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Source:Pathology 2.0 – Introduction to the UPMC Digital Pathology Consultation Service
A couple of loyal readers and friends passed along this mailer they received from UPMC. As the opening line says, this should not come as a surprise to anyone. What I like is their willigness to support both static and whole slide images and other formats. Gather they are not vendor specific on whole slide platform and will view and read many from many different systems. Also, frozen section support forthcoming.
True ePathology consultation service from a leader in the field of pathology informatics, digital imaging and teleconsultation. Many thanks to Drs. Michalopoulos, Yousem and Parwani for leading this service that will be used by many. There are no substitutes in pathology for "same slide, same time" with trusted colleagues in managing cases.
As the leader in Pathology Informatics and telepathology for the last 20 years, it is not surprising that the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center should be one of the first to offer diagnostic consultations to the community of pathologists, utilizing an internet portal that will accept all forms of digital images from glass slides– static, whole slide, PowerPoint, or hand-held shots from your family Canon® camera.
We have spent years developing such expertise and when you combine this skill set with our Center of Excellence subspecialty model of diagnostic sign-out and clinical service, we believe you will have a unique resource available to help solve complex diagnostic problems. Our subspecialty pathologists feel comfortable handling all digital image files and have the ability, confidence, and expertise to offer you diagnoses with a rapid turn-over that can help you avoid the aggravation and costs of sending this material to Pittsburgh. At the same time, if we are not 100% sure of our impressions, you can send the material to our consultation service using traditional “snail mail” or overnight express.
For many generalists, accessing our subspecialty diagnosticians in Neuropathology, Transplant Pathology, Head and Neck Pathology, Pediatric and Perinatal Disease, Soft Tissue Pathology, Breast/Gynecologic Pathology and Inflammatory and Neoplastic Lung Disease, can help confirm the impressions of, or fine-tune the diagnoses of the generalist University or community pathologist who has rare or infrequent exposure to these specialized areas of pathology.
We look forward to engaging you in this new service. We also plan, in the near future to, offer real-time consultation for your frozen section or emergency cases. We also appreciate suggestions on how to improve our performance and on other services that you feel you need and that we could potentially provide.
We hope that you are satisfied with this consultation service and we look forward to establishing a long-term relationship with you.
Sincerely,
George Michalopoulos, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Pathology
Samuel A. Yousem, MD
Vice-Chairman, Anatomic Pathology Services
Department of Pathology
Anil Parwani, MD
Division Chief, Pathology Informatics
Department of Pathology
Source:Chicago Bears Refuse To Go Digital
16 Sept 2011 – The Chicago Bears football team, at a surprising press conference today at Soldier Field, have decided that no further games will be televised during the 2011 season. The stunned audience asked for further explanation, and was told it was ruining the game of American football.
“Football is meant to be watched directly, in the stands, with none of the artificial interference of television, advertising, and silly yellow lines drawn on the field so the fans are spoon-fed a ten yard distance” said one player that refused to be named. A second Bears player, who also refused to be mentioned, added “I am tired of all of my interceptions being recorded for posterity, to be watched over and over again. If people want to be involved in watching us play, they need to be there in person, they can use binoculars to see the plays.”
While some sports like baseball are better watched in person, and others like hockey shouldn't be watched at all, most people agree that football is improved by watching on TV. If football goes back to a non-digital media, it will likely lead to increased competition from other approaches to entertaining the American public, like basketball.
The news is shocking the sports community...continue reading Digital Pathology Humor
-- Submitted by a Denver Broncos fan who is still bitter at losing Cutler, but who can’t wait to see what pathologists will do with digital pathology in the future.
Source:One Week Left to Register for APF’s September Webinar Program
2011 Distance Learning Leadership Science Series
One Week Left to Register for APF's September Webinar Program
"Developing a Successful (and Compliant) Sales & Marketing Program"
With Speakers, Rick Cooper, Esq. and Jane Pine Wood, Esq.
This webinar program will aid participants in understanding the legal and regulatory issues related to sales and marketing practices for the laboratory.
Rick Cooper and Jane Pine Wood will explain the process of developing formal (and legal) guidelines for sales and marketing activities within your practice or lab.
Participants will understand how to properly conduct and document education for lab sales and marketing personnel and why ongoing review of marketing practices is crucial for success and compliance.
This 45 minute presentation followed by Q & A will take place
Thursday, September 22, 2011
(12 pm PT, 1 pm MT, 2 pm CT, 3 pm ET)
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$149 per APF Member
$199 per Non-Member
Register online at http://www.apfconnect.org
or by calling 1-877-993-9935
Call-in information and program materials will be forwarded via email to all registered participants several days prior to the program. If you have any questions please contact the APF National Office.
Online registration will be accepted until 12 am (Central) Wednesday, September 21st Late registrations (day-of-program) must be made by calling the APF National Office at the number listed above.
