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The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback: Be SMART About It from 2022-02-21T11:37:54
Feedback is a key component of learning in any field of medicine and no less so in pathology. Giving feedback can be difficult because there is little training for it and many teachers fear emotion...
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Why Large Pathology Practices Need a QCDR for MIPS Reporting in 2022 from 2022-02-16T19:36:28
In 2022, CMS raised the number of points large practices need to score to avoid a MIPS penalty. Using the measures in the CAP’s registry is now the only way large practices can get enough points to...
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Detecting Trichomonas Vaginalis from 2022-02-16T16:54:27
Trichomoniasis is the most common, non-viral, sexually transmitted infection. Pathologists providing laboratory testing for this infection should understand the advantages and disadvantages of the ...
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Pregnant Women Diagnosed With COVID-19 & Stillbirths: New Findings from 2022-02-10T18:13:10
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, perinatal deaths remain an important question, particularly because the mechanism of death remains unclear. A new study just published in the Archives of Patholo...
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January Advocacy Recap from 2022-02-07T15:45:11
This month we’ll look at testing supply shortages caused by the Omicron variant, new dispute guidelines in the No Surprises Act, and more. Later, we will be speaking with the CAP’s Vice Chair on th...
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Why Biorepositories Have an Important Role in Supporting Medical Research from 2022-02-07T11:51:54
Pathologists play an important role in assisting biorepositories in obtaining and setting standards for quality samples for research. In this CAPcast, Dr. Rebecca Obeng discusses the range of servi...
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Medical Device Recalls: How Laboratories Must Respond from 2022-01-31T10:28:18
The laboratory director has a legal obligation to follow-up with all recalls that impact any test components or blood components used in the laboratory. While blood bankers are already on high aler...
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Advocating for Fairness in the No Surprises Act from 2022-01-27T21:09:45
Insufficient health plan networks and surprise medical bills have had a substantial impact on patients through the years. The No Surprises Act of 2020 aimed to address surprise bills by taking pati...
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How Pathologists are Closing the Gap in Quality Cancer Care from 2022-01-27T15:58:26
February 4 is World Cancer Day, an international initiative focused on raising awareness of the importance of preventing, detecting, and treating cancer. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for In...
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Updates of Molecular Testing in T-Cell Malignancies from 2022-01-24T12:06:49
Evolving molecular technologies and genomic knowledge has significantly changed the diagnosis and management of T-cell malignancies. More and more clinical laboratories have adopted next generation...
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Transitioning to Practice: A Residents Forum Panel Discussion from 2022-01-16T23:57:40
What are some common challenges that pathologists face when they are transitioning from training to practice? This CAPcast features a panel discussion recorded during the 2021 Fall Residents Forum ...
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December Advocacy Update from 2022-01-10T18:43:47
This month we’ll look at a lawsuit involving the implementation of the No Surprises Act, the efforts of Congress to mitigate Medicare cuts, and more. We'll also be speaking with Michael Giuliani, S...
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What CAP Accredited Labs Need to Know about Advanced Document Review from 2022-01-10T11:43:36
Document review is a critical component of any laboratory accreditation inspection. Driven by the need to innovate due to the ongoing pandemic, the CAP now offers laboratories a choice on whether t...
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Medical Errors: Challenges in Avoiding Them & Resolving Them--and Moving On From Them from 2022-01-03T15:58:45
Medical errors happen to all pathologists, and every pathologist wants to make sure that they never happen. Indeed, there are whole books on identifying and correcting errors that should be part of...
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CAP Author Chat: Surgical Pathology Review’s Dr. Daniel Mais from 2021-12-27T11:24:55
There’s a gap in the instructional texts for surgical pathology, such that residents preparing for pathology board exams or even practicing pathologists who need a refresher/reference texts lack su...
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How (and Why) To Organize Your Workday from 2021-12-20T13:36:08
One of the challenging aspects of transitioning from a pathologist in training to one who is new in practice is how to organize your workday. In this CAPcast, Yasmeen Butt, MD, FCAP, and Neha Varsh...
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Getting Involved in Grassroots Advocacy from 2021-12-16T19:11:52
It's one thing to talk about the advocacy pathologists engage in, but it's another to get started in that advocacy, especially in a time where getting in contact with elected officals can be more d...
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November Advocacy Recap from 2021-12-13T15:02:19
In this recap, we review the final Medicare fee schedule regulations, updates from Cigna, and more.
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Diagnosing/Predicting Type 1 Diabetes: Identifying Role of Chemistry-Islet Autoantibodies from 2021-12-13T10:21:11
Distinguishing between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is critical, because delayed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is associated with 20% or more risk of diabetic ketoacidosis, a major cause of death in c...
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What CAP Accredited Labs Need to Know Now About Online Deficiency Response from 2021-12-06T11:08:12
The CAP’s Accreditation Services is launching its Online Deficiency Response on December 20. This will impact the way the CAP’s accreditation customers send the necessary documentation for any defi...
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CAP at 75: Leading by Mentoring from 2021-12-04T02:14:28
In the latest episode in our series commemorating the CAP's 75th Anniversary, we talk with past presidents Thomas Sodeman, MD, FCAP, and Bruce Williams, MD, FCAP, about discovering and nurturing th...
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Molecular Testing to Identify Solid Tumor Molecular Markers from 2021-11-29T11:53:35
Precision oncology in the treatment of solid tumors is a rapidly growing field which involves testing for molecular biomarkers. Molecular biomarkers can be used to confirm a diagnosis, provide prog...
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Making the Rounds with Dr. Volk from 2021-11-24T17:57:25
During this years' annual CAP meeting, Dr. Emily Volk was formally inagurated. We sat down with our new president to discuss the clinical goals and advocacy priorities she has for the CAP during he...
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Lipase in the Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis: How to Eliminate Unnecessary Testing from 2021-11-22T11:56:08
Amylase testing has long been used as a diagnostic tool for pancreatitis, despite amylase levels not being a definitive indicator of pancreatitis. Lipase offers a more useful diagnostic result, as ...
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October Advocacy Recap from 2021-11-08T21:31:22
For this episode we have a conversation with Dr. Richard Eisner to discuss the CAP’s Virtual fly-in to Capitol Hill that he participated in to urge members of Congress to mitigate future cuts to Me...
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Pathology Careers in Focus: Transfusion Medicine from 2021-11-08T12:27:45
Yasmeen Butt, MD, FCAP, talks to her Mayo Clinic pathologist colleague Theresa Kinard, MD, FCAP, about why she decided to focus her pathology career in transfusion medicine, as well as the challeng...
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Pathologist-Patient Consults: Insight into a Unique Care Model from 2021-11-01T11:08:42
Emily Green, MD, FCAP leads a discussion about pathologist-patient consultations with Favia Dubyk, MD, FCAP and Lija Joseph, MD, FCAP. Both are pathologists with unique practices where they interac...
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CAP’s Current Inspection Processes—A Team Leader’s Perspective from 2021-10-28T10:42
The CAP continues to introduce innovative inspection models to ensure safety for our inspectors and laboratories while working around evolving travel restrictions related to COVID-19. In this CAPc...
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CAP at 75: Leading Through Transformation from 2021-10-27T11:59:43
Welcome to our latest episode of our CAPcast 75th Anniversary series where we ask past presidents to provide a glimpse behind the curtain of leadership and share their insights on leading the profe...
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Wellness and Resilience: Practical Tips in the Face of Burnout from 2021-10-25T09:12:07
Pathologists and laboratory staff in various practice settings have experienced severe challenges and stresses secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. This CAPcast features an audio recording of a virt...
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Pathologists’ Roundtable: What Residents Need to Know about Digital Pathology from 2021-10-18T10:54:21
In this CAPcast Roundtable, leading pathologists provide a primer on digital pathology and discuss what pathology residents need to know about the burgeoning field of digital pathology. CAP Digital...
