It is well known that a physician’s wellbeing and Quality of Life can impact the quality of treatment. [1] Without specialization, pathologists split their time between anatomical pathology, clinical lab work, teaching, research and administrative duties. [2] Sub-specialization in pathology creates opportunity for improved learning, leading to higher satisfaction with diagnoses in those specialties. More specialized work has also shown improvement in the quality of diagnosis. [3]
Other stresses plague pathologists. Case load and pathologist accessibility are high on this list. So how can live, real-time telepathology further improve the pathologist’s QOL and the quality of patient care?
- Convenient live slide evaluation from any location, within or outside the institution.
- Live consultation for accelerated diagnoses, faster treatment and better patient outcomes.
- Increased efficiency in case review, reduced waiting time, and opportunity to review more cases.
- More opportunities for training (and mentoring) by sharing sessions with fellow pathologists and specialists.
- Improved access to specialist consultations, even when not on-site.
- Reduced cost and risk of breakage from transportation of slides to the pathologist for evaluation.
- Expanded convenience and flexibility affording pathologists enhanced work-life balance.
- Enhanced ability to collaborate and share knowledge between institutions.
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