HISTOPATHOLOGY IN IRELAND, GREAT BRITAIN AND SOUTH AFRICA

Genevieve Warner LearmonthDept of Anatomical PathologyGroote Schuur Hospital and

University of Cape Town, South Africa

UCG and then UCHG

The Richmond Hospital Dublin

The workplace

UK SOUTH AFRICA

Laboratories : Under the ground Catacombs Post mortems in old chapel Tiny rooms on residential floors Elizabeth Barratt Browning’s

bedroom Six microscopes in a small

room, two phones. Toilet /sluice room Windowless rooms On - call bedroom Vibrating rooms

1977:Large old fashioned purpose built.

Heavy wooden floors/doors/desks Big offices Very big trainee rooms Large state of the art laboratories. Very good post mortem facilities in

separate building Forensic path in Police morturary.

Good academic Forensic department.

2010: New state of the art laboratories.

Fine needle Aspiration Clinic. New Forensic and autopsy facilities

Guys Hospital London

Registration and Training

IRELAND AND UK SOUTH AFRICA

Richmond Hospital & RCSIGuys Hospital London National Heart HospitalHammersmith Hospital

Bristol Royal InfirmarySt Mary’s PaddingtonBirmingham Women’s HospitalUCLHPrince Charles GlamorganRoyal Free Hosptal

Groote Schuur Hospital

and University of Cape

Town affiliated Red Cross Childrens

Hospital State Mortuary and

State Forensic

Pathological Conditions SA

Head and neck Lung neoplasia Cardiac Breast Liver GIT

GUT

Gynae Bone & Soft

Tissue

Lymphoma +++++ ++ TB ++++++ - HIV/AIDS ++++++++ + ++++ + + HCC, parasites ++++++ + Cancer +++++++ gastritis Papilloma, cancer +++++ ++ Ca, uterus cervix +++++++ ++ Mets, primary +++++ +

UK

The “greening” of Table Mountain by Mary Robinson March 2011

History

UK South Africa

Interaction with Clinical Colleagues

Profile of Pathologists

UK SA

Attitudes and Work Ethic

UK SA

Staggered day start Few meetings Minimal contact with

colleagues

Early morning start Early morning

meetings Heavy workload Enthusiasm Good interaction Tolerance Humour

Involvement with Patients

Involvement with the Community

Teaching Trainees and Cytotechnologists

Acceptance of new ideas, techniquea and equipment

Conditions of Work

Colleagues

Groote Schuur Hospital & University of Cape Town

Research

Publications