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CAP at 75: Working Arm-in-Arm to Transform Pathology from 2021-10-12T19:24:32
This latest episode of the special CAPcast series celebrating the CAP's 75th Anniversary features a discussion with past-Presidents Stephen Bauer, MD, FCAP, and Stanley Robboy, MD, FCAP. Serving ba...
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September Monthly Recap from 2021-10-08T18:38:47
In this CAPcast we’ll have a conversation with Kathryn Knight, MD, FCAP about the CAP’s annual meeting and the advocacy town hall she moderated.
Other stories include FDA network of exper...
September Advocacy Recap from 2021-10-08T18:38:47
In this CAPcast we’ll have a conversation with Kathryn Knight, MD, FCAP about the CAP’s annual meeting and the advocacy town hall she moderated.
Other stories include FDA network of exper...
CAP at 75: Commemorating a Rich History from 2021-10-08T17:11:11
This latest episode in the CAPcast series commemorating the CAP's 75th Anniversary features Paul Bachner, MD, FCAP, who served as president from 1999-2001 and Bruce Williams, MD, FCAP, who served a...
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Addressing Informatics Training Gaps from 2021-10-03T19:51:29
Few residents receive training in informatics, but almost every laboratory faces informatics challenges. These include installing new software or a new instrument, maintaining privacy, protecting l...
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CAP at 75: Leading Medicine During a Pandemic from 2021-09-26T15:50:32
Welcome to the latest episode in this CAPcast special series celebrating the CAP's 75th anniversary. This episode features Drs. Patrick Godbey and Emily Volk. Serving back-to-back terms, Dr. Godbey...
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CHIPping Away at CHIP from 2021-09-19T21:28:47
The incidence of genetic mutations increases with age. Age-related mutations in hematopoietic stem cells in the absence of a hematologic malignancy is termed clonal hematopoiesis, or CH. While CH t...
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August Advocacy Recap from 2021-09-10T16:33:45
In this inaugural CAP Advoacy Recap for the month of August we will review the CAP's opposition to a recent VA initiative, take a look at the 3.5 trillion dollar infratructure bill in congress, and...
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CAP at 75: Leading Through Change--Then and Now from 2021-09-06T02:33:38
This first episode of the CAPCast series celebrating our 75th anniversary features Drs. Paul Bachner and Paul Raslavicus. Serving back-to-back terms, Dr. Bachner was president from 1999 to 2001 and...
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Why Work/Life Balance is a Challenge Worth Tackling to Be a Better Pathologist from 2021-08-30T09:56:07
Forty-two percent of physicians reported feeling burned out last year, according to Medscape's 2021 Physician Burnout Report published earlier this year. And not surprisingly, COVID 19 appears to h...
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Using Quality Payment Models to Maximize Reimbursement from 2021-08-26T20:52:21
Value-based payment models continue to evolve to include considerations for quality of care, cost, and population health through a set of evidence-based metrics. As this shift continues, pathologis...
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How Ovarian Cancer Protocols Benefit Pathologists & Patients from 2021-08-24T15:26:51
It’s September, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It’s also a good opportunity to highlight the important role that Cancer Protocols play in patient care. The CAP Cancer Protocols help ensure that al...
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Gene Editing: A Primer for Practicing Pathologists from 2021-08-24T14:57:51
Gene-editing technologies have been at the forefront of innovation in precision medicine as investigators look for novel ways to treat otherwise refractory inherited diseases, infectious diseases, ...
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The Latest on Biomarker Testing for Lung Adenocarcinoma from 2021-08-16T15:04:16
Advances in therapies for lung adenocarcinoma have arisen from advances in biomarker testing. The biomarker testing landscape is evolving quickly, as is its impact on patient care, and pathologists...
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Leveling Up Your Breast Pathology Diagnostic Skills from 2021-08-06T16:44:13
Like many live events in 2021, the CAP’s Multidisciplinary Breast Pathology (MBP) Advanced Learning Series will be a virtual event (capatholo.gy/3zgIFaW). Taking place over the week of Oct. 25-Oct....
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CAP Author Chat: Grossing, Staging, and Reporting’s Dr. Qihui “Jim” Zhai from 2021-08-06T14:45:27
The three functions of grossing, staging, and reporting are fundamental to the practice of surgical pathology; yet no surgical pathology text has ever discussed these three functions in an integrat...
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Transfusion Medicine – What’s New in Bacterial Mitigation Strategies? from 2021-07-14T13:20
Between 2014 and 2018, microbial contamination of blood products was the third leading cause of transfusion-related fatality. Platelets are more likely than other blood products to become contamina...
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Life for Laboratories After COVID - CAP Media Briefing from 2021-07-09T11:47:28
In a recent panel discussion, CAP Speaker of the House of Delegates Kathryn Knight, MD, FCAP; CAP President Patrick Godbey, MD, FCAP; and Council on Government and Professional Affairs Chair Jonath...
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Common Queries in Medical Liver Pathology: What the Practicing Pathologist Needs to Know from 2021-07-07T13:36:37
Common questions arise in the daily practice of surgical pathologists who sign out medical liver, explain Maryam K. Pezhouh, MD, FCAP, and Meredith E. Pittman, MD, FCAP, in the CAPcast. Drs. Pezhou...
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When the Fire is Gone: Strategies to Reignite Your Resiliency from 2021-06-25T20:12:09
Burnout adversely affects pathologists’ quality of life and their ability to practice high quality patient care. It can lead to medical errors and increased malpractice risk, professional turnover,...
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Train How You Will Practice: Strategies for Becoming a Great New-in-Practice Pathologist from 2021-06-25T19:10:39
Transitioning from training to new in practice is a very tough phase for many pathologists. Identifying critical skills needed for success and developing them during training can help to ease the m...
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Back to the Future: Low Titer O Whole Blood (LTOWB) in Trauma from 2021-06-24T12:00:46
Introducing low titer O whole blood or LTOWB into blood bank inventory can introduce challenges, including the logistics of maintaining and optimizing inventory and fulfilling regulatory requiremen...
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Limited Biopsies of Soft Tissue Tumors: A Pattern-Based Approach to Diagnosis from 2021-06-21T13:43:32
Diagnosing soft tissue tumors can be a significant challenge, even to the experienced surgical pathologist. In recent years, the diagnostic options available to diagnose soft tissue tumors have exp...
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Reversing the Gender Leadership Gap – Taking Action to Create Meaningful Change from 2021-06-16T18:57:14
The numbers speak for themselves. Women represent more than 80% of the workforce but less than 20% of leadership in healthcare. Sadly, the number of women in leadership has not changed significantl...
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Reflections from CAP Hill Day with Amanda C. Herrmann, MD, FCAP from 2021-06-11T14:50:47
The Inaugural Pathologists Leadership Summit took place during the unprecedented circumstances of a global pandemic and for the first this year’s CAP Hill Day was completely virtual. This setting p...
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Charting Your Career: How to Use Personal Leadership to Ignite the Flame and Keep It Going from 2021-05-28T11:54:50
It is never too early or too late to plan the direction of your career and consider your professional legacy. This includes finding meaning and value in your work and relating them to physician eng...
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The Pathology of a Cyberattack: How Can Your Laboratory Be Prepared? from 2021-05-28T11:52:25
The incidence of cyberattacks on health care systems is increasing both in the United States and internationally. It has been said that it isn’t a matter of if an institution will be affected by a ...
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Pathologists’ Roundtable: Targeting the Complexities of Professional Practice Evaluation from 2021-05-26T13:27:44
In this CAPcast, Digital Content Committee Chair Michael Misialek, MD, FCAP, leads a discussion about ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) and focused professional practice evaluation (F...