About Our Speakers; Rick Cooper and Jane Pine Wood
Rick Cooper and Jane Pine Wood are attorneys with McDonald Hopkins LLC. Both their practices focus on healthcare law, representing clients in transactional, restructuring, corporate, regulatory, reimbursement, contractual, strategic planning, and venture matters. Practice group clients include private practice and academic physician groups, hospitals and health systems, laboratories, healthcare associations, multi-specialty clinics, outpatient medical facilities, and healthcare technology companies.
Rick is Chair of the National Healthcare Practice Group and Co-chair of the Healthcare Restructuring Practice Group and also serves on the firm's Board of Directors. He obtained his JD at Georgetown University Law Center and undergraduate degree Syracuse University. Rick is admitted to the bar in the state of Ohio.
Jane obtained her JD at Vanderbilt University School of Law and undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University. Jane is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, Ohio and Tennessee.
Both Rick and Jane are frequent speakers on laboratory and pathology issues at state and national conferences and contributing authors to numerous laboratory and pathology publications. They have also been honored with listings in "Best Lawyers in America" for health law.
Save the Date for Upcoming APF Educational Programs:
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October 19-23, 2011
APF is pleased to present Lab Management and Business tracks for the
ASCP 2011 Annual Meeting / WASPaLM XXIV World Congress
Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Attendee Registration and Meeting Guide available at http://www.ascp.org
American Pathology Foundation Presents its
Fourth Annual Practice Management Boot Camp:
November 10-11, 2011
JW Marriott Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
Tour of UniPath
Attendee Registration and Conference Brochure Available
APF 2012 Spring Conference
February 29 - March 2, 2011
Marriott Marquis Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
Exhibitor Registration Available in September, 2011
Attendee Registration and Conference Brochure Available in October, 2011
Source:Aperio Webinar: Implementation Considerations for Digital Pathology – September 28
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Source:Breast Cancer Pathology
A video-animation presentation about breast cancer pathology. 3D graphics are used to explain the process.
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Breast Cancer Pathology
Speech-Language Pathologists
CollegeGrad.com - Career Videos, Speech-Language Pathologists. Speech Language Pathologists, and Audiologists are two different yet closely related professions
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Speech-Language Pathologists
New Leica DFC365 FX Fluorescence Camera for Live Cell Imaging
Acquire Brilliant Fluorescence Images at Ultra-high Speed
Wetzlar, Germany. To successfully document live cells and rapidly fading fluorescence specimens, a camera technology particularly designed for the purpose is indispensable. The new Leica DFC365 FX digital microscope camera from Leica Microsystems combines exceptional image quality with very high temporal resolution for rapid time-lapse recordings. The Leica DFC365 FX is setting new standards in its class enabling researchers to work efficiently, even with weakly fluorescing specimens. Equipped with a highly sensitive CCD sensor (pixel size 6.45 µm) and active Peltier cooling, it is ideal for a wide range of applications – from basic fluorescence documentation to demanding experiments such as TIRF, FRET or structured illumination.
The Leica DFC365 FX achieves hitherto unattainable acquisition rates of 21 fps at full resolution. In
"Overlapping Mode“, an image can be captured while the previous image is still being read out. Data are transferred rapidly to the PC via a FireWire-B interface. Besides high-speed image acquisition at 40 MHz, the pixel clocking rate of the sensor can also be set to 20 MHz or 1.6 MHz as required. This yields brilliant fluorescence images with a superb signal-to-noise ratio.
The optional NIR (Near Infra-Red) Mode extends the operating range of the camera for fluorescence markers emitting in the wavelength range above 700 nm, which are difficult to capture with conventional CCD technology.
Source:What are the main benefits of medical software?
Software Advice recently hosted a survey on its blog asking physicians to voice their opinions on the benefits of electronic medical record (EMR) software. The results are in, and over 50 physicians voiced their opinions on the subject. While this is a relatively small sample - considering over two thousand physicians have successfully attested Meaningful Use, some interesting trends were clearly found in the data.
You can find the full results here: Benefits of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software | 2011 Physician Survey. Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the most interesting findings.
Top Rated Benefits of EMRs
Over 65% of participants agreed on the top four benefits: greater accessibility of charts, greater note legibility, more accurate and up-to-date patient information, and improved coordination of treatment by more than one provider. A reason for these being some of the most common benefits may be the proliferation of web-based electronic medical record systems, along with new mobile EMR applications.
Some of the main objectives of the HITECH Act were to improve the accessibility of patient information and improve the coordination of treatment by multiple providers, so it’s good to see that the participants agreed that these were some of the main benefits.
