Webinars and Commercial Conversations — Register Now
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 1:00 PM-2 PM ET
Join us for a session to help improve diagnostic accuracy in your practice when scoring HER2 IHC 0 with faint, incomplete membrane staining in ≤10% of tumor cells vs IHC 0 with no membrane staining detected in patients with mBC.
Webinar presenter Samuel Caughron, MD, FCAP, Chief Strategy Officer, MAWD Pathology, Medical Director of Laboratory, AdventHealth Kansas City, Medical Director of Laboratory, Labcorp, President, Member & Director, Pathology Ventures, LLC
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is intended for US healthcare professionals. This program is being sponsored by AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:30 PM-2 PM ET
Hear experts discuss a multidisciplinary approach to oncopathology for HER2
assessments for solid tumors in the absence of a companion diagnostic.
Webinar presenters Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics Medical Director, Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Emina E. Torlakovic, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Biomarker Quality Assurance, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Carol Cheung, MD, PhD, JD, FRCPC, Deputy Director, Canadian Biomarker Quality, Assurance—Programme canadien d’assurance de la qualité des biomarqueurs
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM-1 PM ET
Join leading pathology experts, Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD, and Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD, for a webinar exploring potential challenges in HER2 IHC testing for breast cancer, emerging evidence supporting digital and computational pathology as assistive tools for pathologists in HER2 IHC assessment, and practical considerations for real-world implementation and adoption.
Webinar presenters Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD, Professor of Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD, Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist Member and Professor, Departments of Pathology, Machine Learning, and Translational Pathology, Scientific Director, Analytic Microscopy Core Chair, Women in Oncology Executive Board Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speakers are being compensated for their presentations. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME credit.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 12 PM-1 PM ET
Hear an expert pathologist discuss the role of HER2 IHC testing and scoring in solid tumors including endometrial, ovarian, cervical, bladder, non-small cell lung, colorectal, and biliary cancers
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, MSPT, Baylor Sammons Cancer Center; Fulgent Genetics; Texas Cancer Interception Institute
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is intended for US healthcare professionals. This program is being sponsored by AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Subspecialties
Interactive Product Guides
Product Spotlight
Sciteck Diagnostics
| Company | Sciteck Diagnostics |
|---|---|
| Name of urinalysis instrument | AUA-450 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer |
| Contact | Kerstin Lanier |
| City, State | Fletcher, NC |
| Phone | 800-749-4537 |
| Website | myautoua.com |
| Type of instrument | urine chemistry |
| Instrument list price | $40,000–$45,000 (price based on location; available via purchase or lease) |
| First year instrument sold in the U.S. | 2022 |
| Approximate No. of units in clinical use in the U.S./outside the U.S. | 26/2,400 (in Japan) |
| Foreign countries where company markets instrument | none |
| Country where instrument is designed/manufactured | Japan/Japan |
| Human languages (other than English) supported | Japanese |
| Intended urine sample volume per day | 50–1,000 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 24 × 34 × 26 in. |
| Weight fully loaded with reagents/without reagents | 255 lbs./250 lbs. |
| Power requirements | 120 VAC |
| Mean time between failure of instrument | 0 days |
| Events that cause instrument to lock or stop analysis | user ID failure, QC failure, sampling error, consumables replacement/expiration |
| • Urine chemistry tests available on instrument in the U.S. | albumin/microalbumin (0.5–100 mg/dL), creatinine (0–1,000 mg/dL), albumin/creatinine ratio (<30 mg/g), protein/creatinine ratio (<150 mg/g), bilirubin (0–300 mg/dL), hemoglobin (0–5,000 μg/dL), glucose (0–1,000 mg/dL), ketone (0–200 mg/dL), leukocyte esterase (0–200 leukocytes/L), nitrite (0–200 mg/dL), pH (3–11), protein (0–30 mg/dL), specific gravity (1.00–1.07), urobilinogen (0–30 mg/dL) |
| • Color compensation pad included/Flagging thresholds customizable | no/yes |
| • Test strip configuration | no test strip |
| • Calibration required after each test strip lot No. change | — |
| • Frequency of customer-performed calibration/Form of calibration | daily/liquid |
| • How results are displayed for urine chemistry | true values, calculated values |
| • Specific gravity correction for protein/glucose | yes/yes |
| • Microscopy/sediment technology | — |
| • Microscopy/sediment analysis parameters | — |
| • Flagging thresholds customizable | — |
| • Instrument eliminates amorphous crystal interference before sample analysis | — |
| • How results are displayed for microscopy/sediment | — |
| • Reporting format customizable | — |
| • No. of results that can be held in internal memory | — |
| Reagent shelf life/storage temp. for unopened containers of calibrator | 720 days/8°C |
| Reagent shelf life/storage temp. for opened containers of calibrator | 30 days/8°C |
| Reagent shelf life/storage temp. for unopened containers of control reagent | 720 days/8°C |
| Reagent shelf life/storage temp. for opened containers of control reagent | 30 days/8°C |
| Reagent barcode-reading capability | yes, for all tests (can read Code 39, Code 128, more) |
| How often quality control samples are run | daily |
| Sample throughput per hour/Time to first result for chemistry | 22/13 min. |
| Sample throughput per hour/Time to first result for microscopy/sediment | — |
| Analyzer has stat mode | yes (minimum sample volume, 0.25 mL) |
| FDA approved for body fluid analysis | yes (for urine) |
| Sample dilutions required for urinalysis/body fluid analysis | no/no |
| Minimum width of sample tube/Minimum length of sample tube | 14 mm/25 mm |
| Conditions or substances that prevent a sample from being run | none |
| Means of sample ID entry | barcode scan, manual entry, worklist download from host |
| Built-in liquid-level sensing for samples | yes |
| Information that can be barcode scanned on instrument | operator identifier, specimen identifier, reagent lot No. |
| Compatible with laboratory automation systems | no |
| How LOINC codes for results are made available | e-mail query, transmitted to LIS with each result |
| Software includes reflex testing/cross-check functionality | no/no |
| Instrument automatically generates consolidated report* | no |
| Instrument archives patient data | yes |
| Instrument connections to transfer information | directly to LIS, EHR |
| Interface standards or formats supported | ASTM 1394-91, ASTM 1381, ASTM 1238-95, HL7 version 2, HL7 version 3 |
| Bidirectional interface | yes, to other companies’ LISs and EHRs (requires interface engine with LIS) |
| Test results can be transmitted to LIS as soon as tests completed | yes |
| Connection to LIS/EHR to upload patient and QC results | LIS and EHR: direct serial, hospital network |
| Information included in transmission to data-management system | device unique identifier, operator ID, patient ID, specimen ID, result, LOINC codes |
| Training included with instrument purchase | yes (2.5 days at customer or vendor site [optional]; follow-up training available for an extra charge) |
| Approximate scheduled maintenance time required | 30 min. monthly |
| Onboard diagnostics for troubleshooting | yes (can perform diagnostics via remote access) |
| Provide list of client sites to potential customers on request | yes (partial list of comparable sites but prospective client must sign a nondisclosure agreement) |
| Clients restricted from sharing their experience with company or software | no |
| Distinguishing instrument features (supplied by company) | AutoUA is an FDA-cleared quantitative urinalysis system; superior test results; sample size of 2–3 μL provides stoichiometric advantages, reducing interferents that affect test strips |