Diapath Lab Talks

The "digital pathology" has been used successfully in South Tyrol for the performance of intraoperative examinations in the three peripheral hospitals of Merano, Bressanone and Brunico. Being devoid of pathological anatomy, originally the execution of intraoperative examinations in those locations required a pathologist and a technician from the Bolzano hospital to go there in person with a portab...

Talking about "lean management" in Healthcare in a pandemic era might seem to most a mere philosophical exercise from a cultural circle useful for distracting attention on the current problem. In reality, as I hope will be evident at the end of my attribute, having a managerial / organizational tool such as the "Lean" methodology available would also help to explain some of the many situations of...

Besides patients safety, around which all histopathology activities are centered, staff safety is crucial in our departments, where exposure to chemical and biological hazards is constant. It is important to know about the chemicals we deal with in our daily work. Understanding the labels can help identifying the more hazardous chemicals, what the risks are and how to avoid them. This webinar will...

Immunohistochemical stains play an important role in identifying the more appropriate diagnosis and directing therapeutic choices. This webinar focuses on the importance of ways to guarantee a constant internal quality control. National external quality programmes have been organised in some countries, but it is also possible to build up a system for external quality assessment through a collabora...

High-quality diagnostics starts with high-quality tissue specimens. This webinar analyses in detail the procedures of the preanalytical phase from specimens grossing to slides labeling with a view to guarantee a quality specimen suitable for any further assessment in times of precision medicine.

Quality general concepts are explained in this webinar together with the strategies to be put in place in order to pursue continuous improvement in histopathology departments. Special attention is given to receipt of specimens and traceability.

This webinar gives an insight into the new roles and career pathways that have opened up in recent years for biomedical scientists in the UK. The staff workers of the Histopathology Department of the Royal Marsden Hospital, a NHS oncological hospital in central London, tell us directly about their experiences and plans for the future. The staff workers of the Histopathology Department of the Royal...