Dr. Sylvia Asa Stars at TEDx Event

“We’ve been innovative to provide a much better pathology service for our patients. We’re not going to stop there . . . our vision is that pathology really is the heart of a patient’s diagnosis.”  
​​– Dr. Sylvia Asa

Recently, Dr. Sylvia Asa, Medical Director of UHN’s Laboratory Medicine Program (LMP), addressed the question, “How can we harness innovation to transform medical diagnostics?” at a TEDx event.

In her talk, Asa spoke about why her team is looking at new and innovative ways to ensure that:

• every patient has the right diagnosis
• clinicians understand their patients’ prognosis
• pathologists predict the right treatment for each patient

​Learn how LMP’s industry-leading ‘system change’ is:

• creating new, more flexible staffing models of pathologists
• forging hospital partnerships that ensure equitable access to expertise
• implementing the latest disruptive technological game changers in the pathology industry.
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UHN is revolutionizing the way pathology is practiced across Toronto, the province, country and ultimately, around the world. Watch the video to find out how.