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
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
June 2023—For HIV and HCV algorithmic testing, the workflow options have risks to consider. Molecular testing performed as an automatic reflex on the same sample used for the serologic testing risks carryover contamination, and requiring a dedicated sample for the molecular assay risks incomplete testing.
March 2023—When it comes to molecular syndromic panels for pneumonia, there’s both upside and downside, says Neil W. Anderson, MD, D(ABMM), associate professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
March 2023—Urinalysis was at the heart of a Feb. 7 discussion between CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle; Ron Jackups Jr., MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine; and Jason Anderson of Sysmex America. “There’s a lot of room to explore what the optimal parameters are to use with the best specificity and sensitivity for a reflex to the sediment analysis or the culture,” Anderson said. Here’s what he and Dr. Jackups said about reflex testing, automation, and middleware.
February 2023—Traditional algorithm? Or reverse? Elitza Theel, PhD, D(ABMM), of Mayo Clinic, in an AACC session last year walked through the two primary diagnostic algorithms for syphilis, explaining where the complexities lie and how her laboratory uncovered inappropriate testing for neurosyphilis.
January 2023—For the central microbiology laboratory serving Barnes-Jewish and four other hospitals in the St. Louis area, validating and implementing a new blood culture system and moving to a shorter incubation time came at a perfect time: right before the pandemic.
December 2022—Reflex urine culture algorithms have become common and have been shown to reduce urine culture utilization, but efforts to sharpen clinical decision support continue.
November 2022—In mid-October, flu was picking up, with high levels of activity in Texas, Georgia, the District of Columbia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and New York. Elsewhere, it was still on the lower side, with less known about what was to come but plans in place. And questions, too, about laboratory testing as it relates to SARS-CoV-2, “which is going to be a challenge,” says David Peaper, MD, PhD, D(ABMM), a member of the CAP Microbiology Committee.
October 2022—It might be possible to tot up, using only the number of toes on an ordinary foot, how many labs are feeling full of vim and vigor these days, open to concepts like creative destruction and get those creative juices flowing and have fun with it—slogans once easily uttered but now tiring to enact. Nevertheless, Margie Morgan, PhD, D(ABMM), would like her colleagues to at least consider the possibility of inspiration in the microbiology laboratory. In particular, Dr. Morgan, medical director of microbiology and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, has some thoughts about using a new automated system to facilitate rapid microbial identification from positive blood cultures. The Arc system, from Accelerate Diagnostics, is composed of the Arc module and blood culture kit and concentrates organisms recovered in positive blood cultures for direct testing on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Dr. Morgan and colleagues have been using the system since February.
October 2022—Influenza incidence and what it will mean for testing in this respiratory virus season is a wild card, as is how SARS-CoV-2 will evolve. In early September, SARS-CoV-2 prevalence was declining in parts of the United States. “And if you believe in the theory of viral interference,” says Michelle Tabb, PhD, chief scientific officer at DiaSorin Molecular, “it’s leaving the door wide open right now for something else to step in. We’ll see if that’s RSV, or flu A, or if it’s a new COVID variant.”
July 2022—Thanks to more than two years’ experience with SARS-CoV-2, perhaps at no point in U.S. history has the general public been as aware of antigen and PCR testing, and the difference between them, as it is now.
