Patient Safety Guidance for Pathology Specimens-Identifying and Mitigating Risks for Specimen Loss and Mishandling

Lost and mishandled specimens are a universal problem, often with significant impact on diagnostic error and patient safety risk. Identifying medical errors is a topic of current attention. This talk will *Discuss the various stages where surgical pathology errors occur. *Discuss the medicolegal issues and how we can help reduce the errors. *Discuss simple practices to help reduce errors. *Value each member of the surgical pathology team brings to help reduce error.