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Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Discover how next-day comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) is possible with the Oncomine Comprehensive Assay Plus on the Genexus System—delivering both speed and accuracy.

Webinar presenters Jane Bayani, MHSc, PhD, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Diagnostic Development, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Canada, and Nicola Normanno, MD, Scientific Director, IRCCS Romagnolo Institute for the Study of Tumors, Italy, and Morten Grauslund, PhD, Molecular Biologist, Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Thermo Fisher Scientific. For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic applications. 

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Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss how Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is utilizing
the oncoReveal® Nexus 21-gene panel to redefine turnaround time and actionable insights
in cancer care. Dr. Ewalt shares a perceptive look at the clinical need for rapid, front-line NGS sequencing, and how a unique, purpose built targeted NGS panel (Pillar Biosciences’ oncoReveal Nexus 21 gene Panel) was developed, validated and implemented clinically by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK-REACT) to complement their current comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) approach.

Webinar presenter Mark Ewalt, MD, Associate Medical Director for Laboratory Operations for Diagnostic Molecular Pathology in the Molecular Diagnostics Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MSKCC.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Pillar Biosciences.

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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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Interactive Product Guides

October 2019

Catching CKD sooner with kidney profile

October 2019—Rarely (as waggish folks like to remind us) is it necessary to reinvent the wheel. Many times it’s better to take existing wheels and stick them on, say, a suitcase. Suddenly, maneuvering through airports becomes 1,000 times easier. Improvement can be that simple, so obvious in retrospect. At least that’s what kidney experts, both inside and outside the laboratory, are hoping as they promote use of the kidney profile lab order to diagnose and monitor chronic kidney disease. Transformation doesn’t always require the thrill of the new. While new markers are always welcome, two stalwart tests—estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-creatinine ratio—can do plenty.

For GI cancer, a digital and molecular reset

October 2019—You may not be curling up next to the fire with a cup of hot chocolate to read your copy of the new Digestive System Tumours, part of the World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Series.

For accredited biobanks, a path to CLIA equivalence

October 2019—The requirement revisions in the new edition of the Biorepository Accreditation Program checklist, published last month, are aimed at accommodating a growing overlap between clinical diagnostic activity and biomedical research.

Faster diagnosis? Chlorinated lipids in sepsis

October 2019—Chlorinated lipids have been shown to be new potential biomarkers for sepsis, and continuing research into their role could lead to faster diagnosis, said David A. Ford, PhD, of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, at this year’s AACC annual meeting. Dr. Ford, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, discovered chlorinated lipids in 2002, and at the AACC meeting he shared recent research on the association between chlorinated lipids and lung injury and death in sepsis patients.

Using predictive analytics to gauge sepsis risk

October 2019—How well can analytics predict the risk for sepsis? T. Scott Isbell, PhD, DABCC, director of clinical chemistry and point-of-care testing, SSM Health, Saint Louis University Hospital, at this year’s AACC annual meeting shared his hospital’s experi-ence with Epic’s sepsis predictive tool. Launched in 2017, the tool uses predictive analytics to produce a sepsis score for ad-mitted patients based on regular scans of key data elements in the electronic health record.

AMP case report: Use of MYD88 sequencing to confirm diagnosis of PIOL in a case with limited sample availability

October 2019—Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is a rare but aggressive B-cell malignancy usually considered as a subtype of primary central nervous system lymphoma. The most common form of PIOL is primary vitreoretinal lymphoma. PIOL is also known as the masquerade syndrome because it frequently mimics other ocular conditions such as chronic uveitis, which may be steroid-resistant. Its diagnosis is challenging and requires a high degree of suspicion. Here, we present a case of PIOL, the diagnosis of which was clinched based on the identification of a mutation in the myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MYD88) gene.

Hematology panel: bridging gaps, staffing, Lab 2.0

October 2019—Automation, the workforce shortage, manual review rates, and Laboratory 2.0 were some of what came up in CAP TODAY’s latest gathering of hematology experts for a roundtable on what’s new, pressing, and in play. CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle convened a panel in August consisting of Cordelia Sever, MD, of TriCore Reference Laboratories; Olga Pozdnyakova, MD, PhD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Danette Godfrey and Simon Shorter of Sysmex; and Matt Rhyner, PhD, MBA, and Rachel Burnside, PhD, MBA, of Beckman Coulter. What they said follows.

With real-time data analytics, lab drills down to step it up

October 2019—As payments to laboratories decline and labs look for costs to cut, drawing on Lean and CAP 15189 know-how is the path to stronger productivity, workflow, and quality, “and all of that is eventually going to help,” says Mike Black, MBA, MT(ASCP), DLM, laboratory assistant VP of Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD, and Avera laboratory service line administrator.

Put It on the Board

Sysmex joins Lab 2.0
October 2019—Sysmex America has joined the Clinical Lab 2.0 movement to support collaboration around value-based health care. The company said it is providing a grant focused on a multi-institutional demonstration project to develop actionable clinical strategies for anemia early detection, intervention, and prevention. Clinical Lab 2.0 is a Project Santa Fe Foundation initiative established to help develop the evidence base for the valuation of clinical laboratory services. It is a call for laboratory leadership in managing population health and enabling value-based care to evolve. Sysmex is the first corporate sponsor. “The Clinical Lab 2.0 movement, with its critical measurable and actionable attributes, promotes the clinical and business model of the future for clinical laboratories,” Khosrow Shotorbani, president and executive director of Project Santa Fe Foundation, said in a statement. The third annual Clinical Lab 2.0 Workshop will take place Nov. 3–5 in Chicago (www.cl2lab.org/clinical-lab-2-0-3rd-annual-workshop-registration-2-2/).

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