Previous Webinars

This Focus on Compliance webinar will explore the key changes, rationale, and opportunities of the 2024 CAP Accreditation Program changes.

Join our panel of medical students and pathology residents for an engaging discussion and shared insights on pathology interest groups (PIG) and how to start one at your institution.

CLSI and CAP 2024 Webinar: Identification and Methicillin Resistance Testing for Staphylococci other than S. aureus (SOSA)—What to Do Now?

It's not always easy to deliver the message of your diagnosis concisely and clearly to your treating physician colleagues. Hear from experienced speakers who will share insights on how to reduce questions regarding laboratory testing and ensure that treating physicians are able to properly interpret your reports.

This series will examine both high-level visionary topics for the use of data and real-world, hands-on opportunities to utilize the current data stores. Please join us as we explore the breadth and depth of pathology data that is readily available to support these initiatives.

This first of two webinars, Part 1 introduces key AI terminologies (eg, generative vs. non-generative AI) and explores how to integrate AI into clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.

Part two of a six-part webinar series on understanding and preparing for the impact of the FDA’s LDT final rule.

With many pathology groups facing workforce shortages, this webinar will provide innovative approaches to attract and retain the right talent, ensuring your team is equipped to thrive in a diverse environment.

This webinar introduces the basics of in vivo microscopy, which offers pathologists real-time tissue- and cellular-level details for more accurate diagnosis, especially for surgical pathology.

Join the New in Practice Committee for a casual discussion with helpful tips for understanding imposter syndrome and strategies to overcome those feelings of doubt.

This Focus on Compliance webinar will describe personnel requirements and identify qualifications for competency assessments in the histopathology laboratory. The session will also cover differentiating testing from technical processes in histopathology and identifying ways to include quality metrics in anatomic pathology.

Finding a job after pathology residency or fellowship can be difficult. Hear from practicing pathologists who have successful firsthand experience with both the current job market and the US visa process.

Learn the best ways to study for the anatomic and clinical pathology board exams from recently-boarded pathologists.

Part one of a six part webinar series on understanding and preparing for the impact of the FDA’s LDT final rule.

Hear directly from pathology residents about what residency entails, and get an inside look into what it's like in the laboratory. Peek behind the curtain at what a pathology residency looks like, and find out why 86% of practicing pathologists would choose the specialty all over again.

Led by seasoned experts in the world of academia, this roundtable will let you ask your questions to gain a better understanding of how to navigate an academic career in pathology.

This Focus on Compliance webinar will explore how to use metrics to improve processes and reduce risk.

Understand how to navigate biomarker complexities, leverage cross-disciplinary collaboration, and implement strategies to improve patient outcomes in precision medicine. Join us to learn how to bridge the gap between conflicting biomarker results to make effective clinical decisions.

Join the Residents Forum for a panel discussion. Hear unique insights and learn practical tips to help you succeed in the residency application process.

Join the CAP’s Practice Management Committee for a series of roundtable discussions to hear what’s happening and discuss how your practice can be its best.

Join the CAP’s Practice Management Committee for a series of roundtable discussions to hear what’s happening and discuss how your practice can be its bes

Join the CAP’s Practice Management Committee for a series of roundtable discussions to hear what’s happening and discuss how your practice can be its best.

Join us for a webinar covering digital frozen sections for surgical pathology practice. Three speakers will give a brief presentation covering their experiences, followed by a panel discussion to address audience questions.

Join the CAP's Future Pathologist Initiative for a virtual session tailored for medical students eager to explore anatomic pathology (AP) and clinical pathology (CP).

Prepare your laboratory for the changes in CLIA proficiency testing (PT) regulations coming on January 1, 2025. Get a thorough review of the revisions to the PT requirements, including the addition and deletion of analytes and microbiology tests.

From employment agreements to service contracts, we’ll delve into the essential components of contract negotiation that can impact your career trajectory and financial well-being.

The CAP held a webinar focused on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) laboratory-developed tests (LDT) final rule. If you missed the presentation, you can watch it here.

Join the CAP Residents Forum for the Subspecialty Spotlight Series. This unique event offers medical students and pathology residents the opportunity to connect with experts from a diverse range of subspecialties through live Q&A sessions.

This program will provide fundamental knowledge and practical approaches to designing and implementing systems that enhance your ability to establish an equitable approach.

Gain confidence, learn to build strong relationships, and navigate early questions on billing and coding.

Advancements in digital pathology offer opportunities to increase diagnostic efficiency and accuracy while reducing overhead costs—but adhering to structured compliance is crucial to mitigate potential risks. Ensure that your practice has a plan in place for this rapidly evolving area.

Whether it's your first national conference or you're seeking to get more value from these events, this session will equip you with strategies to navigate national meetings with confidence and purpose.

