Anatomic Pathology
IHE Anatomic Pathology addresses information sharing, workflow and patient care in Pathology, including anatomical pathology.
IHE Anatomic Pathology is sponsored by the the Organization for the Modernization of French Hospital Information Systems (GMSIH), the French Association for the Developpement of Informatics in Pathology (ADICAP, the Spanish Health Informatics Society (SEIS), the Spanish Society of Pathology (SEAP), the French Society of Pathology)(SFP). It manages the Pathology Profiles and the Pathology Technical Framework.
The aim is to extend the IHE initiative to anatomic pathology laboratories, their information, automation, imaging systems and equipments.
The scope of the anatomic pathology includes surgical pathology, biopsies pathology, cytopathology, autopsies, and related techniques (immunohistochemistry, molecular pathology, etc).
Information systems in anatomic pathology laboratories gather medical data (text, images, etc) throughout specimen management from specimen reception to report editing. The diagnostic process in anatomical pathology (figure 1) differs from that in the clinical laboratory since it relies on image interpretation. It also differs from that in radiology since it is specimen-driven and when digital imaging is performed many types of imaging equipments (gross imaging, microscopic still imaging, whole slide imaging, multispectral imaging, etc) may be involved for a single examination. Moreover, images of the same study may be related to different specimen (parts and/or slides) from one or even different patients (e.g Tissue Micro Array). Finally, slides are always available to acquire more images, if needed. In radiology, the diagnostic process is patient-driven, an examination (study) usually involves a single image acquisition modality and all images of the study are related to one and only one patient.
- (2007-08)
- Pathology Workflow (PWF) : http://www.gmsih.fr/fre/ihe/documents_de_reference/cadre_technique_pathologie
How to participate
- IHE Anatomic Pathology international mailing list:
- ihe-pathology@listes.univ-rennes1.fr (send a mail to co-chair to subscribe)
- (ihe-f-anapath@listes.univ-rennes1.fr (IHE-pathology France))
- As a Committee Member (Formally apply for Organization membership)
- As an Interested Observer (Provide Public Comments and/or Change Proposals on Technical Framework Supplements; Attend Demonstrations, Educational Events and Workshops
- As a Vendor Implementer (Implement IHE Integration Profiles; Test systems through Connectathon process; Publish an IHE Integration Statement for products)
- As a User Implementer or Consultant (Use Connectathon Results and/or IHE Integration Profiles to develop interoperability strategy to evaluate vendors; Demand IHE Integration Profile compliance in RFPs)
Timeline : 2008-2009 Development Cycle
| Timeframe | Activity | Scheduled | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | |||
| Nov. | Submit Brief Profile Proposals to Planning Committee (PC) | ||
| Dec. | PC Selects "Short List" of Profiles | T-Con | |
| 2007 | |||
| April. | PC Selects Final Profiles | May 2 | Cologne |
| July | TC Publishes Public Comment Supplements | June 22 | |
| July-August | Public Comment submission deadline | July 30 | www.ihe.net or Email to cochairs |
| Nov. | TC Publishes Trial Implementation Supplements | TBA | www.ihe.net |
| 2008 | |||
| Jan. | TC Publishes Trial Implementation Supplements | January 25 | www.ihe.net or www.gmsih.fr |
| May. | Brief Profile Proposals 2009-2010 Discussion(PC&TC) | May. 17 | Toledo (Spain) IHE Pathology-DICOM WG26 joint meeting held in conjunction with the
9th European Congress on Telepathology and 3rd International Congress on Virtual Microscopy |
| Aug. | Publication of Final Text Technical Framework (2008-09) | Mid Aug | Tcon |
| Sept. | Submit Brief Profile Proposals 2009-2010 to Pathology Planning Committee (PC) | Sept 15 - Deadline | Wiki & Email to cochairs |
| Oct. | PC Selects "Short List" of Profiles | Oct. 2-3 | Evora, Portugal (COST MC) |
| Oct. | Short listed Profile Proposal Authors to submit Detailed Proposals to PC | End of Dec | wiki & Email to cochairs |
| Nov. | TC Evaluates "Short List" of Profiles | Nov. 5-6 | Warsaw, Poland (COST workshop - WG3) |
| Dec. | PC & TC Discision for 2009 work | End of Dec | Tconf |
| 2009 | |||
| Jan. | Test implementations at Connectathon | Jan | Chicago |
| Jan. | PC review of scope of White Papers | January 11 - 16, 2009 | Orlando, FL (HL7 Working Group Meeting) |
| Mar. | Profile development meeting: finalize supplements for Public Comment (TC) | Mar 10-13 (COST MC, WG) | Paris |
| Apr. | Connectathon Europe | Apr. | ?? |
Roadmap
- 2009-10
- Enhanced Imaging Workflow Integration Profile
- In conjunction with DICOM WG26 & jpeg2000
- Contribution (use case) to Sharing Value Sets Integration Profile(ITI)
- Using standard terminologies to code reports and image contents in anatomic pathology
- Enhances reporting workflow Integration Profile
- Structured reports white paper
- Enhanced Imaging Workflow Integration Profile
- Future work
- Integrating automatons IP (with LAB)
- Inter-departments workflow IP (with LAB)
- Relationships between Pathology departments; Relationships between pathology/radiology/endoscopy
- Cross enterprise documents/images sharing (XDS, XDS-I)(ITI)
- Telepathology (2 Business Processes)
- Integrating PIS to tissue banks or Tissue Micro Arrayers (with LAB)(John Gilbertson)
- Sharing anatomic pathology data for clinical research (with PCC)(Thomas Schrader, John Gilbertson, Christel Daniel)
Current Activity
IHE Pathology has started work in the 2008-2009 Cycle. Contact the Pathology Planning and Technical Committee if you would like to participate.
Profile Selection
These Brief Profile Proposals were submitted for the 2008-2009 Development Cycle
- Pathology Reporting Workflow (PRWF)
- Digital imaging for research applications (Tissue Micro Arrays)
- Tissue banking
- Automatons
- Sharing terminology
These Detailed Profile Proposals were short-listed and evaluated by the Technical Committee
- ...
The new items will be selected by the Planning Committee for the Cycle 2008-2009.
Demonstrations & Presentations
| Date | Location | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007.08.16-17 | Brisbane, Australia | World Congress Pathology Informatics | Presentation |
| 2007.08.20-24 | Brisbane, Australia | Medinfo | Presentation |
| 2007.09.08-13 | Istanbul, Turkey | European Congress of Pathology | Educational Sessions |
| 2008.05.9 | Berlin, Germany | OpENSC | Presentation |
| 2008.05.27-30 | Paris, France | HIT 2008 | Presentation |
| 2008.05.15-17 | Toledo, Spain | European Congress on Telepathology | Demonstration, Presentation, Educational Sessions, IHE Pathology-DICOM WG26 joint meeting |
| 2008.05.17-22 | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd International Congress of Pathology | Presentation |
Supporters and Endorsements
IHE Pathology is supported or endorsed by the following organizations:
- Organization for the Modernization of French Hospital Information Systems (GMSIH)
- French Association for the Developpement of Informatics in Pathology (ADICAP)
- Spanish Health Informatics Society (SEIS)
- Spanish Society of Pathology (SEAP)
- French Society of Pathology)(SFP)
- IHE-J (IHE-Japan)
See Also
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