Where are we with Polish pathology at the turn of the centuries in the light of the Congresses of the Polish Society of Pathologists?

Abstract

The aim of this study is to depict the current and past research directions in Polish pathology at the turn of the centuries. The analysis was based on the abstracts of the congresses of the Polish Society of Pathologists organized in 1992-2016 and concerned 1,824 presentations. It has been proven that oncology (1,090 presentations, 59.76%) was the most commonly discussed topic and dominated the dispute. Organ pathology was the area of research covered with over ¼ of all papers (464 presentations, 25.44%), while subsequent topics played a marginal role: varia (86 presentations, 4.71%), infectious and parasitic diseases (84 presentations, 4.61%) and toxicopathology (56 presentations, 3.07%). A special, multidisciplinary category of veterinary pathology was particularized (44 presentations, 2.41%). Positive trend was revealed for oncology, while a downward one for the organ pathology, toxicopathology as well as pathology of infectious and parasitic diseases.

Perception of Pathologists in Poland of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medical Diagnosis—A Cross-Sectional Study

“…At the moment, there are 230 slots for pathology residency, only 130 of which are occupied. The reasons behind the unpopularity of pathology among young medical doctors are, among others, the overwhelmingly vast knowledge young people need to attain during their training, fewer opportunities for additional earnings, a huge responsibility in the diagnostic process, and the longer time required for a pathologist to become more independent in the process of diagnosis [ 18 ]. To the best of our knowledge, no study has focused solely on the situation in Poland.…”