From Glass to Digital: Preparing Your Lab for Whole-Slide Imaging

Enabling Digital Images in Your Pathology Lab

Digital pathology is becoming central to the modern laboratory, enabling faster turnaround, remote collaboration, and AI-supported workflows. But success depends on more than the scanner; it requires aligning established lab practices with the demands of whole-slide imaging. Because each digital image reflects the quality of the original glass slide, meticulous specimen preparation and a well-sequenced readiness plan are essential.

A well-planned transition helps digital pathology deliver immediate value by minimizing rescans, maintaining efficient workflows, and building pathologist confidence. Consistent image quality and reliable processes support timely diagnoses while protecting the institution's investment.

This session provides a practical readiness framework based on real-world laboratory experience. Participants will learn how to align laboratory workflows with the demands of whole-slide imaging, prepare staff and processes for implementation, and build quality into the transition from the start. By focusing on operational readiness, attendees can streamline adoption, reduce rescans, and maximize the clinical and operational benefits of digital pathology.

Learning Objectives

This webinar will help you:

• Identify the pre-analytic and analytic workflow factors that most directly affect whole-slide image quality and digital pathology readiness
• Describe the operational and staffing changes a laboratory manager should implement when preparing a histology laboratory for digital pathology adoption
• Explain how specimen preparation, slide quality, and tracking practices influence downstream diagnostic reliability and turnaround in a digital workflow
• Apply a structured readiness assessment to evaluate the preparedness of your own laboratory for a successful digital pathology transition
  

Fisher Healthcare is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.™ Program. One P.A.C.E.™ credit-hour will be provided for this complimentary basic level program.