Informatics for the Clinical Laboratory

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Summary: Excellent Book; A triumph
Review: This book is an excellent resource or companion compendium for those who seek to become fluent or proficient in the corpus of knowledge that this tome represents. With the paucity or dearth of pathology informatics textbooks the authors bring a fresh and innovative perspective on the state of the art whilst covering the area with great detail. This book is a must read and should be on the shelf of any self respecting pathology informatician. This interesting read shall remain dust free with dog eared and well worn pages. Lastly, it should suffice to say that Cowan et al. have captured the true essence of the technology, and those who involve themselves with such endeavors will likely flock to this volume instinctually, like the salmon of CAPistrano. My wholehearted congratulations to Dr. Dan Cowan for help putting the field of pathology informatics on the map.

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Summary: Solid Informatics Text, should be mandated for all residents
Review: Until very recently, informatics is something pathologists typically learned by need or by personal desire. When I was a resident over 20 yrs ago, it was mainframes, and Anatomic Pathology was essentially univolved in informatics. Unfortuneately, Anatomic Pathologists largely are decades behind in informatics, which will become a major detriment in the coming Molecular age. This should be required reading for all residents in pathology and most Anatomic Pathologists. Informatics is here to stay...and if you do not start paying attention you will be left in the dust. I applaude Dr. Cowan and hope others begin to publish other works in this area, particularly related to Anatomic Pathology.

Rating:
Summary: Solid Informatics Text, should be mandated for all residents
Review: Until very recently, informatics is something pathologists typically learned by need or by personal desire. When I was a resident over 20 yrs ago, it was mainframes, and Anatomic Pathology was essentially univolved in informatics. Unfortuneately, Anatomic Pathologists largely are decades behind in informatics, which will become a major detriment in the coming Molecular age. This should be required reading for all residents in pathology and most Anatomic Pathologists. Informatics is here to stay...and if you do not start paying attention you will be left in the dust. I applaude Dr. Cowan and hope others begin to publish other works in this area, particularly related to Anatomic Pathology.