Guidance for Remote Reporting of Digital Pathology Slides During Periods of Exceptional Service Pressure: An Emergency Response from the UK Royal College of Pathologists

Williams, Bethany; Brettle, D S; Aslam, Muhammad; Barrett, Paul; Bryson, Gareth; Cross, Simon S.; Snead, David; Verrill, Clare; Clarke, Emily; Wright, Alexander; Treanor, Darren

doi:10.4103/jpi.jpi_23_20

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“…Professional organizations have issued guidelines for DP use including, but not limited to, technical specifications, such as among others the College of American Pathologists (CAP) [ 8 ], the Digital Pathology Association [ 9 ], the European Union [ 10 ], the Canadian Association of Pathologists [ 11 ], the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) [ 12 , 13 ] and the Bundesverband Deutscher Pathologen (Professsional Association of German Pathologists) [ 14 ].…”

Section: Concordance Of Digital Pathology (Dp) With Glass Slidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Undeniably, the current COVID-19 pandemic and the associated social distancing restrictions have been an unexpected boost to DP. A UK guidance study published by the RCPath [ 13 ] provides recommendations on the use of DP in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study [ 44 ] has looked at “emergency” use of DP in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic on home-office work-stations.…”

Section: Experience From Dp Implementations In Routine Diagnosticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital Pathology: Advantages, Limitations and Emerging Perspectives

Jahn

Plass

Moinfar

2020

JCM

142

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Digital pathology is on the verge of becoming a mainstream option for routine diagnostics. Faster whole slide image scanning has paved the way for this development, but implementation on a large scale is challenging on technical, logistical, and financial levels. Comparative studies have published reassuring data on safety and feasibility, but implementation experiences highlight the need for training and the knowledge of pitfalls. Up to half of the pathologists are reluctant to sign out reports on only digital slides and are concerned about reporting without the tool that has represented their profession since its beginning. Guidelines by international pathology organizations aim to safeguard histology in the digital realm, from image acquisition over the setup of work-stations to long-term image archiving, but must be considered a starting point only. Cost-efficiency analyses and occupational health issues need to be addressed comprehensively. Image analysis is blended into the traditional work-flow, and the approval of artificial intelligence for routine diagnostics starts to challenge human evaluation as the gold standard. Here we discuss experiences from past digital pathology implementations, future possibilities through the addition of artificial intelligence, technical and occupational health challenges, and possible changes to the pathologist’s profession.

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Section: Concordance Of Digital Pathology (Dp) With Glass Slidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Experience From Dp Implementations In Routine Diagnosticsmentioning

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Digital Pathology: Advantages, Limitations and Emerging Perspectives

Jahn

Plass

Moinfar

2020

JCM

142

101

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“…Using the same laptop at home and at work is a ‘cost neutral’ solution to purchasing a duplicate set of hardware for home working. Large monitors of ‘gaming quality’ are not expensive to purchase to WFH, and limited self-validation 9 , 10 should allow pathologists to provide safe diagnostic service for most cases. Remote working with WSI has some limitations with use of digital images; connectivity with laboratory reporting systems and sometimes limited clinical information should also induce a cautious approach.…”

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Histopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: resilience through adaptation and innovation

Bracey¹,

Arif²,

Ralte³

et al. 2021

Diagnostic Histopathology

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“…The role of digital pathology is rapidly evolving and the contribution of pathologists to the multidisciplinary care through virtual tumor board meetings (e-Tumor Board) which are utilized through electronic platforms is reshaping our model of care. Albeit, the times of SARS−COV-2 present us with numerous challenges related to how we humans communicate and interact, many opportunities will emerge and develop that may lead to improvements and might further remodel the role of laboratories in the personalized medicine paradigm of care ( Williams et al, 2020 ). Avoiding repeating invasive procedure should be pursued, if possible, like doing a liquid biopsy for molecular studies.…”

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Implications of COVID-19 pandemic on lung cancer management: A multidisciplinary perspective

Bakhribah

Zeitouni

Daghistani

et al. 2020

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

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Treatment of patients with lung cancer during the current COVID-19 pandemic is challenging. Lung cancer is a heterogenous disease with a wide variety of therapeutic options. Oncologists have to determine the risks and benefits of modifying the treatment plans of patients especially in situation where the disease biology and treatment are complex. Health care visits carry a risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the similarities of COVID-19 symptoms and lung cancer manifestations represent a dominant problem. Efforts to modify treatment of lung cancer during the current pandemic have been adapted by many healthcare institutes to reduce exposure of lung cancer patients to SARS-CoV-2. We summarized the implications of COVID-19 pandemic on the management of lung cancer from the perspective of different specialties of thoracic oncology multidisciplinary team.

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Guidance for Remote Reporting of Digital Pathology Slides During Periods of Exceptional Service Pressure: An Emergency Response from the UK Royal College of Pathologists

Cited by 42 publications

References 9 publications

Digital Pathology: Advantages, Limitations and Emerging Perspectives

Digital Pathology: Advantages, Limitations and Emerging Perspectives

Histopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: resilience through adaptation and innovation

Implications of COVID-19 pandemic on lung cancer management: A multidisciplinary perspective

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