Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:30 PM-2 PM ET
Hear experts discuss a multidisciplinary approach to oncopathology for HER2
assessments for solid tumors in the absence of a companion diagnostic.
Webinar presenters Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics Medical Director, Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Emina E. Torlakovic, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Biomarker Quality Assurance, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Carol Cheung, MD, PhD, JD, FRCPC, Deputy Director, Canadian Biomarker Quality, Assurance—Programme canadien d’assurance de la qualité des biomarqueurs
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM-1 PM ET
Join leading pathology experts, Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD, and Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD, for a webinar exploring potential challenges in HER2 IHC testing for breast cancer, emerging evidence supporting digital and computational pathology as assistive tools for pathologists in HER2 IHC assessment, and practical considerations for real-world implementation and adoption.
Webinar presenters Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD, Professor of Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD, Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist Member and Professor, Departments of Pathology, Machine Learning, and Translational Pathology, Scientific Director, Analytic Microscopy Core Chair, Women in Oncology Executive Board Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speakers are being compensated for their presentations. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME credit.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 12 PM-1 PM ET
Hear an expert pathologist discuss the role of HER2 IHC testing and scoring in solid tumors including endometrial, ovarian, cervical, bladder, non-small cell lung, colorectal, and biliary cancers
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, MSPT, Baylor Sammons Cancer Center; Fulgent Genetics; Texas Cancer Interception Institute
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is intended for US healthcare professionals. This program is being sponsored by AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
October 2026—Differential reviews, reference ranges, longitudinal data, AI, and information silos were front and center when CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle led a discussion online in early September about hematology analyzers and the needs of laboratories and clinicians.
October 2026—This conversation is part of a series of one-on-one virtual roundtables in which CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle speaks with representatives of a company to spotlight its laboratory solutions. He spoke on July 21 with Nick Fingland, PhD, PMP, senior director of R&D operations and science, BD, and Chris Farnsworth, PhD, D(ABCC), section head of clinical chemistry, WashU Medicine, and professor of pathology and immunology and of emergency medicine, Washington University. McGonnagle’s questions and their answers follow. The title of their talk: Where quality begins: the real impact of blood collection choices.
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This roundtable discussion is sponsored by BD.
October 2026—This discussion is part of a series of one-on-one virtual roundtables in which CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle speaks with vendors and laboratory experts to spotlight a company and a customer for their laboratory solutions and work. He spoke on September 30, 2026 with John Longshore, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs, Global Oncology Diagnostics, AstraZeneca, Flora Berisha, Executive Director, Global Head of Diagnostic Partnering and Development, Johnson & Johnson, 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.
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This roundtable discussion is sponsored by Pillar Biosciences.
September 2026—This discussion is part of a series of one-on-one virtual roundtables in which CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle speaks with one vendor and one laboratory expert to spotlight a company and a customer for their laboratory solutions and work. He spoke on September 23, 2026 with David Sacks MB, ChB, FRCPath, Chairman, Steering Committee, National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP), and Priya Sivaraman, PhD, Senior Technical Product Manager, Tosoh Bioscience Inc.
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This roundtable discussion is sponsored by TOSOH.
In this commercial conversation, Bob McGonnagle, CAP TODAY publisher, speaks with Dr. Daniel Jondle, a fellowship-trained GI pathologist and director of the Arizona Digestive Health Pathology Laboratory (GI Alliance and Specialty Alliance), and Dr. Emmanuel Garaspe is a board-certified gastroenterologist and GI medical director at Castle Biosciences. Originally broadcast on August 6, 2026, this commercial conversation is made possible by a special educational grant from Castle Biosciences.
July 2026—Roche’s new Cobas Mass Spec solution will be on display this month at the ADLM meeting, as will Diasorin’s new Liaison Nes, Siemens Healthineers’ Atellica DT 250, and much more. CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle spoke online in late May with representatives of Roche, Diasorin, Sebia, and Siemens Healthineers about how their instruments will solve some of laboratories’ pressing problems. The conversation follows.
June 2026—Instrumentation for all laboratory testing sites—large and small—was the roundtable topic on April 21 when representatives of Roche, Beckman Coulter, and Siemens Healthineers met online with Moira Larsen, MD, MBA, of MedStar, and Joe Baker of Baylor Scott & White. CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle led, with questions about, among other things, AI, testing consolidation, what laboratories expect of vendors, and what laboratories are willing to contribute to the partnership. “We’re happy to help figure out what the bugs are,” Baker says of new instrumentation.
June 2026—CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle spoke on March 12 with Jessica Van Allen, PhD, technical support lead for ZeptoMetrix, and Jesse M. Young, PhD, medical director for TriCore Research Institute’s research and clinical trials department and director of point-of-care testing. Dr. Young is also clinical assistant professor at the University of New Mexico.
Bob McGonnagle: Dr. Young, tell us about TriCore and the laboratories you oversee.
Dr. Young (TriCore): TriCore Reference Laboratory is a full-service diagnostic laboratory. The core laboratory offers about 2,900 test codes and has a modality similar to that of Labcorp and Quest, but we’re focused on New Mexican populations. We serve most of the hospitals in the area and have statewide collection sites whereby we’re trying to expand health care and provide coverage for our communities so everyone in the state has access to health care near their home instead of having to drive six hours to the nearest collection site, drive home, and then be called back for a critical value. Continue reading …
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This roundtable discussion is sponsored by ZeptoMetrix.
May 2026—The fast-changing world of sequencing was the topic that a panel of pathologists and industry representatives dug into in a Feb. 27 online roundtable, led by CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle.
April 2026—Laboratory and pathology billing face challenges from reimbursement threats, downcoding, denials, and prior authorizations.
