Lancet Series on Global Pathology

ASAP Lancet Pathology Series Authors (left to right) Dr. Sanjay Pai, Prof. Susan Horton, Nick Wolf, Dr. Sabine Kleinert, Dr. John Flanigan, Dr. Shahin Sayed, Prof. Richard Sullivan, Prof. Mark Lawler, Prof. Michael Wilson, Dr. Ken Fleming

The Lancet Medical Journal recently published a series of three papers pertaining to pathology and laboratory medicine in low and middle income countries, examining barriers and solutions in resource-poor settings, and outlining eight recommendations for a concerted effort to ensure the provision of effective and sustainable PALM services.

Series paper 1—Access to pathology and laboratory medicine services: a crucial gap

Series paper 2—Improving pathology and laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries: roadmap to solutions

Series paper 3—Delivering modern, high-quality, affordable pathology and laboratory medicine to low-income and middle-income countries: a call to action

Image: Authors of The Lancet's Series on Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (left to right) attend the series launch: Dr. Sanjay Pai, Prof. Susan Horton, Nick Wolf, Dr. Sabine Kleinert, Dr. John Flanigan, Dr. Shahin Sayed, Prof. Richard Sullivan, Prof. Mark Lawler, Prof. Michael Wilson, Dr. Ken Fleming

Happenings

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ASAP in collaboration with the College of Pathologists of East, Central and Southern Africa (COPECSA) and Aga Khan University (AKU) held a successful 2.5 day workshop on cancer staging with over 20 pathologists from across the ECSA region and expert faculty from the United States, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

The workshop series, held November 16-18, 2018; at AKU in Nairobi, Kenya, featured the following cancers:

Head & Neck
Breast
Endometrial & Ovarian
Gastric & Esophageal.

The sessions consisted of short, 30 minute lectures covering the most important information for solving the cases, 2-hour sessions for completing cases in small groups, and a 1-hour session where challenging, local cases were reviewed by the expert faculty.