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APC Leaders Learning SeriesThis ongoing series is a benefit of APC membership to keep members informed of important association initiatives and key developments in academic pathology. Stay tuned for upcoming webinar announcements! Past WebinarsClick the plus sign (+) next to each session title to view brief descriptions, speakers, and links to recordings for each LLS session listed below. Click the minus sign (-) to hide the session details. Or, click here to expand them all. Pathology Workforce: The Role of the PhD Clinical Laboratorian Wednesday, June 27, 9:00 am (ET): The Pathology Workforce Summit in December 2013 recognized the important role that PhD clinical scientists play as members of the clinical laboratory team. Until a newly published report in Academic Pathology, little information was organized or benchmarked on opportunities available to the clinical laboratory scientist workforce or routes to attaining them. A Joint PhD Data Task Force (created by participants of the Workforce Summit) sought to collect data on training and certification pathways of clinical laboratorians to understand opportunities for PhDs in the pathology workforce. In this APC Leaders Learning Series Webinar, lead author Dr. Robin Lorenz presents highlights from the article, which features compiled data from multiple organizations, including ACLPS, ABB, ABCC-AACC, ABHI-ASHI, ABMLI-ASM, ACS, and others. Webinar attendees will:
Special Invitation: APC members are encouraged to invite graduate program directors and trainees (graduate students and postdocs) to participate with them in this webinar to learn about career opportunities in laboratory medicine. Robin G. Lorenz, MD, PhD (Speaker)
Expanding Pathology Services to the Public Health Arena by Working with State Government Agencies May 23, 2018: In this APC Leaders Learning Series Webinar, learn from a partnership model between the Department of Pathology at Rutgers University and the Public Health and Environmental Laboratories (PHEL), an agency of the New Jersey State Department of Health. Dr. Chen Liu will outline their strategies for understanding the missions and organization of state public health labs; expanding pathology professional service to the public health arena and working with state government agencies; and enhancing education, research, and public health service in state public health laboratories. Hear about approaches your department can consider to foster collaborations that enhance public services, education, and research within your own state. Chen Liu, MD, PhD (Speaker)
Learning from Quality: A Pathology Department’s Success April 24, 2018: In line with the Institute of Medicine’s 2015 report, “Improving Diagnosis in Health Care,” and its recognition of the importance of pathology and the pathologist, the lead author of a recently published paper in Academic Pathology, Dr. Jody Hooper, will demonstrate that a vertically and horizontally integrated quality improvement team is essential for effective data collection and implementation of improvement measures. She will outline the quality structure of the university and department and describe successful projects made possible by this tightly integrated structure. Listen to consider how Johns Hopkins’ experiences may be translated to your academic environment or how your current experiences may already produce more scholarly evidence of pathology’s primary role in quality improvement through your own meritorious publication in Academic Pathology. Speakers:
LDTs, IVDs, and the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA): What Every Academic Leader Needs to Know April 5, 2018: In late 2016, the FDA announced they would not finalize their draft guidance on laboratory developed tests (LDTs). Since then, the conversation on regulatory oversight for LDTs has shifted to Capitol Hill. During this webinar, we will provide an overview of a current discussion draft, the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA) being circulated on the Hill. Learn about the proposed regulatory structure outlined in DAIA to educate your faculty, other clinicians and hospital administration about how this proposed regulatory framework impacts academic medicine. Speakers:
State of the APC Presidential Address January 31, 2018: The 2018 Leaders Learning Series kicks-off with an inaugural “State of the APC Presidential Address” presented by APC President Dr. Tristram Parslow! Preview plans for 2018 and current issues in advocacy for the APC presented by Dr. Donald Karcher. Speakers:
Resident Wellness in Pathology December 14, 2017: Physician burnout and suicide, the second leading cause of death in residents, are two critical concerns that are now being actively addressed by the ACGME with physician wellness programs and awareness. Prior to the PRODS program in the 2017 APC Annual Meeting, a survey on wellness was widely distributed to program directors, residents, and fellows in pathology. Results were presented at a Discussion Group session, which then divided into smaller break-out groups that focused on aspects of identifying and managing “at risk” residents. This timely webinar reports on the broader context of major stressors on today's residents, followed by a brief analysis of the PRODS survey, and outcomes of the discussion groups. This webinar features resources for training program directors and faculty members from Dr. Tobi Fishel, an integrative clinical health psychologist directing the GME wellness and resiliency training at the University of Southern California Medical Center. Based on her professional experience, Dr. Fishel will focus on how to create and foster a culture and environment of wellness in healthcare for providers. Speakers:
