ABOUT THE SECTION
- Chair: Dr. Ipshita Kak (St. Joseph’s Hospital Hamilton, Ontario)
- Vice-Chair: Dr. Katherine Chorneyko (Brant Community Healthcare System, Ontario)
- Secretary: Dr. Yann Brierley (Vernon Jubilee Hospital, British Columbia)
- Member-at-large: Dr. Carolyn O'Hara (Alberta Public Laboratories, Alberta)
- Member-at-large: Dr. Nancy Jimin Liu (Halton Healthcare, Ontario)
- Resident representative: Dr. Alicia Nickel (Calgary)
Mission Statement
The Section of General Pathology will advance the interests of General Pathologists and General Pathology Residents in Canada.
Goals and Objectives
- Advocate for General Pathology both within the Canadian Association of Pathologists/Association Canadienne des Pathologistes (CAP-ACP) and with external organizations including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- Improve laboratory medicine in Canada through the support of rural and community pathologists and by increasing educational opportunities in these centres.
- Provide opportunities for general pathology training, presentation of research, exchange of ideas, and promulgation of employment opportunities at the CAP-ACP Annual Meeting.
- Promote General Pathology as a career choice among medical students in Canada.
Important documents (updated July 12, 2020):
- By-laws
- Resident representative position application
- Report on section activities:
- List of members
Job opportunities:
- https://ontariopathologists.org/service/career-opportunities/
- https://cap-acp.org/careers.php
- https://www.workopolis.com/jobsearch/pathology-
- jobs?utm_source=jobseeker_emails&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_alerts&jatk=1e4gf1er22tft801&job=V2l-QjoFg_Z73O9PAkVDcvImH2NtkKkZPYPajIqe3O6R3QQ8jsG3kg
Helpful links/resources:
- https://mypathologist.ca/
- https://www.mypathologyreport.ca/
- https://www.choosingwiselycanada.org/
- https://librepathology.org/
- https://knowpathology.com.au/
- https://labtestsonline.org/
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD7882068A01C370F
- http://www.histologyguide.com/slidebox/slidebox.html
- https://www.virtualpathology.leeds.ac.uk/
- https://webpath.med.utah.edu/
- https://www.webpathology.com/
- https://www.cap.org/member-resources/case-of-the-month/ovary-2?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkdNek5qRTNNMkUyTW1FeSIsInQiOiJaMzFta3RHdkt6UGhtZkRycG1GZHk0bEI4QWRnMHAzUWp0eGhoYlFRV053ajFFaUx6TDcrTDJWclhzTm5KMUNla2tqM2d3ZzFDVXhpRzdJUmZcL1FsSEFTTmhaR0pZaUJ0TXpybXRjc2wranlyRkVQaGtMNUt6cG5zRVwvU2xndVpmIn0%3D
- https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/MicrobeWiki
- https://www.atcc.org/en/Documents/Learning_Center/Resources_for_Microbiology.aspx
- https://microbiologyonline.org/students/microbe-passports-1
- https://www.bbguy.org/
- https://transfusionontario.org/en/
- https://blood.ca/en
- https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/
- https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/az.html
- http://surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu/
- https://www.cap.org/protocols-and-guidelines/cancer-reporting-tools/cancer-protocol-templates
- https://cytologystuff.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVxosS9hPP3ikMQXAE9Pamw
- https://www.westgard.com/
- https://www.analyticaltoxicology.com/en/
- www.pathologyoutlines.com
- last updated July 2020 -