Teaching Digital Pathology: The International School of Digital Pathology and Proposed Syllabus

Mea, Vincenzo Della; Carbone, Antonino; Loreto, Carla Di; Bueno, Gloria; Paoli, Paolo De; García-Rojo, Marcial; Mena, David De; Gloghini, Annunziata; Ilyas, Mohammad; Laurinavičius, Arvydas; Rasmusson, Allan G.; Milione, Massimo; Dolcetti, Riccardo; Pagani, Marco; Stoppini, Andrea; Sulfaro, Sandro; Bartolo, Michelangelo; Mazzon, Emanuela; Soyer, H. Peter; Pantanowitz, Liron

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“…Similarly the College of American Pathologists guidance document9 states that ‘Although it is important that users be trained to use this technology, the personnel required for WSI and how they should be trained are outside of the scope of this document’. There is minimal published literature on the topic of training programmes for histopathologists in digital pathology in the diagnostic setting, which includes a single report on a digital pathology summer school held in Italy for which a syllabus on training was proposed 10…”

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Implementation of digital pathology into diagnostic practice: perceptions and opinions of histopathology trainees and implications for training

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There is increasing interest in the utility of digital pathology in the diagnostic setting. Successful transition requires guidance and training, but additionally an understanding of opinions and attitudes of histopathologists to ensure that potential barriers are addressed. Histopathology trainees as a group are likely to be at the forefront of this revolution, and have specific and as yet largely neglected training needs in this context. We designed an online survey for trainees within our region to capture their opinions and attitudes to digital pathology in the diagnostic setting, and to assess their perceived training needs. This survey indicates overall that these trainees have similar aspirations with regard to the predicted utility of digital pathology and the challenges faced as have been recognised among consultant histopathologists. While their training needs are also largely similar, there are specific additional considerations based around training in multiple centres with varying exposure to digital pathology.

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Implementation of digital pathology into diagnostic practice: perceptions and opinions of histopathology trainees and implications for training

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“…Digital microscopy has already proven to be a practical alternative to conventional microscopy in pathology education and has replaced traditional microscope laboratories in many medical and dental schools. [1331323334] It has also been used to provide a large number of interesting cases over the internet. [35363738] The potential advantages of digital microscopy include the ability to store and distribute cases, integrate the scans with the electronic medical records for review, disseminate imaging studies, and facilitate second opinion consults by pathologists inside or outside the hospital system anywhere in the world.…”

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“…[1234567] In the near future, pathology graduates are likely to practice in an environment that leverages digital pathology systems and robotics to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and potentially improve the quality of medical care. [24568910111213141516] Recently, digital pathology vendors such as Leica-Aperio, Philips, and Roche-Ventana have incorporated a common Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard file format and network protocol into their products. [4171819] The use of a common DICOM standard can facilitate the wide distribution and viewing of whole-slide imaging (WSI) prepared with different systems and is likely to stimulate the adoption of digital pathology systems for routine surgical pathology work in an increasing number of hospitals and other pathology practices.…”

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“…To our knowledge, there has been limited interest in the development of teaching strategies specifically designed to train pathology residents to use digital microscopy for the routine diagnosis of surgical pathology cases. [1320] Several applications and digital image repositories that incorporate annotated text and WSI have been developed including PathPresenter (https://www.pathpresenter.net), the digital pathology association (https://digitalpathologyassociation.org/whole-slide-imaging-repository), PathoBin (https://pathobin.com), and Philips pathology education tutor (http://www.pathxl.com/pathology-education-tutor), but to our knowledge, there is no information or data in the pathology literature regarding their acceptance as educational tools.…”

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The Use of Screencasts with Embedded Whole-Slide Scans and Hyperlinks to Teach Anatomic Pathology in a Supervised Digital Environment

