieskai 12 - 16, 8020 Graz; https://www.hotelweitzer.com

June 15^th – 21^th, 2023 (Part I + Part II)

Part I will start on Thursday, June 15 at 8.00 am with on-site registration and will continue with scientific program at 8.30 am. End of Part I is on Saturday, June 17 at 4.00 pm.

Part II will start on Monday, June19 at 8.00 am and will end on Wednesday, June 21 at 4.00 pm. 
On-site registration for those who take place in Part II only 10 minutes before the start of course part II.

Course fees include daily lunch buffets and coffee breaks (except on course free Sunday), free WLAN, online course material, printed course manuals for booked course part(s), as well as the course certificate.
 

* Fee accompanying persons, participants free of charge;
** Fee participants & accompanying persons

A limited number of rooms at special rates for course participants is reserved at Hotel Weitzer. A code for application will be provided along with confirmation of registration.

Further addresses for accommodation can be found on the website of Graz Tourism https://www.graztourismus.at

Information and details on the current entry regulations for Austria can be found the following link of the government’s official website: Entry into Austria and pre-travel clearance
as well as at Up-to-date Information on the Coronavirus Situation

It is recommended to check these sources of information regularly as the regulations might change very rapidly.