1. Fifty years of impact on liver pathology: a history of the Gnomes.
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Torbenson M, Desmet V, Denk H, Callea F, Burt AD, Hübscher SG, Terracciano L, Dienes HP, Goodman ZD, Bedossa P, Wanless IR, Roberts EA, Brunt EM, Clouston AD, Gouw ASH, Kleiner D, Schirmacher P, and Tiniakos D
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- Cooperative Behavior, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Humans, Liver Diseases pathology, Models, Organizational, Pathology, Clinical organization & administration, Societies, Medical organization & administration, Societies, Scientific organization & administration, Liver pathology, Liver Diseases history, Pathology, Clinical history, Societies, Medical history, Societies, Scientific history
- Abstract
Professional societies play a major role in medicine and science. The societies tend to be large with well-developed administrative structures. An additional model, however, is based on small groups of experts who meet regularly in an egalitarian model in order to discuss disease-specific scientific and medical problems. In order to illustrate the effectiveness of this model, the history and practices are examined of a long-standing successful example, the International Liver Pathology Group, better known as the Gnomes. The history shows that groups such as the Gnomes offer a number of important benefits not available in larger societies and nurturing such groups advances science and medicine in meaningful ways. The success of the Gnomes' approach provides a road map for future small scientific groups.
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- 2021
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