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 Cente, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
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 presenters Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
April 2021—Cue Health has received FDA emergency use authorization for over-the-counter sale of its COVID-19 test. The Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over the Counter Use uses a lower nasal swab and provides results in about 20 minutes. The Cue OTC test is authorized for use by symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, ages two and older.
April 2021—Sarstedt introduced its dedicated transportation system for sending specimen tubes to the laboratory, the Tempus600. Sample tubes are placed directly into a sending station and arrive within seconds at a laboratory receiving station for processing. An optional connection module enables tubes to be loaded directly into laboratory automation systems, such as the Sarstedt BL 1200 bulk loader and sorter. The Tempus600 system and pipelines require little space, and installation takes two weeks.
April 2021—“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” I thought of this Winston Churchill quote when I, along with many others, received my first COVID-19 vaccine in December. Unfortunately, this country would go on to experience a second peak. My counterparts in other countries remind me of their third peak. Still, we are well along in the end of the beginning. By the time this column reaches you in mid-April, COVID-19 metrics will have changed, and I believe will be better. This is being written in early March and positive indicators are abundant. Testing availability has increased substantially. In the U.S., reported new daily infections have fallen significantly from their peak in January, while more than 10 percent of the public is now fully vaccinated against the virus.
April 2021—The incidence of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease is disproportionately higher among African-Americans compared with non-Hispanic whites. It has been hypothesized that genetic variation is associated with these higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) among this race.
April 2021—Intraductal biopsy is commonly used preoperatively to evaluate the etiology of biliary strictures. It can be challenging to interpret intraductal biopsies. The diagnosis is often hindered by interobserver disagreement.
April 2021—Genetic testing for breast cancer hereditary predisposition genes is used to guide cancer screening strategies, risk-reducing surgery, and therapeutic interventions, in accordance with national guidelines.
Q. What is the recommended procedure for analyzing cerebrospinal fluid from patients suspected of having Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease? In addition to sending the specimen to the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center for 14-3-3 testing, should the laboratory perform a cell count and/or meningitis panel? Read answer. Q. Is light protection needed for folate samples? Most major reference laboratories do not require folate samples to be protected from light, and I could not find any studies on the topic. Read answer. Q. Many times a platelet count on an automated hematology system indicates some degree of thrombocytopenia or the analyzer reports a high mean platelet volume or platelet large cell ratio, while a blood smear shows large platelets and/or giant platelets. Is it OK to include a comment in the report that the platelets are adequate or that the count could be due to large platelets, especially with values that indicate marked thrombocytopenia? Read answer.
April 2021—The rewards of data analytics can be sizable, but so can the challenges of extracting data, transforming it, and loading it into the appropriate systems to facilitate the functionality.
April 2021—In an Association for Molecular Pathology survey focused on molecular testing in oncology during the pandemic, 70 percent of 163 respondents reported having decreased or stopped the development and validation of new tests in their laboratories.
March 2021—Quidel received emergency use authorization from the FDA to market its Solana SARS-CoV-2 assay, an isothermal reverse transcriptase–helicase dependent amplification (RT-HDA) assay intended for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal and nasal swab specimens in viral transport media from patients suspected of having COVID-19 by their health care provider.
