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Esther Abels, co-chair of the DPA Regulatory & Standards Task Force, has worked on the regulatory approval of digital pathology systems since the beginning. She joins Beyond The Scope to discuss her current role advancing the regulatory science of digital pathology and provides an update on the initiatives of the DPA Regulatory and Standards Task Force. Esther also discusses the excitement surrounding digital pathology for precision medicine.

• 2:21 Introduction
• 6:25 Early applications of digital pathology to the pharma industry
• 8:00 Process of validating and achieving FDA approval of the first slide scanners
• 10:00 How collaboration and teamwork help achieve regulatory approval
• 17:48 Current initiatives of the DPA Regulatory and Standars Task Force
• 21:40 510(k) exemption of digital pathology devices
• 25:00 Real world data initiative and is remote sign out permanent?
• 31:08 Using digital pathology for precision medicine

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