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International Standardisation of HER2 Testing –
Professional Expert Course
10. – 11.11.2014
Course Program
Time
Day 1
8:40
Taxi pick-up at the hotel reception
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome
9:15 – 9:45
Self assessment
9:45 – 11:00
Background lecture: HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer –
Methods and Pitfalls
Instructor
G. Bänfer
J. Rüschoff /
G. Bänfer
J. Rüschoff
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45 HER2 Immunohistochemistry Microscope Session for
Breast Cancer
E. Heinmöller
12:45 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 Background lecture: HER2 in Gastric Cancer – What is
different to Breast Cancer
J. Rüschoff
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 – 16:30 HER2 Immunohistochemistry Microscope Session for
Gastric Cancer
P. Middel
16:30 – 17:00 Facility Tour - Quality assurance in a central lab
G. Bänfer
19:30
Dinner
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Time
Day 2
Instructor
8:25
Taxi pick-up at the hotel reception
8:45 – 9:30
Background lecture: FISH/SISH-HER2 analysis in breast
and gastric cancer – a practical approach
K. Schmitz
9:30 – 10:15
FISH demonstration and microscope session – critical
cases, Q & A
K. Schmitz
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:45
SISH demonstration and microscope session – including
ambiguous cases, Q & A
K. Schmitz
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch break
12:30 – 14:00 Self assessment [IHC, SISH]
G. Bänfer
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee break
Case discussion (microscope session) and final discussion
14:15 – 15:45 (Including discussion of critical cases from the
participants) and Q&A
Instructors:
Prof. Dr. med. Josef Rüschoff, MD / Senior Pathologists / CMO
PD Dr. med. Peter Middel /Senior Pathologist
PD Dr. med. Ernst Heinmöller /Senior Pathologist
Katja Schmitz, MD, / Pathologists /
Dr. rer.nat. Gudrun Bänfer, Project Leader
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