Williams, BJ, Brettle, D, Aslam, M et al. (8 more authors) (2020) Guidance for Remote Reporting of Digital Pathology Slides During Periods of Exceptional Service Pressure: An Emergency Response from the UK Royal College of Pathologists. Journal of Pathology Informatics, 11 (1). 12. ISSN 2229-5089
Abstract
Pathology departments must rise to new staffing challenges caused by the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic and may need to work more flexibly for the foreseeable future. In light of this, many pathologists and departments are considering the merits of remote or home reporting of digital cases. While some individuals have experience of this, little work has been done to determine optimum conditions for home reporting, including technical and training considerations. In this publication produced in response to the pandemic, we provide information regarding risk assessment of home reporting of digital slides, summarize available information on specifications for home reporting computing equipment, and share access to a novel point-of-use quality assurance tool for assessing the suitability of home reporting screens for digital slide diagnosis. We hope this study provides a useful starting point and some practical guidance in a difficult time. This study forms the basis of the guidance issued by the Royal College of Pathologists, available at: https://www.rcpath.org/uploads/assets/626ead77-d7dd-42e1-949988e43dc84c97/RCPath-guidance-for-remote-digital-pathology.pdf.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Journal of Pathology Informatics. This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‑NonCommercial‑ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non‑commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
Keywords: | Digital pathology, home reporting, patient safety, remote reporting, technical specifications |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics (LIGHT) > Academic Unit of Medical Physics (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (LICAP) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Innovate UK fka Technology Strategy Board (TSB) 104687 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2023 10:53 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2023 10:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.4103/jpi.jpi_23_20 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:197672 |