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Pathology Informatics & Biobanking from 2021-05-17T21:00:27
While there is a diversity of laboratory information systems available, there is no one system used by bio-banks. Furthermore, there is an increased utilization of digital whole-slide scanning tech...
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How Has SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing Changed? from 2021-05-10T17:08:50
As science learns more about the SARS-CoV-2 antibody and related patient testing, the CAP continues to evolve their programs to support laboratory testing, as Drs. Susan Fink and Danyel Tacker expl...
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Why Should Pathologists Care about Participating in MIPS? from 2021-05-06T18:55:58
In this CAPcast, we’ll speak with Diane Cardona, MD, FCAP, Chair of the Quality and Clinical Data Registry Affairs Committee, about why eligible pathologists should consider MIPS participation as a...
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Urging Congress to Take Action to Stop Medicare Cuts from 2021-05-04T19:22:29
In this CAPcast we are joined by Joe Saad, MD, FCAP, vice chair of the Council on Government and Professional Affairs, and Walter Klein, MD, FCAP, who has participated in virtual lobbying meetings ...
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Absolute Eosinophilia: A Practical Approach from 2021-04-19T13:09:20
Absolute Eosinophilia: A Practical Approach is the latest activity from the CAP’s Clinical Pathology Improvement Program, also known as CPIP (https://capatholo.gy/3aIYr4K). This activity describes ...
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Targeting Esophageal Cancer With Testing Protocols from 2021-04-19T09:30:36
Implementing the CAP Cancer Protocols can help to ensure the completeness of pathology reports and higher-quality pathology evaluation. Further, using the Cancer Protocols (https://www.cap.org/prot...
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Engaging with the Biden Administration on COVID Priorities from 2021-03-31T13:38:41
Following the release of the White House’s National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, the CAP responded to the Biden Administration by outlining pathologists’ priorities...
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The Rapidly Changing COVID-19 Testing Landscape: Vaccines, Variants, and Health Disparities from 2021-03-18T14:29:10
More than one year into the pandemic, leading pathologists discuss the challenges of managing the impact of COVID-19 on multiple public health fronts, including health disparities in which “prevent...
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How To Make The Most Of Meeting Your Member Of Congress-Virtually from 2021-03-11T18:58:19
How can CAP members effectively advocate for their specialty when they cannot currently speak to their members of Congress in person? Or perhaps they are hesitant to speak to Congressional members ...
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Engaging in a World without Handshakes from 2021-03-11T18:58:12
The legislative attention span has never been more difficult to catch and carry—particularly in the current virtual environment. The most effective approach to reach lawmakers to advocate effective...
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Cancer Immunotherapy Biomarker Testing: What Pathologists Need to Know from 2021-03-03T22:09:13
Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized oncology through dramatically increased survival rates, even in late-stage disease. Some biomarkers are already covered in what has become routine testing in...
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A Team Leader’s Insight to CAP’s Hybrid & Virtual Inspections from 2021-02-18T21:27:17
Throughout the COVID pandemic, the CAP has worked to introduce innovative hybrid and virtual inspection models to ensure safety for our inspectors and laboratories while working around evolving tra...
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Why Accuracy-Based Programs are Important to Ensure Quality Laboratory Testing from 2021-02-17T15:39:24
The CAP’s Accuracy-Based programs use genuine human specimens that exhibit essentially no matrix effects. Such samples can be used to compare different methods to each other and to reference method...
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Why State Pathology Societies Are So Vital from 2021-02-03T18:47:36
State pathology societies strengthen the profession and bolster pathology’s influence on advocacy issues at the state and federal levels. When working with elected officials, we know that the numbe...
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Artificial Intelligence 101: What Every Pathologist Needs to Know from 2021-02-01T21:26:01
There's a lot of hype surrounding artificial intelligence (or AI) and pathology. Indeed, many pathologists are afraid that AI or machine learning will replace them. But there’s no evidence to sugge...
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It's No Different For Pathologists: Change Is The Only Constant from 2021-02-01T21:22:08
The current state of health care is mandating consolidation and integration of practices and laboratories. The scope and rapid pace of these changes, particularly amidst the COVID pandemic, is unse...
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Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Americans from 2021-02-01T18:24:51
Surveys have shown hesitancy among African Americans to take the COVID vaccine, much to the concern of physician and public health experts, who emphasize the perils posed by immunizations gaps in c...
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Want to Simplify PT Result Reporting? Consider Direct Transmission from 2021-01-27T15:13:01
Submitting quantitative PT results manually can be time consuming, can drain laboratory resources, and is subject to human error. CAP customers can now simplify this process by using direct transmi...
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Remote Review: How CAP Inspection Document Review Just Got Easier from 2021-01-07T16:33:14
During COVID, the CAP continues to introduce innovative inspection models to ensure the safety for both inspectors and laboratories while working around evolving travel restrictions. At the core of...
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Diagnosing UTI’s: Why Ordering the Right Test is So Important (Yet Complicated) from 2021-01-04T18:04:56
There are several methods for workup of urinary tract infections or UTIs and utilizing the appropriate test(s) on the appropriate patients can allow for prompt and appropriate treatment and symptom...
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Biobanking During COVID: Challenges & Opportunities Related to Infectious Biospecimens from 2020-12-28T18:55:49
Pathologists have long been at the forefront of biobanking practices, assuring that biospecimens from patients are properly collected and processed for diagnostic procedures. During the ongoing CO...
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Understanding COVID-19’s Adverse Impact on Pathologists from 2020-10-26T21:32:42
About 85% of board-certified pathologists are reporting that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted their practices, according to a recent CAP survey: https://capatholo.gy/2HmFTLZ.
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Antigen Proficiency Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Virus from 2020-10-05T19:17:17
As more antigen testing methods become available in the market, the laboratory remains at the center of testing and ensuring accurate results for optimal patient care. Introducing a new antigen pro...
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Navigating The Molecular Genetics Of Endometrial Tumors from 2020-09-30T19:49:13
Classification of endometrial tumors based strictly on morphology can be challenging due to overlapping histologic features and often requires the assistance of ancillary testing. Recently proposed...
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Quality Cross Check SARS-CoV-2 Testing from 2020-09-18T15:25:20
In the current pandemic, the microbiology laboratory plays a central role in testing. To meet the demand for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing, many laboratories have expanded testing capacity by addin...
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Financial Lessons for Pathology Residents from The White Coat Investor from 2020-09-16T13:29:31
Many pathologists in training have gathered debt and are managing life on salaries that are going to adjust significantly as they exit training and move into practice. However, pathologists, like a...
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How Good are COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Diagnostic PCR Tests? from 2020-09-08T15:12:36
With the dramatic rise in demand for COVID-19 testing, laboratories have implemented a variety of testing methods, among them polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. Regularly published research fin...
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What to Expect When You Start Signing Cases Out On Your Own from 2020-09-08T15:12:25
When pathologists train they are often monitored every step of the way, and don’t have the opportunity to sign out cases on their own. It’s nerve-wracking to sign out your first cases, explains Dr....
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Why Autopsies Matter: Lessons Learned from the Early Days of COVID in NYC from 2020-09-01T20:31:19
By mid-2020 in New York, the state had more than 425,000 confirmed cases of corona virus and 23,500 residents dead from the virus. Most of these cases occurred early on as the disease spread rampan...
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Why Soft Tissue Pathology Is Fun (Really!) from 2020-09-01T15:38:58
Soft tissue pathology is ubiquitous to any subspecialty. Recognizing some of the most common soft tissue lesions, as well as what immunohistochemical studies to order to decipher which lineage from...