Most Common EMR Solutions and their Top Benefits
The survey also asked which EMRs physicians were using. Here are the three most cited benefits of the five most commonly used systems:
- reduces paperwork and space requirements
- reduces administrative and staff expensive
- improves collection rates
- reduces transcription costs
- greater note legibility
- reduces paperwork
- greater legibility of notes
- greater accessibility of charts
- enhanced clinical documentation
- greater chart accessibility
- greater note legibility
- fewer medical errors
- reduced transcription costs
- improved coordination of treatment by more than on provider
- improved accuracy of coding
For a full recap of the analysis, before sure to check out the blog post.
Source:Aperio looking for a Healthcare Product Analyst
The Product Analyst, Healthcare works with customers to understand, analyze and document product requirements to meet customer needs in the market to enable Aperio to keep and grow current business and obtain new business. You will work closely with Aperio Software Developers to translate these market requirements to produce functional specifications and be able to lead your peers to ensure that they understand and approve the specifications to meet the market needs for Aperio’s digital pathology systems.
The Product Analyst, Healthcare is someone who can:
• Participate in the product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
• Spend time in the market to understand the problems, and find innovative solutions for the broader market
• Refine market requirements for current and future products by on-going visits to customers and noncustomers-define marketing and product requirements with prioritized features
• Demonstrate a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality
• Increase the profitability of existing products and to developing new products • Define functional requirements for products, specifically SecondSlide consultation network and laboratory information system interfaces, and work with engineering to define product release requirements and to develop detailed product specifications • Build products from existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on your industry experience and your contact with customers and prospects
• Work with quality assurance to develop test plans and assist in verifying developed functionality • Serve as an internal and external evangelist for your product offerings, working with the sales channel and key customers, and help train operations personnel in the use of the products you specify
• Work closely product team and marketing communications on go-to-market strategies, understand product positioning, key benefits, and target customers • Represent the company at conferences and trade show
Qualifications:
• Healthcare background working with pathology applications in hospital, reference lab, or Healthcare vendor companies. Experience with laboratory information system interfaces is a plus
• Understanding of anatomic pathology lab workflow is highly desired • Capable communicator and be comfortable working with healthcare customers, product team members, development and test engineers, sales, and marketing personnel at all levels • Proven teamwork and people skills; excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills • Ability to write detailed documents and specifications
• Able to work effectively in a collaborative environment and lead cross-functional teams, contribute solutions, and remain flexible in a fast-paced and changing environment • Customer focus with strong technical background; well developed analytical skills; excellent product design skills. Experience as a computer user of technical applications
• Experience in human factors analysis (e.g. workflow analysis, storyboarding). • Willing to spend time in the field (up to approx. 30% travel), developing relationships with customers and vendor partners to create detailed product requirement specifications.
• Technical and/or pathology background desirable
• High energy and self motivated
Requirements:
• BS/BA in healthcare field or engineering (MS/MA and/or Ph.D. desirable) Rev. 2011-05• 5+ years experience (or equivalent education) in healthcare field, working for hospital, reference lab, research organization, or Healthcare vendor companies.
• Blend of Business and Technical savvy
Location and type:
• Full-time employment in Vista, California – Local Candidates Only – No Relocation
Compensation and benefits:
Aperio pays our great people salaries commensurate with market value, and provides full benefits including health benefits and a 401(k) plan. All Aperio employees participate in our stock option plan.
To Apply:
Send your resume to jobs@aperio.com. Please include the position title.
Aperio is committed to attracting and retaining the most highly qualified candidates available. As an Aperio employee you will be consistently challenged to deliver your best. Because we provide our customers the best technologies and service in the industry, you will constantly develop new skills, learn new products, and be involved in activities that are highly valued in the marketplace. At Aperio, we value our customers as partners, and therefore strive to deliver excellence in everything we do.
Aperio is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We support workforce diversity.
Source:Definiens Symposium 2011 Approaching
The program for the 2011 the 2011 Definiens Symposium is approaching completion and it provides an interesting mixture of insights into the deployment of image analysis solutions in both industry and academia. Key note lectures will be given by Prof Dr Manfred Dietel (Director of the Institute of Pathology, Charité, Berlin, Germany; talk title: ‘Virtual Microscopy on the Stony Way to Revolutionize Anatomic Pathology’) and Dr Robert Gillies (Vice Chair Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL; talk title: ‘Multiscalar Image Analysis: A Window onto Tumor Heterogeneity’).Thomas Heydler (CEO Definiens) will highlight how Definiens’ image analysis can support clincal decisions.
Register today to ensure your seat at the leading event for Definiens Image Analysis users around the world in Cancer Research, Pharmaceutical & Biotech, Clinical & Academic settings.
Housing will close September 27th, for special discounted rates. If you want to contribute a poster, please send an email to academy@definiens.com by September 16th.
The Definiens Team is looking forward having you join us for this event.
