The East African Division of the IAP

Thrilled to announce that the 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (EABSofP) covering HISTOPATHOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE GI & LIVER will be held at Kibo Palace Hotel in Arusha Tanzania on Thursday & Friday 22-23 February 2024 eadiap.org. The two-day long-course master class is jointly organized by the East African Division of the International Academy of Pathology (EADIAP) and the British Division (BDIAP), with BDIAP as the main generous sponsors of EABSofP for 15 years now since the inaugural EABSofP in 2010. This year’s East African British School of Pathology will feature three speakers from the BDIAP who are all world-renowned GI and Liver Specialist Pathologists with extensive experience in infectious diseases: 🔵 Prof Sebastian Lucas 🔵 Dr Ula Mahadeva 🔵 Dr Alberto Guaglia The comprehensive 2-day program will cover various topics including: 🔬 Approach to the liver biopsy 🔬 Approach to biopsy showing colitis 🔬 Small blue dot diseases in GI biopsies 🔬 Worms in the gut and liver 🔬 Fungal infections of the GI and Liver 🔬 Histopathological differential diagnosis of infectious diseases in GI and Liver 🔬 Use of special stains and ancillary studies for diagnosis of the infectious diseases Registration fees for the two-days long-course inclusive of meals and conference facilities are as follows: ▪️ IAP Members $100 ▪️ Non-IAP Members $200 ▪️ Residents & Junior Pathologists $50 Travel bursaries catering for road transport to Arusha and accommodation for 2-3 nights in Arusha are available to Residents and Junior Pathologists from across East Africa. To register go to the EADIAP website and fill ther online registration form eadiap.org/register/ Registration payment can be done via mobile money payment to the respective EADIAP country representatives in the EADIAP Council. For any queries and further information contact [email protected] 𝘋𝘳 𝘈𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘪, 𝘖𝘎𝘞 𝘔𝘉𝘊𝘩𝘉, 𝘔𝘔𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘍𝘊𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩(𝘚𝘈)𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘍𝘊𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩(𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈) 𝘏𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺

Dr Shahin Sayed, Chair, Department of Pathology has been appointed as the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath-UK) Country Advisor for Kenya for a period of three years. In this role, Dr Sayed will act as a key point of contact for members, both in Kenya and in the UK.

🔬can’t get no respect🔬

I am humbled by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. My deepest gratitude to all committed and working for peace. This award is for Ethiopia and the African continent. We shall prosper in peace!

1. Paper in ‘Cell’ shows new molecular classification with no path review. 2. When properly reviewed, 70% of discordant cases can be explained due to, for instance, inflammatory cell contaminants, misclassification etc. Pretty please: molecular scientists: you really do need us.