Make sure you're spending time in the right places leading up to your pathology residency application—no matter what's happening at your program. Hear from current residents and a residency program director about what to do, when to do it, and how to ensure the best transition.

The webinar will document the utility of digital pathology using recently available CPT codes is the first step towards digital pathology reimbursements.

This session is intended to be a general overview of the impact of AI on your daily practice—no background in informatics or programming needed!

Gain valuable insights into honing your negotiating skills to achieve long-term objectives in job negotiations, laboratory funding, third-party reimbursement, and more.

It’s common for pathologists to view errors as personal failures, but this is more than just unhelpful; doing so can cause you to question your own competence and can even compromise your service to patients. It’s important to gain insight into the taxonomy and mitigation of errors to undermine these negative perceptions.

Join us for the final webinar of this three-part series designed to assist pathologists practicing internationally—particularly in under-resourced countries—in understanding the CAP cancer protocols and how to integrate them into daily practice.

This series will examine both high-level visionary topics for the use of data and real-world, hands-on opportunities to utilize the current data stores. Please join us as we explore the breadth and depth of pathology data that is readily available to support these initiatives.

Many industries have at one time or another faced similar labor shortages. To meet production demands they have implemented innovative labor-saving techniques rather than expand their payrolls. This round table will present the experiences of pathologists who have employed two of those innovations: lean production and outsourcing.

A post-sophomore fellowship in pathology is a special opportunity to get clinical and research experience, putting medical students in the shoes of a resident. Hear from a panel of pathology residents who have completed a post-sophomore fellowship.

Digital pathology can reduce overhead, increase efficiencies, and even lead to faster diagnoses—but if your digital arrangements aren't compliant, your practice may take on increased risk. Ensure your practice has a plan in place for this rapidly evolving area.

Digital pathology can reduce overhead, increase efficiencies, and even lead to faster diagnoses—but if your digital arrangements aren't compliant, your practice may take on increased risk.

Join the CAP Residents Forum for a panel of recently-boarded pathologists who will share successful study strategies to help you nail the board exam.

Join the CAP New in Practice Committee and Residents Forum for a roundtable discussion on applying for jobs, building eligibility, and becoming a marketable candidate.

Join the New in Practice Committee to hear from pathologists in academic, industry, and private practice settings.

Rethink your CV, sharpen your soft skills for interviewing in a variety of practice settings, and gain insight from recruiters about what the ideal candidate is like.

Peek behind the curtain at what a pathology residency looks like, what a career in the specialty entails, and why 86% of practicing pathologists would choose pathology all over again.

Join the Practice Management Committee to learn how to manage critical discussions and to work towards an ideal outcome.

The webinar will address some currently available ex-vivo microscopy platforms that have been proven suitable for surgical pathology and cytopathology practice.

Connect with your peers while you gain valuable insights into the unique challenges that arise as you transition from your fellowship to the first few years of professional practice.

Join the CAP Residents Forum for a virtual session designed to help you prepare for residency.

Join the Practice Management Committee for Succession Planning Essentials to learn succession best practices.

Join the CAP Residents Forum for Inspections 101, a panel on participating in CAP Laboratory Inspections as a resident or fellowship trainee.

Join the Practice Management Committee for Make Your Contracts Work for You to discover how to navigate the contract process at any stage of your career.

Gain expertise from a psychiatrist and a practicing pathologist on making positive changes in your environment. Whether you're currently in medical school, residency, or completing a fellowship, it's important to develop strategies that will positively impact your work environment.

Managing a pathology practice stretches beyond the science, and more and more pathologists are facing increasing administrative burdens. Whether you're currently managing a practice or moving into a management position, it's important to understand the challenges that may arise—and how you can beat them.

Join the conversation to learn how to address the key cause of turnover, burnout, and dissatisfaction in your practice.

This live-streamed webinar prepares participants for success by reflecting real-world practice and providing real-time feedback for surgical pathologists to broaden their knowledge and keep current on gynecological (GYN) surgical pathology entities.

Deficiencies from inspections can provide helpful insight for a stronger quality plan and open opportunities for discussion and improvement for all laboratories. With 2022 deficiency data as a basis for the training, this complimentary CAP webinar will help laboratorians to further understand how such a deficiency can occur and best practices to include in a solid quality program.

This unique event offers medical students and junior members the opportunity to connect with experts from a diverse range of subspecialties through live Q&A sessions.

Requirements are changing for clinical consultation, and pathologists are being asked to provide more documentation to support payment. Learn about code changes, documentation, and how to successfully adopt these new guidelines within your practice.

The webinar will outline a variety of efforts and initiatives of the DCPC including the education, implementation, standardization, and more.

Our panel of experienced pathologists will be on hand to answer your questions and offer valuable insight to help you get ready for residency.

Join the conversation to learn how to address the key cause of turnover, burnout, and dissatisfaction in your practice.