Source:FREE WHITE PAPER: Cleaning Up Your Laboratory’s Fecal Occult Blood Testing Program: New Opportunities for Better Patient Compliance, Increased Accuracy, and a Happier Staff
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CRC is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. As of 2011, The American Cancer Society estimates 101,700 new cases of colon cancer and 39,510 new cases of rectal cancer. CRC is expected to cause about 49,380 deaths during 2011.
CRC is preventable through regular screening. Unlike many other types of cancer, CRC is easily curable if found early and can be prevented by removing precancerous polyps. Both polyps and early-stage cancers are usually asymptomatic. Compared with these lesions, cancers that have grown large enough to cause symptoms have a much worse prognosis.
This contrast highlights the need for screening in asymptomatic persons. In fact, if everyone aged 50 or older had regular screening tests, at least one-third of deaths from this CRC could be avoided.
The Dark Report is happy to offer our readers a chance to download our recently published FREE White Paper “Cleaning Up Your Laboratory’s Fecal Occult Blood Testing Program: New Opportunities for Better Patient Compliance, Increased Accuracy, and a Happier Staff” at absolutely no charge. This free download will provide readers with a detailed explanation on how improve you lab’s FOB testing program.
Among other topics, this FREE White Paper specifically addresses:
- Risk Factors for CRC
- FOB Testing Market
- The Pros and Cons of Traditional CFOBT
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Chapter 2. Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer: Traditional Testing Practices— Page 6
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Source:Slide Scanner Hits Market for $25K
DigiPath Releases Most Affordable Digital Pathology Slide Scanner
Henderson, Nevada, USA, September 12, 2011
DigiPath, Inc®, a provider of affordable, innovative, and reliable digital pathology solutions, releases PathScope™, the most affordable digital pathology scanner available worldwide. The PathScope solution includes viewing and image server software applications. The PathScope 1S list price is $24,999 with leasing options at $999 per month.
For a 15% discount certificate, register your name and email this week in top left corner at http://www.digipath.biz/. Certificate to redeem by December 1, 2011.
PathScope provides superior image quality, fast scanning times, and 1, 2, 3 or 30 slide capacities. Resolution options include .23m/pixel and .46 ?m/pixel. The PathScope innovation includes open source software compliant, live option, and multiple file format support. The PathScope reliability is supported by a standard service level agreement, and a 14 day validation period.
"DigiPath's team participated in the development of 10 scanning hardware systems which have been deployed at over 1500 sites worldwide," said Eric Stoppenhagen, Chief Executive Offer of DigiPath. "DigiPath brings this digital pathology product development expertise to PathScope, the MOST AFFORDABLE digital pathology system worldwide."
See http://www.digipath.biz/Services.html for further technical specifications.
Source:Digital Pathology Blog Recognized Among Best Medical Technician Blogs
The folks over at onlineuniversitydegree.org recently passed along word that the Digital Pathology Blog made their list of Top 50 Best Medical Technician Blogs. Their website with their picks relates:
"From X-rays to ultrasounds, many kinds of technology have been instrumental in changing the face of medicine. Are you interested in using these kinds of tools while pursuing a career in medical assisting? Or maybe you are curious about the latest advances in medical technology. We have looked far and wide for the top 50 medical technician blogs. So get ready to hear jaw-dropping EMT tales, thought-provoking radiology ruminations, and all about the life-saving technology that fuels modern medicine."
Check out their picks for many great blogs related to health, medicine and medical technology.
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Source:The role of the pathologist
Guidance for Newly Diagnosed Brain Cancer Patients
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Women Are Pathologists.mp4
The first part of this program features the fictional story of a teenage girl who learns first-hand about the field of pathology as she tries to resolve a family crisis. The second part of the program features three omen who are real-life pathologists working in forensic pathology, surgical pathology, and academic pathology.
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Social Pathology Full | The Zeitgeist Movement | NYC 2010 ZDAY
This Lecture was given by Peter Joseph, the defacto founding member of The Zeitgeist Movement.
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Social Pathology Full | The Zeitgeist Movement | NYC 2010 ZDAY
Pathology Today
Dr Robin Fraser, pathologist, talks about his job.
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Pathology Today
Benefits of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software | 2011 Physician Survey
Courtesy of Software Advice. Encourage to take the survey and share in the results.
According to an August 3 report from Robert Tagalicod, the new director of CMS Office of e-Health Standards and Services, 2,383 eligible providers have successfully attested for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) – or electronic medical record (EMR) – Incentive Program. One hundred hospitals have also attested.
This is great news. But what impact is technology having on the quality of care? Are physicians benefiting from all the improvements that EMR software promises to deliver?
We want to hear from you. We’re hosting a quick, 20-question survey about the advantages of electronic medical records. What kind of impact is EMR technology having on your practice? Are you realizing productivity and financial benefits? Quality of care improvements?
Let us know. We’ll publish the results back here in two weeks.
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