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Medical Futurist to Forecast the New Era of Healthcare at ASCP Annual Meeting in Tampa
Dr. Bertalan Meskó to Offer a Session on
Bringing Disruptive Technologies to Life in Healthcare
CHICAGO/Oct. 2, 2014— The array of technology innovations confronting the medical profession
today is vast and disruptive. From home-based diagnostic testing to personal health records and
integrating test results obtained outside the healthcare system into a patient’s healthcare record—
pathologists and lab professionals need to be prepared to practice in a new era.
Medical futurist Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD, will address this issue at a dynamic general session titled,
“A Guide to the Future of Medicine—Bringing Disruptive Technologies to Life in Health Care,” at ASCP
2014 Tampa, Oct. 8–10.
“We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Meskó is hosting a general session at this year’s annual
meeting,” commented Dr. E. Blair Holladay, CEO/Executive Vice President of ASCP. “His session will be
an invigorating discussion on ways that new technology, such as genomics and next-generation
sequencing, are providing pathologists and medical laboratory professionals with valuable tools to
improve patient care.”
“We need to think outside the box when it comes to the practice of pathology in the future,” says Dr.
Meskó. “It’s important to know that we can use disruptive technologies such as genomics and still
retain the human touch. It can be a huge yet exciting and challenging journey.”
At the Annual Meeting, Dr. Meskó will address hot topics such as the role of genomics in improving
patient care, the value of next-generation sequencing and the need to “curate” genomic data. He’ll
also explore the impact of these innovations on the consumer’s involvement in their own healthcare
management.
Dr. Meskó has spent three years examining practical concepts that medical professionals can
understand immediately and use in their practice. These are outlined in his newly released book, “The
Guide to the Future of Medicine.” For his research, he interviewed 100 medical experts to predict the
top 30 trends that will influence medicine in the years to come.
Described by Forbes Magazine as “The Geek Who’s Changing the World,” Dr. Meskó is the managing
director and founder of Webicina.com, the first service to curate medical and health-related social
media resources free of charge for patients and medical professionals.
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ASCP 2014 Tampa is being held Oct. 8-10 at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin Street,
Tampa, Florida. The ASCP Annual Meeting is the largest educational meeting for pathologists and
laboratory professionals. For more information about the meeting, visit http://www.ascp.org/2014Annual-Meeting/index.html.
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About ASCP
Founded in 1922 in Chicago, ASCP is a medical professional society with more than 100,000 member boardcertified anatomic and clinical pathologists, pathology residents and fellows, laboratory professionals, and
students. ASCP provides excellence in education, certification, and advocacy on behalf of patients, pathologists,
and laboratory professionals. To learn more, visit www.ascp.org. Follow us on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/ascp_chicago and connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ASCP.Chicago.
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