Digital pathology in the time of corona

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Pathology Vol. 73; no. 11; pp. 706 - 712
• Main Authors: Stathonikos, Nikolas, van Varsseveld, Nadege C, Vink, Aryan, van Dijk, Marijke R, Nguyen, Tri Q, Leng, Wendy W J de, Lacle, Miangela M, Goldschmeding, Roel, Vreuls, Celien P H, van Diest, Paul J
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.11.2020; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; Cellular biology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Digital archives; Employees; Global Health; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Infection Control - methods; Infrastructure; Interprofessional Relations; Laboratories; Medical supplies; Meetings; Microscopy; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pathology; Pathology, Clinical - instrumentation; Pathology, Clinical - methods; Pathology, Clinical - organization & administration; Personal protective equipment; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Review; SARS-CoV-2; Social distancing; Telepathology - instrumentation; Telepathology - methods; Telepathology - organization & administration; medical informatics computing; telepathology; information technology; image processing, computer-assisted

The 2020 COVID-19 crisis has had and will have many implications for healthcare, including pathology. Rising number of infections create staffing shortages and other hospital departments might require pathology employees to fill more urgent positions. Furthermore, lockdown measures and social distan...