[Virtual microscopy in pathology teaching and postgraduate training (continuing education)].
As with conventional microscopy, virtual microscopy permits histological tissue sections to be viewed on a computer screen with a free choice of viewing areas and a wide range of magnifications. This, combined with the possibility of linking virtual microscopy to E-Learning courses, make virtual microscopy an ideal tool for teaching and postgraduate training in pathology. Uses of virtual microscopy in pathology teaching include blended learning with the presentation of digital teaching slides in the internet parallel to presentation in the histology lab, extending student access to histology slides beyond the lab. Other uses are student self-learning in the Internet, as well as the presentation of virtual slides in the classroom with or without replacing real microscopes. Successful integration of virtual microscopy depends on its embedding in the virtual classroom and the creation of interactive E-learning content. Applications derived from this include the use of virtual microscopy in video clips, podcasts, SCORM modules and the presentation of virtual microscopy using interactive whiteboards in the classroom.
Sektion für Gynäkologische Pathologie, Pathologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 220, 69120 Heidelberg. peter.sinn@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics; D003479:Curriculum; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000295:instrumentation; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D010336:Pathology / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation; D040901:Proteomics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software; D049490:Systems Biology / Q000193:education; D014584:User-Computer Interface
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
Virtuelle Mikroskopie in Lehre und Ausbildung in der Pathologie.