Dear SEAP members,

We are pleased to inform you of an upcoming international educational initiative that we are jointly organizing: an online teaching series on bone pathology (tumoral and non-tumoral), coordinated by Prof. Dionysios Papachristou, MD, PhD, Pathologist, Coordinator Greek Sarcoma Group, GS of the Hellenic Group of Sarcomas and Rare Cancers (HGSRC/EOSSO) and Dr. Sílvia Bagué, MD, PhD, Consultant Pathologist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona / Spanish Sarcoma Group/Spanish Research Sarcoma Group (GEIS).

This project, titled N.O.D.E. (Network on Osteopathology Diagnosis and Education), is envisioned as a free, Zoom-based educational program conducted in English on a bimonthly basis. Its main objective is to promote excellence in the diagnosis and understanding of bone sarcomas and related conditions through knowledge-sharing and continuing education across Europe and beyond.

The session will in clude:

• Lectures from expert pathologists in bone pathology

• Case-based slide reviews / slide seminars

• Multidisciplinary commentary with a focus on pathology

• A short “trainee spotlight” presentation

The series is primarily intended for practicing pathologists and pathology trainees, particularly those with an interest in musculoskeletal pathology.

Our core aims are to:

• Enhance diagnostic accuracy in bone pathology

• Foster international collaboration

• Support early-career pathologists and those seeking exposure to this challenging subspecialty

We will launch the series on Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 16.00 (CET) with our first invited speaker, Prof. Petur Nielsen (Harvard Medical School, Director of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, and Director of Electron Microscopy Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA), topic: “Giant cell - rich lesions of bone”.

The zoom link for the N.O.D.E. educational series is:
https://upatras-gr.zoom.us/j/96548292707?pwd=c2tZNk5USE5iK3EzUjNmemR5VGpsZz09

The links for the N.O.D.E. posters are:
https://www.seap.es/images/stories/recursos/2025/10/21/NODE-Introduction-poster.pdf

https://www.seap.es/images/stories/recursos/2025/10/21/NODE-1st-announcement.pdf

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any additional information.

With warm regards,

The N.O.D.E. coordinators,

Dionysios J. Papachristou MD, PhD
Professor, Consultant Histopathologist
Univ. of Patras, School of Medicine
Patras, GREECE
Unit of Bone and Soft Tissue Studies
Director of the Bone and Soft Tissue Working Group of the Greek Society of Pathology (EEPA)
General Secretary of the Hellenic Group of Sarcomas and Rare Cancers (HGSRC/EOSSO)
Adj. Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Sílvia Bagué MD, PhD
Consultant Pathologist
Department of Pathology
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sant Quintí 87-89
Block C Floor -2
08041- Barcelona
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