Memento for interprofessional learning
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Memento for interprofessional learning Patricia J. T. A. Groenen 1
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A. W. Langerak 2
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F. Fend 3
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J. H. J. M. van Krieken 1
Received: 3 March 2020 / Revised: 3 March 2020 / Accepted: 19 March 2020 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract The vast increase of technical, diagnostic, and treatment possibilities and deepened understanding of molecular biology has revolutionized diagnosis and treatment of cancer and thus has great impact on pathology. Different professionals are responsible for proper evaluation of the results and their translating into an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Next to expertise, a close interaction between clinical molecular biologists, pathologists, and oncologists is required; it is crucial that these professionals speak “the same language.” Key to this is communication skills and creating possibilities for collaboration in a meaningful context. Here, we present an interprofessional, educational workshop model and we describe the parameters that contribute to effective learning by specialists. Keywords Molecular diagnostics . Pathology . Oncology . Learning . Interprofessional
A modern pathology laboratory has practicing pathologists and clinical molecular biologists each with their own expertise, role, and responsibility. Exchange of relevant information across both professionals is essential to properly apply and integrate test results for state-ofthe-art pathology reporting. Here, we stress the importance of interprofessional learning. Implementation of complex tests and understanding the impact and potential is a difficult process. Clonality analysis of antigen receptor gene rearrangements in lymphoma is such a complex test, which has gained wide acceptance through well-cited publications, but causes problems in routine practice. It was decided to set up an educational workshop to promote the correct use of clonality analysis so that patients are not over- or under-treated. Because it turned out that the integration of knowledge from different disciplines (histopathology and molecular biology) * Patricia J. T. A. Groenen [email protected] 1
Dept. of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, P.O Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Department of Immunology, Laboratory for Medical Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital Tuebingen/Eberhard-Karls-University, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
was the core problem, a cased-based, interprofessional workshop was chosen. The annual workshop (http://www.euroclonality.org/ workshop/) is a real hands-on workshop; most of the time is taken for case discussions. Participants are only accepted when they come as a team representing different disciplines from one center: a pathologist and a molecular biologist. Each team has to bring at least one illustrative case that created problems and present the pathological findings, clinical context, and the molecular
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