This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, edited by Dr. Dan Milner, will focus on Global Health and Pathology. Topics include, but are not limited to: Clinical Laboratory Volunteerism, Pathologists Overseas; Anatomic Pathology Volunteerism; Funding Strategies in Research and Global Pathology; Diagnostics for Cancer and Health Systems building through pathology laboratories; Training the next pathologists in global health; Maximizing internet resources for improving pathology/lab medicine in LMICs; Pathology-based research in Africa; HIV and Cancer: Role of Pathology in success; Lymphoma and Pathology in Africa: Current approaches and future diagnostics; Laboratory Capacity as a tool for building health systems; Building Cross Country Networks for Laboratory Capacity and improvement; Lab accreditation; Practical success in Telepathology experiences in Africa; Pathology and WHO vision of the future of LMICs; Breast Cancer in LMICs: Why we need pathology and clinical trial capability to solve this challenge; Cytopathology in LMICs: why and how to integrate to capacitate healthcare; and Biorepositories and Data Cores for Research in Global Health.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiv 7. Preface - p. xv 8. Laboratories as the Core for Health Systems Building - p. 1 9. Voices from the Field: Interviews with Global Health Pathology Volunteers - p. 11 10. Global Health Pathology Research: Purpose and Funding - p. 21 11. Training the Next Generation of African Pathologists - p. 37 12. From Access to Collaboration: Four African Pathologists Profile Their Use of the Internet and Social Media - p. 53 13. Pathology-Based Research in Africa - p. 67 14. Lymphoma and Pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Approaches and Future Directions - p. 91 15. Building Laboratory Capacity to Strengthen Health Systems: The Partners In Health Experience - p. 101 16. Building Cross-Country Networks for Laboratory Capacity and Improvement - p. 119 17. Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation, A Model Program for Pathology Laboratory Improvement - p. 131 18. Practical Successes in Telepathology Experiences in Africa - p. 141 19. World Health Organization List of Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management to Promote Universal Coverage - p. 151 20. Breast Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Why We Need Pathology Capability to Solve This Challenge - p. 161 21. Cytopathology in Low Medical Infrastructure Countries: Why and How to Integrate to Capacitate Health Care - p. 175 22. Biospecimens and Biobanking in Global Health - p. 183
This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, edited by Dr. Dan Milner, will focus on Global Health and Pathology. Topics include, but are not limited to: Clinical Laboratory Volunteerism, Pathologists Overseas; Anatomic Pathology Volunteerism; Funding Strategies in Research and Global Pathology; Diagnostics for Cancer and Health Systems building through pathology laboratories; Training the next pathologists in global health; Maximizing internet resources for improving pathology/lab medicine in LMICs; Pathology-based research in Africa; HIV and Cancer: Role of Pathology in success; Lymphoma and Pathology in Africa: Current approaches and future diagnostics; Laboratory Capacity as a tool for building health systems; Building Cross Country Networks for Laboratory Capacity and improvement; Lab accreditation; Practical success in Telepathology experiences in Africa; Pathology and WHO vision of the future of LMICs; Breast Cancer in LMICs: Why we need pathology and clinical trial capability to solve this challenge; Cytopathology in LMICs: why and how to integrate to capacitate healthcare; and Biorepositories and Data Cores for Research in Global Health.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiv 7. Preface - p. xv 8. Laboratories as the Core for Health Systems Building - p. 1 9. Voices from the Field: Interviews with Global Health Pathology Volunteers - p. 11 10. Global Health Pathology Research: Purpose and Funding - p. 21 11. Training the Next Generation of African Pathologists - p. 37 12. From Access to Collaboration: Four African Pathologists Profile Their Use of the Internet and Social Media - p. 53 13. Pathology-Based Research in Africa - p. 67 14. Lymphoma and Pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Approaches and Future Directions - p. 91 15. Building Laboratory Capacity to Strengthen Health Systems: The Partners In Health Experience - p. 101 16. Building Cross-Country Networks for Laboratory Capacity and Improvement - p. 119 17. Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation, A Model Program for Pathology Laboratory Improvement - p. 131 18. Practical Successes in Telepathology Experiences in Africa - p. 141 19. World Health Organization List of Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management to Promote Universal Coverage - p. 151 20. Breast Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Why We Need Pathology Capability to Solve This Challenge - p. 161 21. Cytopathology in Low Medical Infrastructure Countries: Why and How to Integrate to Capacitate Health Care - p. 175 22. Biospecimens and Biobanking in Global Health - p. 183
