Spring 1999

From the Editor's Desk President's Message Minutes from the Annual Meeting March 20, 1999 Awards at the 1999 Annual SPP Meeting Report from the Fellowship Committee of the Education Committee Report of the Publications Committee Search for a Newsletter Editor-Effective Spring 2000 Pediatric Pathology List-Server Perinatal Pathology Announcements Positions Available Annual Meeting Photos Welcome New Members! Society for Pediatric Pathology - 1999 Interim Meeting: Abstract Submission Instructions

We are all products of our ancestors, whether it is our parents or our mentors. I am very proud to be a product of Bruce Beckwith’s teaching. The Sidney Farber Lecture “Life in the Gray Zone: Dealing with Uncertainty in Diagnostic Pathology”, was inspirational. I could almost close my eyes and be taken back to my fellowship when I was hearing his wise words for the first time. What I think Bruce would find scary is hearing me say similar things to the fellows that I mentor today. I hope that he would be proud. We would all be better pathologists if we practiced our craft with as Bruce said, “experience, knowledge, confidence, compassion, wisdom, sensitivity and courage”. We must never forget, that a patient is on the other end of our diagnosis. 

The meeting in San Francisco was a resounding success not only from the participants’ viewpoints but also for the SPP. We all must thank Henry Krous for the work he and the education committee did to organize our program including the Jay Bernstein recruited symposium. Henry retires as head of the education committee, but has been willing to bring his organizational skills to other committees. Deb Perry working with Jim Crimmons of the IAP and Merril Ferber and George Degnon of Degnon and Associates handled innumerable details freeing all of us to enjoy the meeting. The membership committee, led by outgoing chair Virginia Baldwin, brought us over 15 new members. Linda Margraf, retiring from the chair of the by-laws committee, brought evolutionary changes to our organization. Art Weinberg, who finishes as chair of the finance committee, is ever persuasive as he seeks to limit us to a balanced budget (vide infra). Retiring council members, Vijay Joshi and Susan Simonton, both take on key roles in committees along with about 40 new committee appointees. Tom Stocker, who launched the oral history project, with the cooperation of many of you, will see through a variety of projects as past president.

The meeting allowed many of us to focus on up-coming challenges for the SPP. Some of the issues are persistent if not continuous, whereas others are new. One of the persistent is finances. As our organization grows more complex and its members lose time for SPP volunteer work, we need more purchased, professional assistance from our national office staff. While we have made the transition to SPP owned publications, we still must increase institutional circulation in order to realize discretionary revenue. This is accomplished by members and professional associates of members to solicit library subscriptions. For this to be successful, the journal needs the highest quality of papers and needs to be cited frequently in other publications. Our publications form but one source of revenue, and more must be developed. While generous members have contributed to our important endowments, we must identify additional income sources, especially in the areas of advertising, sponsorships, and courses. This will involve the personal contacts that many of you have made with industry and other professional societies. If we are to activate even a few of the many good ideas that come to council, we must have additional operating funds.

As many of you know, organized pathology is re-examining residency and board requirements. The reactivated fellowship committee, chaired by Milt Finegold, will address, among other issues, how the changes will affect the pathway to certification in pediatric pathology.

Several members of the SPP have presented council with a variety of potentially strengthening proposals in the area of perinatal and placental pathology. While many of the projects can be accomplished in our current structure, some might be better accomplished if we had a specialized section. A structure with sections has potential for other special interest groups in the SPP. Drs. Bove, Beckwith, and Buchino have offered to examine the idea of sections and to explore other models to harness the energy of special interest groups in organizations like ours. They will be contacting you for your views on differentiation and whether the SPP will benefit from moving beyond the 8 cell stage.

Please feel free to share your ideas and views with me via direct e-mail. In general, I prefer to keep the business aspects of the SPP off the list-server since some subscribers are not yet members of the SPP.

President J. Thomas Stocker called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm on March 20, 1999 in the Imperial B room of the San Francisco Hilton.

President Stocker acknowledged the loss of Dr. Frank Sherman in the preceding year and asked for a moment of silence in his honor.

The minutes of the 1998 business meeting were reviewed and approved.

