Digestive
Pathology Course
Barcelona, April 27-29, 2026

Course Directors

Dr. Belén Lloveras

Chief Emeritus of the Pathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Dr. Esther Oliva

Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Local Organizing Committee

Dr. Mar Iglesias

Chief of Pathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Associate Professor of Pathology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Javier Gimeno

Section Head of Pathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Associate Professor of Pathology Universitat Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona, Spain

Ms. Sara Pérez Massó

Secretary of the Pathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Faculty

Rondell P. Graham, M.D.
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Specialist in Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Molecular Pathology
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Rish K. Pai, M.D.
Pathologyst, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada

Angela R. Shih, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Director of Surgical Pathology
Director of Quality and Safety, Anatomic Pathology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Amitabh Srivastava, M.D.
Attending Pathologist
Department of Pathology
Specialist in Gastrointestinal Pathology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, USA

Guido Rindi, M.D.
Professor of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Head and Neck, Lung and Endocrine Pathology Unit
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, Italy

Course Description

Course — Digestive Pathology

Digestive Pathology — Course overview

The course is organized as a theoretical-practical review of relevant aspects of Digestive Pathology. It is designed to be highly interactive and to give every participant hands-on exposure to cases and faculty.

Format & teaching settings

The faculty will give lectures, show typical morphologic entities and discuss how to approach specific issues using multiheaded microscopes (two 16-headed) and two microscopes with projection screens.

Attendants will be divided into 4 different groups and will rotate through the different settings so everyone has similar exposure to the invited faculty, cases and technical setups.

Capacity & attendance options

Onsite practical participants: Limited to 90 participants to ensure full access to practical sessions.
Lectures-only (onsite): Available at a lower registration fee and limited to 40 individuals.
Live online access: Available at a reduced registration fee. Recordings will be accessible for 31 days after the course.

Notes

Spaces for the practical sessions are intentionally limited to preserve the interactive, hands-on nature of the course. If you prefer lectures only or remote attendance, please choose the corresponding registration option.

Program

Barcelona, April 27-29, 2026

Monday

8:15 — 8:30

Opening Ceremony

Dr. Víctor Pérez
Dr. Belen Lloveras
Dr. Esther Oliva

8:30 — 9:20

Barrett esophagus associated neoplasia

Dr. Amitabh Srivastava

9:20 — 10:10

Biopsy interpretation of inflammatory diseases of the colon

Dr. Rish K. Pai

10:10 — 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 — 12:45

Practical Sessions

13:00 — 15:00

Lunch

15:00 — 15:50

Medical liver biopsy interpretation I

Dr. Angela R. Shih

15:50 — 16:40

Primary tumors of the hepatobiliary tract

Dr. Rondell P. Graham

16:40 — 16:55

Break

16:55 — 18:45

Practical Sessions

Tuesday

Digestive Pathology Course — Day 2

8:30 — 9:00

Drug effect in GI biopsies

Dr. Angela R. Shih

9:00 — 9:45

Pathology of the anus

Dr. Rondell P. Graham

9:45 — 10:15

Pitfalls in intraoperative consultation

Dr. Angela R. Shih

10:15 — 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 — 12:45

Practical Sessions

13:00 — 15:00

Lunch

15:00 — 15:50

Demystifying appendiceal tumors

Dr. Rish K. Pai

15:50 — 16:40

Neuroendocrine and mixed tumors of the GI tract and Pancreas — A WHO update

Dr. Guido Rindi

16:40 — 17:00

Break

17:00 — 18:45

Practical Sessions

19:00 — 20:00

Join SCAP Session
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Associated neoplasia

Dr. Amitabh Srivastava

Wednesday

8:30 — 9:20

Challenges in reporting problematic colorectal polyps and cancer

Dr. Rish K. Pai

9:20 — 10:10

The how, what and why of biomarker testing in gastrointestinal tumors

Dr. Rondell P. Graham

10:10 — 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 — 12:45

Practical Sessions

13:00 — 15:00

Lunch

15:00 — 15:50

Medical liver biopsy interpretation II

Dr. Angela R. Shih

15:50 — 16:40

The spectrum of gastric neoplasia

Dr. Amitabh Srivastava

16:40 — 16:55

Break

16:55 — 18:45

Practical sessions

Accreditation

The Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology Course , Barcelona, Spain 07/04/2025 – 9/04/2025 , has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 22 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Venue

Aula Josep Marull

Campus Universitari MAR
C/ Dr. Aiguader, 80
08003 Barcelona

Registration

Registration Fees

With Practical Sessions

Pathologists: 500 €
Residents: 400 €

Without Practical Sessions

Pathologists: 350 €
Residents: 300 €

Online Course

Live Streaming: 180 € (includes access to all lectures)

Additional Options

3-Day Lunch Package: 90 €
Note: Lunches are not included in this year’s registration fee to minimize food waste. You can book lunch separately during registration.

Cancellation Policy

A refund of the registration fee is available until March 31 at 15:00, minus an administrative fee of 60 €.
No refunds will be issued after March 31 at 15:01.

All refund requests should be sent to info@aventik.es

Suggested Hotels

There are some hotels near the Hospital but they are very expensive.
The suggested hotels are located in downtown Barcelona.
The Hospital is very well connected to the downtown area via subway.