Course Outline
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- Introduction
- Introduction
- Which of the following statements about gross photography images are true?
- Cases Requiring Photographs of Gross Specimens
- Basic Principles of Obtaining Gross Pathology Photographs
- Essential Equipment, Tools and Digital Systems for Gross Photography
- Current Usage of Gross Digital Photography
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Gross Photography
- College of American Pathologists Requirements for Gross Photographs
- Current CAP Requirements for Gross Photography in Anatomic Pathology Checklist
- Current CAP Requirements for Gross Photography in Anatomic Pathology Checklist, continued
- Practical Recommendations to Comply With Current CAP Requirements
- True or False: The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program has the deeming authority to inspect and accredit clinical laboratories.
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: This course is intended for histology technicians and technologists, supervisors, pathologists’ assistants, and pathology residents. This content may benefit those working with surgical pathology specimens, performing autopsies, and obtaining digital gross photographs.
Author Information:
Andrey I. Khramtsov, MD, PhD, MS, PA(ASCP)CM, earned his MD and PhD degrees at the St. Petersburg State Medical Academy. He was a staff pathologist in various hospitals and universities in Russia and as a senior scientist at the U. of Chicago. He also holds an MS degree from the Pathologists' Assistant Program at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Currently, he is working in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and is involved in the training of medical students, residents, and fellows.
Galina F. Khramtsova, MD, PhD, MS, HTL(ASCP)CM, earned her MD and PhD degrees at the St. Petersburg State I.I. Mechnikov Medical Academy. She also holds an MS degree in biology from St. Petersburg State University. She worked for many years in the field of molecular pathology and research. Currently, she is working as a senior scientist in the Department of Medicine at the U. of Chicago and is involved in the research and training of rotating medical students, residents, and fellows in medical laboratory science.
Reviewer Information: Paul S. Fekete, MD, is the founder of MediaLab. He was formerly a senior pathologist with Gwinnett Pathology Associates in metro Atlanta and an assistant professor of pathology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Fekete is board-certified in anatomical and clinical pathology and cytopathology.
Course Description: This course will briefly describe the basic principles of digital photography of gross specimens, equipment, and tools to be used. Through examples of surgical pathology specimens from real practice will demonstrate what and how to photograph. The current uses of gross specimen photography in pathology practice will be presented. The current CAP requirements for gross photography and medical and legal considerations are discussed.
