11 October 2019: Industry News Updates

Check out our Industry News page. We have updated it with the following articles from:

• AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions - The Healthcare Landscape is Changing – Billing Services are the Safe Bet
  Through continuous process improvement (CPI) successful companies constantly re-evaluate their business process to assure they are running their business in the most effective, efficient and innovative manner. Medical practices are no different and must adapt to the ever-changing landscape to survive long-term. Companies that thrive are the ones that create the correct environment for success.
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8 October 2019: Management changes at PathologyOutlines.com

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Rosie Dalat to Chief Operating Officer of PathologyOutlines.com. Over the next year, Rosie will assume the day to day operations of running the business from Dr. Pernick, who will focus on long term strategy and collaborations. Rosie is an Industrial Engineer with extensive experience in marketing. Over the past 4 years she has worked on and supervised advertisements, email campaigns and IT textbook updates for PathologyOutlines.com.

7 October 2019: Textbook Updates

We have posted updated reviews of the following topics:

• CNS tumor > Diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors > Anaplastic astrocytoma, IDH mutant by John DeWitt, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: Updated classification with new images and board review questions.
• Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - nontumor > Biliary tract disease > Cholestasis by Raul S. Gonzalez, M.D. Topic summary: New information, new photos, board questions.
• Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - nontumor > Biliary tract disease > Large duct obstruction by Raul S. Gonzalez, M.D. Topic summary: New information, new photos, board questions.
• Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - nontumor > Hepatitis (acute and chronic) > Chronic hepatitis by Jordon March, M.D., Senior Author: Kimberley J. Evason, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: The defining histologic feature of chronic hepatitis is liver fibrosis that occurs as a result of hepatocyte-based injury and inflammation.
• Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - nontumor > Hepatitis (acute and chronic) > Chronic hepatitis - grading / staging by Leo Lin, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Author: Kimberley J. Evason, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: Grade represents the amount of portal and lobular necroinflammatory activity, and stage represents the degree of fibrosis.
• Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - tumor > Benign tumors / conditions > Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile ducts by Zachary Dong, M.D., Kimberley J. Evason, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: IPN of the bile ducts is a papillary neoplasm consisting of fibrovascular stalks within cystically dilated intrahepatic bile ducts. IPN are often multifocal and have a high rate of associated invasive carcinoma.
• Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - tumor > Benign tumors/conditions > Mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN) by Zachary Dong, M.D., Kimberley J. Evason, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: MCN of the liver is a cystic hepatic neoplasm with ovarian-type stroma and a strong female predominance. These lesions are generally associated with an excellent prognosis if completely excised, and invasive carcinoma arising in MCN is uncommon.
• Pancreas > Neuroendocrine neoplasms > VIPoma by Raul S. Gonzalez, M.D. Topic summary: Added case reports and board review questions.
• Salivary glands > Primary salivary gland neoplasms - benign > Pleomorphic adenoma by Bin Xu, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: New images and more detailed diagnosis.

John DeWitt, M.D.	Raul Gonzalez, M.D.	Jordon March, M.D.
Kimberley Evason, M.D.	Leo Lin, M.D., Ph.D.	Zachary Dong, M.D.
Bin Xu, M.D., Ph.D.

We have added new images to the following topics

• Parasitology > Cutaneous / subcutaneous / soft tissue > Myiasis clinical and micro images contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D. and Lars Westblade, M.D.
• Parasitology > Gastrointestinal (not liver) > Macracanthorhynchus gross images and last 2 micro images contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

7 October 2019: Access the Online Textbook Through Your Mobile Device

It is now easier than ever to access our online pathology textbook through your mobile device. Pathologyoutlines.com has a new dropdown menu feature that searches for chapter by subspecialty when accessed by phone. This is simple to navigate for every user with any level of computer or mobile literacy.

1)     Once at the website, click on the arrow next to the first link in the menu, titled Chapter By Subspecialty.     

2)   Next, click on the arrow next to the subspecialty that the chapter you are looking for would be found under. For example, if you are searching for the Breast malignant chapter, then click on the Breast subspecialty. 

3)     Finally, click on the chapter that you are seeking. Again, if you are looking for the Breast   malignant chapter, you would simply click on Breast malignant. This link should take you directly to the textbook chapter. Scroll down to access specific topics within the chapter. 

By streamlining the online textbook’s mobile structure, visitors to the site should now be able to locate the information they are seeking quickly and efficiently from any mobile platform.

02 October 2019 : View prior Jobs, Fellowships, Conferences pages

We have now posted versions of the Jobs, Fellowships, and Conferences pages as of October 1, 2019. If you need to look up a prior ad, we maintain these files as of the first of each month (or close to it). See files below:

As of October 1, 2019: Jobs, Fellowships, Conferences 

The format is the name of the file, plus yyyymm, where yyyy is the year and mm is the month.  So, for example, jobs posted as of Oct 1, 2019 are at http://pathologyoutlines.com/jobs201910.html.

Please contact us with any questions via email at CommentsPathOut@gmail.com.

2 October 2019: Textbook Updates

We have posted updated reviews of the following topics:

• Chronic myeloid neoplasms > Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) > Primary myelofibrosis by Hatem Kaseb, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Senior Author: Stanley David Hudnall, M.D.
• Kidney nontumor > Tubulointerstitial diseases - immunologic > IgG4 related disease by Fenghua Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Author: Jonathan E. Zuckerman, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: New non-neoplastic kidney topic added
• Nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx > Miscellaneous > Pathologic TNM staging of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses (AJCC 8th edition) by Kelly Magliocca, D.D.S., M.P.H.
• Oral cavity & oropharynx > Other benign tumors / conditions > Mucocele by Nathan Lee, D.M.D., Senior Author: Tony Ng, M.D., Ph.D. Topic summary: More detailed microscopic description and micrographs.
• Small intestine > Inflammatory disorders > Olmesartan induced enteropathy (OIE) by David Hernandez Gonzalo, M.D.

Hatem Kaseb, M.D.	Stanley Hudnall, M.D.	Fenghua Peng, M.D.
J. Zuckerman, M.D.	K. Magliocca, D.D.S.	Nathan Lee, D.M.D.
Tony Ng, M.D., Ph.D.	D.H. Gonzalo, M.D.

We have added new images to the following topics

• Parasitology > Cutaneous / subcutaneous / soft tissue > Toxocara 2nd cytology image contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
• Parasitology > Gastrointestinal (not liver) > Hymenolepis diminuta cytology images contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D. and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
• Parasitology > Gastrointestinal (not liver) > Hymenolepis nana 3rd cytology image contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

27 September 2019: Create a Board Review Question "app"

We now have over 900 board review style questions at PathologyOutlines.com, sorted by subspecialty and chapter, and we add more each month. In lieu of creating and maintaining an app, we suggest you put an icon and link on your mobile device that goes directly to the BRQ page at http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/review-questions. Click here for instructions.