FREE WEBINAR
How The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) and Community Partners Leverage Integrated Digital Pathology for Greater Efficiency with Consults
September 10, 2025 at 1pm EST
Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring experts from The Ohio State University as they share how their pathology department is reducing diagnostic risk and accelerating turnaround times through cutting-edge digital pathology tools.
60-Minute Webinar Sponsored By
As cancer incidence continues to rise, the demand for fast, accurate diagnosis is outpacing the availability of pathologists and qualified lab staff. This imbalance is especially critical for complex cases requiring second opinions—where delays can compromise care and outcomes. Traditional consult workflows are often slow, fragmented, and vulnerable to sample loss, creating unnecessary risk for the very patients who need precision and speed the most.
In this webinar, experts from Ohio State University share how their pathology department is leveraging digital pathology tools to transform consult workflows. From telepathology to AI-powered diagnostics, Ohio State is setting a new standard for efficiency, collaboration, and clinical impact.
Join us on September 10, 2025, at 1 pm EST for "Ohio State Pathology: Reducing Risk & Improving Turnaround Times in Clinical Workflows Leveraging Digital Pathology Tools." This webinar, sponsored by Grundium and hosted by Dark Daily, will deliver actionable insights into how digital pathology tools can reduce turnaround times and optimize consult workflows.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify the challenges presented for pathology consultations and second opinions due to shortages of qualified pathologists and lab staff
- Assess how digital pathology tools address skill and staff shortages
- Predict common IT challenges with implementing new digital pathology tools
Expert Speakers
Anil Parwani, MD
Chair, Department of Pathology and Chief of Laboratory Services Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, Ohio
Dr. Anil Parwani is a Professor of Pathology and Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University. He serves as the Donald A. Senhauser Chair of the Department of Pathology and the Chief of Pathology Services for the Health System. His research is focused on diagnostic and prognostic markers in bladder, prostate, and renal cell carcinoma. Dr. Parwani has expertise in surgical pathology, and pathology informatics including biobanking, whole slide imaging, digital imaging, telepathology, image analysis, artificial intelligence, and lab automation. Dr Parwani has authored over four hundred peer-reviewed articles in major scientific journals and several books and book chapters. Dr. Parwani is the Editor-in-chief of Diagnostic Pathology and Co-editor of the Journal of Pathology Informatics.
Melinda Schumacher, MD
Pathologist Ohio State University Wooster Community Hospital Wooster, Ohio
Melinda Schumacher, MD is an Associate Professor-Clinical in the Community Pathology Branch. Dr. Schumacher earned her MD in 1982 from Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, OH. She began her residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, OH, subsequently completing it at The Ohio State University in 1987. She continued and completed her training at Ohio State with a fellowship in medical microbiology in 1988. Dr. Schumacher is a Community general pathologist with a focus in GI pathology and an interest in dermatopathology. She is a proponent of digital imaging in support of enhanced work flow and turn-around-times, plus ease of consultation with continual learning and enhancement of pathologists’ diagnostic skills.
Scott Hammond
Clinical Research Manager, Comparative Pathology & Digital Imaging Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Scott Hammond is Senior Systems Consultant and a member of the digital pathology program at The OSU Wexner Medical Center & OSUCCC – James. OSU's digital pathology division is a nationally recognized leader—processing over 2,400 slides daily and housing one of the world’s largest whole-slide image archives, with more than 4.7 million slides representing over 500,000 cases. Scott plays a vital part in overseeing the digital pathology infrastructure, including slide digitization processes, digital workflow implementation, consultation coordination, and quality assurance across pathology services. Further, Scott supports the digital and computational pathology team, enabling remote diagnostics, real-time consultations, teaching, and research collaboration. Scott leads the digital pathology clinical research team, participating in industry sponsored platform and device validations for FDA submission. Scott’s administrative efforts have been instrumental in OSU’s pioneering use of digital pathology for primary diagnoses (initiated in 2018), advancing the hospital’s mission to provide fast, accurate, and scalable pathology services.
Who should attend?
- Pathologists (anatomical and cytological)
- Pathology lab managers
- Pathologists’ assistants
- Histotechnologists
- Researchers in the Dx and Rx space
- IT professionals tasked with digital pathology support and implementation
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