90th Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Pathology (SGPath/SSPath)
Date
20.11.2025 - 22.11.2025Event location
Lake Side Zürich8008 Zürich
Organizer
SGPath - Symposium and seminar management90th Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Pathology (SGPath/SSPath), 3rd Swiss Pathology Days & General Assembly 2025
November 20–22, 2025 | Lake Side, Zurich
We are pleased to invite you to the 90th Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Pathology in Zurich. In combination with the 3rd Swiss Pathology Days and the 2025 General Assembly, this congress offers an ideal platform for scientific exchange, continued education, and networking within the Swiss pathology community.
Venue:
Lake Side Zurich
Bellerivestrasse 170, 8008 Zurich
www.lake-side.ch
Highlights:
- Postgraduate Course: Nightmare Topics in Pathology Made Simple
- Scientific Program: Pathology in Transition
- Slide Seminar: Inflammatory dermatosis: a pattern-based approach for the general pathologist
- Poster presentations and award ceremony
- Industrial exhibition and sponsored lectures
- Networking opportunities, including an apéro and gala dinner
Congress Language: English
CME Credits:
- Postgraduate Course: 20. November, Thursday 3 credits
- Congress: 20. November, Thursday 4 credits
- Congress: 21. November, Friday 8 credits
- Slide Seminar (Participation, Diagnoses) : 22. November, Saturday 3 credits + 2 credits for submitting the diagnoses
Abstract Submission: https://abstracts.medwhizz.com/e/sgpath-2025
Diagnoses Submission: www.sgpathslideseminar.ch
We look forward to welcoming you to Zurich for an inspiring and dynamic congress at the shores of Lake Zurich!
Contact:
LMM Medical Management
tl@med-management.ch
Program Donnerstag, 20. November 2025
| Time | Topic | Moderation/Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration for postgraduate course |
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Postgraduate course: Nightmare topics in pathology made simple
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Chair: Daniela Mihic-Probst (Zurich) Michael Schmid (St. Gallen) |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Salivary gland tumors |
Niels Rupp (Zurich) |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Cutaneous adnexal tumors |
Dmitry Kazakov (Zurich) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
DIPNECH and pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasm specificity |
Aurelie Cazes (Paris) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Young Swiss Pathologist |
Marie Maillard (Lausanne) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Inflammatroy dermatopathology |
Gurkan Kaya (Geneva) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Small lunch for Postgraduate course |
|
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Registration for annual meeting |
|
| 13:00 - 13:15 |
Opening and Welcome (15min) Scientific session I: H&E, still the key to diagnostic digestion |
Chair: Daniela Lenggenhager (Zurich) Claire Royer-Chardon (Lausanne) |
| 13:15 - 13:45 |
Liver pathology, when signs do not equal patterns |
Laura Rubbia-Brandt (Geneva) |
| 13:45 - 14:15 |
Staining the truth: The power of H&E in pancreatic cancer diagnosis |
Christine Sampoux (Lausanne) |
| 14:15 - 14:45 |
IBD beyond the basics |
Aart Mookhoek (Bern) |
| 14:45 - 15:15 |
Break |
|
| 14:45 - 15:15 |
Poster Presentation |
|
| 15:15 - 15:30 |
Announcement EPA |
Peter Bode (Winterthur) |
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Scientific session II: Forensic meets pathology |
Chair: Alexander Lobrinus (Geneva) Umberto Maccio (Zurich) |
|
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Molecular Autopsy |
Emilian Olteanu (Vancouver) |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Forensic insights for Pathologists: Approaching Autopsies with medicolegal Considerations |
Christine Elisabeth Süss (St. Gallen) |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Forensic insights for Pathologists: Virtopsy |
Dominic Gascho (IRM Zürich) |
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Oral Presentation Session I |
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Special Presentation |
Chair: Sylvia Höller (Zurich) | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 |
30th anniversary of iPath platform |
Patrick Adam (Ingolstadt) |
| 18:00 - 19:00 |
Post board exhibition & drink |
|
| 18:00 - 18:40 |
Institute Directors conference |
Program Freitag, 21. November 2025
| Time | Topic | Moderation/Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 - 08:00 |
Registration |
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Scientific session III: from PAP to Pathways |
Chair: Anja Schmitt (Zurich) | |
| 08:00 - 08:30 |
Cervical cancer screening Cytopathology: from tree bark to AI |
Sophia Taylor (Valais) |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Next Generation Salivary Gland Cytopathology - the significance of ancillary testing |
Niels Rupp (Zurich) |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
