Thursday, August 20, 2026. 12 PM-1:30 PM ET
Hear from an expert in HER2 IHC whose work has contributed to current scoring guidelines.
Webinar presenter Josef Ruschoff, MD, PhD, Former Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Targos, Senior Consultant of Discovery Life Sciences, Kassel, Germany.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
To be rescheduled to a future date
Learn about digital pathology technology that is future-ready, yet practical for today’s
laboratory needs.
Webinar presenters Scott Hammond, Senior Systems Consultant, Digital Pathology Division, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology, and Ursula Hofer, Imaging Technologist, Pathology Digital Imaging Lab, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology, and Sandra Banky, PA(ASCP), Director of Operations, Wexner Medical Center, Department of Pathology.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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—The absence of CDC surveillance data due to the government shutdown has created uncertainty about the severity and impact of the current respiratory virus season. While regional public health surveillance provides some insights, concerns remain about the potential for a severe season, exacerbated by vaccine hesitancy and changes in vaccine guidance.
December 2025—Pathologists will receive a 0.34% payment rate increase in the 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule, offset by a 2.5% efficiency adjustment. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) opposes this adjustment, arguing it inaccurately reflects the value of pathology and laboratory medicine and ignores the increasing complexity of medical practice.
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.
December 2025—A new Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document on external laboratory transport is expected to be released early next year. “It’s the first comprehensive framework for evaluating external specimen transport systems,” says Joe Wiencek, PhD, D(ABCC), document development chair and medical director and associate professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