Wong

Frye

Kim

et al. 2018

Journal of Pathology Informatics

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Background:There is an increasing interest in using digitized whole-slide imaging (WSI) for routine surgical pathology diagnoses. Screencasts are digital recordings of computer screen output with advanced interactive features that allow for the preparation of videos. Screencasts that include hyperlinks to WSIs could help teach pathology residents how to become familiar with technologies that they are likely to use in their future career.Materials and Methods:Twenty screencasts were prepared with Camtasia 2.0 software (TechSmith, Okemos, MI, USA). They included clinical history, videos of chest X-rays and/or chest computed tomography images, links to WSI digitized with an Aperio Turbo AT scanner (Leica Biosystems, Buffalo Grove, IL, USA), pre- and posttests, and faculty-narrated videos of the WSI in a manner closely resembling a slide seminar and other educational materials. Screencasts were saved in a hospital network, Screencast.com, YouTube.com, and Vimeo.com. The screencasts were viewed by 12 pathology residents and fellows who made diagnoses, answered the quizzes, and took a survey with questions designed to evaluate their perception of the quality of this technology. Quiz results were automatically e-mailed to faculty. Pre- and posttest results were compared using a paired t-test.Results:Screencasts can be viewed with Windows PC and Mac operating systems and mobile devices; only videos saved in our network and screencast.com could be used to generate quizzes. Participants’ feedback was very favorable with average scores ranging from 4.5 to 4.8 (on a scale of 5). Mean posttest scores (87.0% [±21.6%]) were significantly improved over those in the pretest quizzes (48.5% [±31.2%]) (P < 0.0001).Conclusion:Screencasts with WSI that allow residents and fellows to diagnose cases using digital microscopy may prove to be a useful technology to enhance the pathology education. Future studies with larger numbers of screencasts and participants are needed to optimize various teaching strategies.

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“…On the other hand, proper digital pathology usage requires knowledge about it. Thus it has to become part of the curriculum for Pathology residents and other involved professions, like laboratory technicians, biology and computer scientists, and IT managers 71 .…”

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The slow-paced digital evolution of pathology: lights and shadows from a multifaceted board

Caputo¹,

L’Imperio

Merolla

et al. 2023

Pathologica

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Summary Objective The digital revolution in pathology represents an invaluable resource fto optimise costs, reduce the risk of error and improve patient care, even though it is still adopted in a minority of laboratories. Barriers include concerns about initial costs, lack of confidence in using whole slide images for primary diagnosis, and lack of guidance on transition. To address these challenges and develop a programme to facilitate the introduction of digital pathology (DP) in Italian pathology departments, a panel discussion was set up to identify the key points to be considered. Methods On 21 July 2022, an initial conference call was held on Zoom to identify the main issues to be discussed during the face-to-face meeting. The final summit was divided into four different sessions: (I) the definition of DP, (II) practical applications of DP, (III) the use of AI in DP, (IV) DP and education. Results Essential requirements for the implementation of DP are a fully tracked and automated workflow, selection of the appropriate scanner based on the specific needs of each department, and a strong commitment combined with coordinated teamwork (pathologists, technicians, biologists, IT service and industries). This could reduce human error, leading to the application of AI tools for diagnosis, prognosis and prediction. Open challenges are the lack of specific regulations for virtual slide storage and the optimal storage solution for large volumes of slides. Conclusion Teamwork is key to DP transition, including close collaboration with industry. This will ease the transition and help bridge the gap that currently exists between many labs and full digitisation. The ultimate goal is to improve patient care.

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Teaching Digital Pathology: The International School of Digital Pathology and Proposed Syllabus

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Implementation of digital pathology into diagnostic practice: perceptions and opinions of histopathology trainees and implications for training

Implementation of digital pathology into diagnostic practice: perceptions and opinions of histopathology trainees and implications for training

The Use of Screencasts with Embedded Whole-Slide Scans and Hyperlinks to Teach Anatomic Pathology in a Supervised Digital Environment

The slow-paced digital evolution of pathology: lights and shadows from a multifaceted board

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