Editors:
Provides the first book-level review of "rapid research autopsies".
Written by distinguished contributors in the field.
Offers relevant theoretical background with current and practical experience-based guidance.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Demonstrating Value in Autopsy Practice
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Autopsy Practice in the Modern Era
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The Autopsy as a Tool of Discovery
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About this book
Better and more reproducible methods for reporting autopsy findings will be explored to exploit the full potential of autopsy data for cross-institutional research. Two chapters will also provide the first book-level review of the growing field of autopsies performed on an urgent basis to sample both diseased and normal control tissue for research. These “rapid research autopsies” are especially crucial to cancer research and the growth of personalized medicine, and the book will explain the science behind utilization of autopsy tissue and offer a full template for designing and delivering a successful rapid autopsy program. Additionally, pathologist and clinician contributors will highlight current recommendations for special techniques and ancillary testing in postmortem examinations to serve the needs of today’s patient populations. As resident education is re-examined by pathology and education authorities, new competency-based training models will almost certainly come to the fore. A chapter will examine approaches to the future training of medical students, residents, and fellows in an environment of changing autopsy exposure. A final chapter will summarize the vision for the autopsy as a clinical outcome measure, and valuable scientific resource. This book will be a new type of volume in the field of autopsy pathology. It differs from the presently available review references and atlases in that it provides guidance for readers to embrace transformations that are already taking place in the field. There currently is no resource that offers comprehensive guidance for modern autopsy practice and looks forward to what the field might become in the future.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Jody E. Hooper
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Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell, Hempstead, USA
Alex K. Williamson
About the editors
Department of Pathology
Baltimore, MD
USA
Alex K. Williamson
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell
Long Island Jewish Medical Center / Northwell
New Hyde Park, NY
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Autopsy in the 21st Century
Book Subtitle: Best Practices and Future Directions
Editors: Jody E. Hooper, Alex K. Williamson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98373-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98372-1Published: 19 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98373-8Published: 08 November 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 198
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour