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@GaryProcop

Tweeting pearls in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Pathology to improve the education of medical students, residents and fellows. Opinions my own.

Cleveland, OH & Tampa, FL Katılım Aralık 2019
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American Board of Pathology
American Board of Pathology@TheABPath·
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Boland on her recent publication exploring the use of artificial intelligence in pulmonary adenocarcinoma assessment. We’re grateful for her contributions as ABPath Test Development and Advisory Committee member.🔗 bit.ly/3NWvUj7
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UPMC Pathology Residency Program@UPMCPath·
We were pleased to welcome Dr. Gary Procop, CEO of the @TheABPath who presented “American Board of Pathology: Past, Present, and a Bright and Bold Future.” He highlighted the Board’s history, current initiatives, and vision for the future of pathology certification and education.
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Want to see what the future holds? Check out this 1/2-day virtual summit on May 12th. 'Crossroads of Change: AI in the Laboratory, Past, Present, and Future - Dr. Charles is keynote. My amazing colleague, Dr. Mike Loeffelholz will is also one of speakers among a great roster.
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Special thx to this team of super stars for giving a day of their professional life to undertake standard setting for CP. We can’t that you enough. GWP
American Board of Pathology@TheABPath

⭐ A big thank you to the CP ABPath CertLink Test Development & Advisory Committee and their guests, who recently came together for the important work of setting standards for the Clinical Pathology Primary Certification Exam. We truly appreciate their time and expertise.

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Special thx to these amazing hematopathologists for the time and expertise that they give to keep the Board exam relevant. Dong - you are wonderful and amazing. We will miss you. GWP
American Board of Pathology@TheABPath

Thank you to the Hematopathology Test Development & Advisory Committee for sharing their time and expertise last week in developing and reviewing exam content. We are especially grateful to Dr. Dong Chen for his many years of dedicated service to the committee.

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MicroBytes@GaryProcop·
Meet Medical Pioneer: Amedee Borrel (1867–1936): - Early cancer researcher - Published broadly on various topics - Although his studies on spirochetes were limited, Borrelia bears his name. - Differentiated the types of spiral bacteria - With Nocard, first cultured mycoplasma
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Meet Medical Pioneer: Otto Obermeier (1843-1873) - 1st to describe spirochetes in the blood of patients with relapsing fever during a louse-borne outbreak in Berlin (1867-68) -Contracted and died of cholera, while studying that disease. - Relapsing Fever temp tracing below
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On Borrelia - Loosely coiled spirochete - B. burgdorferi-Ixodes vector->Lyme disease - B. hermsii & B. recurrentis - Soft tick/body louse vector-> recurrent fever -Histopath Lyme rash = non-specific -Periph sm. pos. in recurrent fever (Pic) - Dx methods: Serology &/or molecular
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Meet Medical Pioneer: Antonio Carini (1872-1950) -Furthered the discovery of Pneumocystis through careful observation, willingness to challenge norms, and humility to seek consultation. Directed the Pasteur Institute in Sao Paulo. Described > 100 microorganisms.
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Meet Medical Pioneer: Dr. John F. Enders. - Nobel Prize for cultivating the poliovirus, and insisted junior colleagues were included. - First to culture the measles virus and develop an effective vaccine. - His method -> development of vaccines against polio, mumps, and rubella.
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On Measles * ss, neg sens RNA enveloped virus * highly contagious - respiratory route * fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, & Koplik spots * may -> severe complications/death * Histopath: Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells * First cultured: Enders/Peebles 1954 * Vaccine preventable
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Thx to this team of amazing dermatopathologists from ABDerm and ABPath for all the work related to item writing, editing, and exam construction- you truly are the best!
American Board of Pathology@TheABPath

We would like to thank the Dermatopathology Test Development & Advisory Committee for their time and expertise last week in developing and reviewing exam content. We are especially grateful to Dr. Melissa Piliang for her years of service to the committee. #WeLoveOurVolunteers!

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Meet Medical Pioneer: Alfred François Donné (1801-1878). He was first to identify Trichomonas vaginalis (1836), developed photomicroscopy (1840s), was the first to describe platelets (1842) and the elevated WBC count and arrested cellular maturation in leukemia (1844), and more.
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Jim Zhai@ZhaiJim·
I called Dr K. Unni, a legendary pathologist, today. He sounds healthy & strong. Every Thanksgiving Day since I graduated from pathology residency at @MayoClinic 2002, I called & told him how much I have been grateful to his mentorship & friendship. #pathology #PathTwitter
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A brief timeline of the discovery of Pneumocystis, recognition of it as a unique type of microorganism, characterization of human disease, and finally appropriate molecular classification - Enjoy.
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