The thyroid Cytopathology Journey: Classic Principles, modern innovations |
Claudio Bellevicine (Napoli) |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Break |
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Poster Presentation |
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Scientific session IV: infectious diseases: From Morphology to Metagenomics |
Chair: Gieri Cathomas, Azis Chouchane (Bern) | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Histomorphological diagnosis of infectious diseases in 2025 – putting the heart before the head? |
Ula Mahadeva (London) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Molecular Diagnostic of infectious Disease in Pathology |
Kirsten Mertz (Basel) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Metagenomics |
Ronny Nienhold (Zurich) |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Exact Sciences - Sponsored Lecture: Pathology in Transition |
Chair: Zsuzsanna Varga (Zurich) Helen Bailey (San Francisco) |
| 12:30 - 13:45 |
Lunch |
|
| 12:30 - 13:00 |
Industry Symposia |
Roche Diagnostics |
| 12:40 - 13:25 |
GA Swiss Society for molecular Pathology (SGMP/SSMP) |
|
| 13:00 - 13:30 |
Industry Symposia |
MSD |
| 13:45 - 14:15 |
Oral Presentation Session II |
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Scientific session V: Molecular pathology for the general pathologist basics |
Martina Haberecker (Zurich) | |
| 14:15 - 14:45 |
Understanding the technical Limits (focus nGS) of molecular Pathology techniques. |
Illaria Alborelli (Basel) |
| 14:45 - 15:15 |
Decoding Complexity: Standardizing NGS report interpretation. |
Yann Christinat (Geneva) |
| 15:15 - 15:45 |
Meeting Oncologists' Needs: |
Alfredo Addeo, Claudio de Vito (Geneva) |
| 15:45 - 16:15 |
Break |
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Scientific session VI: Molecular pathology for the general pathologist advanced |
Chair: Thomas McKee (Epalinges) Yasmine Lahoubi (Basel) |
|
| 16:15 - 16:45 |
The role of liquid biopsy |
Paul Hofmann (Nice) |
| 16:45 - 17:15 |
WES/WGS for routine diagnostic, future or dream. |
Albrecht Stenzinger (Heidelberg) |
| 17:15 - 17:45 |
Germline Variants and Cancer risk: A Collaborative Approach for better outcomes. |
Jan Rüschoff, Fabienne Christine Meier-Abt (Zurich) |
| 17:45 - 18:00 |
Poster award ceremony (15 min) |
|
| 18:00 |
Apero and Gala dinner |
Program Samstag, 22. November 2025
| Time | Topic | Moderation/Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 10:00 |
Registration |
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| 08:30 - 09:30 |
GA SGPath/SSPath |
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Slide seminar I: Inflammatory dermatosis: a pattern-based approach for the general pathologist |
Chair: Arnaud Bakaric (Geneva), Charlotte Wiegand (Basel), Francesca Melega (Zurich) | |
| 10:00 - 11:30 |
Case presentation |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Break |
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Slide seminar II: Inflammatory dermatosis: a pattern-based approach for the general pathologist |
Chair: Arnaud Bakaric (Geneva), Charlotte Wiegand (Basel), Francesca Melega (Zurich) |
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Case presentation |
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| 13:30 |
End |
Prices in CHF
| What | Seats | Designation | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Day Postgraduate Course | 250 |
Normalpreis
120.00
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| 2 days - SGPath/ SSPath 90 Annual Congress | 250 |
Member SGPath/SSPath
310.00
Junior SGPath/ SSPath
140.00
Non-members
480.00
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| 1 day (THURSDAY)- SGPath/ SSPath 90 Annual Congress | 250 |
Members SGPath/SSPath
160.00
Non-members
300.00
Residents/ Students (non-members)
110.00
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| 1 day (FRIDAY)- SGPath/ SSPath 90 Annual Congress | 250 |
Members SGPath/SSPath
160.00
Non-members
300.00
Residents/ Students (non-members)
110.00
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| Slide Seminar | 150 |
Members SGPath/SSPath
0.00
Non-members
140.00
Residents/ Students (non-members)
90.00
|
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| Galadinner | 100 |
Gala Dinner
100.00
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Cancellation conditions
Thank you for your binding registration. Please note our cancellation policy below.If you cancel 30 to 15 days before the event, we charge 50% - 14 days before the event or if you don’t show up, we charge 100%. If the participant cancels before the deadlines mentioned above, we reserve the right to charge a cancellation fee for administrative costs.
Amount: CHF 30.-However, you always have the option to send a substitute. By signing up, you confirm that you have read and accepted these terms.
Deadline for applications
20.11.2025Online registration
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