1ST BIANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
FOR EUROPEAN CARDIOVASCULAR
PATHOLOGY
OCTOBER 21–23, 2004
PADUA, ITALY
First Announcement
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT
A.R.C.A. (Associazione Ricerche Cardiopatie Aritmiche)
Ms Chiara Carturan
Via A. Gabelli, 86
35121 Padova (Italy)
Phone: +39 049 8272286
Fax: +39 049 8272284
E-mail: chiara.caturan@unipd.it
Website: http://anpat.unipd.it/ARCA/
TRAVEL AGENCY
Petrarca Tours
Ms Cristina Da Valle
Piazza Eremitani, 3
35121 Padova (Italy)
Phone: +39 049 654788
Fax: +39 049 8750938
E-mail: cristina@petrarcatours.it
PRESIDENT
Anton E Becker, Amsterdam
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR
Patrick J Gallagher, Southampton
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Annalisa Angelini
Cristina Basso
Fiorella Calabrese
Gaetano Thiene
University of Padua Medical School,
Padua, Italy
1ST BIANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
FOR EUROPEAN CARDIOVASCULAR
PATHOLOGY
OCTOBER 21–23, 2004
PADUA, ITALY
Scientific Program:
Opening Ceremony (Aula Magna Galileo Galilei, University of Padua)
Key Note Lectures
Symposia and Short Courses:
- —Stem cells and cardiac repair*
- —Valve disease
- —Vulnerable plaque
*Joint Symposium with SCVP.
Clinical and Research papers:
Oral and Poster presentations
Odd cases: What is it?
Specimens demonstration: video and hands-on
Abstract Deadline:
Abstract deadline is June 30, 2004.
Please check on the website
http://anpat.unipd.it/ARCA/ to download abstract, registration, hotel accommodation and AECVP application forms.
Official Language:
The official language of the Meeting is English.
Congress Venue:
ABBAZIA DI PRAGLIA
Via Abbazia, 7-Bresseo di Teolo (PD)
Phone: +39 049 9900010
Website:
http://www.provincia.padova.it
/cultura/musei/bdt_praglia
General Information:
Registration fee:
Members: waived
Non-members: 
100+20% VAT
Young investigators (<35 years): waived
Working lunches: (each):
20 (VAT included)
Hotel accommodation (breakfast included):
PRAGLIA—Abbazia Congress venue †:
Single— 45
Double— 45
ABANO—close to Congress venue ‡:
Grand Hotel*****
Single— 160
Double— 220
Hotel Metropole****
Single—122
Double— 165
Hotel Terme Bologna***
Single— 60
Double— 74 (single use)
Single— 122
Double— 102
†Limited number of rooms available.
‡Return shuttle will be available from Hotel to Congress venue, free of charge.
Social Program:
Thursday, October 21, 2004—h. 17:00
Visit to Palazzo del Bo' and Anatomical Theatre
Friday, October 22, 2004—h. 20:30
Gala Dinner 50 (VAT included)
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Post-Congress Program, Tour to Venice
Laguna Inslands and lunch at the Cipriani Locandai in Torcello 100 (VAT included)
31ST EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF CYTOLOGY
OCTOBER 2–5, 2005
PALAIS DES CONGRÉS,
PARIS, FRANCE
Congress:
31st European Congress of Cytology
Dates:
02–05 October 2005
Venue:
Palais des Congrés, Paris, France
Website:
www.cytologyparis2005.com
Contact:
31st European Congress of Cytology
c/o MCI France
11 Rue de Solférino
75007 Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 53 85 82 52
Fax: +33 1 53 85 82 83
E-mail: cytology2005@mci-group.com
Main topics:
- —Screening of cancer using exfoliative cytology
- —Diagnostic optimization combining both fine-needle aspiration cytology and biopsy approaches
- —Current molecular tools applied to cytology for improving patient management
- —Future genetic and imaging techniques applicable to cytological material
Bruna Bertolini
CONGRESS OFFICE
Project Coordinator—Coordinatrice de Projets
bruna.bertolini@mci-group.com
Philippe Erlenbach
Projects Assistant—Assistant Projets
philippe.erlenbach@mci-group.com
MCI France
11, Rue de Solférino, 75007 Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 53 85 82 17
Fax: +33 1 53 85 82 83
E-mail: mcifranceparis@mci-group.com
POSTGRADUATE COURSE IN
DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY OF
SOFT TISSUE TUMORS
NOVEMBER 15–19, 2004
ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL, CAMBRIDGE,
MASSACHUSETTS
COURSE DIRECTORS: FLETCMER DM AND
THOMAS KRAUSZ
The Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School will present this 5-day postgraduate course on November 15–19, 2004 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts under the direction of Christopher DM Fletcher and Thomas Krausz (of the University of Chicago, IL, USA).
This course is essentially practical (ie 'hands on') and on each of the 5 days two or three major 'histogenetic' groups of soft tissue tumors will be covered. Each day will be divided into three parts: microscopy session, discussion and revision. The morning will start with histologic slide viewing during which a set of 45–60 cases relating to the day's topics will be available to each participant. At this stage only clinical histories (with no final diagnosis) will be provided, thus simulating a genuine diagnostic problem-solving situation. Participants will be provided with individual microscopes in order to allow personal examination and 'hands on' study of the histologic sections. The cases have been selected to highlight problems in diagnosis, as well as illustrating typical examples of a very wide range of soft tissue tumors and pseudotumors. In the afternoon, all of the cases will be discussed individually by the course teachers, using a microscope attached to television monitors supplemented by 35 mm transparencies where appropriate. Participants will be encouraged to take an active part in the discussion of each case.
The Course has Category 1 accreditation for 35 h of CME credit by the American Medical Association. The Course fee is $1050 (residents and fellows $750).
For more information contact the Department of Continuing Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825, USA. Tel.: +1 617 384 8600; fax: +1 617 384 8686; email: hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu
