IPPA hold a variety of courses from the annual advanced course in paediatric pathology, an update course held every 5 years and our new online educational tool which is an online virtual event held bi-monthly. For more information simply click on the sections below.
This webinar series is coordinated by Prof Marta Cohen and will be hosted on 13th May 2024.
Overview
Title: The genetics behind GTD
Summary: This presentation will describe the genetic constitution of molar pregnancies and how genetic and other related tests can inform the diagnosis of abnormal products of conception. It will outline how genetic testing, namely short tandem repeating (STR) genotyping, is informative for the diagnosis and management of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
Title: Molar pregnancy
Summary: This talk will cover the key morphological features required for diagnosis of molar gestations. Common pitfalls and mimics such as villous dysmorphism and placental mesenchymal dysplasia shall also be discussed.
Programme
Molar pregnancy: Sophie stenton (Sheffield Children's Hospital) (25 minutes)
Genetic scientist: The genetics behind GTD: Geoffrey Maher (25 minutes)
Q&A (10 minutes)
This event will take place at 13:00pm (GMT) and last approximately 1 hour.
This meeting is worth 1 CPD point (self credited).
