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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

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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

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss how to integrate Kappa and Lambda in situ hybridization testing into your standard hematopathology workflow to accurately assess B-cell and plasma cell clonality. You will also gain the skills to recognize testing pitfalls in challenging reactive versus neoplastic proliferations and apply ancillary tools to resolve complex cases.

Webinar presenter Xiaojun Wu, MD, PhD, Assistant professor, Director of Hematopathology Section at NCR of Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Pathology, SOM at Johns Hopkins University

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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Savings, schedules, new automation—labs weighing it all

August 2022—Running into the reality of staffing. Those are the words of a pathologist who said in the most recent Compass Group roundtable that its health system is making a push to obtain and test specimens “as close to home as possible.” Another Compass Group member said planning is underway for the new hospitals his system is going to build, “but we don’t know where staff will come from.” Here is what they and others told CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle on July 5.

Cytopathology in focus: Protocol for reporting cervicovaginal cytology specimens

August 2022—The protocol for the reporting of cervicovaginal cytology, the first in a series of CAP cytopathology protocols, became available for use in a synoptic format on June 22. This protocol is a collaborative effort, based on input from past and present members of the CAP Cytopathology Committee and prepared in conjunction with the CAP Pathology Electronic Reporting Committee. It was presented via webinar to the CAP House of Delegates on March 31. A two-week open comment period followed; all comments were reviewed and appropriate changes were incorporated into the protocol.

Cytopathology in focus: Advances in detection of mesothelioma in cytology pleural fluid specimens

August 2022—The ability to make a definitive diagnosis of mesothelioma on pleural fluid cytology has been questioned and debated for a long time. The 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical guidelines limit the cytological diagnosis of pleural fluid specimens only as an initial screening test for mesothelioma. Monaco, et al., discuss in their article the appropriate use of ancillary studies (immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization studies) to make a definitive diagnosis of mesothelioma in small tissue samples, which are often processed as cell blocks. The authors recommend a stepwise approach starting with immunohistochemistry for BAP1 and, next, MTAP in cases of atypical mesothelial proliferations where the suspicion for malignant mesothelioma is high.

Transgender care, in and beyond the lab

July 2022—Gabrielle Winston-McPherson, PhD, could be talking about almost any aspect of laboratory medicine as she recounts how the Henry Ford Health chemistry division, in which she is associate director, has identified a patient care need. She talks about the desire to improve health outcomes. Identifying problems in the preanalytical process. Appropriate test utilization. Putting together a team to develop training material. Assembling data and information prior to implementation. Informatics challenges. And, naturally, the perpetual financial concern of ensuring allocation of limited resources. How else would she—or any other laboratory professional—talk about the lab’s role in transgender health care? In fact, there are many other ways to discuss the topic. “It’s been in the news a lot these days, obviously,” says Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD, clinical professor and vice chair, clinical pathology and laboratory services, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. In fact, there are many other ways to discuss the topic.

Monoclonal gammopathies: which tests and why

July 2022—Variability in testing for monoclonal immunoglobulin proteins was in part what led to the new guideline on laboratory detection and initial diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathies, published in May.

Histology lab tips for top-tier whole slide images

July 2022—Good slides in, good images out. Liron Pantanowitz, MD, MHA, explained how to get those good images in a recent webinar on preanalytics quality control in digital pathology, sponsored by Sunquest and made available by the Association for Pathology Informatics.

Emergency department tests HIV screening strategy

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.

‘A struggle every day’—outpatient center decisions

July 2022—A time of tough choices. A complex dance. This is how Compass Group members on a call with their colleagues, led by CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle, describe what it’s like to cover outpatient centers amid severe staff shortages. “We are consuming significant resources to get all our locations staffed,” one member says. Another predicts: “We will not be out of this staffing situation for 10 years.” Here is more of what they and others talked about on June 7 as COVID positivity rates were up and monkeypox was in the news. The Compass Group is an organization of not-for-profit IDN system laboratory leaders who collaborate to identify and share best practices and strategies.

One hospital’s story: Ins and outs of low titer O whole blood use in trauma

July 2022—Myriad questions had to be answered and plans made to put low titer O whole blood in the trauma bay at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Julie Katz Karp, MD, associate professor and director of transfusion medicine, reported why, when, and how it was done and where they stand today, in a process she describes as “a never-ending series of hoops.”

What’s bugging the gut? A team approach

July 2022—Gut pathogens, their histologic features, and a GI pathology and microbiology team approach to diagnosis were the focus of a CAP21 session, “What’s Bugging the Gut?” Maryam Zenali, MD, Alina Iuga, MD, and Christina Wojewoda, MD, presented a series of cases and highlighted the features, the differential diagnoses, and the integrated workups. Three of their cases follow here, with others to be reported in an upcoming issue.

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