Pathologist

Attributes of a Pathologist

What makes a good pathologist? First of all, I think you have to be good at pattern recognition... You have to be thorough in your thinking, "Well, if I haven't seen this before, what must I do to try and make the diagnosis? Must I do some more special stains? Must I show it to somebody else? Must I read up in the books about it?" And you have to be quite determined to find out. Paola Domizio (UK)

Choosing a Pathology Subspecialty: Have You Considered Patient Contact?

Collections

  • This is what we should be doing. Collect, Catalog, Classify and Share. #pathologists are ambitious collectors who make catalogs of diseases. Collections should be mandatory for residents and educational departments.

Lauren V. Ackerman: a wit, a rogue, a giant: selected anecdotes

I suggest the #pathologist to keep a copy of this #article by Prof @juan_rosai on your drawer and read it once in a while

Also known as

Someone who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge

Name of the Lecture:Pathology Laboratory, How it works?

Required Prior Knowledge:Histology techniques that were described in histology laboratory lectures

Aim of the Lecture:To give a brief introduction for how a pathology laboratory functions in hospitals.

Goals of the lecture:

Students will have a basic knowledge of how pathology laboratory functions in hospital setting

Students will have a basic knowledge about pathologists’ function in hospitals

Lecture Outlines:

  • Specimen Types - Biopsy

    • Core biopsy, tru-cut biopsy

    • Incisional biopsy

    • Excisional Biopsy

    • Radical excision

  • Specimen Types - Cytology

    • Exfoliative Cytology

    • Aspiration Cytology

  • Registry in pathology laboratory and workflow

  • Macroscopy

    • Specimen photography

    • Specimen archive

    • Taking appropriate samples according to guidelines

  • Tissue processing

  • Paraffin embedding

  • Microtome

  • H&E

  • Microscopy

  • Autopsy

  • Frozen section

  • Special techniques

    • Histochemistry

    • Enzyme Histochemistry

    • Immunohistochemistry

    • Immunofluorescence

    • In-situ hybridization

  • Molecular Techniques

  • Pathology Archive

    • Paraffin blocks

    • Slides

    • Printed and Electronic Reports

  • Product of a pathologist is the report

  • Relationship and communication with clinicians

  • Relationship and communication with patients

  • Consultations

  • Telepathology

  • Digital Pathology and Virtual Slides

References:

Last updated:01.05.2015

Name of the Lecture:Pathology Laboratory, How it works?

Required Prior Knowledge:Histology techniques that were described in histology laboratory lectures

Aim of the Lecture:To give a brief introduction for how a pathology laboratory functions in hospitals.

Goals of the lecture:

Students will have a basic knowledge of how pathology laboratory functions in hospital setting

Students will have a basic knowledge about pathologists’ function in hospitals

Lecture Outlines:

  • Specimen Types - Biopsy

    • Core biopsy, tru-cut biopsy

    • Incisional biopsy

    • Excisional Biopsy

    • Radical excision

  • Specimen Types - Cytology

    • Exfoliative Cytology

    • Aspiration Cytology

  • Registry in pathology laboratory and workflow

  • Macroscopy

    • Specimen photography

    • Specimen archive

    • Taking appropriate samples according to guidelines

  • Tissue processing

  • Paraffin embedding

  • Microtome

  • H&E

  • Microscopy

  • Autopsy

  • Frozen section

  • Special techniques

    • Histochemistry

    • Enzyme Histochemistry

    • Immunohistochemistry

    • Immunofluorescence

    • In-situ hybridization

  • Molecular Techniques

  • Pathology Archive

    • Paraffin blocks

    • Slides

    • Printed and Electronic Reports

  • Product of a pathologist is the report

  • Relationship and communication with clinicians

  • Relationship and communication with patients

  • Consultations

  • Telepathology

  • Digital Pathology and Virtual Slides

References:

Pathologist

Educating the Digital Generation: Adjusting to new technologies can be difficult – but rising to the challenges could change the face of medical training

Pathocholesteatoma (Pathoma parody): Yale Med 2017 Second Year Show

Educating the Digital Generation: Adjusting to new technologies can be difficult – but rising to the challenges could change the face of medical training

https://thepathologist.com/issues/0717/educating-the-digital-generation/

Pathocholesteatoma (Pathoma parody): Yale Med 2017 Second Year Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyQPxaqfcZI

University of Pittsburgh Pathology Conference

Washington University in St. Louis Nephrology Web Series

University of Pittsburgh Pathology Conference

http://pathologyconference.upmc.edu/

Washington University in St. Louis Nephrology Web Series

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mJLTtBsf6PTbuiv08vcOA/videos

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