Digital pathology is part of our life now – but is your setup the best it can be?
This event is being delivered in partnership with 3DHISTECH and Sysmex UK.
This event will take place at 12:30pm BST and will last approximately 1 hour.
When setting up and running digital (histo and cyto) pathology, the enthusiasm and awe of the early days is quickly replaced by noticing the little niggling things – not everything is in focus, bits are missing, colours look odd, fat is not scanned, connection is flaky, the Windows focus shifts from dictation to the image when you least want it… and the list goes on.
The efficient working of any system starts with a good setup, including managing expectations and connecting the systems together. Seamless working with the LIMS and the electronic patient record is still a dream for most users; however several things can be done to help overcome this difficulty.
Setting the specifications for procurement and selecting the right system starts with honest assessment of your workflow. Finding the right hardware and software, which allows on and off-site working and connecting to Trust IT, requires specialist knowledge, which is often beyond the expertise of pathologists and service managers. Humans are part of the change management too – we need to look at this facet as well.
This webinar will be delivered by Consultant Histopathologist and Vice President (Professional Practice) of the RCPath, Dr Laszlo Igali. Dr Igali would like to help build confidence in specifying and setting up your digital pathology system. He will take you through the elements of an ideal setup, with a sensible and lean workflow, together with the additional things needed to make it an end-to-end system. The webinar will be chaired by Professor Sarah Coupland.
Who is this webinar for?
Even if you are already a happy owner of a digital pathology system, Dr Igali’s webinar will offer advice on how to get the most out of your system, for all levels of laboratory and pathology staff.
The commonest problems with digital setups will be addressed too – and Dr Igali invites you to bring your questions to the webinar as he will build in plenty of time for discussion. Spread the word – invite your colleagues, service managers, decision makers and IT personnel to participate in the webinar – let’s learn together.
Dr Laszlo Igali
Dr Laszlo Igali works as a histopathologist (dermatopathology/gastrointestinal pathology) at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, where he is currently the Chief of Service of one of the busiest departments in the UK.
Dr Igali has a strong interest in healthcare informatics and digital pathology and has been active in the field since the 1980s. He developed paperless hospital systems with cross-system database integration.
Dr Igali is interested in standardisation in digital pathology, metadata development and education. He has served as informatics advisor for the Royal College of Pathologists from 2011 to 16; member, then Chair, of the College’s Pathology Informatics Group; was one of the authors of the College’s Digital Pathology Guideline; and is co-chair of the Pathology Informatics National User Group. He is currently serving as a Vice President of Professional Practice at the College.
Dr Igali has been active in the introduction of digital pathology in the UK and in his department, and frequently lectures on the topic at national and international conferences.
Professor Sarah Coupland
Prof. Sarah Coupland is a senior Consultant Histopathologist at the Liverpool University Foundation Hospital Trusts, UK, with expertise in ophthalmic pathology, haematopathology, molecular and digital pathology, and Biobanking.
In 2006, Prof. Coupland established the ‘Liverpool-Ocular-Oncology-Research-Group’ (www.loorg.org), a multidisciplinary team, focussing on ocular melanomas, lymphomas, and other eye cancers. She is the ‘George Holt Chair of Pathology’ at the University of Liverpool (UoL) (>2013). She leads Digital Pathology at the UoL, and has been involved in several multicentre DigPath and AI-related projects, particularly in eye cancers.
Prof. Coupland is the current President of the “Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland”. She is also Registrar of the Royal College of Pathologists.
She has published ~350 scientific articles (H-index:64/Scopus), has written ~150 Chapters, including some within the UICC/TNM Staging system for Ophthalmic Tumours, as well as the WHO ‘Blue’ Tumour Volumes (Eye, Haematopathology, Skin and Paediatric cancers).
She has won several awards for research and teaching, including the International Council of Ophthalmology's ‘Eye Pathology Award’ & the 2019 RCPath Excellence Award. She was included in the “Pathologist Power Lists” of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023, and was also listed in the “Top 100 Influential Women in Ophthalmology” in 2021 and 2024.
Prof Coupland was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) in 2023, for her significant contributions to Ophthalmic Pathology.
