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
Thursday, October 1, 2026 1 PM-2 PM ET
This presentation will explore the value of in-house CGP, offer insights into the benefits and drawbacks of incorporation, and provide information about important practical factors when considering in-house implementation of CGP.
Webinar presenter Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, FCAP, Medical Director, Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Laboratory, Director, Division of Diagnostic Molecular Pathology and Human Genetics, Henry F. Krous Professor of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 11 AM-12 PM ET
Hear experts review the biological and clinical significance of the HER2 expression continuum in breast tissue, providing a clearer understanding of how these variations might impact diagnosis, and discuss the emerging importance of documenting HER2-low and HER2-ultralow categories using a validated IHC assay.
Webinar presenters Keith Wharton, MD, PhD, Global Medical Affairs Leader–Pathology, Roche Diagnostics Solutions, and Hannah Y. Wen, MD, PhD, Director, Breast Pathology Fellowship, Associate Team Leader, Breast Pathology Team, Attending Pathologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
April 2022—Drawing on five years of experience and laboratory feedback, a collaborative team has revised the microbiology IQCP templates and created the first template for the quality control of a commercial cartridge-based molecular test system.
April 2022—Staffing, supply chain, and significant supply price increases. Two continuing problems and one new. When Compass Group members met online March 1 with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle, that trio of issues took center stage. Here’s what they had to say.
April 2022—Don’t be afraid of livers. Maryam K. Pezhouh, MD, offered that advice in a CAP21 presentation on autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and overlap syndrome, part of a session on common queries in liver pathology. “You don’t need to know everything when you’re looking at the liver,” said Dr. Pezhouh, associate clinical professor of pathology at the University of California, San Diego. “But you need to know what your clinician and your patient are asking.”
April 2022—All things billing, revenue, income, and business-related were tossed around when representatives of four billing companies met online Feb. 14 with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle. With them were Vachette Pathology founder Mick Raich and Al Lui, MD, of Innovative Pathology Medical Group, Torrance, Calif. The No Surprises Act, pathologist shortage, pharmacies, and SARS-CoV-2 testing post-pandemic were just some of what came up. Artificial intelligence too. “In the next two or three years, the payers are going to use AI to deny claims,” Raich predicts. “They’re going to know which claims are less likely to be appealed when they’re billed.” And that will only make more difficult an already tough situation. In the past year, says Kyle Fetter of Xifin, “there’s been an increase in the use of the CO-252 rejection/denial code.” Chris Condon of APS Medical Billing agrees, saying the job of the carrier “is to figure out ways to not pay pathologists.”
April 2022—A study published last fall examined antimicrobial prescribing in gram-negative bloodstream infections based on three rapid diagnostic panels and using what’s known as the DOOR-MAT framework. The study’s findings were explained in a CAP TODAY webinar on stewardship interventions to optimize the management of gram-negative bacteremia. It was presented last December and made possible by a special educational grant from BioFire.
April 2022—Genetic alterations of the gene FLT3, especially internal tandem duplications in the juxtamembrane domain and point mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain, are commonly seen in patients with newly diagnosed myeloid leukemias. However, chromosome rearrangements involving the FLT3 gene are extremely rare in hematologic malignancies. The FLT3 gene has only a few known partner genes, including the gene ETV6, which encodes a transcriptional repressor. ETV6 has a wide variety of translocation partner genes, several of which are tyrosine kinase genes.
March 2022—Few people want to talk about burnout in health care—at least not publicly. Take, for example, the response of one laboratory professional, who, when asked to be interviewed for this story, waited several days before ultimately declining. Having his institution associated with the topic, he explained, could fan the flames among colleagues. “For sure all of us are feeling weary,” he said in an email (quoted with permission). “And I don’t want this in the face of our team members who are chronically short-staffed while seeing large hiring and retention bonuses going to nurses and others at the bedside. Those payouts are choking off access to capital for replacement equipment and causing every non-nursing position to go through a weekly labor committee review,” with finance leaders evaluating all replacement requests based on funding ability and productivity. “We all have some burnout,” he continued, noting the number of people retiring or trying new careers. The response ticks many boxes on the aspects-of-burnout list.
March 2022—Papillary and fibroepithelial lesions of the breast were the focus of a talk given by Xiaoxian (Bill) Li, MD, PhD, in a CAP21 session on common but challenging diagnoses in breast core biopsies.
March 2022—The omicron surge was waning on Feb. 1 when Compass Group members met by Zoom with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle. Inpatient numbers, test demand, and positivity rates were declining. “We’re on the downslope,” Northwell Health’s Dwayne Breining, MD, reported. But other pressures persist: the shortages of blood and staff.
March 2022—A new program called Pathology Accelerated Pathway at Penn State shepherds pathology-bound students toward residency readiness in three years instead of four and is set to begin this spring.