Securing the Future of Academic Pathology: Publish in Academic Pathology November 7, 2017: APC's open access, peer-reviewed, indexed premiere journal, ACADEMIC PATHOLOGY, was launched at the end of 2014. The journal was established to give voice to the innovations in leadership and management of academic departments of Pathology. The journal meets an unmet need, which is to bring forward peer-review publications that report on innovations and accomplishments that promote the ongoing ability of academic pathology to meet its missions of clinical care delivery, education, and research. Since the journal’s inception, more than 60 articles have been published. Importantly, in 2017 the journal became an indexed journal of the National Library of Medicine, appearing in PubMed. The journal Editor-in-Chief, Dr. James Crawford, highlights the current accomplishments of the journal, drawing on the published scholarship to date. The webinar also highlights one "hot topic" paper, with lead author Dr. Matthew Krasowski (University of Iowa) reporting on their highly successful program for training pathology residents in Laboratory Management. The goal of the webinar is to illustrate the opportunity and empower members of the academic pathology community to bring forward for publication their innovations and accomplishments that drive success within and beyond their academic departments. Speakers: Moderator: Peter Kragel, MD
Pathology Competencies for Medical Education: Framework & Educational Case Application October 11, 2017: Current medical school curricula predominantly facilitate early integration of basic science principles into clinical practice to strengthen diagnostic skills and the ability to make treatment decisions. The Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME) were developed in response to a call to action by pathology course directors nationwide to teach medical students pathology principles necessary for the practice of medicine. Following the recent publication of the PCME in Academic Pathology, this webinar covers in detail the PCME and its linked educational cases. Learn how to utilize the PCME and educational cases at your institution, as well as how to submit additional educational cases for publication—an opportunity for nationally-recognized scholarship for all faculty. Speakers:
The APC Practice and Management Survey: Benchmarking Subspecialty Practice in Pathology September 27, 2017: This webinar reports on the results of the APC 2016 Practice Survey, including informative new RVU data from pathology subspecialties and updated data analysis on compensation, fringe, and incentives by degrees, regions, and gender. Learn how the comprehensive data collected over the last several years can be used to benchmark current pathology practice and support your department in effecting change. Speakers: Moderator: Tristram Parslow, MD, PhD
Experiences and Lessons in Outsourcing of Academic Clinical Laboratories June 22, 2017: This webinar reports the driving forces for and the role of the Pathology Chair in lab outsourcing arrangements, as well as their structure and effects on physician satisfaction and clinical pathology faculty. Learn how to assess and explain the potential impact of a proposed outsourcing arrangement on: (1) finances of the department and the hospital, (2) education programs in pathology and in other clinical departments, and (3) test quality and turn-around times. Take away successful strategies for the evaluation of such proposals to help guide these considerations to a beneficial outcome. Speakers:
Pathology Graduate Medical Education: Is It Time To Move the Goalposts? May 11, 2017: This webinar reports on the activities of the MD Survey Task Force, which has evaluated data from three years of surveying new-in-practice pathologists about their preparedness for employment. Learn what the study reveals about how well current training prepares residents for the practice of Pathology, now and into the future, and how this data may be used to guide curricular changes to increase career readiness. Speakers:
April 13, 2017: This APC LLS Webinar provided a review of compensation models and incentive plans. Dr. Kragel presented results of a survey on pathology value-added services, and discussed how value-added services may be identified and included in incentive plans. Mr. Challender presented how the University of Pennsylvania has successfully utilized compensation models and incentive plans. Speakers:
Generational Diversity in the Academic Pathology Department March 17, 2017: This webinar described generational differences which may create potential workplace conflicts due to varied attitudes and values, then highlighted how understanding and embracing those differences can be an asset in addressing cultural change in the academic pathology department. Real-life scenarios served as case discussions on generational differences, which have challenged the established work culture. Learn from fellow academic leaders and strengthen your strategies for addressing diversity and inclusion! Speaker: Lydia Howell, MD Moderator: Peter Kragel, MD
The NGS Frontier: A Snapshot of the Academic Adoption and Payment Landscape September 8, 2016: This webinar was designed to provide an overview of highlights from the recent survey of Pathology Chairs and Administrators on Next Generation Sequencing adoption and payment trends in academic departments, followed by a case example that puts into practice the challenges and potential of this new frontier in testing. Speakers: Moderator: Tristram Parslow, MD, PhD
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