Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss how to integrate Kappa and Lambda in situ hybridization testing into your standard hematopathology workflow to accurately assess B-cell and plasma cell clonality. You will also gain the skills to recognize testing pitfalls in challenging reactive versus neoplastic proliferations and apply ancillary tools to resolve complex cases.
Webinar presenter Xiaojun Wu, MD, PhD, Assistant professor, Director of Hematopathology Section at NCR of Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Pathology, SOM at Johns Hopkins University
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 11:00-11:30 AM CT
Roundtable presenters Nick Fingland, PhD, PMP, Senior Director, R&D Operations and Science, BD, and Chris Farnsworth, PhD, D(ABCC), Section Head of Clinical Chemistry, Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
March 2026—For a pathology that is invariably associated with dimming—of memory, of relationships, of personality—Alz-heimer’s disease has been linked to remarkably bright news as of late. Blood-based biomarkers, including two that garnered FDA approval last year, have cracked open the door to earlier diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as the potential to reach more patients.
March 2026—An international panel of experts in multiple sclerosis and cerebrospinal fluid diagnostics reached a consensus in 2023, and they recommended including the determination of intrathecal kappa free light chain synthesis in the next revision of MS diagnostic criteria as an additional tool to measure intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis.
March 2026—More flexibility and less burden sum up the personnel requirement changes in the accreditation program checklists released in December last year. The revisions to the CAP checklists stem from changes that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on June 23, 2025 in response to feedback the CMS had received about what it required in the CLIA final rule implemented on Dec. 28, 2024. The announcements were in CMS memorandum QSO-25-21-CLIA (CLIA Enforcement Discretion and Clarification on Personnel Regulations) and QSO-25-10-CLIA Revised (Revisions to State Operations Manual, Appendix C–Advance Copy).
March 2026—Newer sepsis diagnostics, including monocyte distribution width, Intellisep, and MeMed BV, show promise in clinical studies but have limitations.
March 2026—Laboratory leaders from various health systems discussed strategies to navigate competition and ensure growth.
March 2026—A University of Washington study analyzed HCV testing costs across its system from 2017 to 2024, focusing on the public county hospital ED where one-third of diagnoses occur.
March 2026—Rapid advances in genomic sequencing are reshaping microbial classification and nomenclature, creating challenges for clinical microbiology laboratories.
March 2026—A roundtable discussion focused on improving workflow efficiency in urinalysis, highlighting the potential of AI to enhance reflex testing by integrating test results with EHR data.
March 2026—International medical graduates are crucial to the American healthcare system, particularly in pathology, where they make up a significant portion of the workforce.
March 2026—Continuous glucose monitoring is recommended for type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients, particularly those using insulin.
