New technology in laboratory medicine. A call for pathologists to lead the march.

Several new technologies are impacting the practice of pathology. Appropriate clinical uses must be defined and standards established. It is vitally important that pathologists play the leadership role in incorporating new diagnostic techniques in the clinical laboratory. To do so may require new knowledge and skills. Pathology associations must support the needs of their members by providing avenues for education and training in new technologies applicable to pathology practice.