Companion Meeting Planning Form
Year applying for:
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Please Select
2026
2027
Session Title:
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Moderator's Name / Session Chair:
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Moderator / Session Chair Email Address:
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example@example.com
Co-Moderator Name (if applicable)
Course Description:
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Your Course Description should include a brief overview of what is being presented/ discussed as you would like it to be shown in the Annual Meeting online program and in the registration system.
Course Learning Objectives:
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Please provide 3-4 course learning objectives. The objectives are the solution to the need and will help close the professional practice gap. The objectives should describe what changes are anticipated as a result of the activity. (Upon completion of this educational activity, the learner will be able to) As a reminder, objectives should begin with action verbs. (e.g. describe, explain, discuss, etc.)
Professional Practice Gap:
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Please describe the professional practice gap(s) that this activity will address. A professional practice gap is the difference between "what is" and "what should be". EXAMPLE: There is evidence in the literature that supports prevention of malignancy by early diagnosis and treatment of premalignant lesions (what should be). Pathologists, however, are not familiar with the precise criteria for diagnosis pf premalignant lesions of the prostate, bladder, and penis. Hansel, et als (2013) review showed that experienced pathologists obtained agreement on lamina propria invasion (early stage bladder cancer) only in 61% of cases after three assessments (what is)
Identify the Type of Educational Need
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Knowledge
Competence
Performance
Educational Needs:
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What are the educational needs associated with the professional practice gaps? Why do these problems exist? Is there a lack of knowledge, competence, or performance/ skills that caused the problems?
References:
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Please provide the references/ sources you have used to identify the educational gap/ needs identified above (e.g. peer reviewed publications, departmental QA reports, registry data, etc.).
Target Audience:
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Who is the target audience for this course? (i.e. general pathologists, pathologists with special expertise in the area, residents, etc.)
Detailed Course Outline:
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Enter a detailed outline of the course. Please note that for the 2024 Annual Meeting Companion Society Sessions will be 2 hours in length with a maximum of 4 speakers. The outline should include: Speaker Name, Topics to be covered, Attended time per section/ topic.
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