Dear PPS Members and Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to join us in Madrid to attend the 69th Meeting of the Paediatric Pathology Society held this year from September 14th to 16th. We will have the chance to gather face-to-face for the first time after the Covid Pandemic.
The scientific program will be comprehensive and focused on updating the widest array of paediatric and perinatal pathology topics through symposia; expert talks; discussion panels; case presentations by young pathologists; and paper presentations. This time we will have the honour to have our previous President, Professor Rita Alaggio, delivering the John Emmery Memorial Lecture. Besides the excellent scientific sessions, we are preparing for you a fantastic social program that we are sure you will enjoy the most.
For those unfamiliar with Spain, it will be an excellent occasion for a family holiday before or after the Meeting. Madrid, the capital of Spain, is a fantastic destination swiftly reachable from most cities across the globe. It is a cosmopolitan city that combines the most modern infrastructures, an extensive cultural and artistic heritage, and a legacy of centuries of exciting history. For dining and accommodation, Madrid can serve you the best restaurants, chefs, and hotels, many of them within walking distance from the venue.
The Hospital Niño Jesús will be the venue of the Meeting. The Hospital is in a vibrant city area, full of restaurants and amenities and just in front of the famous Retiro Park. It is well connected with the Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas International Airport by metro, bus or private transportation.
Apart from the fact that you will count on the hospitality of the Spanish people, you will have all the attention and disposition to help from the Meeting organization team.
All ingredients are present to make the 2023 PPS meeting an enjoyable, fruitful and unforgettable experience. We are confident that you'll take home many special memories.
We look forward to meeting you in Madrid!
Isabel Colmenero
Local Organizer
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Preliminary Program
69th PPS Annual Meeting – Madrid 2023
Hospital Niño Jesús
14th-16th September
Thursday 14th
15:30-16:30. Registration.
15:30-16:30. Committee Meeting.
16:30-16:40. Opening Ceremony. Paula Borralho & Isabel Colmenero.
16:40 – 19:15. Symposium: Hot Topics in Pediatric Pathology
16:40-17:05. Spitz Tumours in the Molecular Era - José Luis Rodríguez-Peralto, Spain
17:05-17:30. Transplant Pathology – Beyond Rejection - Marie-Anne Brundler, Canada
17:30-17.55. Update in Paediatric Lymphomas - María Rodríguez-Pinilla, Spain
17:55-18:25. Coffee Break
18:25-18:50. Emerging concepts in soft tissue tumours - Edmund Cheesman, UK
18:50-19:15. Pathology of Differences in Sex Development - Miguel Reyes-Múgica, USA
20.00. Welcome Cocktail at Hotel Novotel Madrid center
Friday 15th
9:00-10:00. Oral Presentations (pediatric) -Chairs: Edmund Cheesman & Marie-Anne Brundler
10:00-10:30. Digital Pathology or Molecular Pathology Session (Industry)
10:30-11:00. Coffee Break
11:00-12:00. Posters Session - Chairs: Aurore Coulomb & Claudia Salgado
12:00-13:00. John Emery Memorial Lecture by Prof. Rita Alaggio, Italy. - Chair: Paula Borralho
13:00-14:00. Lunch Break
14:00-16:00. Symposium: Perinatal Pathology - Chairs: Jelena Martinovic & Alfons Nadal
14:00- 14:20. Things we need to know in trophoblastic diseases - Sophie Patrier, France
14:20-14:40. Perinatal infections: New and old friends - Marta Cohen, UK
14:40-15:00. Things we need to think of in congentital anomalies: genetic or just misfortune? - Srinivas Annavarrapu, UK
15:00-15:20. Things we need to know in case of neonatal respiratory distres - Aurore Coulomb, France
15:20-15:40. Tips and tricks in fetal autopsies - Jelena Martinovic, France
15:40-16:00. Q&A
16.00-16.30. Coffee Break
16:30-17:30. Meet the Expert - Chairs: Marta Cohen & Will Mifsud
16:30-17.00. Update on Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation. - Sara Vargas, USA
17.00-17:30. Cutaneous Mosaicisms. - Antonio Torrelo, Spain
17:30-18:30. Annual General Meeting.
19:00. Transfer to visit Reina Sofía Museum
21:00. Gala Dinner at NuBel Madrid, Reina Sofía Museum
Saturday 16th
09:00-10:30. Oral Presentations (perinatal) - Chairs: Sophie Patrier & Srinivas Annavarapu
10:30-11:00. Coffee Break
11:00-13:00. Young Pathologists Session - Chairs: Beata Hargitai & Marieke Hogenes
11:00-11:15. Case 1.
A case of sacrococcygeal teratoma with an unusual increased serum AFP level - Laura Wise, Australia,
11:15-11:30. Case 2.
A soft tissue tumor with a pseudovascular pattern - Luis Blasco, Spain
11:30-11:45. Case 3.
A Case of Mediastinal NUT Carcinoma Clinically Masquerading as a Germ Cell Tumour - John Patrick O'Neill, Ireland
11:45-12:00. Case 4.
Clinical correlation in dermatopathology: An illustrative case - William Simmons, UK
12:00-12:15. Case 5.
Cutaneous lesions in a child with chromosomopathy - Isabel Torralba, Spain
12:15-12:30. Case 6.
A case of fetal intrapericardial teratoma - Mirthe Schoots, Netherlands
12:30-12:45. Case 7.
Non-sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiopathy - Claudia Salgado, USA
12:45-13.00. Case 8.
Acute liver failure of a preterm neonate - Zsofia Kramer, Hungary
13.00-13.15. Case 9.
Pleural nodules in an 8 year old girl - Alexia Gazeu, France
13:15-13:30. Closure and final remarks. Paula Borralho.
15:30-19:45. Optional Excursion: "Madrid Tour By Bus": Visit to the Royal Palace"