President Stocker reviewed the accomplishments of the Society during his year as President. The publication and indexing of the first volume of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology (PDP) journal was accomplished, with thanks to Denis Benjamin, Don Singer, Jim Dimmick and all of the members of the editorial boards of the journal. The first issue of the compiled articles of Perspectives in Pediatric Pathology will be published in 1999. The oral history project was begun with interviews at this annual meeting. Interviews will be held with Drs. Landing, Dapena, Gilbert, Kissane, Perrin, Bernstein, Rosenberg, Haust and Newton. Plans are in place to continue with interviews of other SPP members at the interim meeting in Providence, RI and at the spring meeting in New Orleans. The Long Term planning committee is active, with the 6 Councilors at-large each being responsible for one of six major focus issues which were originated at the Houston strategic planning meeting in the fall of 1996. A planning meeting will be held on Thursday morning prior to the interim meeting in Providence, RI and all SPP members are encouraged to participate.

The Secretary-Treasurer reported on the membership status and the financial position of the Society. At year-end 1998, there were a total of 576 SPP members, with 398 regular, 39 junior, 54 affiliate, 3 honorary, 31 emeritus and 51 life members. The largest constituency of members is from the US, with 435. There are 51 Canadian members. As of January 1, 1998 all Society restricted and unrestricted funds were transferred into mutual fund holdings, managed by Salomon Smith Barney. As of December 31, 1998 the SPP had total assets of $509,717, with $353,831 in restricted funds (Young Investigator, Lotte Strauss and Vawter funds), $112,340 in unrestricted general funds, $500 in checking and $43,044 in savings account. The Fund for Endowment for Research in Pediatric Pathology (FERPP), also known as the Young Investigator fund, value increased from $127,866 in 1997 to the current value of $160,238. The Lotte Strauss fund value increased from $138,929 in 1997 to the current value of $165,992. The Vawter award was given at each the spring and fall 1998 meetings. Additional donations were received from the Vawter family. The Vawter fund had a value of $23,920 in 1997, with the current value of $27,601. At year-end 1998 the Society had a small surplus of $21,391. With the additional expenses of the on-site CME inspection in 1999, the uncertainty of the financial status of the new journal and the increased management fees, the SPP 1999 proposed budget has a deficit of $21,643.

Reports were heard from the Committee Chairmen:

Archives Committee
Dr. Penchansky reported for the Archives committee that organization of archival material, which is in the Degnon central office, will be done.

Distinction and Awards Committee
Dr. Witte reported for the Awards Committee. The Vawter award will be given at this meeting, with many excellent abstracts being presented. Revisions in the criteria for the Neustein award were approved by the Neustein family. The Neustein award will be given at this meeting. The Lotte Strauss award did not have any applicants, and thus will not be awarded at this meeting. Dr. Witte encouraged applications for awards and noted that the Awards committee will be more aggressive in reviewing possible award winning abstracts.

By-Laws Committee
Dr. Margraf reported for the By-Laws Committee on the proposed by-laws changes that were distributed to the membership in the last Newsletter. Discussion was held in regards to proposed bylaws change in Article III, Section 2, in which the Council shall consist of the President, Past President, President-elect, Secretary-Treasurer of the Society; the Chairpersons of all of the Standing Committees and six (6) of the members who shall be elected as at-large Councilors by a majority vote of the Regular Members in attendance at the annual meeting of the Society. It was moved and seconded that all proposed by-laws changes be approved. A hand vote was taken and all of the proposed by-laws changes were passed.

Education Committee
Dr. Krous reported for the Education Committee that the policies and procedures of the Education Committee were approved by Council. In the summer of 1999, the ACCME on-site inspection of the SPP will take place in Denver, CO. The Education committee will continue to blind abstracts to author and location. Abstracts which have not been submitted elsewhere in the previous 6 months will be considered for review. E-mail submission for abstracts will be in place for the interim meeting and is encouraged. Following the 3 year presentation of workshops, the workshop material may be printed on the web page, published or presented at another organizational meeting (i.e. CAP, ASCP). New workshops will run for two year cycles. Future interim meetings include: Providence, RI 1999; Vancouver, BC 2000; Memphis, TN 2001 and Dallas, TX 2002.