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Clinical Decision Support: Why It’s The Pathologist’s Secret Weapon from 2020-08-28T18:04:57
Clinical decision support systems are IT-based tools that compile patient- and context-specific data, presenting this to providers at the point-of-care and clinical decision making. These systems a...
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CAP20 Book Club Pick: Bad Blood--Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup from 2020-08-18T17:22:56
This year’s CAP20 virtual event will feature a book club discussion on Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, John Carreyrou’s award-winning account of the rise and fall of the la...
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Why Monitoring and Trend Analysis Are Key from 2020-08-07T14:20:58
Laboratories must report cumulative antimicrobial sensitivity information to the medical staff at least annually under accreditation requirements from both the CAP and the Joint Commission. Despite...
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Why Blood Smears are Easy (If You Take a Morphologic Approach) from 2020-08-06T13:56:41
Careful morphologic review of blood smears is a crucial first step in the diagnostic workup of an abnormal WBC differential, explains Dr. Olga Pozdnyakova in this CAPcast interview. Dr. Pozdnyakova...
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Transfusion Medicine: What Pathologists Need to Know about Platelets and Plasma from 2020-07-27T14:37:41
Patients with cirrhosis are frequently transfused with platelets and plasma, yet the optimal role of these blood products may be poorly understood by ordering providers. It is important for patholo...
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In Pursuit of Accurate Pathology Workforce Counts: Why Undercounts Matter from 2020-07-16T15:03:57
Recent U.S. physician workforce counts have understated by about 40% the number of actively practicing pathologists, CAP members outline in an article published recently in the Journal of the Ameri...
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Huddle Up: Streamlining Laboratory Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-06-23T22:25:41
In a laboratory setting with fast-paced changes and heavy demands on staff, day-to-day communication across departments is challenging, yet paramount to resource sharing and real-time problem solvi...
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2021 Cuts to Medicare Pay: What Pathologists Need to Know from 2020-06-22T17:31
Pathologists need to be aware of upcoming Medicare cuts due to changes to evaluation and management payment and coding, which were finalized in November 2019, explains Dr. Jonathan Myles in this CA...
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CAP Releases First Autopsy Protocol from 2020-06-12T13:57:54
In early 2020, the CAP introduced its first Autopsy Protocol for Adult Decedents, explains Dr. Jody Hooper, Director of Autopsy Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Associate Professor of Patholog...
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Using Proficiency Testing to Ensure Accurate Serologic Testing of SARS-CoV-2 from 2020-05-26T15:35:51
As we move into the next phase of the pandemic, laboratories are ramping up efforts to implement SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing to identify individuals who may have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in th...
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Convalescent Plasma: Identifying the Laboratory’s Role in this Potential COVID-19 Treatment from 2020-05-26T14:47:36
One investigational treatment being explored for COVID-19 is the use of convalescent plasma or CCP collected from individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. CCP that contains antibodies to seve...
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Ensuring Your Biorepository Finances are In Order: Drilling Down on Operating Costs from 2020-05-15T16:50:22
Most biorepositories have not traditionally paid attention to the financial aspects of their operations, which has led to problems in the long-term sustainability of some academic, government and c...
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How the Federal Small Business Loan Program Can Help Pathology Practices from 2020-04-15T15:23:24
Emergency assistance programs recently enacted by Congress have created more than $350 billion in financial aid for small businesses during the COVID-19 national emergency and economic downturn. Ma...
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Using Proficiency Testing to Ensure Accurate SARS-CoV-2 Testing from 2020-04-14T14:35:37
In the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19, clinical laboratories have shown an unwavering commitment to the patients they serve by ramping up efforts to deploy COVID-19 testing. The CAP is committed ...
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Diagnosing COVID-19: How OHSU Pathologists Launched Testing in 15 Days from 2020-03-26T22:25:52
As U.S. laboratories expand their testing capabilities, many pathologists are eager to share lessons learned from their own experiences. In this CAPcast interview, Dr. Richard Scanlan discusses his...
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Diagnosing COVID-19: Advice from UW Pathologists on Ramping Up Testing Capacity from 2020-03-23T21:00:24
Seattle experienced the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave in the United States. UW Medicine’s Geoffrey Baird, MD, PhD, acting chair of Laboratory Medicine was at the forefront, confronting significant...
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Urine Drug Testing for Chronic Noncancer Pain Management from 2020-03-05T19:35:51
Patients treated with opioids for noncancer chronic pain are known to exhibit aberrant drug behaviors. The urine drug screen or UDS complements behavior monitoring as an objective means to assess p...
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Better, Faster, Stronger: Technology Hacks to Improve Your Pathology Practice from 2020-03-05T16:52:08
Technology continues to move at a fast pace, and many tools are available to streamline practice. However, the busy pathologist may not have time to seek out and keep pace with all the latest devel...
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Getting Serous About Fluid Cytology: Old Pitfalls and New Terminology from 2020-03-05T16:51:19
Fluid samples are one of the most commonly-encountered samples in cytopathology, and may show a range of benign, inflammatory, and neoplastic disease processes. A structured approach to these sampl...
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Confronting the Challenges of Toxicology Testing from 2020-03-04T14:49:30
Drug testing is critical to patient care, whether it’s for compliance to prescribed medications, identification of drugs in the immediate overdose setting, or exposure to toxins that may cause long...
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Coronavirus AKA COVID-19: What Pathologists Need to Know Now from 2020-02-15T20:10:37
The novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV or COVID-19, is rooted in Wuhan, China but has since arrived in the United States, stoking fears of a global pandemic. In this CAPcast interview, Dr. Michael Mina, ...
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Pruning the Activity Menu: When and How to Retire Clinical Tests from 2020-02-12T16:53:02
Determining obsolescence for clinical tests in each setting requires discussion between laboratory staff and clinicians, influenced by reimbursement determinations, explains Dr. Robert Dufour in th...
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Diagnosing Advanced Colorectal Cancer: What Pathologists Need to Know from 2020-02-03T16:38:43
The advent of new molecularly targeted treatment strategies for patients with advanced colorectal cancer places anatomic and molecular pathologists as key players in the delivery of care for this l...
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State of Surprise Billing: How Pathologists Can Fight Back from 2020-01-29T14:23:36
Surprise billing continues to be a priority for Congress in Washington, DC. In this CAPcast, Dr. David Gang and Dr. Matthew Foster--two leaders with the CAP’s Federal and State Affairs Committee--d...
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Understanding the Histopathology of Infectious Diseases from 2020-01-17T20:30:57
The Atlas of Fundamental Infectious Diseases Histopathology: A Guide for Daily Practice contains real-world, practical information on commonly encountered infectious diseases for all levels of path...
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Going Deeper into the Pathology of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury from 2020-01-17T20:01:55
By the end of 2019, the CDC had reported over 2,000 hospitalizations and over 60 confirmed deaths due to vaping associated lung injury. While research into the pathology of vaping-associated lung i...
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Fine-Tuning Your USFNA Skills from 2020-01-13T18:42:24
Adding ultrasound fine needle aspiration or USFNA to your practice’s diagnostic menu can provide a more thorough sampling of a palpable nodule than when using manually-directed sampling. The CAP’s ...
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Right People in Right Roles: How to Ensure Your Blood Gas Laboratory is Compliant from 2020-01-10T19:32:54
Blood gas laboratories, like all laboratories operating under CLIA, need to ensure that they have qualified personnel in the CLIA defined roles. Many respiratory therapists only have an associates ...
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The Pathology Behind Vaping's Devastating Impact on Lungs from 2019-12-30T16:24:14
Pathologists have been at the forefront of efforts to understand why vaping causes severe lung illness in some individuals, and the nature of the injury that is caused by vaping. In this CAPcast in...
