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

Pathologist. Professor. Pathology Department. Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Ms. Sara Pérez Massó 

Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Faculty

Rondell P. Graham

Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Specialist in Gastrointestinal & Liver Pathology and Molecular Pathology
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Rish K. Pai

Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Consultant Pathologist, Gastrointestinal Pathology
Mayo Clinic, Arizona, USA

Angela R. Shih

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

Attending Pathologist
Department of Pathology
Specialist in Gastrointestinal Pathology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, USA

Guido Rindi

Full 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

The course is organized as a theoretical-practical review of relevant aspects of Digestive Pathology.

The course is designed to be very interactive. The faculty will give lectures, show typical morphologic entities and discuss how to approach specific issues in multiheaded microscopes (two 16 headed microscopes and 2 microscopes with projection screens), dividing the attendants into 4 different groups. 

The attendants will rotate through the different settings, so everyone has similar exposure to the invited faculty, cases and settings. 

The course is limited to 90 participants in order to accommodate everybody at the practical sessions. 

An option to attend the lectures only is also available with a lower registration fee and limited to 40 individuals.

An option to attend the lectures live online, is also available with a lower registration fee. The recordings will be available up to 31 days after the course.

Program

Barcelona, April 27-29, 2026

Monday

8.15—8.30

Opening Ceremony

Dr. Víctor Pérez
Medical Director

Dr. Belen Lloveras
Course Director

Dr. Esther Oliva
Course Director

8.30—9.20
Lecture 1
9.20—10.10
Lecture 2
10.10—10.45

Coffee Break

10.45—12.45

Practical Sessions

13.00—15.00

Lunch

15.00—15.50
Lecture 3
15.50—16.40
Lecture 4
16.40 —16.55

Break

16.55—18.45

Practical sessions

Tuesday

8.30—9.20
Lecture 5
9.20—10.10
Lecture 6
10.10—10.45

Coffee Break

10.45—12.45

Practical Sessions

13.00—15.00

Lunch

15.00—15.50

Lecture 7

15.50—16.40
Lecture 8
16.40 —16.55

Break

16.55—18.45

Practical sessions

18.45—19.45
Lectiure 9

Wednesday

8.30—9.20

Lecture 10

9.20—10.10    
Lecture 11
10.10—10.45

Coffee Break

10.45—12.45    

Practical Sessions

13.00—15.00

Lunch

15.00-15.50
Lecture 12
15.50—16.40
Lecture 13
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

Sponsors

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.

Hotel Actual 
BCN Urban Gran Ducat 
Hotel Balmes 
Catalonia Portal de l’Àngel 
Catalonia La Pedrera 
Hotel Catalunya 
Hotel Constanza 
H10 Catalunya Plaza 
Hotel HCC Regente 
Hotel Praktik Garden 
Hotel Royal Passeig de Gràcia 
Hotel Royal Passeig de Gràcia 
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