Fellowship Committee
Dr. Krous reported for the Fellowship Committee that the issue of increasing the Pediatric Pathology fellowship program to 2 years from one year is not being further pursued. Upon review of the NRMP for the previous year, with 7 of 22 programs and 5 applicants, the SPP is not recommending use of the NRMP for the upcoming year. Dr. Finegold will be contacting the program directors in the United States and Canada to agree on a date for fellowship agreements.

Finance Committee
No report.

Long-Term Planning Committee
Dr. Stocker reported for the Long-Term Planning Committee. At the Long-Term Planning Committee meeting held in Toronto in September 1998, it was decided that each Councilor at-large would be responsible for development and leadership in each of one of six major areas of focus of the SPP. A follow-up meeting is planned in Providence, RI in September 1999, and all SPP members are encouraged to attend.

Practice Committee
Dr. Jevon reported for the Practice committee on the Slide Survey program, which is going well. Other projects for the coming year include a look at pediatric pathologist workload and CPT coding.

Publications Committee
Dr. Larry Becker reported for the Publications Committee. A plan to increase the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology (PDP) journal subscription rate is being addressed by Springer-Verlag. The year-end separately bound volume of Perspectives will be published and distributed to the PDP journal subscribers for the next three years. Expansion of the SPP Web-site is planned during 1999. The SPP Newsletter will continue to be published 4 times/year. The search is now underway for a new newsletter editor.

Research Committee
Dr. Parham reported for the Research Committee of a gratifying response for the Young Investigator award, with 10 applications received. Dr. Hector Melin-Aldana receives the Young Investigator award for his work “Molecular control of the regenerative response of the developing liver.” Dr. Grace Kim (fellow, Dallas, TX) receives the James McAdams Stipend to spend time studying in Dr. Strauss’ lab in St. Louis, Missouri.

Membership Committee
Dr. Krous reported for the Membership Committee on the following new members: Regular - J. Ackerman, P. Argani, S. Melnick, A. Ostry, R. Tan, L. Waters, M. Wills;
Affiliate - W. Ng, D. Payton and Junior - J. Bourgeois, W. Al-Dhahir, C. Galambos, C. Kinzer- Bezanson, N. Klipfel, M. Matthews, M. Steele, B. Strauss, J. Wang, K. Wikenheiser-Brokamp.

Nominating Committee
Dr. Rutledge reported for the Nominating Committee. He announced the nominees: Dr. Claire Langston for President-Elect, Dr. Deborah Perry for Secretary-Treasurer, Drs. Robert Bendon and Glenn Taylor for Councilors at large. There was a call for nominations from the floor. There were no additional nominations from the floor. The nominations were closed and the slate was unanimously accepted.

Dr. Don Singer announced the upcoming fall interim meeting September 23-26, 1999 in Providence, RI.

Dr. Maria Davila announced the upcoming IXth Latin American Conference of Pediatric Pathology in 2000 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Dr. Tom Stocker announced the next annual meeting in March 2000 in New Orleans, LA.

Dr. Lillian Boccon-Gibod announced the IPPA meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, July 16-23, 2000.

Dr. Paul Dickman gave a computer demonstration of the SPP website. The site is http://path.upmc.edu/spp/ (Webmaster's note: This was the former SPP website. The current website is http://www.spponline.org/.) All SPP members are encouraged to visit the website.

Outgoing Councilors, Drs. Simonton and Joshi, escorted incoming President Rutledge to the podium. President Rutledge presented President Stocker with a carved plaque. President Stocker presented President Rutledge with the talking stick.

Dr. Rutledge announced the PPS meeting in Poland in Warsaw, Poland in 2001. Approximately 20 members indicated an interest in attending. This meeting will not replace the scheduled SPP interim meeting in the fall of 2001 in Memphis, TN.

Dr. deSa announced the fall 2000 interim SPP meeting in Vancouver, B.C.

The meeting was adjourned.

Gordon F. Vawter Award

The Gordon F. Vawter award for trainees was presented to Gail Deutsch, MD, for her platform presentation titled “Pancreatic versus hepatic cell specification in murine endoderm cultures”.

Gail Deutsch, M.D., receiving the Gordon F. Vawter award from David Witte, M.D.

Harry B. Neustein Memorial Award

The Harry B. Neustein Memorial Award was presented to Elizabeth Perlman MD, for her platform presentation titled “Genetic analysis of clear cell sarcoma of kidney (CCSK) by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH)”.