Will discuss the new Digital Pathology CPT Codes, how labs should use the codes & how these new codes may impact future reimbursement for digital pathology.

On Wednesday, November 2 at 1 PM ET/ 12 PM CT, the CAP will offer a complimentary live webinar where CAP experts Council of Government and Professional Affairs Jonathan Myles, MD, FCAP and member of the Economic Affairs Committee Theresa Emory, MD, FCAP, will explain what pathologists need to know for good faith estimates in compliance with the No Surprises Act regulations. Additionally, the speakers will review what pathologists and their practices must do to comply with the new regulations in 2023.

On Tuesday, November 1 at 11 AM ET/ 12 PM CT, the CAP will offer a complimentary webinar on disparities in health care and what federal policies are in discussion to combat this issue. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying disparities in health and health care, emphasizing the importance of addressing them. The federal government is prioritizing health equity as part of the pandemic response and recovery effort. In response to federal action, the CAP has developed policies addressing these disparities. CAP President Emily E. Volk, MD, FCAP and Governor from the Board of Governors Kalisha Hill, MD, FCAP, will discuss the colleges approach to these vital policy issues.

The CAP will offer a complimentary live webinar to discuss recent updates to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) process. The FDA’s Timothy Stenzel, MD, PhD, who is the Director of the FDA Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health will join CAP leaders to provide pathologists with an overview of current EUA processes and take questions from participants.

Join us to hear first-hand how our standardized process can be applied to a single laboratory or across an integrated network

Will discuss a pathologist-centered approach to validation with consideration of similarities and differences to standard histology and existing frameworks for clinical implementation.

This webinar will discuss the utility of IVM in the early diagnosis and monitoring of pulmonary pathology.

This webinar will provide an update on this evolving field including new clinical data, current and emerging immunotherapy biomarkers, and an exploration of where the field is headed.

We will present preliminary data on our ongoing CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing clinical trial for TDT and SCD.

Part of the Virtual Lecture Series presented by the College of American Pathologists. This lecture is presented by Dr. David Alter of Emory University.

Laboratories accredited through the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to fulfill their CLIA requirements are recognized as meeting the most rigorous standards by state agencies and payors alike.

Part of the Virtual Lecture Series presented by the College of American Pathologists. This lecture is presented by Dr. Giovanna Giannico from Vanderbilt University.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected laboratories in a variety of ways. Working during the pandemic while maintaining high quality standards can be a lot for any laboratory.

Part of the Virtual Lecture Series presented by the College of American Pathologists. This lecture is presented by Dr. Kamran Mirza from the Loyola Medical Center.

Part of the Virtual Lecture Series presented by the College of American Pathologists. This lecture is presented by Dr. Walter Kemp from the University of North Dakota.

Experts review the fundamentals of accounting and finance that provide a foundation on which to build knowledge and manage pathology practice financial health.

Part of the Virtual Lecture Series presented by the College of American Pathologists. This lecture is presented by Dr. Maryam Pezhouh from Northwestern University.

This webinar will explore the inspection process including planning, challenges faced, and lessons learned.

Experts review the fundamentals of accounting and finance that provide a foundation on which to build knowledge and manage pathology practice financial health.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the pathologist and laboratory workforce, with many practices experiencing a tremendous human burden along with decreases in AP and CP testing volumes and other financial strain. Practices across the U.S. are taking measures to help mitigate loss in these uncertain times, but have you wondered if there is more you could do to help your practice survive?

The key objectives of this roundtable are to evaluate best practices of recovery in the immediate post-COVID crisis and propose a preparedness plan to sustain a resurgence of the pandemic.

Gain valuable insights and learn strategies for addressing the unexpected from colleagues and panelists discussing obstacles earlier career pathologists are facing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

This member-led virtual roundtable enables participants to gain a better understanding of key COVID-19 financial assistance programs made available by Congress. Discussions also include a review of tools developed by the CAP to assist pathologists in program applications and downstream implications to consider when obtaining financial assistance.

Experts review the fundamentals of accounting and finance that provide a foundation on which to build knowledge and manage pathology practice financial health.

Transitioning from a resident/fellow to a staff pathologist will likely involve taking on hospital and administrative duties that may have not been learned during training years. Learn strategies you can use to take on these tasks with confidence.

Navigating difficult conversations requires preparation, perspective, and practice. This roundtable offers ways to plan for how to open a discussion, commit to listen, query and acknowledge, and direct emotional energy from all parties toward a useful purpose.

Understand the purpose of OPPE and FPPE, identify elements of OPPE and FPPE that must be addressed, and hear recommendations for selecting appropriate OPPE and FPPE activities and measures for your practice.

In this roundtable, participants examine the purpose of a business case and how it relates to the practice of pathology, and discuss elements essential to creating an influential business case.

