Frozen sections: Value & challenges
In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Rondell Graham, M.B.B.S., associate professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, discusses the value and challenges of frozen sections.
Lab Medicine Rounds · Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Show Notes
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:11 What are frozen sections, and why are they an important part of patient care?
04:50 What are some of the challenges of actually performing a frozen section diagnosis?
07:03 How has frozen section changed in recent years, or over the course of practice? Has it been practiced similarly over the years, and are there differences in frozen section practice in different hospitals?
14:37 Given this uptick in the complexity of cases, how do you mentor people who are trying to find their way, i.e., the students and trainees?
19:14 As a practicing Pathologist, where do you solicit your feedback from, and maybe an example of how you use that feedback to get better?
24:32 Looking at the future in pathology and surgical pathology, there’s so much interest in artificial intelligence and informatics; is that thought to play a role in the future of the frozen section practice?
27:51 Outro