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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 Cente, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
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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
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Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
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Beckman Coulter
| Company | Beckman Coulter |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | Access 2 |
| City, State | Brea, CA |
| Phone | 800-526-3821 |
| Website | |
| Type of instrument | immunoassay |
| Operational type/Model type | continuous random access/benchtop |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2001 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted | —/annual: < 40, 000 |
| Company manufactures instrument | yes (also sold by McKesson, Henry Schein, Medline, Thermo Fisher Scientific) |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | Unicel DxI 600, Unicel DxI 800 |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | — |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | 19.5 × 39 × 24 in./6.5 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 200 lbs./— |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 24 (24 can be run and calibrated at one time) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | — |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | up to 100/13–55 min. |
| No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | — |
| Detection methods | — |
| • Ion-selective electrode | — |
| • Basic metabolic panel | — |
| • Complete metabolic panel | — |
| Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | — |
| Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | no |
| Methodologies supported | chemiluminescence |
| Separation methodologies | magnetic particle |
| Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | 15 min. |
| Stat time until completion of a cTn test | 17 min. |
| • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | 36 sec. |
| Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type | 50 per pack or 100 per kit/self-contained multiuse |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | yes (2ϒ–8ϒC)/yes |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/yes |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | liquid chemistry (closed reagent system)/yes |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | no/no |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/180 min. or 60 specimens |
| Design of sample-handling system | rack |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | no/yes (can store up to 294 cuvettes) |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 5–200 µL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | varies by assay/varies by assay/80 μL |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | yes (dead volume: 80 μL) |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | yes/no |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | no |
| Protects against probe collision | no |
| Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | yes/yes/yes |
| Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | detection for clots; hemolysis, icterus, lipemia not available |
| Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | yes (can be programmed to perform dilutions prior to analysis)/— |
| Automatic rerun capability | no |
| Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results | no |
| Analyzer requires dedicated water supply | no |
| Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | no (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: 28 days) |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | —/—/—/—/28 days |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | no (< 5 min. start-up time)/no |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | no/yes |
| Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | yes |
| Waste management | automated collection onboard instrument |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/no |
| Lab can control analyzer from remote computer | yes |
| Instrument can diagnose its own malfunctions | yes (operator intervention required to order parts) |
| System malfunctions can be diagnosed via remote monitoring | yes |
| UPS backup power supply | no |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/Cerner, Antrim, CCA, Chemware, Dawning Technologies, ADAC, Dynamic Healthcare, Antek, Siemens, McKesson, more |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | yes (included in instrument price)/yes (host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | yes/< 24 hrs. |
| Mean time between failures | 1.4 down service calls per year (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 7 min.; weekly: 12 min. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | yes/no |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | yes |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | yes (2 training slots)/2 days (at vendor site) |
| Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | yes (at vendor site)/— |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | yes (1 year)/— |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | offers the robustness of a reference laboratory immunoassay analyzer in convenient size of a benchtop system; standardization of results and reagents across all volume segments; reliable benchtop system providing the same high-quality results as the core lab |