Pathology Visions Conference Draws Digital pathology experts from around the world
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011(PRWEB) 22 November 2011
without the number of digital pathology experts participated seventh Annual Pathology Visions Conference earlier this month. Digital Pathology Association (DPA) conference in San Diego featured more than 50 exhibitors and 42 educational sessions.
We had the largest number of participants in the history of our conference, and we are very proud of the role of the Pathology Visions Conference play in the education of those in digital pathology profession, said Dirk Soenksen, president of Digital Pathology Association and Chairman of the Programme Committee Pathology Visions. At this years conference, we had participants from 30 states, 17 countries and 174 organizations who left with a greater understanding of cutting-edge applications of digital pathology. Are you already have plans for next years conference to be held October 28 to 31, 2012 in Baltimore, MD.
For the first time, the Indiana State Medical Association offered a doctor Pathology Visions Conference participants the opportunity to earn up to 13 continuing medical education (CME) credits. For those who were not able to attend and still want to earn CME credits, two conference presentations, keynote address and panel discussion of the regulatory, is now available online.
Regulatory Roundtable titled Navigating Digital Pathologys way to the patient was under the guidance of Dr. Stephen Hewitt, a member of the NCI and FDA 2009 Hematology and Pathology Devices Advisory Panel on Digital Pathology. Others on the panel include: Tremella Faison, MS, RAC, SCT (ASCP) is the FDA’s office of in vitro diagnostic device evaluation and safety; Walter Henricks, MD, Cleveland Clinic, a CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program and center cap quality of work group for the whole system slide Image,. and Debra Sydnor is the CMS Division of Laboratory Services (CLIA oversight)
Dr. Mahul B. Amins keynote presentation entitled, personalized medicine: Empowering light microscopy and pathologists. Dr. Amin is chairman and professor of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His presentation Reviewed the role of the pathologist in modern health care and discuss the contributions, strengths and limitations of traditional microscopy.
recordings of main sessions or the Regulatory Roundtable can be purchased by clicking here.
and a new conference this year, Pathology Visions poster presentation competition. The contest participants a chance to get rewarded for their knowledge of digital pathology. The winners are:
Best Poster resident Bryan Dangott, University of Utah Medical Center, an automated image analysis, scoring and automation
Dear Resident mention Brad Chaser, MD, Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, using the whole slide digital images to evaluate and monitor continuous improvement in surgical pathology
best research Poster Christopher Tully, Aperio, Genie Classifier development of Histology Pattern Recognition
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mentioned research Kate Lillard, Aperio, Evaluation of automated histology pattern recognition tool for selection and analysis of Viable Tumor Xenograft in Sections Stained with CD-31
best education Poster Dr. Brad Chaser, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, using the whole slide digital images to evaluate and monitor continuous improvement in surgical pathology
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mention of education Dr. Steven Schmechel, University of Minnesota, the development of multigene Tickets Expression Signature of the protein levels of digitized immunohistochemistry Slides
Best Clinical Poster Bryan Dangott, University of Utah Medical Center, an automated image analysis, evaluation and Annotation
Dear Maria mention Clinical Coats, University of Dundee, Optical projection tomography as a diagnostic tool for colorectal polyps
Peoples Choice Best Poster Mohamed Salam, University of Utah, plasma cell spatial distribution patterns correlated with the unique molecular signature profiling
Other big winners at the Pathology Visions conference were Tourism Award recipients are selected based on their understanding of the impact of digital pathology and the whole slide images in the specialty of pathology. Click here to read more about our winners: Ghassan Allo, MD, Fernando Anthony, MD, Ronald George Hauser III, MD, Dianne Kovacic and Steven Smith, PhD.
If you were unable to attend Pathology Visions earlier this month, we want your feedback. Fill out this form review the topics and the caliber of presenters and incorporate your feedback in 2012 Pathology Visions Conference.
remain involved Digital Pathology Association has joined the discussion on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter i. To join the DPA, please visit our web site. If you are already a member and are interested in joining the program, membership, web site, the regulatory board or white paper, please e-mail at info (at) digitalpathologyassociation (dot) org.
Mission Digital Pathology Association is to provide education and awareness of digital pathology applications in healthcare and life sciences. Members will be encouraged to share best practices and promote the use of technology among colleagues in order to demonstrate the effectiveness, awareness, and the ultimate benefits to patient care.
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