Macroscopy and carving in the Pathological Anatomy laboratory

The Macroscopy and Carving course aimed at Anatomical Pathology technicians proposes a comprehensive training in this area of ​​Pathology in which technicians acquire more and more responsibility and many even exclusive dedication.

Macroscopy initiates the process of pathological diagnosis. It is the basis that allows selecting and identifying the lesions and abnormal processes that microscopy and additional techniques will complement until the diagnosis and the final report.

It is a fundamental part of pathological anatomy, the first to be developed historically and something that maintains its essence apart from new technological advances that modulate other areas of pathology.

The course is taught almost exclusively by Anatomical Pathology Technicians. They all have extensive experience in carving, which in some cases exceeds 15 years. They come from different hospitals, which allows integrating the general standards of carving to the particularities that are defined in each hospital. The course has a global vision and all surgical forceps and varieties of biopsies are studied, with the idea that even the most complex lesions and pieces can be learned by technicians and do so with full responsibility, having adequate training and experience.

The approach is essentially practical and along with general notions of each subject, numerous videos are incorporated that reproduce real cases, and make it easy to follow the entire carving process in detail. The course places special emphasis on photography techniques that allow the registration of all cases, simplify the review in complex cases and provide an excellent way of quality control, if as better the traceability of the samples.

The incorporation of carving technicians is something relatively recent and is being implemented not only in our country but also in Europe and in the rest of the developed world.

Therefore we think that the course offers good prospects for an easier labor integration, and we trust that it will be to your liking.

Who is it for:

Anatomical Pathology Technicians, Biologists and Resident Physicians of Anatomical Pathology.

*Continuing education credits are not valid for medical residents.

Lecture periods available for enrollment:

1st edition: from June 1 to August 29, 2021
2nd edition: from September 1 to November 28, 2021
3rd edition: from December 1, 2021 to February 27, 2022
4th edition: from March 1 to May 29, 2022

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