Holy Cross Hospital: Antibody Challenge Workshop

Antibody Challenge 2011
Get a glimpse at how IHC comes into play for a patient. This workshop will be a fun, interactive look at how IHC can be used by pathologists. The discussion will be geared for an audience with a basic to intermediate level of IHC understanding. First we will take a brief look at how to interpret a panel of antibodies and review the significance of their use. We will move on to explore some of the basic panels and the markers that are involved. After we have established a solid understanding of basic panels, we will widen our exploration to include some of the more advanced algorithms as well. At this point we will begin the best part, with interactive participation of the audience. We will present real life scenarios accompanied with various clues and staining results, and allow the audience to use their newly acquired knowledge of panel usage to decide what markers might be helpful. At the conclusion of this talk, the audience will have seen for themselves how important IHC can be, and also how panels can be a great tool to assist pathologists with finding an accurate diagnosis.