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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

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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

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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

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2014 Issues

Getting to the point in fragile X syndrome

January 2014—Can one equal 600? Is it possible for a mutation in a single nucleotide base in the FMR1 gene to be as potent as a run of more than 200 triplet repeats in causing fragile X-like symptoms? That was the question Stephen T. Warren, PhD, FACMG, raised in his keynote lecture at the 2013 meeting of the Association for Molecular Pathology. Two decades ago Dr. Warren and others showed that expansion of CGG triplet runs in the FMR1 gene is responsible for fragile X syndrome, or FXS. At the AMP meeting, Dr. Warren, who received the AMP Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics, presented evidence that a point mutation in an FMR1 gene with a normal CGG repeat number can also cause intellectual disability and developmental delay, just as triplet repeats do, accompanied by other, non-FXS manifestations. In at least one case, a point mutation caused the full fragile X syndrome.

The perils of overlooking lesser-known STIs

January 2014—When it comes to sexually transmitted infections, most clinicians and laboratories are well versed in diagnosing those caused by chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, and syphilis. But a host of lesser-known STIs often go undiagnosed, despite their surprising prevalence. Many of these STIs receive little publicity because they’re not considered reportable by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists—a requirement that depends on a variety of factors, including whether an intervention is available and a public health response is indicated, and whether the disease or condition represents a threat to public health.

Cytopathology and More | Evidence emerging for HPV-negative cervical cancer

January 2014—Some studies indicate that nearly all cervical cancers are high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV)-related. Recent studies suggested hrHPV testing had a very high sensitivity; therefore, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology recommended Pap cytology and hrHPV co-testing as the preferred screening method in women 30 or older.

Labs weighing pros, cons of micro TLA

January 2014—Sleek specimen processing instruments, often with sophisticated robotics, are features of many larger microbiology laboratories, despite the longstanding belief that microbiology is too complex to automate. But total laboratory automation (TLA) has not yet gained a foothold in the U.S., even though there are several installations in microbiology laboratories in Europe. Could 2014 be the year that total microbiology laboratory automation comes into its own?

From the President’s Desk: In policy matters, no pause in the cause, 1/14

January 2014—The landscape for physician payment is changing and all of medicine is feeling a persistent downward pressure on reimbursement, so this month’s column is a reality check and a call to arms. The reality check piece is that we’re not just talking about the shift from volume to value, the growing influence of coordinated care, or a new approach to Medicare physician payment updates.

Lab’s respiratory panel found to curb antibiotic use

January 2014—Fewer children with respiratory disease symptoms hospitalized from the ED without a diagnosis, less antibiotic use, and a favorable ratio of reimbursement to expense. That’s what the laboratory at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeing, said Beverly B. Rogers, MD, chief of pathology, in a Nov. 5 webinar, “Focus on FilmArray: One New Technology Applied to Classic Clinical Problems.” Presented by CAP TODAY and made possible by an educational grant from BioFire Diagnostics, the webinar centered on the multiplex PCR system from BioFire that tests for viruses, bacteria, yeast, and antimicrobial resistance genes.

Q & A Column , 1/14

January 2014—I read a question and answer in the April 2001 CAP TODAY about platelet clumping on EDTA and whether vortexing is an acceptable procedure. A common solution suggested was to redraw the specimen into sodium citrate or acid citrate dextrose (ACD). How do you calculate the correction factor for blood drawn in an ACD tube? Our lab has an old procedure for ACD correction, and it is to divide the RBC of the EDTA tube by the RBC count of the ACD tube. I don’t have any reference for this and would appreciate information.

Newsbytes, 1/14

January 2014—Why one pathologist champions social media—In an era when one angry tweet or provocative selfie can crash a career, the potential pitfalls of social media might be more obvious than their professional benefits. But one Arkansas dermatopathologist, an enthusiastic user of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, urges pathologists to consider the many opportunities social media offer, particularly for networking and education.

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