Elizabeth J. Perlman, M.D., was presented
the Harry B. Neustein Memorial Award by David Witte, M.D.

Members of the SPP Recognized

Henry F. Krous MD, in recognition for his service on the SPP Education Committee as member and Chair.

Denis R. Benjamin MB BCh BSc, for his service in giving “rebirth” to the Society’s publications.

James E. Dimmick MD, for his service in giving “rebirth” to the Society’s publications.

Don B. Singer MD, for his service in giving “rebirth” to the Society’s publications.

Outgoing president Stocker thanks the Editors of the official SPP
publications; Drs. Jim Dimmick, Denis Benjamin, and Don Singer.

J. Thomas Stocker MD, for his able and effective leadership and wise counsel as President for the year 1998.

Fred B Askin MD, for his long service in the field of pediatric pathology education.

Louis P. Dehner MD, for his long service in the field of pediatric pathology education.

J. Bruce Beckwith MD, for being selected and delivering the distinguished paper titled: “Life in the Gray Zone: Dealing with Uncertainty in Diagnostic Pathology”.

The Sidney Farber lecturer, Bruce Beckwith, M.D.,
with his wife Nancy and Henry Krous, M.D.

The Lotte Strauss Prize

The Lotte Strauss prize was not awarded this year.

RESEARCH AWARDS FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING

Winner of the McAdams Study Stipend is Grace Kim, M.D., to spend time in Dr. Strauss’ lab in St. Louis, MO.

Young Investigator Award was given to Hector Melin-Aldana, M.D., for his work on the Molecular Control of Regenerative Response of the Developing Liver.

The Fellowship Committee was re-activated to consider 3 items and met in San Francisco. The question of getting the American Board of Pathology (ABP) and ACGME to extend the period of Fellowship training to 2 years was forcefully nixed by Jerry Garvin, who pointed out the ABP’s latest initiative to make the 5 year program a full 3 years of either AP or CP and 2 years for the other, and not to change any of the subspecialty qualifications.

A second issue was the problem for programs in Canada because the Royal College is not providing sub-specialty accreditation and the ACGME will not quality Canadian programs. Therefore trainees in Canada are not eligible to sit for the ABP examination. Drs. Glenn Taylor and Jim Dimmick will be working with the Royal College leaders to rectify this situation. A personal communication from Dr. Hartmann of the ABP indicated his willingness to help in resolving the issue, so that trainees from Canada will gain access to the qualifying exam.

Finally the results of the 1999 national resident matching plan (NRMP) were reviewed and proposals for the future discussed. Seven programs and 5 applicants participated, out of 22 ACGME-approved programs and an unknown number of non-participating fellowship candidates. It was anticipated that full participation for the first year would not occur because of prior commitments but this low level of involvement is a threat to the concept, which was intended to help applicants to find the most suitable opportunity for their educational needs. Because many commitments for 2000 have already been made, we will not be using the NRMP. For the future, Dr. Finegold will be polling all 22 program directors for their input.

The Publications Committee met , with Dr. Larry Becker chairing the meeting. Submission and articles deemed acceptable by the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology were similar for the years 1998 and 1997. The journal is progressing well following indexing by the National Library of Medicine; however, there are only 47 institutional subscriptions thus far in 1999. If you have not asked your institutional library to subscribe to the journal, you should do this today. Look on the back of the carrier sheet in the next issue of the journal for a check-off sheet to send to your institutional library.

The year-end bound volume of Perspectives in Pediatric Pathology is underway. This will be a bound compilation of the first 6 articles in the Perspectives series, plus 2 Founder’s series articles. Submission and acceptances of articles for 1999 have proceeded well, and articles are in the queue for all issues of 1999.

The Committee agreed to add SPP members' names to the Website, with password access only. This will allow immediate update of member addresses from the Central Office. The Committee commended Dr. Dickman and his colleagues on their development of the Website over the past year. Future plans for 1999 also include on-line abstract submissions.

