Practical Guide to Using Digital Slides in Histopathology Education
This guide reviews the principal use cases for digital whole-slide images in pathology training, from undergraduate teaching to continuing professional development. Drawing on five years of experience at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the National Pathology Imaging Co-Operative, the authors share practical tips for successful adoption of digital slides across a range of learner levels.
The original study
Practical guide to the use of digital slides in histopathology education.
- Authors
- Williams BJ
- Journal
- Journal of clinical pathology
- Type
- Journal Article, Review
- PMID
- 38548321
Original abstract
Digital pathology (the technology whereby glass histology slides are scanned at high resolution, digitised, stored and shared with pathologists, who can view them using microscopy software on a screen) is transforming the delivery of clinical diagnostic pathology services around the world. In addition to adding value to clinical histopathology practice, digital histology slides provide a versatile medium to achieve the educational needs of a variety of learners including undergraduate students, postgraduate doctors in training and those pursuing continuing professional development portfolios. In this guide, we will review the principal use cases for digital slides in training and education and I will share tips for successful use of digital pathology to support a range of learners based on experience gathered at Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust and the National Pathology Imaging Co-Operative during the last 5 years of digital slide usage.