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  • 1.  Planning a DHIG meeting at EB2017 in Chicago

    Posted 06-23-2016 15:14

    Hello all! 

    Based on all the great discussions in DHIG community, we now have support from AAA to plan a DHIG members meeting (or two) at EB 2017 in Chicago!  This meeting won't be a part of the official EB program but it will allow us to informally get together and have histology-related discussions in greater depth than what we've been able to do at informal luncheon outings.

    Stefanie and I would like your involvement and help in DHIG meeting planning.  We would like to schedule a conference call with any interested members of DHIG to determine meeting schedule, format, and other logistics (Stefanie will post a conference call agenda shortly). 

    For a productive discussion, we would like to cap the number of conference call attendees at 12.  The call will be scheduled when the most number of members can attend (but no more than 12).  If you are unable to participate but still interested in contributing, don't worry, we'll post our conference call minutes for your review and input.

    If you are interested in getting involved, please let us know your availabilities by completing this doodle poll as soon as possible: Doodle: Conference Call to Plan DHIG Meeting at EB

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    Doodle: Conference Call to Plan DHIG Meeting at EB
    Are you interested in getting involved in DHIG meeting planning at EB 2017 in Chicago? Please indicate your availabilities to join in on a conference call.
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    Thanks!

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    Lisa Lee
    Associate Professor
    University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Aurora CO
    303-724-7460
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  • 2.  RE: Planning a DHIG meeting at EB2017 in Chicago

    Posted 06-26-2016 09:46

    Hello Histologists!

    Thanks to everyone who replied to Lisa's Doodle poll on scheduling a conference call regarding the DHIG face-to-face meeting at EB 2017. We will get back to you soon with the details of the call.  The poll is still open if anyone else is interested in participating.  Below is the agenda for the conference call.  

    1. Number of face-to-face meetings

    2. Date, time, and duration of meeting(s)

    3. Format of meeting(s)

    4. Identify facilitators and helpers

    5. Methods of communication that can be used by facilitators and helpers for planning purposes

    6. New business

    Please let us know if there is anything else you think should be added to the agenda.

    Thanks,

    Stefanie

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    Stefanie Attardi
    Assistant Professor
    Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
    Rochester MI
    248 370 2830
    sattardi@oakland.edu

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  • 3.  RE: Planning a DHIG meeting at EB2017 in Chicago

    Posted 06-27-2016 15:27

    Ok, the poll is now closed.  We have the most people available for a conference call on June 30th at 3pm (MST).

    That's 5pm EST; 4pm CST; 2pm PST in US. 

    I will email conference call details to those marked available on doodle poll shortly. 

    Lisa

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    Lisa Lee
    Associate Professor
    University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Aurora CO
    303-724-7460

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  • 4.  RE: Planning a DHIG meeting at EB2017 in Chicago

    Posted 06-28-2016 16:47
    Hello Lisa and Other Histologists,
    I know the poll is closed and It does look like you have your quota for the conference call on Thursday. I would like to get more involved and help out. Here at WVU we have been using a digitized website that we developed (scanned and annotated using Zoomify) many years ago. We added a new feature this year and had the students form small groups and work together to diagnose unknown pathology specimens. We catalogued and organized the Iowa collection into a database that is easy to use and merged it with some of our own pathology slides as well as our database of normal histology to create a working website. We used a Cloud service, Firebase, that allows students to communicate with each other and  the faculty while viewing the images. Students could draw on the pathology images as well as label, mark arrows, jot down notes, etc and could share these images and comments in real time. They could communicate with their group as well as the faculty using a discussion board. The goal was for students to recognize areas of abnormal pathology and collaborate with their group to label these areas and make a tentative diagnosis. Students submitted their results to me and I either marked it as correct or let them try again with some hints from me.  I have 1 technical person, Bruce Palmer who helps with all the development. We use Filemaker pro to organize the slides and slide data and then annotate with Zoomify and then Bruce uses some other programs to create the workable websites. I keep adding dimensions to histology because it gets so slighted in the curriculum (over shadowed by gross) yet so much of the student later learning hinges on it. With digitized histology we get less face time with the students so I add the pathology small group to bring them back into the lab and address a number of issues: linear integration of histo into pathology, more student interaction and fulfilling the ever-present shadow of student-driven independent (active )learning. So please add my name to the list of people interested is seeing what the results of the conference call. Thanks!

    Holly Ressetar
    Holly Ressetar, Ph.D.
    Professor
    Director Medical Anatomy and Pharmacy Anatomy 
    Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
    West Virginia University School of Medicine
    Robert C Byrd Health Sciences Center
    4052 Health Sciences North
    P.O. Box 9128
    Morgantown, WV 26506
    (304) 293-1687
    hressetar@hsc.wvu.edu



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  • 5.  RE: Planning a DHIG meeting at EB2017 in Chicago

    Posted 06-29-2016 17:14

    Thanks for your interest, we'll definitely keep you posted.

    All the best,

    Lisa

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    Lisa Lee
    Associate Professor
    University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Aurora CO
    303-724-7460

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  • 6.  RE: Planning a DHIG meeting at EB2017 in Chicago

    Posted 07-01-2016 12:40
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    Hello Histologists,

    I have attached a summary of our discussion during yesterday's conference call.  Thank you to those who participated!  We welcome the DHIG to add any thoughts by replying to this post.

    You will soon see new discussion threads initiated by some of the conference call participants to get us talking before EB.  

    Have a great weekend!

    Stefanie

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    Stefanie Attardi
    Assistant Professor
    Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
    Rochester MI
    248 370 2830
    sattardi@oakland.edu

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  • 7.  RE: Planning a DHIG meeting at EB2017 in Chicago

    Posted 10-14-2016 16:37

    Hi Everyone,

    It looks like we do have several topics of interest for our histology lunch.  I am hoping that we keep going with our planning as I think this will be a very useful session.  However, I suggest that maybe we should wait until the AAA program is more detailed.  By waiting, we can determine if there is a day that many of those interested in the histology lunch will also be attending the sessions and we can avoid overlap with any other activities going on to allow for maximum participation.  Once the program is released, we can narrow down our topics and choose a date.

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    Michele Barbeau
    University of Western Ontario
    London ON
    mbarbeau@uwo.ca

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