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Eradicating Incorrect Fungal Identifications and Classification Issues from 2019-12-17T17:14:43
The Color Atlas of Mycology (https://capatholo.gy/2FrMobZ) is an up-to-date resource designed to assist pathologists and medical technologists in the laboratory identification of fungi using the mo...
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How to Be a Leader: Striking a Balance Between Technical & People Skills from 2019-12-09T17:07:36
Leading a laboratory involves both technical knowledge and softer skills: technical knowledge of testing and accreditation is needed along with the ability to manage people, perform risk assessment...
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Massive Transfusion Protocols: Strategies for Pathologists and Labs from 2019-12-02T16:16:07
While many hospitals don’t frequently activate massive transfusion protocols (or MTPs), these events may be stressful and confusing for laboratory personnel. And because of the low frequency of MTP...
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Consolidation & Reimbursement Pressures: Key Takeaways From 2019 Practice Characteristics Survey from 2019-11-25T20:56:09
The CAP Policy Roundtable conducts the Practice Characteristics Survey (https://capatholo.gy/2KTjqoK) every other year to gather data that pathologists can use to understand how their practice comp...
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How Pathologists Can Accurately Diagnose Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis from 2019-10-24T18:22:25
The laboratory and pathologist play an essential role in the diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or HLH. The pathologist’s morphologic diagnosis as well as direction to appropriate addi...
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Ensuring Your Biobanking Finances are In Order from 2019-10-02T12:31:55
In recent years, biobanking has become increasingly vital to furthering the promise of precision medicine. However, academic, government and commercial biobanking operations have also come under in...
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Breaking Down the Complexities of Protein Electrophoresis Analysis from 2019-09-16T19:06:12
Protein electrophoresis is commonly ordered for patients with suspected or known plasma cell disorders. Pathologists may sometimes be unsure of the sequence in which tests should be ordered when ev...
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APL with PML-RARA: Pathologists' Crucial Role in this Clinical Emergency from 2019-08-27T17:30:41
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) with PML-RARA is a true clinical emergency. Due to the rapid onset of this disease and rapid deterioration of the patient, it is important for pathologists to qui...
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Red Cell Rubble: It Means Trouble from 2019-08-26T15:41:30
MAHA is a nonimmune condition characterized by hemolytic anemia either due to abnormalities in the microvasculature or to intravascular devices that lead to fragmentation of the red blood cells. Wh...
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Why Pathologists Should Attend CAP19 from 2019-08-22T15:16:06
This year’s CAP annual meeting features 25 new courses and a diverse portfolio of programs that are central to daily practice. As chair of the CAP Curriculum Committee, Dr. Sarah Bean leads a multi...
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Insights into Pathology for Medical Students from 2019-08-19T21:31:57
Dr. Husain Sattar, a well-known pathology educator to medical students, provides insights as to what a pathologist does, his story on why he chose the specialty of pathology, and advice he would gi...
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Too Loose? Too Strict? The Secret to Designing a Balanced Quality Control Program from 2019-08-09T16:49:37
Statistical quality control or QC is a fundamental part of clinical laboratory practice; it assures that methods are performing at their usual level. Laboratories can make two main types of errors ...
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Why Residents Should Attend CAP19 from 2019-08-08T18:42:12
The CAP’s annual meeting, CAP19, is about knowledge, relationships and expertise. Held Sept. 21-25, CAP19 courses are designed to help you learn today and apply tomorrow when you return to your ins...
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Pathologists: Want to Run a Thriving Practice? Master These Business Skills from 2019-07-26T20:18:03
Whether a pathologist has future aspirations or feels panic stricken with new responsibilities, those who are managing a practice will need to understand payment models, budgeting concepts, practic...
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Avoiding Silent Warm Spots: How to Develop a Biorepository Temperature Monitoring & Mapping System from 2019-07-26T15:40:14
Biorepositories are responsible for maintaining specimen integrity over long periods of time. Ensuring that specimens are stored at temperatures appropriate for their intended use is a critical co...
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Identifying Parasites in Tissues and Cytologic Specimens from 2019-07-12T12:47:51
Many parasites are considered “tropical diseases” so depending upon where you are in the world, you may not have a chance to diagnose parasitic infections with any degree of frequency. But maintain...
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The Queen of All Poisons: Leading Pathologist’s New Novel Confronts Terrorism & Toxins from 2019-07-09T17:52:26
Not only is Dr. Barbarajean Magnani a world-renowned pathologist specializing in toxicology, she is also a novelist. And just in time for the summer reading season, Dr. Magnani has released her sec...
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How Pathologists Can Thrive in MIPS and Other Value-Based Payment Programs from 2019-07-09T14:21:38
Pathologists could lose, or gain, $2.1 billion over seven years in Medicare’s new quality payment programs. This represents the difference between pathologists gaining the full possible Medicare pa...
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Needle in a Haystack: Diagnosis of Genetic Mosaicism Driving Somatic Overgrowth from 2019-06-25T00:08:14
Highly sensitive next-generation sequencing-based assays have driven a rapid expansion of gene-disease associations for a diverse group of segmental overgrowth syndromes. In this CAPcast, Dr. Jonat...
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Peripheral Blood Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Leukemias, Lymphomas, and Reactive Mimickers from 2019-06-20T17:49:41
Pathologists frequently evaluate peripheral blood smears for lymphocytosis or the presence of abnormal lymphoid cells. In this CAPcast, Dr. Kyle Bradley discusses benign and malignant lymphoprolife...
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Genomic Testing Update for Pathologists from 2019-06-20T17:49:29
Pathologists can help improve patient care by staying up to date on the most recent recommendations on genomic testing for solid tumors, which can be a challenge since this information changes freq...
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Why Pathologists Need to Master Business Intelligence Skills from 2019-06-18T17:42:33
Practice Management skills such as budgeting, cost forecasting, and understanding payment models are not concepts taught in medical school. But pathologists need to develop and master these skills ...
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Why Pathologists are Crucial in Managing Platelet Refractory Patients from 2019-06-18T17:24:46
Supporting the platelet transfusion needs of refractory patients is very resource intensive. These patients present numerous challenges for all clinical providers, including pathologists, because t...
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"Never Stop Listening": Why Stellar Labs Need Stellar Leaders from 2019-06-10T18:26:19
Evolving regulatory guidance, changing reimbursement rules, staffing shortages and other concerns are creating more challenges for laboratory leaders.
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How Payment is Determined for Pathology Services from 2019-06-06T20:13:17
Practicing pathologists continue to be vexed by issues that are related to payment for the services that they provide. However, better understanding the payment structure will enable pathologists t...
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Smart Test Ordering: How Pathologists Can Lead from 2019-06-04T18:41:53
Since pathologists have oversight responsibility for testing, they should be involved in the pre-analytic and post-analytic phases of testing, as well as optimizing the analytic phase, to deliver t...
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Focusing on GU Pathology: Answers for Daily Practice Challenges from 2019-06-04T16:52:02
Genitourinary (GU) neoplasia is a continuously evolving diagnostic area and GU cases are among some of the most common diagnoses in today’s practice. In this CAPcast, Dr. Donna Hansel will discuss ...
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2019 MIPS Reporting: What Pathologists Need to Know to About CMS’ Reimbursement Program from 2019-05-29T20:49:01
Pathology practices are entering a new value-based payment era and the ability to successfully demonstrate contributions to the quality of care provided will likely have a significant impact on the...
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Interpreting Thyroid Nodules: Problems and Controversies from 2019-05-28T14:25:29
Thyroid nodules are a common source of diagnostic difficulties for practicing pathologists. The correct diagnosis of these nodules is often difficult given some of the controversies associated with...
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Small Specimens, Great Outcomes: New Guideline on Thoracic Small Biopsy and Cytology Specimens from 2019-05-23T13:19:50
Advances in minimally invasive thoracic sampling techniques allow pathologists and laboratories to perform multiple ancillary studies on small biopsy and cytology specimens. But with small specimen...
