12th Annual CP Symposium - Big Success!
By Anastazia Hartman | April 25The Clinical Pathology Symposium returned to the Department of Pathology for the 12th time this past Tuesday, April 16. Members from across the department gathered together in the Danto Auditorium in the Frankel Cardiovascular Center to celebrate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and "Meet the Future of Pathology" through several educational experiences focused on managing conflict, patient experience, and laboratory diagnostics and how Artificial Intelligence is playing a role in tools and diagnostic assays that are available within our department.
Communicating When There is Potential for Conflict - Cherie Petersen, Distance Education Program Coordinator, ARUP Laboratories Institute for Learning
Managing conflict is typically not ranked as a superpower among laboratory professionals; in fact, the very avoidance of conflict makes a healthcare career in laboratory medicine appealing. With that said, the potential for conflict exists, and avoiding it isn’t feasible. Participants explored an easy three-part strategy to instill greater confidence and facilitate more satisfying outcomes when managing conversations where there’s the potential for conflict.
B-ALL Case Study: Connecting the Patient Experience, Laboratory Diagnostics, and Stem Cell Transplant - Drs. Riccardo Valdez, Mark Girton, and Jensyn Cone Sullivan
Laboratory medicine and pathology play an essential role in patient care. However, because their medical specialty is not directly patient-facing, clinical laboratory professionals do not usually get the opportunity to witness the relevance of their work once tests are completed and presented to the patient by direct care providers. This presentation followed the clinical care and diagnostic process from the perspective of the patient and direct care provider experience. Laboratory technologies such as routine microscopy, flow cytometry, and molecular diagnostics were discussed and topics relevant to the care of patients with hematopoietic disease such as blood product support and transplant registries were reviewed. Participants also had the opportunity to sign up for the Bone Marrow Registry with NMDP.
AI and Data Analytics in Support of Laboratory Medicine at Michigan Medicine-Current Capabilities and Future Directions - Drs. Ulysses Balis and Lee Schroeder
Resistance is futile! Everyone is talking about AI - Artificial Intelligence. But what does it mean for the Michigan Medicine Department of Pathology? Drs. Balis and Schroeder discussed the general classes of AI tools and methodologies that enable data analytics and machine learning and examined what is currently available and what is coming to the Department of Pathology. Throughout the presentation, several examples of interactive web-deployed tools were showcased.
Thanks to Karen Barron and the organizing committee for presenting this incredible educational opportunity for our laboratory staff, trainees, and faculty. This event was well-attended with a total of 150 attending one or more lectures. Those who were unable to attend the symposium can view the lectures on YouTube for CME credit. For more information about the symposium, contact Karen Barron.
Lecture Video Links
Communicating When There is Potential for Conflict
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