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Welcome to
Belgian Week of
Pathology 2027

15-16.01.2027

Tangla Hotel, Brussels

We are delighted to welcome the Belgian pathology community back to the Tangla Hotel in Brussels for the 16th edition of the Belgian Week of Pathology—a premier environment for knowledge exchange, professional growth, and collaborative spirit.

Programme Highlights:

  • Keynote Lecture on Head and Neck Pathology by Prof. Ali Khurram (Dean, School of Dentistry, University of Sheffield, UK) — « Artificial Intelligence for Precision Head & Neck Cancer Analysis »

  • Sessions with international speakers

  • Dedicated sessions for the next generation of pathologists, including the Young Pathologists Session (joint with Molecular Pathology, collaboration with the Haematopathology Working Group) and opportunities for poster and oral presentations

  • Excellent networking opportunities, including the exhibition area and the Pathology Congress Dinner on Friday evening

Finally, we extend our gratitude to our industry partners for their continued support, and to you—our attendees—for your dedication to advancing patient care through pathology.

Enjoy the Congress!

The organizing committee,
Vasiliki Siozopoulou, BWP President

Vasiliki SIOZOPOULOU
Belgian Week of Pathology
President

Dr Romaric CROES
Belgian Society of Pathology
President

Board

Vice-president

Birgit WEYNAND

Treasurer

Kevin WETZELS

Secretary (NL)

Claire BOURGAIN

Secretary (FR)

Joan SOMJA

Past President

Koen VAN DE VIJVER

Members

Ann DRIESSEN

Kristof COKELAERE

Maria-Dolores MARTIN MARTINEZ

Gabriela BENIUGA

Bart LELIE

Working Groups

Breast

Mieke VAN BOCKSTAL

Cytology

Shaira SAHEBALI

Digestive

Ann DRIESSEN

Ecologic Transformation

Ivan THÉATE

Haematopathology

Pascale DE PAEPE

Head and Neck

Senada KOLJENOVIĆ

Female Genital Pathology

Koen VAN DE VIJVER

Pneumopathology

Birgit WEYNAND

Molecular Pathology

Nicky D'HAENE

Neuropathology

Dietmar THAL

Surgical Pathology

Philippe DELVENNE

Urinary and male genital pathology

Maria-Dolores MARTIN MARTINEZ

Dermatopathology

Vasiliki SIOZOPOULOU

Digitization of pathology

Amélie DENDOOVEN

Preliminary programme

TOPIC 2027: Head & Neck Pathology
KEYNOTE TOPIC: Head & Neck Pathology

Prof. Ali Khurram (Sheffield, United Kingdom)

■ Royal 1 ■ Royal 2 & 3

08:00-09:00 Welcome
09:00-10:30

■ Breast Pathology

Moderators: Prof. Mieke Van Bockstal, Prof. Giuseppe Floris, Dr Gert Van Den Eynden

09:00-09:30

Updates on invasive lobular carcinoma

Giuseppe Floris (UZL)

09:30-10:00

Updates on neuroendocrine tumors of the breast

Anna Sapino (Italy)

10:00-10:20

Additional: 2 × 10 min for case presentation

10:20-10:30

OFP
09:00-10:30

■ Pulmonary Pathology

Moderators: Prof. Birgit Weynand, Dr Marjan Hertoghs

09:00-09:40

The new ILD classification: a radiological-pathological-clinical perspective

Adriana Dubbeldam (UZL) / Thomas Planté-Bordeneuve (UCL Namur) / Birgit Weynand (UZL)

09:40-10:20

ILD case presentation by members of the working group

Birgit Weynand (UZL), Délphine Hoton (CUSL), Dieter Peeters (AZ Rivierenland), Arno Vanstapel (UZL)
10:30-11:15 Coffee Break & Poster Tour
10:40-11:10 Satellite Symposium
11:15-12:45

■ Neuropathology Working Group

Moderators: Prof. Dietmar Thal, Prof. Laetitia Lebrun

11:15-11:45

Overview and guidelines on how to handle epilepsy-associated lesions

Ingmar Bluemcke (Germany)

