Webinar Title: Pathology of Colorectal Cancer
Description: This webinar will cover colorectal cancer screening, polyp progression, standardised macroscopic and microscopic pathology, the World Health Organization Classification, TNM staging and molecular testing, including testing possibilities in LMICs. It will also address the challenges of reporting colorectal cancer pathology in LMICs.
Speakers:
- Dr Maurice Loughrey – Consultant Pathologist & Honorary Professor of GI Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital & Queen’s University Belfast
- Prof Abbas Agaimy – Professor & Deputy Director, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Prof Iris Nagtegaal – Professor of Gastrointestinal Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center
- Prof Kieran Sheahan – Consultant Histopathologist & Director, Centre for Colorectal Disease, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin
Objectives:
- Introduce ICCR’s role in cancer reporting, specifically colorectal cancer, including in LMICs.
- Review colorectal cancer screening, polyp progression, and standardised macroscopic and microscopic pathology.
- Discuss the WHO Classification, TNM staging and molecular testing, including testing possibilities in LMICs.
- Explore the challenges of reporting colorectal cancer pathology in LMICs.
Date: Wednesday, 28th of October 2026
Time: 12 PM WAT / 1 PM CAT
Duration: 1 hr 30 min
CPD Points: 2