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ArticleBreast (Edinburgh, Scotland)2015

Demographic and practice characteristics of pathologists who enjoy breast tissue interpretation.

Natalia V Oster, Berta M Geller, Patricia A Carney, Lisa M Reisch, Tracy Onega, Donald L Weaver, Paul Frederick, Joann G Elmore

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Article in Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Natalia V OsterDivision of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Electronic address: nvoster@uw.edu.
Berta M GellerDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Vermont Burlington, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.
Patricia A CarneyDepartments of Family Medicine and Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Lisa M ReischDivision of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Tracy OnegaDepartment of Community & Family Medicine, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, One Medical Center Drive, HB7937, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Donald L WeaverDepartment of Pathology, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
Paul FrederickDivision of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Joann G ElmoreDivision of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
University of Washington · USUniversity of Vermont · USDartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice · USOregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

Accuracy of Breast Pathology and the Impact of Double ReadingR01CA140560 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ELMORE, JOANN G, WEAVER, DONALD LEE · 2009 to 2013
$3.3M
Digital Pathology_Accuracy Viewing Behavior and Image CharacterizationR01CA172343 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHAPIRO, LINDA, WEAVER, DONALD LEE · 2013 to 2017
$3.2M
Cancer Control at the Intersection of Aging ResearchK05CA096940 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI MANDELBLATT, JEANNE · 2002 to 2011
$1.5M
Improving Accuracy &Outcomes of Breast Cancer ScreeningK05CA104699 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ELMORE, JOANN G · 2004 to 2014
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201100031CNCI NIH HHS K05 CA096940NCI NIH HHS K05 CA104699NCI NIH HHS KO5 CA104699NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140560NCI NIH HHS R01 CA172343PHS HHS HHSN261201100031C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physician attributes, job satisfaction and confidence in clinical skills are associated with enhanced performance and better patient outcomes. We surveyed 252 pathologists to evaluate associations between enjoyment of breast pathology, demographic/clinical characteristics and diagnostic performance. Diagnostic performance was determined by comparing pathologist assessments of a set of 60 cases with consensus assessments of the same cases made by a panel of experienced pathologists. Eighty-three percent of study participants reported enjoying breast pathology. Pathologists who enjoy breast interpretation were more likely to review ≥10 cases/week (p = 0.003), report breast interpretation expertise (p = 0.013) and have high levels of confidence interpreting breast pathology (p < 0.001). These pathologists were less likely to report that the field was challenging (p < 0.001) and that breast cases make them more nervous than other types of pathology (p < 0.001). Enjoyment was not associated with diagnostic performance. Millions of women undergo breast biopsy annually, thus it is reassuring that although nearly a fifth of practicing pathologists who interpret breast tissue report not enjoying the field, precision is not impacted.

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Job SatisfactionPathologyPractice Patterns, Physicians'AdultBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingClinical CompetenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysiciansBreastPathologyPhysician characteristics

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PMID25554017
PMCPMC4523056
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