11:45-12:45

Members of the Working Group
11:15-12:45

■ Female Genital Pathology Working Group

Moderators: Prof. Dr Koen Van de Vijver, Prof. Dr Anne-Sophie Van Rompuy, Dr Aline François

Update: what’s new in the 6th edition of the WHO

Lower genital tract

Amber Lievens (UZG)

Endometrial – mesenchymal lesions

Anne-Sophie Van Rompuy (UZL)

Ovary and trophoblast

Aline François (CUSL)
12:45-14:00 Lunch & Poster Tour
13:20-13:50 Satellite Symposium
14:00-15:30

■ Uropathology Working Group

Moderators: Dr Maria-Dolores Martin Martinez, Dr Gabriela Beniuga, Dr Bart Lelie

Bladder tumors update

14:00-14:30

Update on grading papillary UC: reminder, guidelines, controversies

Sofie Verbeke (UZG)

14:30-15:00

UC subtypes reminders

Speaker to be announced

15:00-15:30

Cases presentation (+ OFP)
14:00-15:30

■ Dermatopathology Working Group

Moderators: Dr Herbert Plasschaert (Prof. Dr Vasiliki Siozopoulou, Prof. Dr Francesca Maria Bosisio)

14:00-14:45

Challenging cases in dermpath

Eduardo Calonje (United Kingdom)

14:45-15:20

Challenging cases with special focus on soft tissue dermpath

David Creytens (UZG) and Nicolas de Saint Aubain (CUSL)

15:20-15:30

OFP / case presentation
15:30-16:15 Coffee Break & Poster Tour
15:40-16:10 Satellite Symposium
16:15-17:45

■ Haematopathology Working Group

Moderators: Dr Pascale De Paepe, Dr Kristof Cokelaere

Lymphoproliferations containing HRS-cells

16:15-17:00

Diagnostic dilemma’s in haematopathology

Thomas Tousseyn (UZL)

17:00-17:45

Case presentation (in collaboration with the YPS)
16:15-17:45

■ Molecular Pathology Working Group

Moderators: Prof. Dr Nicky D’Haene, Dr Franceska Dedeurwaerdere

16:15-17:45

Molecular aspects of salivary gland tumors
18:00-19:00

KEYNOTE LECTURE: Head and Neck Pathology

Moderators: Prof. Dr Senada Koljenovic, Prof. Dr Esther Hauben, Dr Fabrice Lockefeer

18:00-19:00

Artificial Intelligence for Precision Head & Neck Cancer Analysis

Prof. Dr Ali Khurram (Dean of the School of Dentistry, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)
19:00-19:30 Cocktail Reception
19:30-23:00 Dinner
08:00-09:00 Welcome
09:00-10:30

■ Joint Meeting Young Pathologists & Molecular Working Group

Moderators: Prof. Nicky D’Haene, Dr Loïc Duchêne

09:00-10:30

Potential germline alterations identified by NGS performed for oncological indications
09:00-10:30

■ Cytopathology

Moderators: Dr Shaira Sahebali, Dr Claire Bourgain

09:00-09:45

Thyroid cytology

Oleksey Tsybrovskyy (Austria)

09:45-10:30

H&N Cytology

TBA
10:30-11:15 Coffee Break & Poster Tour
10:40-11:10 Satellite Symposium
11:15-12:45

■ Digitization Working Group

Moderators: Prof. Dr Amélie Dendooven, Dr Frederik Deman

11:15-11:20

Welcome to the session by the chairs

Frederik Deman and Gabriela Beniuga

11:20-12:00

Virtual staining for Tissue Analysis

Thomas De Kerf (UA)

12:20-12:40

Digital-assisted prognosis assessment in breast cancer, lessons from Sweden

Balázs Ács (Sweden)

12:40-12:45

Closing remarks
11:15-12:45

■ Cytopathology

Moderators: Dr Shaira Sahebali, Dr Claire Bourgain

11:15-11:30

Case discussion by members of the WG

12:30-12:45

Resident presentation
12:45-14:00 Lunch & Poster Tour
13:20-13:50 Satellite Symposium
14:00-15:30

