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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The roundtable is made possible by a special educational grant from Tosoh Bioscience Inc.
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from OncoLens and Diaceutics.
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The roundtable is made possible by a special educational grant from Pillar Biosciences.
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Illumina.
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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Roche.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 1 PM-2 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the challenges of detecting NRG1 fusions and how RNA-based testing can support more comprehensive fusion identification in clinical practice.
Webinar presenter Benjamin Weinberg, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Attending Physician
specializing in gastrointestinal medical oncology
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Diaceutics.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
February 2026—Cybersecurity and image management are key concerns for laboratories adopting digital pathology and AI. While cloud-based systems offer enhanced security and scalability, onboarding new vendors and instruments remains challenging due to stringent security requirements and potential vulnerabilities.
January 2026—For Jansen Seheult, MD, and others deeply committed to bringing artificial intelligence to the laboratory, it’s impossible to deny that algorithm development has advanced by leaps and bounds. Take Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where Dr. Seheult is medical director of digital pathology and artificial intelligence in hematopathology. More than 20 artificial intelligence algorithms are deployed across the clinical practice in pathology and laboratory medicine. Yet that’s a small fraction of all the algorithms that have been developed at the clinic.
December 2025—The CAP Artificial Intelligence Committee is developing a guide for laboratories on implementing AI, covering the entire machine learning life cycle. While laboratories can begin using AI now, they must ensure full validation, even for FDA-approved tools, due to potential biases and population drift.
December 2025—A roundtable discussion on laboratory information systems (LIS) focused on the application of AI in lab workflows. Participants emphasized the need for AI to be used as a targeted tool to augment human work, highlighting its potential in streamlining documentation, coding, and data extraction.
November 2025—Laboratories considering AI-driven workflows should first identify the specific problem they aim to solve and assess if simpler coding solutions are sufficient. While out-of-the-box AI solutions from vendors offer a lower barrier to entry, laboratories must ensure these solutions align with their workflows and validate them in their own environments.
November 2025—A roundtable discussion on laboratory information systems (LIS) highlighted the challenges labs face in meeting increasing demands with limited resources. The conversation emphasized the need for improved interoperability, automation, and flexibility in LIS to address complex testing workflows and workforce shortages.
September 2025—Leaders of the Digital Pathology Association met online with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle to talk about digital pathology and much that’s related: adoption, investment, and artificial intelligence tools. “Most people are playing catch-up,” Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD, past president of the DPA and a member of the association’s board of directors, said of digital pathology. Of AI and digital pathology, DPA Foundation president Michael Rivers of Roche Tissue Diagnostics said, “Over the next several years we’re going to see a transformation in pathology.”
February 2025—Digital pathology, artificial intelligence, and anatomic pathology computer systems—seven participants in a Dec. 10, 2024 online roundtable talked with CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle about their experiences, plans, and predictions. Large academic center practices and small pathology practices—they considered all perspectives. Here is what they told us.
November 2024—In the clinical parasitology laboratory at Mayo Clinic, job satisfaction is up and ergonomic strain is down. Work difficulty is down, too, as is the pressure of time.
Lab data displays, IT demands that outrun resources, at-home test results, and HL7 are some of what came up on Sept. 20 when CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle spoke online with pathologists and industry executives about laboratory information systems. “It’s fire and forget,” said Ulysses G. J. Balis, MD, of the University of Michigan, about the lack of feedback from the EHR that a clinician has seen and understood a complex result. “Loss to follow-up is a real possibility,” he said.
