Pre-Congress Course ISHAM2025
Interactive course: on “Histopathology of Mycoses”
Date: Thursday, 20th May
Location: Federal University for Latin American Integration (UNILA)*
Maximum number of participants: 25
*Transportion from Bourbon Cataratas Convention CentTransportationer will be arranged.
During the course participants will be introduced to the use of histopathology, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization on paraffin embedded tissues for the diagnosis of mycoses. Moreover, the participants will have the opportunity to evaluate a number of different mycoses cases of human and animal origin at the microscope and will receive a printed handout of the cases.
Moderator: Henrik Elvang Jensen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Draft timetable:
09.00-09.10: Welcome
09.10-10.00: Lecture: Histomorphological diagnosis of mycoses
10.00-11.00: Slide viewing at the microscopes (cases 1-5)
11.00-11.30: Coffee break
11.30-12.00: Lecture: Interpretation of cases 1-5
12.00-13.00: Slide viewing at the microscopes (cases 6-10)
13.00-13.30: Lunch
13.30-14.00: Lecture: Interpretation of cases 6-10
14.00-14.30: Lecture: Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for diagnosing mycoses
14.30-14.45: Coffee break
14.45-15.30: Slide viewing at the microscopes (cases 11-14)
15.30-16.00: Lecture: Interpretation of cases 11-14
16.00-16.45: Slide viewing at the microscopes (cases 15-18)
16.45-17.15: Lecture: Interpretation of cases 15-18
17.15-17.30: Evaluation and closing remarks.