This will be Dr. Popek’s last year as editor of the newsletter. She has done an outstanding job as editor of the newsletter. A search for a new editor has now begun (see announcement in this newsletter). The Committee also discussed the advertising policy for the newsletter, reinforcing that advertisements are welcome. There will be no charge for announcements of fellowships and job opportunities by members of the SPP and no charge for announcements of the fall and spring SPP meeting. However, commercial advertising will be viewed as a source of revenue for the newsletter and SPP, and will be charged at rates established by the Committee. The Central Office has a complete listing of rates.

The Publications Committee is taking applications for a newsletter editor, to begin with the Spring Newsletter after the annual meeting, 2000. The editor will be responsible for soliciting information from SPP committee chairs, compiling information sent by members of the SPP, and providing an editorial for the readership. The editor will work closely with the Central Office (Degnon Associates) to produce a quarterly publication in a timely manner. The term will be for 3 years. Please send applications and a curriculum vitae before August 1, 1999 to: Beverly B. Rogers, M.D., Chair Publications Committee, Department of Pathology, Children’s Medical Center, 1935 Motor St., Dallas, TX 75235; phone 214-456-2085, fax 214-456-6199, email brogers@childmed.dallas.tx.us. The elected candidate will be announced at the fall meeting (1999).

A world-wide group of about 280 with interest in pediatric pathology are in daily contact via an internet list-sever. A list-server allows you to send a single message to one address and reach all subscribers. The messages cover all aspects of pediatric pathology and occasional unrelated subjects in 1-8 messages per day. For more information or to subscribe, contact Joe Rutledge at jrutledg@u.washington.edu

News from the San Francisco meeting: Council voted to recommend the establishment of an ad-hoc committee to address the issue of divisions or sections within the SPP.

Member survey: There was a good response to the survey, not all of which is tabulated yet. However, I will be responding to those who are willing to assist in the near future. There was a consensus that $50 was a reasonable cost for the meeting. We still need to follow the education guidelines, and we are looking into obtaining CME credit. Abstracts will be submitted through the regular SPP abstract committee.

Newsletter: The newsletter is still on hold. In order not to break the continuity of the MAPS cases, anyone interested in receiving the current cases should send a check made out to Norton Healthcare for $15.00 and send it to Robert Bendon, M.D., Department of Pathology, Kosair Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 35070, Louisville, KY 40232-5070. This includes MAPS members.

Placental Slides: MAPS has functioned democratically with all readings of the slides published. We will identify some “expert” readings with this set of slides. However, there is no gold standard, and I believe much of the learning is from listening to the diversity of opinion. Please send your diagnoses on the slides to me (same address as on the check), until the website has a place to respond directly.

Histories for Current Slide Set:

1. 34 weeks gestation, delivery by cesarean section because of biophysical profile of 2. Two random placental sections.
2. 31 weeks gestation, delivery by cesarean section for hydrops and prenatal diagnosis of epignathus (immature teratoma). Section from unexpected lesion involving 1/3 of the placenta.
3. Neonatal death in the first hours of life, no autopsy. At delivery the infant had hydrocephalus and hydrops. The umbilical cord demonstrated calcified plaques.
4. Term infant with skin rash. Maternal history positive for gonorrhea, with negative HIV and syphilis serology.

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The afternoon will be a minisymposium to update pathologists, obstetricians, and neonatologists about advances in the scientific understanding of preterm labor and chorioamnionitis. There will be three speakers as well as abstract presentations. Abstracts may be submitted on these topics by anyone with an interest in this field. Four will be selected for platform presentation. There will also be an opportunity for poster presentations.

Abstract and registration information may be received from Ona Faye-Petersen, M.D., Anatomic Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1922 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233-6823 (205) 975-8880, secretary, Ms. Bette Chamblin; e-mail:onamarie@path.uab.edu

• 8:00   Introduction, Drs. Ona Faye-Petersen and Halit Pinar
• 8:15   First set of small group meetings
• 9:15   Break and poster viewing (refreshments provided)
• 9:45   Second set of small group meetings
• 10:45   Summation of groups and business meeting, Dr. Robert Bendon
• 11:30-1:00   Break for lunch (not provided)
   
