Use of digital slide cases by different learner groups at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Types of case | Enhanced digital features | Types of learning experience | |
| Undergraduate | Unambiguous examples of common pathologies Curated, anonymised digital slide sets | Interactive labels and annotations Hypertext links to further resources including glossary of terms | Didactic lectures Small group/special study module teachings Self-study material (digital textbook) |
| Postgraduate (pathologist trainee) | More complex pathologies, typical and non-typical examples, inclusion of laboratory and digital artefact A mixture of curated anonymised ‘training’ slide sets and live cases | Interactive labels and annotations Hypertext links to other digital slides illustrating the same pathology | Didactic lectures/large-group teaching sessions Small-group and individual teaching |
| Continuing professional development | Challenging areas of diagnosis with high levels of intraobserver variability in diagnosis | Screen sharing with remotely situated experts | External quality assurance schemes Intradepartmental and interdepartmental case discussion |
NHS, National Health Service.