World Cancer Day is recognized around the world on February 4th to raise awareness of and encourage the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. To commemorate World Cancer Day, Gladell Paner, MD, FCAP, chatted with M.E. de Baca, MD, FCAP, and Gail Vance, MD, FCAP, about how the CAP is addressing barriers to health equity through the Cancer Protocols, Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation, and the CAP Foundation Global Pathology Committee. Learn more about the CAP Foundation: https://foundation.cap.org/ CAP Foundation 2023 Webinar Series: https://brnw.ch/CAPF2023Webinars ..read more

This month we'll look at a prior authorization rule that could pave the way for legislation to reduce burdens on clinicians, a grant awarded to the CAP to improve healthcare communication, action on Medicare cuts, and more. We'll also sit down with Anna Tart, MD, FCAP, to talk about why the CAP no longer supports 'excited delirium' as an official cause of death ..read more

Jason Scapa, MD, FCAP, Chair of the Digital Content Committee talks with Andrew Bellizzi, MD, FCAP, Past Chair of the Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Committee and current IHC Committee Member Gregory Bean, MD, PhD, FCAP, about the latest update to HER2 Breast Cancer Testing Guidelines. Issued in June 2023, the CAP and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have reaffirmed the 2018 "HER2 Breast Testing Guideline Focused Update" in response to the results of the 2022 DESTINY-Breast04 trial. CAP HER2 Guideline: https://www.cap.org/protocols-and-guidelines/cap-guidelines/current-cap-guidelin ..read more

So you have a job offer. Now what? If you're a senior trainee or new-in-practice pathologist navigating contract negotiation for the first time, this episode is for you. Jennifer Woo, MD, FCAP, and Esther Yoon, MD, FCAP, from the New-in-Practice Committee chat with Practice Management Committee members Moira Larsen, MD, MBA, FCAP, and Cedric Bailey, DO, FCAP, about their contract negotiation advice and experiences. This episode is a collaboration between the New-in-Practice and Practice Management Committees and is one of two episodes on job searching tips ..read more

Joseph Sirintrapun, MD, FCAP, and Dibson Gondim, MD, FCAP discuss implementing digital pathology at UofL Health. Dr. Gondim shares the challenges and easy wins that the University of Lousiville experienced during the process and how artificial intelligence will continue to impact digital pathology in the next 5 to 10 years. This episode is part of a series of conversations featuring institutions at varying degrees of digital pathology implementation. For more information about digital pathology, visit the Digital and Computational Pathology Committee resource center: https://www.cap.org/member ..read more

This month we'll review the 2024 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and what it means to you as well as a grant for the CAP's work to promote effective communication in health care. We will also sit down with Dr. Mark Synovec to discuss what happened at the most recent AMA meeting and what it means going forward ..read more

Interviewing for your first job as a pathologist might seem intimidating. But this is an opportunity to not only showcase your abilities but to find out if the position and practice setting are a good fit for you and your career goals. Neha Varshney MD, FCAP, FASCP, from the New-in-Practice Committee, chats with Practice Management Committee members Karim Sirgi MD, MBA, and Jeremy S Ditelberg MD, FCAP, about their job interview advice and experiences. This episode is a collaboration between the New-in-Practice and Practice Management Committees and is one of two episodes on job searching tips ..read more

In this special CAPcast episode, CAP Foundation President Eva M. Wojcik, MD, FCAP, talks with CAP Foundation board member Sara Herbek, Esq, and CAP Board member Diana Cardona, MD, FCAP. They share their personal connections to the CAP Foundation and discuss advocating for your own personal health and the work the Foundation is doing for pathologists and patients. Learn more about and donate to the CAP Foundation: https://foundation.cap.org ..read more

As leaders in the medical laboratory, pathologists are important gatekeepers to the highest value use of ancillary testing techniques for patient samples. So, how can a pathologist prepare for questions on molecular tests before they come? In this episode, Jennifer Yoest, MD, FCAP, author of the new Clinical Pathology Improvement Program case Choosing a Molecular Test: Techniques Decoded, shares her thoughts. Register for the case: https://education.cap.org/content/2023-cpip-k-case-11-molecular-%E2%80%93-choosing-molecular-test-techniques-decoded ..read more

The liquid biopsy has rapidly emerged as a method to minimize the amount of tissue needed for testing, making it a less invasive and safer alternative to more traditional procedures. As it continues to evolve, liquid biopsies offer exciting new options in the practice of pathology. In this episode, Maria Arcila, MD, FCAP, and JinJuan Yao, MD, FCAP, discuss the development of this new diagnostic tool. CAP Precision Medicine Resource Center: https://www.cap.org/member-resources/precision-medicine CAP and AMP recommendations on validation of cell-free DNA assays: https://www.jmdjournal.org/articl ..read more