New guidance in checklist on AMR and mass spec
November 2023—In the 2023 edition of the CAP accreditation program checklists is new guidance on analytical measurement range verification and new and revised requirements for mass spectrometry.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026 1 PM-2 PM ET
Learn about digital pathology technology that is future-ready, yet practical for today’s
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Webinar presenters Scott Hammond, Senior Systems Consultant, Digital Pathology Division, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology, and Ursula Hofer, Imaging Technologist, Pathology Digital Imaging Lab, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology, and Sandra Banky, PA(ASCP), Director of Operations, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology, and Molly Epler, MHI, LSSYB, Clinical Laboratory Manager, Wexner Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, September 23, 2026. 12 PM-1 PM ET
Roundtable presenters Dr. David Sacks MB, ChB, FRCPath, Chairman, Steering Committee National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP), and Priya Sivaraman, PhD, Senior Technical Product Manager, Tosoh Bioscience.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, September 24, 2026 11 AM-12 PM CT
This session explores the evolving role of RAS in precision oncology, from the biology of RAS mutations to the expanding landscape of targeted therapies. Through expert presentations, real-world case discussions, and interactive audience polling, participants will examine best practices for RAS biomarker testing across solid tumors, including lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers. The session will highlight practical considerations for tissue and liquid biopsy, strategies to address testing gaps, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure timely identification of patients who may benefit from RAS-targeted therapies.
Webinar presenters David Braxton, MD, Chief of Molecular Pathology Services, Hoag Family Cancer Institute & Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Carlos Becerra, MD, Research Director for Medical Oncology, Margaret Given Larkin Endowed Chair for Developmental Cancer Therapeutics, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, September 30, 2026. 1 PM-1:30 PM ET
Roundtable presenters John Longshore, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs, Global Oncology Diagnostics, AstraZeneca, and Flora Berisha, MS, Executive Director, Global Head of Diagnostic Partnering and Development, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, and Mark D. Ewalt, MD, Associate Medical Director for Laboratory Operations, Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS, Thoracic Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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2023 Issues
Point-of-care testing scorecard spotlights hits and misses
November 2023—At the point of care, there are testing wins, some losses, and plenty of pitfalls. “Point-of-care coordinators all have the same problems,” says Meaghan Gladstone, applications consultant at Werfen.
In some settings, alternatives to HbA1c acceptable
November 2023—Glycated albumin and fructosamine are highly specific, with high levels suggesting hyperglycemia. This points to their utility in monitoring glycemic control in people with diabetes. “They’re quite useful in the setting of overt hyperglycemia,” said Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH, at this year’s meeting of the Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine.
Generative AI, from education to corner cases
Generative artificial intelligence—what it is, how it can be used in pathology, what stands in its way, why the excitement. CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle spoke about that and more with pathologists Bobbi Pritt, MD, MSc, and Scott Anderson, MD; Ajit Singh, PhD, of Stanford and Artiman Ventures; and Devon Snedden, a health care consultant in artificial intelligence. “There are a lot of excellent possibilities that we’re just starting to understand and explore for the field of pathology,” said Dr. Pritt of Mayo Clinic.
AI-driven spatial biology: the next next-gen sequencing
November 2023—Spatial biology may be an emerging field, but Kenneth Bloom, MD, says he and other pathologists have been doing it “since we got the microscope.” And he argues it’s going to become “the new, most important lens we look through.” The reason is the emergence of new cancer treatments like immunotherapy and, most importantly, antibody drug conjugates like Enhertu, says Dr. Bloom, head of pathology for Nucleai, a company specializing in AI-powered spatial biology.
Minds shift on digital path, ‘massive change’ predicted
Is digital pathology on the move? Two who know it well say it is. Esther Abels, a precision medicine and biomedical regulatory health science expert who is CEO of SolarisRTC and former president of the Digital Pathology Association, and Michael Rivers, vice president/lifecycle leader of digital pathology at Roche Tissue Diagnostics, spoke in September with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle, who got their take on where things stand.
Pathology navigators bring molecular test efficiencies
November 2023—Few things in the laboratory can do so much at once: boost histotechnologist productivity, safeguard tissue, offer a career path and help retain staff, keep watch on test utilization, and reduce the number of calls to pathologists and turnaround time, all while advocating for the patient.
Reports revisited—panel on preferences and pain points
November 2023—Reports—integrated or otherwise—were up for discussion when CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle convened online in October a group of informatics experts, who spoke of the need for simplicity in a time of growing complexity, ease of access, where Epic isn’t strong. The full conversation follows.
From the President’s Desk
November 2023—For 100 years, pathologists have been called “the doctor’s doctor.” We have traditionally done our work in the background, interacting mostly with other physicians and not visible to or known by patients.
Clinical pathology selected abstracts
November 2023—Among the many reasons unnecessary laboratory tests are ordered in a hospital are preselected orders on order sets, clinician habits, and trainee concerns. Laboratory tests are among the highest volume procedures performed in inpatient hospital care. Excessive use of these tests can lead to patient discomfort as a result of unnecessary phlebotomy and contribute to iatrogenic anemia and increased risk of bloodstream infections. It can also contribute to the rising cost of medical care. Many laboratory stewardship programs have been developed to improve how clinicians order and use lab tests.