Dr Juan Antonio Retamero Pathologist Granada University

Three Years of Digital Pathology at Granada University Hospitals: Our experience

Dr Juan Antonio Retamero – Pathologist Granada University Hospitals, Spain

juan-antonio-retamero @jretamerod

Granada, Spain – Please come and visit!

Central Pathology Lab, Granada: Histology specimens: 50,000 Cytology specimens : 50,000 Post mortems: 100

Baza General Hospital Histology specimens : 4,000 Cytology specimens : 5,000 Post mortems: Centralized

Motril General Hospital Histology specimens : 10,000 Cytology specimens : 8,000 Post mortems: Centralized

Circa 1 Million inhabitants (2014) 1948 hospital beds 64,000 specimens 6,500 Molecular biology tests (NGS, PCR, FISH…)

Granada Campus Hospital 17 Pathologists 8 Residents 26 Technicians 2 Porters 4 Clerical

Meet our team

Motril Hospital 2 Pathologists 3 Technicians

Baza Hospital 1 Pathologists 3 Technicians 1 Clerical

Fully Digital for Histopathology Diagnosis Since September 2016

A little bit about myself…

What do Pathologists do?

What do Pathologists do?

How do Pathologists do their job?

How do Pathologists do their job?

Welcome to the Pathology of the XXI Century!

What does 100% digital mean to Granada and our patients?

Ability to sort caseload according to specialties and

not geographical sites

Remote pathologists have access to instant expert

opinion, because all cases are available anywhere within our

network

Our pathologists have access to their caseload when on call,

at home…

Immediate access to previous cases

Alhambra, Granada

Digital Pathology makes your life easier

Courtesy of Dr Elena Brachtel, MD Massachusetts General Hospital

Full transition to digital in all Hospital sites April to August 2016

Did digitization deliver on improving

Pathology Services?

Does Digital Pathology deliver on its potential?

How has digitization impacted Pathologists?

Granada and Sierra Nevada mountains

Participants 23 Pathologists 23 respondents (100%)

Satisfaction Survey - Age Distribution of Participants

Age Group Respondents

≤ 30 1

30 – 40 4

40 – 50 7

50 – 60 5

> 60 6

Non respondents 0

≤ 30

31 – 40

41 – 50

51 – 60

> 60

Age Group of Pathologist

4%

17%

31%

22%

26%

0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Age Distribution of Participants

Dr. Miguel Cámara Pathologist, Granada University Hospitals Age: 66 years old Granada’s most Senior Pathologist

Dr. Beatriz Rueda Pathologist, Granada University Hospitals Age: 29 years old Granada’s most Junior Pathologist

Survey results – Granada Pathologists Survey Results: Impact of going Digital in Granada

“After implementing Digital, my efficiency has…”

20% Self-reported increased in efficiency

96% Increased efficiency after moving to a digital

workflow

“After implementing Digital Pathology, the quality of my diagnosis is…·

100% Same or better than with a microscope (78% better,

22% same)

78% Working digitally helps

prevent errors in dealing with patient data due to the

integration with our LIS

Adoption universal, amongst all pathologists and all sample types 100%

Would rather continue working digitally than

return to the microscope

“After trying Digital, please mark your preference: ”

“In essence, we are doing more with less pathologists, at the same cost or lower

than before”

Please read more on our paper - Just out!

Digital journey in Granada

100% Digital

… but full digitization is only a stepping stone…

On the road to Computational Pathology

On the road to Computational Pathology

On the road to Computational Pathology

HISTOLOGIC SUBTYPE

TUMOUR THICKNESS

TUMOUR AREA

MARGIN STATUS

Computer Assisted Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma

AI WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT

Computer Assisted Mitotic Counting in Melanoma

Computational Pathology Project in colaboration with the

University of Granada

AI WORKING AS A TOOL

Key messages

Digital Pathology is here to stay…

Not the future but the present!

Digital Pathology is preferred to the microscope and results

in efficiency gains

Computational pathology will

change the profession

Digitization is the foundation of Computational Pathology

Generalife Gardens, Granada

Thank you

Are we ready to modernize Pathology?

juan-antonio-retamero @jretamerod