• 1:00-5:00   Symposium on Clinicopathologic Aspects of Preterm Birth
• 1:00   An Overview of Placental Pathology in Preterm Birth,
  Ray Redline, M.D.
• 1:30   Abstract Presentations
• 2:30   Break (refreshments provided)
• 2:45   Hormonal Aspects of Normal Pregnancy and Preterm Birth,
  John R. G. Challis, Ph.D., D.Sc., FIBiol, FROG, FRSC
• 3:45   Update in Clinical Investigations of Ascending Intrau-terine Infection and its Relationship to Preterm Birth, Perinatal Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome SIRS) and Adverse Neonatal Outcome,
  William P. Andrews, Ph.D., M.D.
• 5:00   Adjournment

In Memoriam

The central office was regretfully notified by Mrs. Jean Rodin that her husband, Alvin E. Rodin, M.D., San Diego, CA, died on March 18, 1999, of complication from Alzheimer’s Disease.

Congratulations

Poul Sorensen, M.D., is the first recipient of the Johal Chair in Pediatric Oncologic research at the University of British Columbia. The appointment will give Poul the opportunity to expand his research activities and develop a larger research team in the field of pediatric oncology. The chair is in the department of pediatrics in which he will be jointly appointed with pathology.

Future Meetings

Future SPP Meetings
• 1999- Providence, Rhode Island, September 23-26
• 2000-Vancouver, British Columbia, September 22-24
• 2001-Memphis, Tennessee
• 2002-Dallas, Texas

Future USCAP Meetings

• 2000-New Orleans, March 10-17
• 2001-Atlanta, March 3-9
• 2002-Chicago, February 23-March 1
• 2003-Washington, DC, March 22-28

Future IAP Meetings

• 2000-Nagoya, Japan, October
• 2001-Warsaw, Poland

Miscellaneous

• XXII Congress Intermillenium Latin American Society of Pathology, Lima Peru, October 25-30, 1999
• Latin American Conference of Pediatric Pathology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 30-November 3, 2000. For information, contact:
  
  Dra. Maria T. G. de Davila
  Servicio de Patologia, Hospital de Pediatria J.P. Garrahan
  Combate de Los Pozos 1881
  Buenos Aires Argentina CP 1245
  Phone/Fax: (05411) 4941-1333
  Phone/Fax: (05411) 4787-3511
  e-mail: gdedavila@intramed.net.ar
• Second Surgical Pathology Update, University of Liverpool, UK, June 16-18, 1999
• 8th Meeting of the European Placenta Group
  September 26-29, 1999, Schladming, Austria

  For information, contact:

EPG99
c/o Institute of Histology
Karl-Franzen-University
Harrachgasse 21
A-8010 Graz, Austria
+43 316 380 4233
FAX +43 316 380 9625
e-mail: epg99.histo@kfunigraz.ac.at

The Division of Pathology at Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking an experienced academic anatomic pediatric pathologist at the assistant or associate professor level. Academic rank will be determined by the candidate's credentials and experience. Candidates must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree and be either AP or AP/CP board certified. Preference will be given to candidates who have completed pediatric pathology fellowship and are either certified or board eligible for pediatric pathology subspecialty boards. A strong experience or interest in pediatric gastrointestinal pathology is highly desirable. Candidates must have or be eligible for an Ohio State Medical License. The successful candidate must have strong diagnostic skills and will be expected to develop a productive scholarly career. The Division of Pathology at CHMC accessions more than 7,600 surgical specimens and outside consultations per year. CHMC is a major pediatric medical center providing both primary and tertiary pediatric care with a broad based patient population. It is also a nationally recognized research center for both clinical pediatrics and basic science investigation areas related to pediatric diseases and developmental biology.

Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae to:

David P. Witte, M.D.
Department of Pathology
The Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039

The University of Utah Department of Pathology has a full time faculty position available for a AP or AP/CP eligible or board-certified pathologist with a subspecialty interest in pediatric surgical pathology. The individual must be eligible for licensure to practice medicine in the state of Utah. An interest in transfusion medicine would also be a plus, although it is not essential. The individual will be responsible for provision of service to anatomic and clinical pathology at Primary Childrens’ Medical Center, teaching of medical students, pathology residents and pediatrics residents at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and collaborative clinicopathologic research. The position is primarily for an individual at the Assistant or Associate Professor level on either the clinical or tenure track.

