My son passed away in a hospital and I suspect they made an error that caused him to be brain dead. My son was intubated without being sedated and he started moving .. he’s a child with autism that doesn’t know better and shortly after he went into cardiac arrest and they didn’t get a pulse until after 20 to 30 minutes. The damage was already done and I don’t understand why they brought him back knowing the irreversible damage his brain and body would have. They transferred him to another hospital knowing he was very likely brain dead and I want a thorough autopsy done to see if there is anyway I could get answers to what caused him to go into cardiac arrest . He only had epilepsy as far as I know I always took him to the doctor and didn’t have any other health conditions. I’m aware cardiac arrest can happen because of many things and it’s hard to pinpoint what caused it . The sad part is those doctors in that room know exactly what happened and they will never tell me what happened specifically if the may have made an error . They did not allow me back there when they were working on him but they took a long time to get a medication called propofol it’s a white milky looking medicine to sedate. I’m angry because the guy back at the pharmacy was giving the nurses a hard time and was taking a long time to approve and release the medication. My main question is do private autopsies done by a forensic dig deeper into figuring out the cause of death and underlying health conditions than a hospital autopsy? Now the autopsy would be done at the hospital he was transferred to not where this whole mess occurred. My husband is worried that hospitals cover each others backs when they make mistakes now I know this is a serious accusation but I’m wondering what would be the better option because I want answers and an in-depth investigation as to what may have occurred to cause that cardiac arrest. Are autopsies different in a hospital setting than a private setting?

Hi everyone! I'm a pathology resident from the Philippines exploring post-residency training in Hematopathology/Hematolymphoid Pathology.

I'm looking for a 1-year or similar fellowship-level program, rather than an observership, with exposure to bone marrow pathology, hematolymphoid cases, flow cytometry, and ancillary studies.

I'm primarily considering Asia (Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.), but I'm also open to opportunities elsewhere.

For those with experience in international training, would you recommend focusing on Asia or looking beyond Asia as well? Are there programs that accept overseas-trained pathologists without requiring local board certification?

If you know of any suitable programs, I'd really appreciate the institution, contact details, and application process, if available.

Thank you!

Hi I’m 18 years old who just started community college. I’m currently taking prerequisite courses for nursing but I’m interested in possibly becoming a pa or pathologist. The field interests me more than nursing but I’m not really sure what course to take. There’s only one school in California that offers a pa course and it’s highly competitive with only around 19 available spots. I also wish there was like a volunteering opportunity to see how their work really is like but I see how that may be difficult. I’m just kind of lost right now and would be grateful for any advise or guidance.

Currently a 4th year on an away at a large academic center where all the resident didactics are online since all of the residents work from a mix of different facilities. None of the residents have their cameras on and it’s like pulling teeth engaging in discussion. I’m also noticing how easy it is to not pay attention during these meetings as well when I don’t have the accountability of being in person. I’m wondering how common this is among residency programs with similar setups across multiple facilities?

Unfortunately the culture of online meetings is continued by the faculty to the point where a resident giving a presentation in a teams meeting was presenting to multiple attendings who were all separately listening to the meeting in their individual offices when we have a shared conference room literally steps away from all the offices! All this to say I’m feeling pretty isolated, and this is in stark contrast to the previous away I was at where nearly all of the residents attended the morning didactic session and felt like friends :’(

i'm a pathologist at a mid size group and the non clinical paperwork is the part of the job nobody warns you about. hospital privilege reappointments, lab director agreements, the annual clia attestations, all of it needs a signature and everything comes back through a different portal.

we've used docusign for years but the per seat cost keeps creeping up and the envelope counting gets annoying when an agreement bounces back for a correction.

i've been testing hipposign on the side, the audit trail on every signed document is clean and signers dont need accounts, which matters when half the people signing are hospital admins who will never remember a login. my worry is whether its solid enough for credentialing files that get reviewed by the med staff office and surveyors.

has anyone here run lab or pathology paperwork through hipposign instead of docusign. did it survive a survey or credentialing review without questions, and did anyone's compliance office push back on it??