Use of Lecture Theatre Enter- Title - do not adjust Presentations for Live Virtual Microscopy colour or justification Undergraduate

Pathology Teaching
Kais Ali Melissa do not adjust colour or justification Robert Enter authors 1, Robert Smith1, Alfred Lam1 Eugen Petcu
School of Medicine, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
1, Kasem 1 ,Vinod Salajegheh 1, Gopalan 1, Leung 1, Loudon

The aim of this project is to improve the learning experience in pathology education using virtual microscopy in additional to traditional light microscopy. Virtual microscopy allows us to use high-magnification digital images of tissue sections, stored in multiresolution file format to be presented in front of a large, live audience. Using appropriate software, the slides can be viewed in a way that simulates a glass slide examination with a real multi-headed microscope during a histopathology laboratory session. The School of Medicine at Griffith University in Queensland has started implementing a new method of teaching microscopic pathology with virtual slides for Year two medical students.

Image 2 Virtual microscopy slide scanner

A ScanScope digital slide scanner was used to scan the chosen glass slides of important pathological conditions and were stored on a hard disk. Special digital slide viewing software was used after that to visualize the slides and the visual images were projected on a large lecture theatre screen in a way simulating working in front of light microscope.. Moreover, each virtual slide presentation was preceded by a clinical case scenario to put the virtual microscopy presentation into clinical context and to ensure that the histopathologic examination of slides remains interesting and meaningful.

Image 4 Virtual microscopy interactive student web resource

The presenter, using a mouse, was able to move the

virtual image of the slide on the large screen and transition among various magnifications seemingly. Feedbacks of the experience of the medical students will be obtained and rated according to criteria like effectiveness, usefulness, clarity of image, etc as compared to traditional presentation of pathological slides. It is anticipated that the using of virtual microscopy and traditional microscopy together will enrich the learning experience of pathology for medical students.
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Image 1 demonstrating the workflow of virtual microscopy from the slide to the computer screen

Image 3 Pathology practical lab session with microscopes

Image 5 A copy of student feedback questionnaire used in the study