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 Center, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.
Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
May 2026—In the laboratory general accreditation checklist in the 2025 edition, released last December, is new emphasis on a prospective risk assessment process in the laboratory’s quality management …
April 2026—Revisions and additions to the CAP transfusion medicine accreditation checklist released last year were made to safeguard patients, donors, and the blood bank inventory.
March 2026—An international panel of experts recommended including the determination of intrathecal kappa free light chain (κ-FLC) synthesis in the next revision of MS diagnostic criteria. The κ-FLC index, easily determined by nephelometry and turbidimetry, is a fast, cost-effective, and quantitative biomarker with high diagnostic value for MS. It also predicts future inflammatory disease activity and disability progression, making it a valuable prognostic tool.
March 2026—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced changes to personnel requirements in response to feedback on the CLIA final rule.
March 2026—Laboratory leaders from various health systems discussed strategies to navigate competition and ensure growth.
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.
February 2026—The 2024 revision of the 2017 McDonald criteria for diagnosing multiple sclerosis allows the kappa-free light chain index to replace oligoclonal band detection in cerebrospinal fluid analysis.
February 2026—Washington University in St. Louis implemented a clinical decision support intervention to reduce unnecessary magnesium testing.
January 2026—Michigan Medicine implemented two biomarkers, GFAP and UCH-L1, to evaluate traumatic brain injury in the emergency department, aiming to reduce unnecessary CT scans. A retrospective study showed high sensitivity for the markers, but limitations were identified, such as their ineffectiveness for …
January 2026—Cytokine panels are crucial for managing post-CAR T-cell therapy toxicities like CRS, ICANS, and IEC-HS. These panels help identify specific cytokine elevations, guiding the use of targeted cytokine-blocking agents.
