The IAP journey around the world: 365 days of successful global educational meetings
As in previous years, 2026 affirms the crucial role of IAP in its dedication to the advancement of Pathology through educational exchanges worldwide. This is realized through high quality pathology education programs worldwide which encompass lectures and seminars, educational grants, international congresses and teaching materials, accessible through its 57 Divisions.
This mission has been achieved through many incredible scientific meetings all over the world:
1) The 115th USCAP meeting. IAP sponsored an Education Symposium: Professional Development and Mentorship Across the Global Spectrum of Resources on Tuesday, March 24 | 3-4:30PM. The moderators were Angela PY Chong, MBBS, Singhealth and Joseph T. Rabban, III, MD, MPH, Speakers:
The Open Pathology Education Network (OPEN) as a Model for Global Equity in Education.
Lewis A. Hassell, MD, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
Future Visions of the Role of the American Board of Pathology’s Pathology Board Certification.Gary W. Procop, MD, MS, MEd, American Board of Pathology
Ensuring Standards in Genitourinary Cancers Diagnosis and Reporting Across the Globe
Gladell P. Paner, MD, University of Chicago
Developing the Eye of the Cytopathologist: The Interconnecting Worlds of Societies and Institutions.Esther Diana Rossi, MD, PhD, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
View event site: https://2026am.uscap.org/.
2) IAP Indian Division Mid Year Teaching Program 2026: Decoding of autoimmune disorders: unveiling through live microscopy, case-based discussion, and immunodiagnostic techniques. The Academic Block Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on the 3rd and 4th April 2026. Faculty included DRS: Aggarwal, Nada, Datta Gupta, Husain, Bal, Mahadevan, Uppin, Malhotra, Rao, Yadav, Zaidi, Srivastava
3) IAP-Turkish Division. Challenges in Hematopathology – IAP Turkish Division 3rd Hematopathology Course. Erciyes University Sabancı Cultural Center, Kayseri – Türkiye, May 1-2, 2026. The goal of the course was to teach the diagnostic approach, molecular diagnosis, and classification of the hematological malignancies and entities that may be confused with malignancy.
The faculty members were distinguished scientists and expert hematopathologists who are involved in defining these entities according to WHO and ICC classifications. The list included Drs: Ott, Natkunam, Attygale, Quin Du, Duffield, Goodlad, Gujral, Marafioti
4) Australian Division of IAP– The 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP) took place from May 29 to 31, 2026, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
5) IAP German Division. The 4th Vladimir Totovic – Memorial Symposium / – One Day Virtual Symposium was held on the 20th of June. The memorial symposium originated from the symposium “Pathologists for Ukraine”, held in 2022, which, with more than 400 participants from 26 countries, sent an impressive message of worldwide solidarity within our professional community. All funds raised at that time were used specifically to support pathologists in Ukraine. As in previous years, all proceeds from this symposium will be donated to the Vladimir Totovic Foundation in order to support pathologists from financially disadvantaged countries worldwide by travel and research grants.
6) IAP German Division in collaboration with the France, Italian and British Divisions. The16th International Junior Academy – Summer School in Padua / Italy July 16 – 18, 2026- Detailed description in the current bulletin
7) IAP and ESP. The 38th European Congress of Pathology. Stockholm 12-16 September. Detailed descritption in the current bulletin
8)The XXXVI International Congress of the IAP2026 . It will take place in Fukuoka, Japan, on October 8th-13th. Hosted by the IAP Japan Division, the Congress theme is Vision for the Future. The Congress website is :https://iapcentral.org/events/
9) Indian Division of IAP. XXVIIIth Annual CME of the International Academy of Pathology – Indian Division on Neuropathology: CNS Tumors – From Microscope to Molecular Diagnosis. It will take place on the 30th – 31st October 2026 at the : B.J. Government Medical College & Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, India. This one and-a-half-day CME activity will cover pertinent, clinically relevant and challenging topics and updates in the field of CNS Tumors – going over Adult, Pediatric, Spinal Cord Tumors, Intraoperative Consultation and Tumor Mimickers. There will be experiential learning through didactic lectures, case-based studies, interactive panel discussions and quizzes. Speakers includ Drs: Mahadevan, Husein, Uppin, Epari, Singh, Kachare, Parkhi, Agashe
10) IAP-Thailand. The 64th IAP Thailand annual meeting The Thailand Division of the IAP is pleased to invite you to the 64th IAP Thailand Annual Meeting, which will be held from November 18th–20th, 2026, at the Eastin Grand Hotel Phayathai, Bangkok.