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
August 2022—Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for locally advanced (stages II and III) colorectal carcinoma. Patients with node-positive (stage III) cancer receive adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery.
August 2022—Transfusion medicine specialists at Phoenix Children’s Hospital may be used to trending laboratory biomarkers for sickle cell disease patients in their heads, but a dashboard supporting red blood cell exchange procedures for such patients eases the burden on their cerebral cortices.
August 2022
Q. Every month our anatomic pathology laboratory amends patient reports. Does the CAP have a benchmark for amended reports, such as how many are acceptable per month? Read answer.
Q. What is the best practice for performing a urine specific gravity test? Which method is preferred—a refractometer or an automated dipstick? Should we correct for elevated glucose and protein or report high specific gravity? Should we correct for x-ray dyes or add a comment and list possible interfering substances? Read answer.
August 2022—The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to Roche’s Elecsys Amyloid Plasma Panel for detection of early Alzheimer’s disease. It detects and measures AD biomarkers in blood plasma to indicate the need for further confirmatory testing.
July 2022—EKF Diagnostics announced the availability of the FDA-cleared Lucica Glycated Albumin-L test kit, manufactured by Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. and sold exclusively in the United States by EKF. Lucica Glycated Albumin-L is a specific, quantitative test for glycated albumin for the intermediate-term monitoring of glycemic control in patients with diabetes.
July 2022—Sarstedt has launched a web shop for direct online ordering of its labware consumables, specimen collection devices, and small instruments. The shop is available to customers in the United States and can be accessed via the company website at www.sarstedt.com or directly at www.shop.sarstedt.us.
July 2022—BioMérieux announced the CE marking of its Vidas Anti-Chikungunya IgM and Anti-Chikungunya IgG tests to diagnose Chikungunya virus infection. The tests can detect infection during the acute phase and into the chronic phase and run on the company’s Vidas immunoassay instruments.
July 2022—Seegene has developed a PCR test to detect monkeypox virus. The Novaplex MPXV assay, for research use only, was developed using the company’s AI-based automated test development system and can identify positive cases of the monkeypox virus in 90 minutes.
July 2022—Magnolia Medical Technologies, developers of the FDA 510(k)-cleared Steripath platform for reducing blood culture contamination for sepsis testing accuracy, announced the publication of results from a study performed by United Hospital Center, a member of the West Virginia University Health System.
July 2022—Verichem Laboratories announced the availability of clinical reference materials intended for the calibration or calibration verification of ethanol assays.
