Best Practices for Error Reduction in Anatomic Pathology

Description

The panel of experts will review the current knowledge of errors in anatomic pathology, summarize studies of techniques designed to reduce those errors, and present a pathologist's experience applying one of those techniques.

Objective

Participants will learn metrics by which to monitor their anatomic pathology error rates and learn a technique that has been shown to reduce anatomic pathology error rates.

Presenters

David Novis, MD FCAP, Owner and CEO, Novis Consulting LLC, Brunswick, Maine
Stephen Raab, MD FCAP Medical Officer, Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland
Esther Yoon, MD FCAP, Staff Pathologist, Breast, GYN & Cytopathology, Cleveland Clinic Florida