Telepathology as a demanding branch of telemedicine poses a real challenge to experts. The introduction of telepathology in underprivileged countries with poor infrastructure and low health-care budget is a difficult task. On the other hand these countries would mostly benefit by introducing telemedicine/telepathology. In our experience it is possible to build an efficient telepathology/telerad...

s of the 1st Congress of the International Academy of Digital Pathology August 3-5, 2011 Quebec city, Canada The challenges of implementing a “patientoriented” telepathology network; the Eastern Quebec telepathology project experience

OBJECTIVE Telepathology in cytopathology is becoming more commonly utilized, and newer technologic infrastructures afford the laboratory a variety of options. The options and design of a telepathology system are driven by the clinical needs. This is primarily focused on providing rapid on-site evaluation service for fine needle aspiration. STUDY DESIGN The clinical requirements and needs of a...

The Eastern Quebec Telepathology Network is aimed at providing uniform diagnostic telepathology services in a huge territory with a low population density. It has been designed to provide intraoperative consultations (frozen sections) in smaller community hospitals and to allow pathologists working alone to rapidly obtain a second opinion. This study provides an interim evaluation of the benefi...

BACKGROUND Telepathology, which is an emerging form of telemedicine in Canada, is defined as the electronic transmission of pathological images, usually derived from microscopes, from one location to another. There are various applications of telepathology, including case referral for an expert opinion, provision of an emergency service in the absence of a resident pathologist, and education. U...

The Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN)-12, headquartered in Chicago, has implemented a telepathology network between the eight VISN-12 hospital laboratories and Loyola University Medical School linked by an economical, high-speed wide-area network (WAN). Implementation of the WAN has reduced monthly telecommunications costs in VISN-12 by approximately 67%. In addition to telepathology, ...

BACKGROUND The Eastern Quebec Telepathology Network (called Réseau de Télépathologie de l'Est du Québec in French) was created to provide uniform diagnostic telepathology services in a huge territory with low population density. We report our first 3-year experience. METHODS The network was funded equally by the Québec ministry of Health and Canada Health Infoway, a federal telehealth funding...

Aims—To set up a network for remote consultation using static imaging telepathology via Internet connection between pathologists in diVerent European countries, and to collect some numerical and subjective impressions on the usefulness of this form of telepathology. Methods—A static image remote consultation network between 11 pathologists in nine European countries was set up; all pathologists...

Aims—To set up a network for remote consultation using static imaging telepathology via Internet connection between pathologists in diVerent European countries, and to collect some numerical and subjective impressions on the usefulness of this form of telepathology. Methods—A static image remote consultation network between 11 pathologists in nine European countries was set up; all pathologists...