May 16, 2013

CAP Whole Slide Imaging Validation Guideline: Overview and Discussion – Free Webinar

BY Dr. Keith J. Kaplan

Late getting this news out but College of American Pathologists continues to take an active role in educating digital pathology community about validation and use through a free webinar offering May 17, 2013. Thanks to a longtime faithful reader for letting me know about this.  

Free Webinar from CAP – Friday May, 17, 2013 – 11:00 AM EDT

Webinar Registration

Join us to hear an overview of the CAP’s evidence-based guideline on validating whole slide imaging (WSI) and a discussion from experts in the field about this emerging technology. The guideline is the first of its kind and is now available in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.

CAP Validating Whole Slide Imaging Systems for Diagnostic Purposes in Pathology:
Guideline Overview and Discussion
Friday, May 17
11:00 AM–Noon EDT

Webinar participants will discuss:
• Key recommendations of the guideline
• How the recommendations will help pathologists prepare for wider adoption of WSI in clinical practice
• What the guideline means for pathologists and patients
• How WSI is currently being used

Featured Speakers:

Liron Pantanowitz, MD, FCAP
President, Association for Pathology Informatics
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pathology Informatics
Associate Professor, Departments of Pathology and Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh

Eric F. Glassy, MD, FCAP
Board of Directors, Digital Pathology Association
Medical director, Affiliated Pathologists Medical Group, Torrance, California

Lewis A. Hassell, MD, FCAP
Board of Directors, Digital Pathology Association
Board of Directors, American Pathology Foundation
President, CAP Foundation
Associate Professor of Pathology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Note: This webinar complements chapter 7 of the CAP’s new ebook: “New Paths…New Choices: Pathology in an Era of Advancing Science and Disruptive Health Economics.” Drs. Glassy and Hassell are featured in this chapter.

Download your free copy of the CAP ebook:  http://yourpathyourchoice.org/ebook/

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