The Dark Report is presenting an audioconference on August 19, 2009 titled "Pathology and Radiology's Combined Future is Now at KU: How Integrated Breast Cancer Diagnostics are Improving Patient Care."
I am sponsoring this audioconference at my hospital. The radiologists and I started a radiology-pathology monthly correlation conference last December as part of the radiology quality assurance process which has evolved into a monthly breast conference as part of our weekly Tumor Board Conference that now also attracts oncologists, surgeons, internists, nurses and others. As I’m sure you are aware, the Dark Report, Dr. Bruce Friedman in LabSoftNews blog has written extensively on this for quite some time and, honestly, I thought it was so “out-there” that I was skeptical and dismissive. My experience just with this conference and the fruitful, engaging, and instructive interaction with my colleagues opened my mind to the possibilites of integrating diagnostics, especially for breast and lung cancer diagnostics.
I'll be happy to share my summary and response to the audioconference. Meanwhile, I encourage you pathologists to initiate a conversation with your radiology colleagues regarding integrated diagnostics. We have much more in common that you might think--and this collaboration can really benefit our patients!
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