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. 2018 Mar;38(1):53-66.
doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2017.10.005. Epub 2017 Dec 16.

From Access to Collaboration: Four African Pathologists Profile Their Use of the Internet and Social Media

Julia Royall  1 , Micongwe Moses Isyagi  2 , Yawale Iliyasu  3 , Robert Lukande  4 , Edda Vuhahula  5
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From Access to Collaboration: Four African Pathologists Profile Their Use of the Internet and Social Media

Julia Royall et al. Clin Lab Med. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

The shared practice of pathology via the Internet holds great potential for pathologists in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and their global partners. Application of the Internet is constrained by issues of bandwidth, cost, and power. The penetration of mobile telephony and the arrival of smartphones have changed the use of Internet and social media in Africa and therefore the work of the 4 African pathologists featured in this article. As pathology in SSA struggles for visibility and usefulness, the Internet and its electronic applications provide a critical infrastructure as well as a podium for pathologists across the continent.

Keywords: Africa; Internet; Pathology; Social media; Telepathology.

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