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Interpreting Endometrial Biopsies: Pearls and Pitfalls for Pathologists from 2019-05-23T13:19:38
Endometrial biopsy is amongst the most frequent specimens evaluated by pathologists. But difficulties in interpretation of findings and the presence of common morphologic mimics, including metaplas...
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Stains, Deposits, and Buds: Updates on Prognostic Factors in Colorectal Carcinoma from 2019-05-17T19:06:46
Colorectal carcinoma remains the most common gastrointestinal malignancy and a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Pathologists are seeing considerable change in the diagnosis, testing, and re...
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Colon Polyps: Whether Mundane or Exotic, Diagnostic Challenges Persist from 2019-05-13T13:38:02
Colon biopsies, especially polyps, are the bread and butter of many pathologists and issues surrounding these specimens are not uncommon. In this CAPcast, Dr. Lysandra Voltaggio discusses issues an...
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Learn Today, Apply Tomorrow: Why #Pathologists Should Attend CAP19 from 2019-05-09T19:19:40
Registration is now open for the CAP’s annual meeting, CAP19, which will be held Sept. 21-25 in Orlando, Florida. In this CAPcast interview, Dr. Jennifer Hunt, Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Med...
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PD-L1 Biomarker Testing: An Update for Pathologists from 2019-05-06T12:38:13
Immunotherapy targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway represents a new therapeutic paradigm and a promising treatment option for advanced non-small-cell lung cancers, melanoma, and more recently, gastric ...
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Taking a Practical Approach to Diagnosing Common Informatics Problems from 2019-04-29T20:19:15
Because pathologists confront informatics problems on a regular basis, it’s critical for them to effectively diagnose and treat common informatics problems in partnership with other clinical provid...
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Intelligence Test: Navigating the Implementation Challenges Related to Machine Learning and AI from 2019-04-19T15:13:24
Pathology systems such as digital microscopy, laboratory instruments, middleware, LIS, and EHR are starting to incorporate components based on machine learning and artificial intelligence. However,...
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Tackling the Challenging Areas in Prostate Pathology Interpretation from 2019-04-10T19:07:11
The paradigm for prostate cancer treatment is evolving. While there is an increasing desire to manage low-risk cancers without aggressive treatment, there is also a need to identify high-risk cance...
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Tackling the Challenges of Soft Tissue Pathology from 2019-04-04T14:10:19
Soft tissue pathology—it can be a challenging area of specialty for many general pathologists. In this CAPcast, Dr. Jerad Gardner discusses the common pitfalls and benign mimics that pathologists a...
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Reducing Errors, Increasing Patient Safety: How to Maximize Quality in Your Lab from 2019-03-20T18:43:59
Maximizing patient safety and reducing diagnostic errors is rooted in a quality management approach. The manual Quality Management in Anatomic Pathology (https://capatholo.gy/2UNJ9lk) provides path...
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From Social Media to the Water Cooler: Why It’s Important for Pathologists to Be Good Communicators from 2019-03-05T20:04:53
Clear, concise communication is required in all pathology practices with many constituencies, such as colleagues, clinicians, staff, nurses, administrators, and patients. But effective communicatio...
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Getting Ahead of Trouble: How to Avoid Becoming “That” Lab from 2019-02-19T15:57:54
Injuries to patients or laboratory staff due to unsafe conditions can result in unwanted publicity, adverse accreditation decisions, and damage to the pathologist’s professional reputation. Patholo...
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While the Ink is Drying on Your Contract: Preparing for Your First Job from 2019-02-11T17:04:49
Throughout his pathology training, Dr. Richard Owings thought that finding a job would be the hardest part of transitioning from a trainee to new-in-practice pathologist. But after signing a contra...
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Strategies for Negotiating Your Salary from 2019-01-22T22:26:31
According to Dr. Nicole Riddle’s recent article on CAP.org, whether you’re starting a new job or vying for a raise or promotion, you should always be negotiating. Research has shown that that only ...
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New-in-Practice Pathologist? How to Prove Yourself During Your First Year on the Job from 2018-12-17T15:03:34
If you are a new-in-practice pathologist in your first job, it’s important to prove yourself early in your career, because a good impression sets you up for success down the road, according to Dr. ...
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Modern Genomic Profiling in Myeloid Disorders and Acute Leukemia from 2018-11-19T15:29:40
Morphologic examination by light microscopy remains an integral part of initial histopathologic assessment for hematolymphoid neoplasms; however, a variety of laboratory techniques are now being us...
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First Do No Harm: Why Pathologists Have an Integral Role in Patient Safety from 2018-11-09T19:44:24
Because pathologists are integral to patient care, they can contribute significantly to preventing and reducing medical error. Understanding causes of patient safety errors is the first step in dev...
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Slide-Free Microscopy for Next-Gen Pathology from 2018-11-05T16:41:56
Light-sheet microscopy is a significant advance for pathologists, because it allows them to not only examine tissue in minutes rather than days, but also to view it in three dimensions instead of t...
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Mycology: Improving Pathologists’ Diagnostic Evaluation of Fungi from 2018-10-15T18:49:06
CAP Press has released a new resource guide, The Color Atlas of Mycology: An Illustrated Field Guide Based on Proficiency Testing, which is intended to maintain and extend skills in this age of inc...
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Launching the Young Pathologist: How to Transition from Trainee to Practitioner from 2018-09-25T17:14:31
The transition from pathology residency and/or fellowship training to junior attending status is often a source of great anxiety on the part of both new-in-practice pathologists and those who hire ...
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The Physician Burnout Crisis: How Pathologists Can Improve Resiliency and Wellness from 2018-09-23T23:47:24
Physician burnout is on the rise. According to a 2015 Medscape survey, 45% of female pathologists and 33% of male pathologists show rates of burnout. Pathology, like other medical specialties, requ...
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Addressing the Gender Gap: How Physician Burnout Affects Female Pathologists from 2018-09-17T19:07:28
Female physicians report higher burnout rates compared to their male colleagues—48% versus 38%—according to a Medscape survey on physician burnout and depression released earlier this year. While f...
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Tips for Pathologists: Adjusting to Difficult Inspection Encounters from 2018-09-17T13:54:46
The real value of the laboratory accreditation process is the opportunity it provides for the highest level of professional validation, by peers, for the work that a director and their staff contri...
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Targeting Acute Leukemia: New Guideline from CAP & ASH from 2018-09-10T20:06:01
In 2017, the CAP collaborated with the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to publish a clinical practice guideline for the workup of acute leukemia. In this CAPcast, Dr. Daniel Arber, a hematopat...
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Leading Social Media Physician Influencer Dr. Kevin Pho: Why Pathologists Should Be on Social Media from 2018-09-07T20:48:28
Not only is Dr. Kevin Pho a board-certified internal medicine physician, he is also a pioneer in the presence of physicians on social media, a topic he details in a book that he co-authored entitle...
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How One Pathologist Helps Patients Confront the Dragon They are Slaying from 2018-08-31T15:19:58
When a breast cancer patient wanted to actually see her cancer cells—what she called the dragon she was slaying, she turned to Dr. Lija Joseph, a pathologist at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, M...
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From Social Media to the Water Cooler: How Pathologists Can Be Better Communicators from 2018-08-31T15:19:39
Learning how to communicate effectively is a critical skill for pathologists, particularly those who are new in practice. Patients and clinicians rely on the pathologist’s ability to communicate— b...
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How Residents Can Benefit from Attending CAP18 from 2018-08-29T16:04:25
CAP18, the CAP’s annual meeting, offers a diverse portfolio of programs that are central to daily practice. The meeting, which will be held Oct. 20-24 in Chicago (www.capannualmeeting.org), enables...
