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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 Center, 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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Siemens Healthineers

BFT II Analyzer

Company

Siemens Healthineers

Instrument name/First year sold

BFT II Analyzer/1999

Contact

Laura Oversmith  

Email

laura.oversmith@siemens-healthineers.com

City, State

Tarrytown, NY

Phone

914-631-8000  

Website

https://siemens-healthineers.us.com

List price/Model type

$8, 500/benchtop

No. of units in clinical use in U.S./Outside U.S.

—/— (worldwide)

Composition of installs: Hospital lab/Reference lab/Other

Targeted daily, monthly, annual test volume

daily: 1

Operational type

batch

Country where analyzer designed/Manufactured

Germany/Germany

Company manufactures instrument

yes

FDA-approved clotting-based tests

PT, APTT, fibrinogen

FDA-approved chromogenic tests

FDA-approved immunologic tests

Other FDA-approved tests

User-defined tests in clinical use

Tests in development or awaiting FDA 510(k) clearance

Methodologies supported

clot detection, mechanical and optical

Number of different measured assays onboard simultaneously

1

Number of different assays programmed and calib. at one time

3

No. of user-definable (open) channels/No. active simultaneously

Factor assays require manual manipulation or dilutions

Test throughput per hour/Assay run time

—/5 min.

Design of sample-handling system

manual

Operates on whole blood or spun plasma

spun plasma

Reagent type

self-contained single-use vials; open reagent system (liquid, lyophilized [reconstituted manually])

Reagent barcode-reading capability

no

No. of reagent containers held onboard/Reagents ready to use

4/yes

Reagent lot tracking/Reagent inventory/Reagents refrigerated onboard

no/no/no

Reagents, consumables loaded without interrupting testing

yes (reagents and consumables)

Instrument uses proprietary or third-party reagents

proprietary reagents, third-party reagents, user’s option

Maximum time same lot number of reagents can be used

1 year

Walkaway capability/Walkaway duration

no/—

Min.–max. specimen volume that can be aspirated at one time

Min. sample volume required for PT/PTT/Factor VIII activity

cuvettes

Primary tube sampling supported/Pierces caps on primary tubes

no/no

Accommodates most standard tube sizes/Nonstandard sizes

no/no

Sample barcode-reading capability/Autodiscrimination

no/—

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