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 FabraDr. Esther Oliva
Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USALocal 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
9.20—10.10
10.10—10.45
Coffee Break
10.45—12.45
Practical Sessions
13.00—15.00
Lunch
15.00—15.50
15.50—16.40
16.40 —16.55
Break
16.55—18.45
Practical sessions
Tuesday
8.30—9.20
9.20—10.10
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
16.40 —16.55
Break
16.55—18.45
Practical sessions
18.45—19.45
Wednesday
8.30—9.20
Lecture 10
9.20—10.10
10.10—10.45
Coffee Break
10.45—12.45
Practical Sessions
13.00—15.00
Lunch
15.00-15.50
15.50—16.40
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.
Technical Secretariat
Aventik Medical
+34 685 265 622 | info@aventik.es | www.aventik.es