Salt Lake City has a population of 750,000 with many attractions. The symphony, opera and ballet provide excellent productions, and the Delta Center attracts national sporting events, including the Utah Jazz. World class skiing at Alta, Snowbird and Park City is available 25-45 minutes from the city in the Wasatch Mountains. Camping, hiking, biking, and boating are all easily accessible in summer at the numerous national and state parks of Utah.

Those interested in applying should submit a curriculum vitae and three names with addresses as references to Cheryl M. Coffin, M.D., Professor and Division Head, Pediatric Pathology, Primary Children’s Medical Center, 100 No. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113. The University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages application from women and minorities.

 

Welcome New Members!

AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Wai Fu Ng MBBS Department of Pathology Yan Chai Hospital Yan Chai Street, Tsuen Wan, NT Hong Kong Phone: 8522-417-8420 Fax: 8522-416-7162 e-mail: ngwaifu@cuhk.edu.hk	Diane Payton MBBS, FRCPA Department of Anatomic Pathology Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals Stanley Street, S. Brisbane 4101 Queensland Australia e-mail: dpayton@mater.org.au
JUNIOR MEMBERS
Wafa Al-Dhahir MD 90 Meyer Road Apt. 632 Amherst, NY 14226 Phone: 716-878-7777 Fax: 716-888-3802	Jacqueline Bourgeois MD Pathology Department, Room 2J37 Children’s & Women’s Health Ctr of BC 4480 Oak Street Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4 Canada Phone: 604-875-2345 Fax: 604-875-3529 e-mail: bourgejm@fhs.mcmaster.ca
Csaba Galambos MD 311 N. Leonard Avenue #728 St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: 314-535-7943 Fax: 314-268-5120 e-mail: Galamboc@slucare1.sluh.edu	Carolyn Kinzer-Bezanson MD Department of Pathology, Room 2345 Louisiana State Univ. Medical Ctr 1501 Kings Highway Shreveport, LA 71130-3932 Phone: 318-675-4436 e-mail: ckinze@lsumc.edu
Nancy Klipfel MD 1258 Vienna Way Venice, CA 90291 Phone: 310-398-9755 e-mail: nklipfel@pathology.medsch.ucla.edu	Mark R. Matthews MD 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue Apt. 833 Philadelphia, PA 19130 Phone: 215-590-1728 Fax: 215-590-1736 e-mail: matthewsm@email.chop.edu
Mark A. Steele MD Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Children’s Hospital Medical Center One Perkins Square Akron, OH 44308-1062 Phone: 330-379-8572 Fax: 330-258-3226 e-mail: msteele@chmca.org	Brian L. Strauss MD, PhD Division of Surgical Pathology Barnes-Jewish Hospital One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza St. Louis, MO 63110-1094 Phone: 314-362-0101 Fax: 314-362-8950
Jianzhou Wang MD, PhD 195 Dell Avenue, Apt. 10 Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Phone: 412-531-4408	Kathryn A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp MD, PhD 5322 Mardel Avenue St. Louis, MO 63109 Phone: 314-481-8462 Fax: 314-362-8950 e-mail: wikenheiser@path.wustl.edu
REGULAR MEMBERS
Jeanne Ackerman MD Department of Pathology BFMC 401 Palmetto Street New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 Phone: 904-424-6382 Fax: 904-424-5075	Pedram Argani MD Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287 Phone: 410-614-2428 Fax: 410-614-9386 e-mail: pargani@pds.path.jhu.edu
Steven J. Melnick PhD, MD Miami Children’s Hospital Department of Pathology 3100 S.W. 62nd Avenue Miami, FL 33155-3098 Phone: 305-666-6511 Fax: 305-669-6419 e-mail: steve.melnick@mch.com	Avi Ostry MD, FRCP(C), FACP Dept. of Pathology & Lab Medicine Children’s & Women’s Health Centres of BC 4480 Oak Street Vancouver, BC V5Z 2B4 Canada Phone: 604-875-3616 Fax: 604-875-3529 e-mail: avrum@interchange.ubc.ca
Rusung Tan MD Dept. of Pathology & Lab Medicine Children’s & Women’s Health Centres of BC 4480 Oak St., Rm 2G5 Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4 Canada Phone: 604-875-3605 Fax: 604-875-2193 e-mail: roo@unixg.ubc.ca	Laurel Ann Waters MD 3024 Bradbury Drive Lafayette, CA 94549 Phone: 925-518-1094 Fax: 925-283-8439 e-mail: laurelh2os@aol.com
Marcia L. Wills MD University of New Mexico Health Sciences Ctr 2211 Lomas Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: 505-272-2445 Fax: 505-272-0240 e-mail: mwills@salud.unm.edu

Society for Pediatric Pathology - 1999 Interim Meeting

Providence, RI. September 23 - 26 1999
Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstracts must be submitted using the enclosed Abstract Submission Form or submitted on-line on the SPP website. 