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How Pathologists Can Navigate the Gray Zones of Unprofessional Behavior from 2018-08-29T16:04:02
Unprofessional behaviors may occur at any level in any organization and can compromise workplace morale as well as patient care. In fact, unprofessional or unethical behaviors are among the most co...
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Why I’m Attending CAP18: One Leading Pathologist’s Take from 2018-08-23T19:31:33
What does a leading pathologist get out of the CAP annual meeting? In this CAPcast, Dr. Jennifer Hunt, Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,...
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#Pathologists: The How’s and Why’s of Tweeting from 2018-08-14T16:35:01
Twitter use by physicians, especially pathologists, continues to rapidly grow. Twitter provides an easy-to-use communications platform for rapid education, news, and networking that helps busy path...
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Pathologists Meeting With Patients: The Diagnostic Management Team Conference from 2018-08-01T16:18:02
Pathologists have not traditionally discussed cases directly with patients, nor have pathologists traditionally sat with patients and examined the patients' cases. But in today’s molecular era ther...
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Crucial Survival Tips For The New Medical Director from 2018-07-30T12:47:18
New laboratory directors are rarely prepared for regulatory and accreditation issues that face them. Even very seasoned pathologists and laboratory directors struggle to keep up with new regulatory...
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Social Media’s Crucial Role in Pathology Education from 2018-07-24T16:18:57
Social media is an important education tool for pathologists. Communicating through social media channels like Twitter and Facebook can help pathologists educate patients about diagnostic medicine....
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Can you Hear Me Now? The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectively from 2018-07-19T14:19:01
In the laboratory setting, feedback (or the lack thereof) extends beyond self-improvement and ultimately impacts patient care. In this CAPcast, Duke Health pathologist Dr. Sara Jiang discusses how ...
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Tips on Networking & Publishing for the Academic Pathologist from 2018-07-16T13:14:27
Both networking and publishing are important for academic pathologists to succeed, according to Dr. Roseann Wu, a staff pathologist and assistant professor of clinical pathology & laboratory medici...
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How To Succeed As A Laboratory Director? Deploy Hard & Soft Skills from 2018-07-16T10:47:25
Effective laboratory management not only benefits the staff, but improves patient safety and patient care. However, many laboratory directors grapple with serious issues related to budget constrain...
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Performing an Autopsy: Advice on Navigating the Consent Process from 2018-07-10T11:10:25
Discussing the subject of an autopsy can be a very difficult process for both the bereaved family member being asked and for the health care professional making the request. In this CAPcast, Dr. Ha...
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MACRAscopic Analysis: What Pathologists Need to Know about CMS's New Quality Payment Program from 2018-07-05T19:47:35
In this CAPcast, Dr. Diana Cardona discusses what pathologists need to know about the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, also known as MACRA. Dr. Cardona, the Medical Director of...
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Cervical Adenocarcinoma: Cytology and Histology of Usual Type Adenocarcinomas and Special Variants from 2018-06-28T20:03:40
Many pathologists struggle with diagnostic questions surrounding cervical adenocarcinoma. In this CAPcast, Drs. Christina Kong and Teri Longacre, both pathologists with Stanford Healthcare in Calif...
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CAP18: What’s In It For Me? from 2018-06-11T15:57:33
This year’s CAP annual meeting features 25 new courses, creating a diverse portfolio of programs central to every pathologist’s daily practice.
In this CAPcast, Duke University pathologis...
Want to Be a Leader? Tips for New-in-Practice Pathologists from 2018-06-11T13:07:12
It’s never too early for pathologists to devote time to develop their leadership skills, according to Dr. Adam L. Booth, the Chief Pathology Resident at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galves...
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Assessing the Clinical Utility & Validity of Liquid Biopsy from 2018-06-04T13:05:34
While the clinical use of analytical tests to assess genomic variants in circulating tumor DNA is increasing, there is insufficient evidence of clinical utility and validity for the majority of ctD...
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New Classifications for Cytology: Paris System for Urinary and Milan System for Salivary Gland from 2018-05-29T16:06:52
Pathologists need to be knowledgeable and keep pace with the recent advances in cytological classifications to modify the way specimens are processed, reviewed, reported, and managed. Two new cytol...
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Subspecialty Practice in Surgical Pathology: Pros & Cons from 2018-05-21T19:25:26
Subspecialty signout is becoming increasingly common in surgical pathology. In this CAPcast, Dr. Christa Whitney-Miller, Director of Surgical Pathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center...
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How to Tap into the Now and Future of Hematology? With a Field Guide from 2018-05-07T13:43:20
Technical and investigative advances have greatly expanded pathologists’ knowledge in the field of hematology. To help pathologists and laboratorians keep up with these changes, the CAP Press has j...
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Coagulation Testing: How Do We Get the Best Results? from 2018-05-02T15:24:52
Hemostasis/thrombosis is one of the most complex area of laboratory practice. While the impact of preanalytical variables on coagulation testing is well known, it can be difficult to control.
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Getting Involved in Pathology Organizations: What’s In It for Me? from 2018-04-23T14:38:49
Many pathologists are not only members of CAP, but also other specialty medical organizations as well as the American Medical Association. In this CAPcast, Dr. Jason Scapa, the UCLA Department of P...
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Advocacy Insight: Taking the Pulse on Key Issues for Pathologists from 2018-04-13T14:43:42
In this CAPcast, Dr. Donald Karcher will discuss how the current political climate is impacting key advocacy issues for pathologists. Dr. Karcher is a Chair of the Pathology Department at George Wa...
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Saving $1 Million (And Counting) on Blood Acquisition from 2018-04-09T19:35:55
Improving blood product utilization not only impacts patient outcomes, it can also yield significant cost savings. In this CAP Case Example, Geisinger Health System’s Medical Director for Transfusi...
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Investigating New HLA Gene Sequencing Methods from 2018-03-12T19:31:13
In this CAPcast, Dr. Matt Anderson discusses his work on new methods to sequence the genes encoding human leukocyte antigens, better known as “HLA.” Dr. Anderson is Vice President and Medical Direc...
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What Pathologists Need to Know about the Impact of LCDs from 2018-03-12T14:39:11
Legislation to increase transparency and accountability in Medicare’s Local Coverage Determinations is currently pending before Congress. The legislation, which is championed by the CAP and patholo...
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Paris System: A New Paradigm for Urinary Cytology from 2018-02-28T17:43:12
An international consortium of cytopathologists, surgical pathologists, and urologists known as the Paris System Working Group has published a standardized system for urine cytology reporting. This...
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Becoming a Pathology Advocate: What's In It For Me? from 2018-02-16T16:19:51
At the annual Policy Meeting, government leaders and policy experts discuss how major policy and regulatory challenges impact pathologists. In addition, CAP members meet with their representatives ...
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Keeping Up Clinical Pathology Expertise: Why it’s Mission Critical for All Pathologists from 2018-01-23T21:39
It’s critical for pathologists to maintain their clinical pathology expertise, according to Dr. Jon Heusel, Director of Clinical and Translational Genomics and Chief Medical Officer of Genomics and...
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Want to Improve Your Lab’s Histologic Prep Quality? Lean into HistoQIP from 2018-01-08T15:22
HistoQIP is a quality assurance program for histopathology, jointly sponsored by the National Society for Histotechnology and the College of American Pathologists. The primary focus of this program...
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Diagnosing Your Fiscal Health: Advice for Young Pathologists on Financial Stability from 2018-01-03T15:37:24
Because medical training is lacking in financial education, new pathologists are often at a loss when diagnosing their financial health. But the burden of student debt, modest resident salaries, an...
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Targeting HPV's Impact on Head & Neck Cancer: New CAP Guideline from 2017-12-19T16:27:30
The incidence of HPV-related head and neck carcinomas is rising in the United States, with the greatest increase among middle-aged white men. In fact, more than 95% of oral cancers are squamous cel...
