Everything’s Bigger in Texas
... including the welcome. But meeting you – our readers – was the real highlight in San Antonio
As I write this editorial, I am just about shaking off the desynchronosis from yet another fantastic USCAP event – this year, held in the wonderful city of San Antonio, Texas. I can’t emphasize how pleased I was to meet so many of you there; the feedback I received was simply amazing! (And, I’ll be honest, I was happy that my boss was there to hear some of the praise...)
A big thanks goes out to all of you who stopped by our stand to let us know what you think of The Pathologist and, in one (slightly reluctant) case, to sign a copy of a Sitting Down With for a fan (...you know who you are, Jerad Gardner!).
One item that seems to have gone down well is our relatively new reader-requested section, Case of the Month. In fact, someone told me that January’s case was the subject of a lengthy conversation between a group of people at an evening event during the USCAP congress. That conversation then led to a direct connection between a person at the event and the submitter of the case – and I believe those people are now discussing a potential informal collaboration! My sincere thanks to Ivan Damjanov for getting this initiative up and running. I urge the rest of you to get involved. If you think you’ve got a case that may stump your peers, please email us. If we feel it’s strong or curious enough (and assuming you have a high-resolution image), we’ll publish it and let you know how many of our readers got it right.
I hope Case of the Month demonstrates our commitment to listening to our readers. On that note, one female senior pathologist who I spoke with recently requested that we publish an article on a somewhat delicate subject: sexism and bullying in the workplace – something that she told me was more common than one might believe. Testament to our vow to cover the issues that matter to you – even the controversial ones – I want to know if any of you have experienced such negativity or witnessed it in your workplace. If so, please do get in touch (we will gladly respect anonymity where requested).
Being aware of topics that you want to see covered – or aspects that could be improved – helps our development and growth (and makes us more useful to you!) I’ll admit that it’s more than a little flattering to listen to praise for our beloved publication, but I am also more than happy to hear constructive feedback and requests. My inbox is always open to feedback and new ideas: [email protected].
On a final note, thank you to everyone for making us feel so welcome in San Antonio. I’m already looking forward to Vancouver 2018!
Fedra Pavlou
Editor
After graduating with a pharmacology degree, I began my career in scientific publishing and communications. Now with more than 16 years of experience in this field, my career has seen me heading up editorial and writing teams at Datamonitor, Advanstar and KnowledgePoint360 group. My past experiences have taught me something very important – that you have to enjoy working with, and have respect for your colleagues. It’s this that drew me to Texere where I now work with old colleagues and new. Though we are a hugely diverse team, we share several things in common – a real desire to work hard to succeed, to be the best at what we do, never to settle for second best, and to have fun while we do it. I am now honored to serve as Editor of The Pathologist and Editorial Director of Texere Publishing.
