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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
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
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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Roche Diagnostics
| Company | Roche Diagnostics |
|---|---|
| Name of instrument | cobas c 311 |
| City, State | Indianapolis, IN |
| Phone | 800-428-5074 |
| Website | diagnostics.roche.com/us/en/home.html |
| Type of instrument | chemistry |
| Operational type/Model type | random access, continuous random access/floor standing |
| List price/First year sold in U.S. | —/2009 |
| Targeted hospital bed size/Targeted | < 100/daily: < 200; monthly: < 40, 000; annual: < 500, 000 |
| Company manufactures instrument | no (manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies) |
| Other models in this family of analyzers | — |
| No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S. (countries) | > 300/> 2, 500 (> 50 countries) |
| Dimensions (H × W × D)/Instrument footprint | 50 × 52 × 34 in./8.5 sq. ft. |
| Weight empty/Weight fully loaded | 551 lbs./625 lbs. |
| No. of different measured assays onboard simultaneously | 42 photometrics, 3 ISEs (up to 90 can be run and calibrated at one time) |
| No. of user-definable (open chemistry) channels | 10 (10 can be active simultaneously) |
| Test throughput per hour/Assay run time | up to 300 (300 tests in throughput)/3–10 min. (avg. 7 min.) |
| No. of direct ion-selective electrode channels | 3 |
| Detection methods | photometry, potentiometry |
| • Ion-selective electrode | 5 min./150 specimens per hr. |
| • Basic metabolic panel | 8 min./60 specimens per hr. |
| • Complete metabolic panel | 11 min./27 specimens per hr. |
| Typical time delay from ordering stat test until aspiration of sample | < 1 min. |
| Fully automated microplate immunoassay system | — |
| Methodologies supported | — |
| Separation methodologies | — |
| Stat time until completion of a ß-hCG test | — |
| Stat time until completion of a cTn test | — |
| • Typical time delay from test order to aspiration of sample | — |
| Approximate No. of tests per reagent set/Reagent type | 50–800/self-contained multiuse |
| Reagents refrigerated onboard/Reagents ready to use | yes (5°–15°C)/yes |
| Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory | yes/yes |
| Reagent form/Reagents barcoded | liquid chemistry (open reagent system)/yes |
| Separate reagent pack for each specimen/for each test run | no/no |
| Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration | yes/60–180 min. or 108 specimens or 45 tests/assays |
| Design of sample-handling system | ring |
| Uses washable cuvettes/Uses disposable cuvettes | yes/yes (can store up to 66 cuvettes) |
| Min.–max. sample volume that can be aspirated at one time | 1–35 µL |
| Min. reaction volume/Min. specimen volume/Min. dead volume | 6 µL/51 µL/50 µL |
| Dedicated pediatric sample cup | yes (dead volume: 50 µL) |
| Primary tube sampling | yes |
| Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Accepts nonstandard tube sizes | yes/yes (12 × 100 mm) |
| Pierces caps on primary tubes | no |
| Protects against probe collision | yes |
| Detects clots/liquid level/short sample | yes/yes/yes |
| Detection or quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, clots | detection for clots; quantitation for hemolysis, icterus, lipemia |
| Dilutes patient samples onboard/Susceptibility to carryover | yes (can be programmed to perform sample dilutions prior to analysis)/< 1 part per million |
| Automatic rerun capability | yes |
| Sample volume can be concentrated to rerun out-of-linear-range low results | yes |
| Analyzer requires dedicated water supply | yes (12 L/hr. consumption during operation) |
| Autocalibration/Multipoint calibration supported | yes (calibrants are not stored onboard)/yes (recommended avg. frequency: 24 hrs. [ISE]; once per lot [chemistry]) |
| Typical calibration frequency for ISE/therapeutic drugs/drugs of abuse/general chemistries/immunoassays | 24 hrs./per lot/per lot/per lot/— |
| Automatic programmable start/Automatic programmable shutdown | no (5 min. start-up time)/yes |
| Onboard real-time QC/Onboard software capability to review QC | yes/yes |
| Supports multiple QC lot numbers per analyte | yes |
| Waste management | direct to drain |
| Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination | yes (Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code 39, Code 128)/yes |
| 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 | yes |
| Data-management capability/LIS or EHR systems interfaced | onboard/SCC Soft Computer, Meditech, Cerner, Epic, Sunquest, more |
| LIS interface provided/Bidirectional interface capability | yes (included in instrument price)/yes (broadcast download and host query) |
| Modem servicing provided/Service engineer on-site response time | yes/< 24 hrs. |
| Mean time between failures | 279 days (displays error codes for troubleshooting) |
| Average scheduled maintenance time by lab personnel | daily: 5 min.; weekly: 18 min.; monthly: 38 min. |
| Maintenance records kept onboard for user/vendor | some records/some records |
| Maintenance training demonstration module onboard | yes |
| Training included with purchase/Avg. time for basic user training | yes (1 training slot)/1 week (at both vendor and customer sites) |
| Advanced operator training/Extra charge for follow-up or advanced training | yes (at vendor site)/yes |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | yes (1 year)/configuration dependent |
| Distinguishing features (supplied by company) | drives lab efficiency with standardized instrumentation, reference ranges, consumables, and usage; minimizes downtime with industry-leading service; 213-day mean time between repair visits (average); speeds up turnaround time for high-volume stat assays |