James Dent chats to Dr Robert Rawson about clinical pathology.
Summary Writer: Divya Iver
Script Writer: Elizabeth Campbell
Editor: Robert Rawson
Interviewee: Robert Rawson
Clinical pathologists are specialists in the anatomical, biochemical and physiological processes that maintain a healthy body and the pathological mechanisms that disturb this balance. Through the examination of the changes in tissue architecture caused by disease, pathologists are able to provide critical information regarding diagnosis, prognosis and appropriate treatment modalities.
In this podcast, we explore the field of clinical pathology. Particularly, anatomical pathology. Further, you will gain an insight into some of the techniques pathologists use. Most importantly, you will hear critical information that junior doctors should know about this fascinating specialty.
Robert Rawson completed his Fellowship with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in 2016. Further, he was appointed the Cameron Pathology Fellow at the Melanoma Institute of Australia and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for 2016. In addition, he held a position as a staff specialist at Royal Darwin Hospital. After that, in 2018, Robert returned to Royal Prince Alfred.
Robert’s primary interests include dermatopathology, particularly melanocytic pathology, and gynaecological pathology.
Secondly, he is involved in numerous research collaborations within the Melanoma Institute Australia Translational Research Group at Sydney University. Moreover, he won the Premier’s Award for Outstanding Cancer Research in 2016. And he received the Sydney Research Clinical Researcher Scholarship in 2019. In addition, Robert is committed to the medical education of pathology registrars and medical students.
In his spare time, Robert is a volunteer lifesaver and a keen triathlete. Recently, he was selected to represent Australia at the 2019 Triathlon World Championships in Switzerland.
With Dr Robert Rawson, Pathologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Clinical pathologists are specialists in the anatomical, biochemical and physiological processes that maintain a healthy body and the pathological mechanisms that disturb this balance. Through examination of the changes in tissue architecture caused by disease, pathologists are able to provide critical information regarding diagnosis, prognosis and appropriate treatment modalities. Numerous diagnostics techniques are now used by clinical pathologists to provide such information. In this podcast, we explore the field of clinical pathology, particularly anatomical pathology, and gain an insight into some of the techniques used, as well as critical information that junior doctors should know about this fascinating specialty.
A 52-year-old female presents to the emergency department with left lower quadrant abdominal pain. She has associated nausea and has vomited today. She is unsure when she last used her bowels. Her abdominal examination reveals bloating, tenderness of the left iliac fossa and bowel sounds are not audible. CT of her abdomen shows a large left-sided ovarian mass causing extra-mural small bowel obstruction.
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