The Doctor’s Doctor Will See You Now: An Introduction the Pathologist – Patient Consultation

Introduction:
As patients increasingly access their pathology reports and diagnoses become progressively complex, there is a growing need to support patient education. Patient-pathologist consultations (PPCs) provide the unique opportunity for patients to bridge knowledge gaps by meeting directly with the doctors determining their diagnosis. Our project was designed to evaluate the impact of PPCs on patient experience and gain insights into when and for whom PPCs may be most impactful. Introduction of PPC services in our practice is aimed to improve patient health outcomes in direct and indirect ways (Figure 1). Dr. Mehta has been practicing PPC services at SUNY Upstate Medical University for nearly 5 years and is eager to share the results of the practice (Image 1).

Key findings:
• Patients value understanding their diagnoses and have found the PPCs to be a valuable experience in improving care comprehension and confidence
• The PPC bridges a growing gap in patient care as medicine advances and diagnoses become increasingly precise and complex
• With future studies on PPCs around recruitment, expansion feasibility, comparison to other educational resources, and long term impact, the value and implementation of this type of service will be even clearer.

Biography:
Dr. Rohin Mehta has graduated from SABA University School of Medicine in 2005. He has completed his residency in Anatomical Pathology at St. Barnabas medical center followed by a fellowship program in surgical pathology at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Mehta has also complete GI fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and cytopathology fellowship at SUNY Upstate Medical University where he remained to practice as a medical director and a chief of surgical pathology. Dr. Mehta is also an associate professor at Upstate Medical University and an assistant director of residency program where he gets to train the next generation of pathologists.

Category:
Oral presentation Track name: Breast Pathology Research interest: Breast Pathology, GI Pathology, AI and digital pathology

Figure 1. Direct and Indirect Paths of Improved Health Outcomes. Lapedis CJ et al. Arch Patrol Lab Med. 2020

Image 1. A PPC brochure given out to patients with breast cancer diagnosis at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

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