Linköping, Sweden and Sydney, Australia – November 5, 2020 – The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) has reached a milestone in its exam process with trainees now using the digital pathology solution from the international medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B). This provides trainees across the region with easy-to-use tools that enable them to focus on the pathology cases at hand.

“Pathology trainees from across Australasia take several sets of exams throughout their five years of training. Now, during the ongoing pandemic, these exams are being conducted remotely instead of on campus in Sydney. Regardless of where the exams take place, we need a solid, robust and secure solution that we can rely on during this important and stressful time for trainees. Sectra’s solution is also intuitive and easy to use, requiring minimal training. We feel very confident that our new exam process using Sectra’s solution will better prepare our pathology trainees for their future careers,” says RCPA President, Doctor Michael Dray.

Sectra’s solution will be used by pathology trainees from across Australasia, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, during their final pathology exams. The trainees will have access to Sectra’s solution through the program portal where they will receive cases and associated questions for assessment. The solution’s zero-footprint viewer and smart streaming functionality enable access to digital pathology images without large installations, at any time.
“Sectra is committed to making our solutions rock-solid and easy to use, since this is critical in the clinical environment. I’m excited that it is these qualities that grant us the opportunity to be part of training future pathologists for their important job. Sectra believes that digital pathology plays a key role in meeting the challenges in, for example, cancer care. Making our digital pathology solution part of the program for training pathologists is truly inspiring,” says Bart Thielen, President of Sectra Australia and New Zealand.

The RCPA is the leading organization representing pathologists and senior scientists in Australasia. Its mission is to train and support pathologists and senior scientists and to improve the use of pathology testing to achieve better healthcare. The related quality assurance programs (RCPAQAP) have used Sectra’s digital pathology solution in external quality assurance (EQA) programs in Australia and another 80 countries since 2017.

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