This message was sent to ##Email## March 13, 2019 Home  |   Join/Renew Now   |   Member Resources   |   Legislative Updates Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise      FSP NEWS FSP President's Message FSP It is an honor to serve as the next President of the Florida Society of Pathologists. I would like to thank our outgoing President, Dr. Antonio Martinez for his outstanding leadership and service to the FSP Board and the entire membership over the past two years. I look forward to serving alongside the new slate of Executive Committee Members and furthering our mission to provide valuable educational and networking opportunities and advocacy support for our members. We just concluded another outstanding conference on Feb. 22-24 in Orlando, Florida where we saw over 230 of our colleagues join together to hear practical yet updated pathology topics from some of the brightest minds in our field. Educational topics spanned urology, dermatopathology, breast pathology, hematopathology, physician wellness, digital pathology and more. For the first time ever, attendees were given the opportunity to select from concurrent breakout sessions to choose a specialty read slide session of their choice. For a full rundown of the conference and to see event pictures be sure to check out the FSP website here.  READ MORE    INDUSTRY NEWS University researchers demonstrates how easily medical lab systems and devices can be compromised, putting patient lives at risk Dark Daily Medical laboratory information systems and similar devices are vulnerable to hacking, according to physicians and computer scientists from the University of California San Diego and the University of California Davis. They recently completed a study that exposed the vulnerabilities of these systems and revealed how clinical laboratory test results can be manipulated and exploited to put patient lives at risk.  READ MORE New diagnostic clues found for life limiting lung condition Medical Xpress A new biomarker that could be used to provide earlier diagnosis for a life limiting lung condition has been identified by researchers at the University of Bradford. Pulmonary arterial hypertension affects around 6,500 people in the UK and is caused by a narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the lungs. This leads to high blood pressure and, eventually, to heart failure.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Medusind Get paid more and get paid faster, while lowering your overhead costs Robust business analytics increase the overall clarity and control of your bottom line Stay ahead of payer rules, regulatory and compliance issues Decrease denials and significantly reduce accounts receivable balances Speak with an expert today!   A blood test to measure pain By Dorothy L. Tengler Whether acute or chronic, most of us have dealt with pain. In 2016, 20 percent of adults in the United States had chronic pain, and 8 percent had pain that limited at least one major life activity. The state of the art of pain measurement right now is a pain scale that was invented decades ago. However, a new University of Pittsburgh study shows that physicians may soon be able to quantify pain with a simple blood test. Researchers have developed a test that objectively measures pain biomarkers in the blood.  READ MORE Social media use for pathologists of all ages Archives of Pathology Pathologists have shown an increasing acceptance of professional social media use in recent years. There are currently more than 4,700 pathologists and pathology-related accounts on Twitter per an online list maintained by one of the authors (J.M.G.).1Many pathology organizations and journals have social media accounts. Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms provide numerous potential benefits to the global pathology community. Despite this growing popularity and acceptance, some pathologists are still reticent to use social media professionally.  READ MORE     .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT     'Consumer' approach doesn't work in healthcare, some say Medscape With "consumer"-driven models in healthcare that are meant to lower costs and improve quality, it is assumed that patients will make choices the way they do when they purchase a car or reserve a hotel room. However, several articles in the March issue of Health Affairs suggest patient-centric care and consumer-centric care are different, and the authors argue that conflating the two has given rise to strategies that won't work in an industry that is unlike any other.  READ MORE Selfish genetic elements amplify inflammation and age-related diseases Medical Xpress Aging affects every living organism, but the molecular processes that contribute to aging remain a subject of debate. While many things contribute to the aging process, one common theme in animal aging is inflammation — and this may be amplified by a class of selfish genetic elements.  READ MORE Inflammatory bowel disease may be treated by targeting blood-clotting protein Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News If the direct approach reaches a roadblock, consider a detour. That’s the kind of thinking that may lead to more roundabout — and potentially more effective — treatments for inflammatory bowel disease. In IBD, the usual approach is to directly target inflammation. Unfortunately, this approach fails many patients, who suffer frequent episodes of abdominal pain diarrhea, and in severe cases, rectal bleeding. Another approach — an indirect approach — would involve tamping down a gene, SERPINE-1, that is best known for its role in blood coagulation.  READ MORE Culturing human iPSC derived sensory neurons News-Medical.Net Biomedical research and drug discovery are currently undergoing a revolution due to exciting innovations in biotechnology and advances in stem cell biology. One of these breakthroughs is the use of human induced pluripotent stem cells to produce sensory neurons, which are then cultured in vitro on multi-electrode array systems, to advance pain research and the discovery of effective pain therapies.  READ MORE Across diseases, women are diagnosed later than men ScienceDaily When men and women contract a disease, it is very different when this is discovered by the health care system. On average, women are diagnosed later in life than men. This issue has been studied and analyzed by researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Center for Protein Research, the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH, in a comprehensive study where data from the entire Danish population have been in use. The new research results have been published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.  READ MORE Physician-only social network surveys how physicians really feel about anti-vaccine movement By Tammy Adams Several social media platforms are facing public scrutiny over their role in promoting misleading health information, especially relating to the anti-vaccination movement, which many experts say has contributed to the outbreak of contagious illnesses, like measles, in areas around the country. At a time where it seems everyone has a platform, there is a global need for medically and scientifically accurate information from reliable sources to help inform public health knowledge. SERMO is a leading social network for over 800,000 fully verified and licensed physicians around the world. When it comes to the anti-vaccination movement, SERMO surveyed its community to find out how physicians really feel.  READ MORE   Pathology Today Connect with FSP Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version  Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469-420-2601 | Download media kit Ashley Harrington, Content Editor, 469-420-2642  | Contribute news Florida Society of Pathologists 6816 Southpoint Parkway, Suite 1000 | Jacksonville, FL 32216 | 904-309-6204  | Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063