Patient Clinics in Pathology's Evolution

How stepping away from the bench and sitting down with the patient is enhancing lives and elevating the profession

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Pathology explanation clinics let pathologists discuss patients’ tissue findings and digitized slides directly with patients in plain language.
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The author describes a pathologist’s explanation of their own slide as changing how they understood their diagnosis.
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Mayo Clinic, Duke Health, Tufts Medical, Endeavor Health, and Michigan Medicine are among institutions with pathology explanation clinics.
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The article says direct explanations can help patients understand their reports and reduce the burden on ordering physicians to interpret technical findings.
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The author argues that patient clinics make pathologists more visible as clinicians and can strengthen patient satisfaction, institutional loyalty, and pathologists’ sense of purpose.

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