5th Baltic NEURO-Course in Neuropathology

WELCOME FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Dear Colleagues,

We are very pleased to invite you to the Scientific Practical Conference 5th NEURO-Course in Neuropathology: Pathology of Central and Peripheral Nervous System, jointly organized by Baltic Association of Neuropathologists (BAN) – a part of European Confederation of Neuropathological Societies and Department of Pathology of Riga Stradiņš University. The conference will take place online on the 5th of November, 2021.

The prospective audience of the conference includes pathologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, oncologists and other healthcare professionals from all Baltic countries. Residents and medical students interested in neuropathology are also kindly welcomed to attend the conference.

This year’s conference will be focused mostly on eye pathology. However, we will have sections devoted to the scientific and practical molecular pathology issues in brain tumour diagnostics and classification, as well as pathology of pituitary gland and congenital brain malformations. It is great honour for us that several internationally renowned speakers agreed to share their knowledge and experience with us.

We are looking forward to seeing you in conference!

Ivanda Franckeviča
President of the Baltic Association of Neuropathologists

Ilze Strumfa
Head of the Department of Pathology, Riga Stradiņš Universityregistration payment information venue

Programme

5 November

10:00 (local Latvian time)	Opening of the meeting Professor Ilze Strumfa Head of Department of Pathology Riga Stradiņš University Ivanda Franckeviča President of Baltic Association of Neuropathologists
10:10	Macroscopic examination and most common tumours of the eye. Robert M.Verdijk, MD PhD Department of Pathology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
10.50	Questions and discussion
11:00	Case reports of orbital, corneal and conjunctival rare tumours and inflammatory conditions Donatas Petroška MD National Center of Pathology Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos Vilnius, Lithuania
11:20	Questions and discussion
11:30	2021 WHO classification of Tumours of Central Nervous System Zane Jaunmuktane, Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Neuropathologist UCL Institute of Neurology London, UK
12:10	Questions and discussion
12:20	Case report Inga Gudinaviciene MD Lund University Hospital Department of Pathology Lund, Sweden
12:30	Case report Ivanda Franckevica MD, PhD Riga Stradiņš University Children`s Clinical University Hospital, Department of Pathology Riga, Latvia
12:40-14.00	Lunch break
14.00	Perinatal brain malformations Robert M.Verdijk, MD PhD Department of Pathology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
14.40	Questions and discussion
14.50	Pituitary tumours – detailed histologic examination Donatas Petroška MD National Center of Pathology Vilnius University Hospital SantarosKlinikos
15.10	Questions and discussion
15.20	Artificial intelligence applications for assessment of adult glioma pathology Raimondas Juskys MD National Center of Pathology Vilnius University Hospital SantarosKlinikos Vilnius, Lithuania
15.40	Participants case reports
16:00	Baltic Association of Neuropathologists Business Meeting
16:30	Closing remarks for a meeting