■ Digestive Pathology Working Group

Moderators: Prof. Dr Ann Driessen, Dr Laurine Verset

14:00-14:40

Coeliac disease and its mimics

Francesca Rosini (Italy)

14:40-15:00

The diagnostic approach in a duodenum biopsy

Speaker to be announced

15:00-15:20

Non-coeliac duodenal pathology

Speaker to be announced

15:20-15:30

OFP
14:00-15:30

■ Head and Neck Working Group

Moderators: Prof. Dr Senada Koljenovic, Prof. Dr Esther Hauben, Dr Fabrice Lockefeer

14:00-14:30

Multidisciplinary approach in the neoadjuvant setting in head & neck carcinoma

Christian Simon (Switzerland)

14:30-14:50

Histopathological response assessment following neoadjuvant therapy in head and neck carcinoma

Melek Ahmed (AZ Sint-Jan Bruges / UZA)

14:50-15:00

Discussion neoadjuvant

15:00-15:20

Update on HPV testing in head and neck carcinoma

Jonas Ver Berne (UZL)

15:20-15:30

OFP
15:30-16:00 Awards Ceremony
Closing Ceremony BWP 2027

A preferential rate has been negotiated with the hotel for participants of the BWP 2027 Congress. Reservations can be made directly with the hotel via a dedicated booking link*.

*This link will be shared on this page in due course.

Abstract Submission

Abstract submission is open till November 30, 2026. The Belgian Society of Pathology invites all residents and researchers to participate actively in this congress. The submitted abstracts should give a brief description of the title and topic. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Three prizes of €500 will be awarded for best oral presentation of a research topic, for best oral presentation of a case report and for best poster presentation during the Belgian Week of Pathology 2027.

Please note that no extension of the abstract submission deadline will be granted, given the proximity of the congress date

Guidelines for preparation:

  1. Please choose a title that clearly indicates the content of the contribution.
  2. Titles should contain no more than 100 characters, including space. The rest of the abstract text should contain no more than 300 words.
  3. Please make sure to use proper English language.
  4. Please avoid abbreviations in the title (exception: scientific terms). Abbreviations may be used in the text if they are defined when used first. Please avoid using capital letters in the title.
  5. Submitting author states for all authors: name, institution, city and country. Please omit titles and degrees. The e-mail address of the first author is mandatory for notifications.
  6. Graphs and pictures are not allowed and will cancel the submission. Please avoid references.
  7. The abstract should be informative and clearly structured. Content must include: Background and objective / Materials and methods / Results / Conclusions
  8. Ensure that the abstract does not contain spelling, grammar or scientific errors, as it will be reproduced exactly as submitted.
  9. Abstracts which do not conform to the guidelines, will be cancelled and will require a new submission.
  10. All abstracts must be submitted no later than November 30, 2026.
  11. A maximum of 3 abstracts per author will be accepted for submission.
  12. All abstracts will be evaluated and notification will be given to the first author in the week after December 8, 2026. The best abstracts submitted by a resident or a PhD student will be invited as Oral Presentations.
  13. Registration to the congress is mandatory to be able to present the abstract (poster or oral presentation) and must be completed by December 8, 2026. If the submitting author fails to register, his / her abstract will be excluded.
  14. Abstracts should be e-mailed to the President of the BWP 2027, prof. dr. Vasiliki Siozopoulou: vasiliki.siozopoulou@saintluc.uclouvain.be
Download the abstract submission template

Partners BWP 2027

Partner logos will be displayed here as sponsorships are confirmed.

Venue

TANGLA HOTEL BRUSSELS

Avenue E. Mounier 5, 1200 Bruxelles

Itinerary

A preferential rate has been negotiated with the hotel for participants of the BWP 2027 Congress. Reservations can be made directly with the hotel via a dedicated booking link*.

*This link will be shared on this page in due course.

Parking

will be available at the Tangla Hotel

Public transportation

By metro : Line 5 - Alma