1. Deadline: Abstracts must be mailed or submitted on the SPP website (fax transmission will not be accepted) no later than June 30, 1999. (If mailed from outside the United States, abstracts must be postmarked by June 25, 1999).
2. Format & Content: Abstracts submitted in paper format must be typed on the original form enclosed and will be used as camera-ready copy. A photocopy of this original form is not acceptable. If the abstract is accepted, it will be printed (unedited) exactly as typed. PROOFREAD CAREFULLY. Abstracts must be succinct and contain factual information. Generalities such as “results will be discussed” are unacceptable. It is suggested that the abstract include: a) a subject of study, b) methods (when appropriate), c) results, and d) conclusions. An abstract must present new information that has never been published or presented at another major meeting within the past six months. Papers will be accepted on the basis of scientific data, relevance to pediatric pathology, timeliness and likelihood that they will stimulate discussion. Case reports are discouraged and will be considered only if they provide exceptional insight into a problem. Follow illustration on abstract sheet and directions below.
3. Directions for Typist: The abstract must fit within blue borders on the enclosed submission form or it will be rejected. DO NOT BLACKEN BORDERS OF RECTANGLE. Do not Erase. Single space entire abstract. Do not sequence letters or lines. Check accuracy of spelling. Capitalize entire title. Do not underline author’s name(s). Initials of first name should precede last name, followed by degree. Use only institutional affiliation and city/state/province. Do not list street address or zip code. Do not start author’s name on a new line unless necessary. Indent paragraphs 3 spaces. Do not skip a space between paragraphs. The minimum acceptable font sizes 11 point for computer (scaleable) fonts, and 12 point for typewriter (non-scaleable) fonts. DO NOT USE A DOT MATRIX PRINTER.
4. Criteria for Scoring: Abstracts will be ranked on a scale of 1 – 5 (with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest) according to the following six characteristics: 1) Originality, 2) Importance, 3) Research design, 4) Data analysis, 5) Conclusion, and 6) Quality of writing.
5. Presentation Choice: Papers will be presented to the SPP at podium sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Poster sessions will be held concurrently. Because of time constraints, the number of podium presentations will be limited and must be no more than 8 minutes long to allow 7 minutes for discussion. Authors are encouraged to give maximum flexibility to the Abstract Committee by checking “either the podium or poster” box. Posters will be 3’10” by 5’10” wide.
6. Gordon Vawter Pathologist in Training Award: The Gordon Vawter award honors the most meritorious platform of poster presentation by a trainee (medical student, resident, or fellow in pathology or pediatric pathology). The work must be substantially that of the trainee. Authors who wish to be considered for the award must check the appropriate box on the abstract form.
7. Harry Neustein Electron Microscopy Award: The Harry Neustein Award honors the platform or poster presentation most meritorious in utilizing electron microscopy, new methodological advances in molecular technology or immunohistochemical techniques or development of other innovative technological advances that pertain to pediatric pathology. Authors who wish to be considered for the award must check the appropriate box on the abstract form.
8. Sponsorship: All abstracts must be signed by a member of the SPP. This individual can either be an author or sponsor. The senior author must attest to the originality of the abstract.
9. Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: Send two (2) self-addressed stamped business envelopes (not postcards). One envelope will be returned upon receipt of the abstract; the second will be used to inform you of the decision of the Abstract Committee.
10. Photocopies Required: Submit the original paper abstract form with authors and affiliation and four (4) high quality photocopies with title only, without authors names or affiliation. Copies without authors/affiliation must have poster/podium and award selection boxes checked off. Submit to:

Society for Pediatric Pathology
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101- 3906 USA
Phone: 703/556-9222     fax: 703/556-8729
E-mail: SocPedPath@degnon.org