
Autopsy Pathology
Mission
- To promote the role of medical autopsy as a tool for quality assurance and patient safety in health care, to ensure the quality of cause of death statistics, to improve medical teaching and knowledge , and to guide clinicians in their support of the bereaved.
- To raise awareness among the medical society, the authorities and the public about the role of the autopsy in evidence based medicine.
- To improve the standing of autopsy pathology by focusing on quality, education and specialization, and through broad collaborations with other WGs, associations and societies in all fields of medicine
Objectives
- To be a tool for communication between members
- To organize and participate in scientific meetings and educational program
- To endorse and support scientific initiatives and research programs
Founding Members
Ass. Professor G. Cecilie Alfsen MD PhD
Doctor Carlos Marques Pontinha MD
Chair
Prof. Cristina Basso

Co-Chair
Dr Gheorghe-Emilian Olteanu

ROU
Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infecțioase și Pneumoftiziologie Dr.Victor Babeș Timișoara
Pathology Department
Strada Gheorghe Adam 13 300310, Timisoara, ROU
Pathology Department
Strada Gheorghe Adam 13 300310, Timisoara, ROU
Downloads
Code of practice for medical autopsies: a minimum standard position paper for pathology departments performing medical (hospital) autopsies in adults Autopsy Pathology WG Report 2022 Autopsy Pathology WG Report 2021 Autopsy Pathology WG Report 2020 Autopsy Pathology WG Report 2019 Survey Autopsy in Europe - results Activity Report 2018 Autopsy Pathology WG Report 2017 Autopsy Pathology WG Report 2016 Survey regarding autopsies in Europe