Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.
Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.
Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
September 2023—KSL Diagnostics, Buffalo, NY, has opened a transplant immunology laboratory to serve the western New York region. KSL is the provider for Erie County Medical Center and Kaleida Health. ConnectLife, a community blood bank and federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization, uses KSL’s new lab and services Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming counties.
September 2023—Global Access Diagnostics announced the launch of IT-Leish, a UKCA-marked rapid test used for diagnosing visceral leishmaniasis. The company acquired the manufacturing rights for IT-Leish from Bio-Rad in September 2022 to prevent the test’s withdrawal from the market and support the World Health Organization’s strategic plan to eliminate life-threatening neglected tropical diseases.
September 2023—Evident has introduced its Slideview DX VS-M1R whole slide imaging system, for research use only.
September 2023—BD announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its BD Respiratory Viral Panel for the BD Max system. It is a single molecular diagnostic combination test that uses a single nasal or nasopharyngeal swab sample to determine if a patient has SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B, or respiratory syncytial virus. Results are available in about two hours.
September 2023—Verichem Laboratories offers a line of liquid-stable, multianalyte kits for the calibration verification of electrolyte assays for use with systems employing flame photometer, direct or indirect ion-selective electrode, or standard enzymatic/colorimetric testing methods. The Electrolyte Standard kit contains the analytes chloride, ionized calcium, lithium, potassium, and sodium and has a 21-month stability claim. The ISE Standard kit contains chloride, lithium, potassium, and sodium and has an 18-month stability claim. The Carbon Dioxide Standard kit and standalone CO2 Standard level F both have 15-month stability claims. All products are free of azides, glycols, surfactants, and other potentially interfering substances.
September 2023—Thermo Fisher Scientific announced FDA clearance of its Brahms PlGF plus Kryptor and Brahms sFlt-1 Kryptor novel biomarkers for the risk assessment and clinical management of preeclampsia. The assays received FDA breakthrough designation in May.
September 2023—In the past two years, I’ve written a lot in this column about leadership and why pathologists make natural health care leaders. Effective leaders emerge from a process of continual self-correction in those who constantly seek out new ideas and hone their leadership skills.
September 2023—Approximately 30 percent of U.S. employees report that they have been bullied in the workplace, and these numbers are even higher for remote workers. Bullying is defined as any act or situation in which someone is subjected to recurrent, systematic, serious negative or hostile behavior and long-lasting acts designed to oppress or abuse another person. This behavior may include belittling, humiliating, personally attacking, verbally criticizing, or intentionally excluding a coworker. Bullying can harm both the target of the attack and the organization that employs the bully and the targeted person. The potential negative effects on an organization can be high staff turnover, a decrease in employee performance and productivity, and an increase in errors and medical mistakes.
September 2023—Understanding of the pathologic and molecular features of endometrial cancer has advanced measurably since the FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) staging system was updated in 2009. New treatments, results of clinical trials, and prognostic survival data that correlate with pathologic and surgical findings have been reported. Therefore, the FIGO Committee on Women’s Cancer determined that changes to the FIGO system were necessary. The goals of the revised staging system are to further clarify the diverse biologic nature of endometrial carcinomas with differing prognostic outcomes, better define the prognostic groups, and create substages that yield more appropriate surgical, radiation, and systemic therapies. The cancer committee developed a subcommittee on endometrial cancer staging in October 2021, of which the authors are members.
September 2023—Neurodegenerative diseases are a broad group of disorders characterized by progressive loss of nerve cells in the central or peripheral nervous system. These diseases are often chronic and incurable, with symptoms ranging from cognitive decline to motor or sensory dysfunction. There are many types of neurodegenerative diseases, with various underlying etiologies. One group of diseases, the synucleinopathies, are associated with the misfolding and aggregation of the protein α-synuclein. This group includes disease entities such as Parkinson disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple-system atrophy.
