Spanish Society of Pathological Anatomy / Sociedad Española de Anatomía Patológica (SEAP)

The Spanish Society of Pathology (SEAP) is a medical-scientific society founded in 1959 and currently headed by Drs. Joseph Palaces during the 2017-2019 Biennium.

Their purpose is to encourage and promote Pathology and Cytology studies to improve the quality of care, teaching and research of the specialty and among its members. They organizes and participates in local and national scientific meetings (the biennial national conference, annual meetings and several local courses) coordinated by the president or the local representatives, and international meetings as well.

The Spanish Society of Pathology (SEAP) has a scientific journal, the Spanish Journal of Pathology, Patología (Elsevier), which was founded in 1968, is published on a quarterly basis and is indexed in Scopus, IBECS, and PubMed/Medline. They invite members of the European Society of Pathology among other pathologists to publish their scientific articles there. Similarly, it presents advice to the governing authorities and the population on the aspects of pathology, prevention campaigns and health education. In this regards, it works to diffuse its scientific, educational and research through its website and social media content.