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Transfusion Medicine: Rooting Out Common Misconceptions with the Blood Bank Guy from 2017-12-11T19:57:17
Many—if not most—pathologists come out of training with little or no confidence in their knowledge about blood banking and transfusion medicine. That’s where Dr. Joe Chaffin—also known as the Blood...
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Want to Bring an Emerging Technology into Your Lab? Write a Business Plan from 2017-11-21T20:50:22
Pathologists can make a solid case for introducing an emerging technology into their laboratory—even one without a reimbursement code—by creating a business plan, according to Dr. Wendy Wells, the ...
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In Pursuit of More Accurate Cancer Reporting from 2017-11-16T19:55
Nearly 40% of physicians say that fragmented or missing information on pathology reports is a barrier to accurately diagnose and characterize cancer. To improve the consistency and reliability of c...
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New Frontiers in Pathology: Why IVM Matters to Young Pathologists from 2017-10-31T16:38:37
One of the new frontiers in pathology, in vivo microscopy(IVM) offers new roles and opportunities for pathologists, specifically those who are still in training and those early in their career. In ...
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Want to Improve Patient Care? Focus on Your Lab’s Test Ordering from 2017-10-17T17:13:38
The CAP’s recently launched Test Ordering Program offers tools and self-assessment modules to assist pathologists in understanding and improving test utilization, so that the pathologist, in collab...
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The Pathology Within: Burnout, Wellness & The Search For Meaning from 2017-10-17T15:38:10
Physician wellness and burnout is the new epidemic in health. By some estimates, 30% to 68% of physicians are experiencing symptoms of burnout, and it exceeds any other professional group. The rami...
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Tackling Challenging Dermpath Cases from 2017-10-07T18:41:16
Benign conditions that masquerade as malignancies, and tumors that are prone to be mistaken for other types of cutaneous malignancies are often challenging to new in practice pathologists. In this ...
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How Do I Deal with This? Challenging Issues in the Clinical Laboratory from 2017-10-07T18:35:41
The daily challenges of clinical laboratory oversight are mushrooming. Keeping abreast of changes in technology, new and innovative clinical programs for patient care, and new attendant clinical gu...
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Entrustable Professional Activities: What Pathologist Trainers & Trainees Need to Know from 2017-09-26T21:50:46
The CAP’s Graduate Medical Education Committee recently published recommendations for Entrustable Professional Activities—or EPAs—for pathology in the journal Academic Pathology (http://capatholo.g...
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Key Updates to IQCP Checklist from 2017-09-13T02:02:40
The 2017 CAP Checklist Edition has just been released, and it contains several updates to the Individualized Quality Control Plans—also known as IQCP—required for CAP Accredited Labs.
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52 Updated CAP Cancer Protocols: What Pathologists Need to Know from 2017-09-06T19:57:15
The CAP recently released 52 cancer protocols for reporting pathologic features in the treatment of cancer patients, also known as the CAP Cancer Protocols. These revised protocols now incorporate ...
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Medicare’s New Quality Payment Program & the Physician Fee Schedule—What Pathologists Need to Know from 2017-08-25T16:51:40
The healthcare payment landscape is changing fast and the financial impacts for physicians could be enormous. In this CAPcast, Dr. Diana Cardona will discuss the primary issues related to Medicare’...
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How Storytelling Inspires Pathologists and Patients from 2017-08-11T21:02:39
CAP17 (www.thepathologistsmeeting.org) puts storytelling front and center at the Inspiration Stage. On Tuesday, October 10th at 5:30, three compelling storytellers will step onto the Inspiration St...
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Liver Pathology: Pitfalls, Pointers, and Pearls from 2017-08-02T14:12:02
When it comes to liver pathology, many practicing pathologists find non-neoplastic liver biopsy interpretation challenging, as well as how to optimize the use of ancillary testing modalities, like ...
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Why Pathologists Should Be Tweeting from 2017-07-25T18:08:43
Twitter use by physicians, especially pathologists, continues to grow. Twitter provides an easy-to-use communications platform for rapid education, news, and networking that helps busy pathologists...
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How Can ISO 15189 Drive Improvements in Anatomic Pathology? Focus on Risk Management from 2017-07-25T17:01:48
ISO 15189 is an international quality standard for medical laboratories. One of the best practices addressed in this standard is risk management. In this CAPcast from the College of American Pathol...
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How the U.S. Opioid Epidemic is Straining Forensic Pathologists from 2017-07-10T16:53:29
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. In Milwaukee County, opioid-related deaths are now one-third of the autopsy workload, outnumbering motor vehicle-related ...
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Why (and How) Young Pathologists Can Lead In Vivo Microscopy from 2017-06-16T03:43:49
In vivo microscopy (IVM) is a key emerging field in the practice of pathology, representing a new role and opportunity for pathologists. Specifically, pathologists will be called on to partner with...
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Reclassifying Certain Thyroid Carcinomas from 2017-05-25T14:01:26
Dr. Benjamin Witt discusses the recent reclassification of what had been termed encapsulated (or non-invasive) follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma as a result of a landmark April 2016...
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What Do Employers Expect from Newly Trained Pathologists? from 2017-05-18T13:30:10
In this CAPcast interview, Dr. Miriam Post, a member of CAP’s Graduate Medical Education Committee, discusses findings from a recent survey published earlier this year in the Archives of Pathology ...
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Can You Hear Me Now? How to Give and Receive Effective Feedback from 2017-05-17T22:03:03
Feedback in the laboratory provides pathologists with an opportunity to ensure improvement when necessary, to reinforce the positive, and to ensure that standards are met in a low stakes environmen...
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How Can ISO 15189 Drive Improvements in Anatomic Pathology? Focus on Root Cause Analysis from 2017-05-01T17:48:18
ISO 15189, an international quality standard for medical laboratories, has the potential to improve the quality of anatomic pathology services, explains Dr. Frank Schneider, a pathologist with Kais...
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Diagnosing Zika: How Labs Can Provide an Extra Measure of Quality Assurance from 2017-02-16T15:07:30
The FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization for several diagnostic tests for Zika to assist in the public health response. In this CAPcast, Dr. Benjamin Pinsky, Stanford University Medical Cente...
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How Art Can Inspire and Empower Both Patients and Pathologists from 2016-12-01T20:24:49
A new book, The Healing Art of Pathology, brings together essays and artwork about pathology from the perspectives of doctors, patients, and family members. In this CAPcast, the book’s editors, Dr ...
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CAPcast: Whole Exome Sequencing: When It's Your Son Getting Tested from 2015-03-24T15:35:50
Ever since Dustin Bennett was a toddler, he had trouble keeping his balance, and as he grew older, he experienced rigid, jerking spasms that would appear and disappear. He also developed learning d...
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CAPcast: Confronting Cancer in Ethiopia: Many Diagnostic Needs, Few Pathologists from 2015-03-24T15:24:37
Pathologist Dr. Carol Harris has been leading efforts to diagnose and care for HIV patients in Ethiopia since 2002 as director of Einstein College of Medicine's Institute of Global HIV Medicine. In...
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CAPcast: Unlocking the Potential of Biospecimens for Patient Care, Research from 2014-11-10T19:35:36
The quality of both a patient's biospecimen and the biorepository where it is stored is vital--or the patient can suffer harm, explains Dr. James Robb, who as a consulting pathologist, helped devel...
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CAPcast: How Pathologists Can Improve a Patient’s Journey from Diagnosis to Treatment from 2014-09-30T20:27:28
When Kimberly Jewett was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, she not only confronted the complexities of treatment decisions, but also managing the transfer of her pathology reports among var...
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