Workshop: Digital Pathology in Practice: From Glass Slides to AI-Ready Workflows

Venue: Department of Pathology, JSS Medical College, Mysuru

Target Audience: Pathology faculty, MD Pathology postgraduate residents, senior residents/fellows

No of participants: 20

Venue: Department of Pathology, JSS Medical College, Mysuru

Target Audience: Pathology faculty, MD Pathology postgraduate residents, senior residents/fellows

No of participants: 20

Time	Session	Format
08:30 – 09:00 AM	Registration	Registration
09:00 – 09:10 AM	Workshop Overview Objectives of the workshop Scope and learning approach Emphasis on hands-on, academic, non-commercial training	Opening Session
09:10 – 09:40 AM	Why Digital Pathology Matters Today Is digital pathology important or optional? Pathology as a data-driven imaging discipline Limitations of glass-slide–only workflows Role of WSI in teaching, tumor boards, consultations Future directions (conceptual overview): AI-assisted diagnostics Spatial transcriptomics & spatial biology Biomarker discovery Drug development & translational research	Lecture
09:40 – 10:10 AM	Foundations of Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) How glass slides are converted to whole slide images Scanner optics, resolution, tiling, and focus Brightfield vs Z-stack vs fluorescence imaging Where image quality is determined and where it fails	Lecture
10:10 – 11:10 AM	Hands-on: Creating Whole Slide Images Manual digitisation Microscope-based WSI creation Understanding operator-dependent variability Automated scanning Automated whole slide scanners Focus algorithms, throughput, and artefacts Comparative discussion: Manual vs automated WSI Suitability for teaching, diagnostics, and research	Hands-on
11:10 – 11:25 AM	Tea Break
11:25 – 12:10 PM	Navigating & Using Digital Slides Digital slide navigation vs conventional microscopy Zooming, annotations, and measurements Teaching sets, slide seminars, tumor boards Choosing a digital slide viewer: Open-source viewers: advantages and limitations Commercial platforms: strengths and constraints Matching software choice to institutional use cases	Hands-on + Discussion
12:10 – 12:40 PM	From WSI to AI: What Really Matters What AI in pathology actually does AI task hierarchy: detection, quantification, classification, prediction Dependence of AI performance on WSI quality What AI can do reliably today and what remains experimental	Lecture
12:40 – 01:30 PM	Lunch Break
01:30 – 02:45 PM	Hands-on: Transparent AI Model Exercise Participant-guided annotation of image patches Live training of a simplified AI classifier Review of misclassifications and bias Discussion on validation and generalisability No coding required	Guided Workshop
02:45 – 03:15 PM	Language Models & Reporting Support Use of language models for report structuring and clarity Standardisation of reporting language Clear boundaries: no slide interpretation or diagnostic reasoning	Demonstration + Discussion
03:15 – 03:40 PM	Setting Up a Digital Pathology Lab: Principles & Pitfalls Defining institutional use cases Scanner selection principles (types, not brands) Workflow, data, and manpower considerations Common mistakes and what not to attempt initially	Lecture + Discussion
03:40 – 04:05 PM	Group Discussion: A Practical Roadmap Forward Where departments can realistically start Teaching vs diagnostic vs research adoption Responsible, phased implementation strategies	Interactive
04:05 – 05:00 PM	Post-Test & Discussion	Closing Session

Participant Requirements

• Presenter laptop with pre-loaded digital slides, AI demonstration material, and offlinecapable workflows
• Digital slide viewers (open-source and commercial) will be demonstrated
• No mandatory software installation is required for participants

Additional Notes

• The workshop is academic and non-commercial
• No procurement, installation, or long-term institutional commitment is required as part of this workshop

Resource Faculty

Dr. Sherin Susheel Mathew

Assistant Professor,

Department of Pathology
ACTREC, TMC,
Navi Mumbai

Mobile – 9845747106

Email – sherin@genesysailabs.com

Dr. Asha M

Professor & HOD,

Department of Pathology,

JSS Medical College, JSS AHER

Mysuru

Mobile – 9845747106

Email – masha1036@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Rekha T S

Professor,