While many pathology practices are not required to produce an annual report, some choose to report their accomplishments and promote their unique differentiators defining their value to administration through an annual report.

Compliance is a subject that can strike fear in the heart of the most stalwart pathologist—But, it doesn’t have to! Join us for a webinar on “Current Topics in Compliance” to unravel some its complexities, including the necessary elements of a robust Compliance Plan per the OIG and a discussion of some of the more risk-prone areas of pathology practice.

Medicare Part A contracts provide significant revenue to many practices but negotiating a good contract can be a challenge.

A merger and acquisition (M&A) event is often disruptive to a pathology practice, at all levels of professional, management, and financial activities. Having a roadmap to navigate the troubled waters of such an event is a critical item to keep in a practice toolbox.

Communicating Pathology and Laboratory Errors – What you need to know

Part of the Virtual Lecture Series presented by the College of American Pathologists. This lecture is presented by Dr. Dan Johnson from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Watch the final 2021 Medicare Payment for Pathologists webinar where CAP experts reviewed regulatory changes that will impact payment for services and pathologists’ participation in MIPS.

This webinar will present the recently published ASCP-CAP “Laboratory Workup of Lymphoma in Adults” guideline.

This webinar will explore possibilities for future AI applications in EVM like prognostication and prediction of response to treatment and presence of genetic alterations.

Different laboratory tests are available for SARS-CoV-2 virus detection. Timely and accurate laboratory testing of specimens is an essential element of the response, supporting decisions on infection control strategies and patient management at healthcare facilities.

Timely and accurate drug level testing becomes crucial in field of sports (doping test) and in-patient management with a chronic pain. It is also a critical element in workplace screening and the standards and methodology have evolved since its initial introduction.

The CAP experts reviewed regulatory changes that will impact payment for services and pathologists’ participation in MIPS.

We will discuss how preanalytics remains the most important and pervasive source of imprecision in the practice of pathology.

In this webinar, we will cover what is required for verification and validation when bringing up a new test, plus ongoing requirements for personnel and quality monitoring to keep the test running. We will even discuss what to do when your best laid plans go awry, and you need to change course because your critical supplies are now out of stock.

This webinar will review the different types of available Ex Vivo microscopy platforms that can be utilized for different applications in surgical pathology practice.

In this webinar, we will discuss this guidance, as well as the difference between the clinical impact of an antibody test result versus a molecular test result. Attendees will gain insights into the regulatory pathway and secure helpful advice on how to implement serologic testing.

Latest update by CAP leadership on our response to COVID-19 (presented to the House of Delegates on April 3, 2020).

Learn about our COVID-19 response shared during the April 1, 2020 CAP Councils and Committees webinar.

Learn more about the CAP’s COVID-19 response from the State Pathology Society (SPS) Presidents webinar

We will discuss the update to the CAP/ASCO ER/PgR testing guidelines in breast cancer.

The CMS released of the final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program regulations on November 1.

This webinar will review the applications of this technology in small neurosurgical intraoperative specimens with quick, on-site interpretation, as well as discuss other potential applications.

We will discuss the many questions that persist due to complicated administration of CAR-T therapy

The CAP will offer a webinar where CAP experts will review regulatory changes that will impact payment for services and pathologists’ participation in MIPS.

This webinar will outline different ex vivo imaging technologies for use in the Anatomic Pathology laboratory while still meeting CAP Anatomic Pathology checklist requirements.

Congratulations, you've finished training and secured employment as a pathologist, or maybe you're changing labs in hopes of a better fit. In any case, you're excited about your first day, but how do you make the most of it and where do you begin as the new pathologist in the practice? Angie Foster, MD, FCAP and Lauren King, MD, FCAP will share tips they learned from their first days on the job and provide insights to your questions during this 30-minute interactive online panel discussion.

During this 30 minute on-demand presentation, Emily E. Volk, MD, FCAP, reviews the new facility-based scoring options for pathologists in the 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

During this 30 minute on-demand presentation, Diana Cardona, MD, FCAP, reviews the pathology-specific improvement activities that practices can attest to in order to maximize their 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores.

During this 30 minute on-demand presentation, Emily E. Volk, MD, FCAP, reviews strategies pathology practices can do in order to maximize their 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores.

Ex vivo tissue imaging using different types of optical imaging modalities has promising potential as the next generation of digital microscopy tools for rapid recognition of fresh tissue with minimal or no tissue preparation. The webinar will outline the different ex vivo optical imaging techniques that can be utilized for recognition of tissue in surgical pathology practice.

This webinar will discuss what the microbiome is, its molecular contributions to health and disease, and means to analyze its properties for diagnostic purposes.

During this on-demand presentation, Emily E Volk, MD, FCAP, the vice chair of the Council on Government and Professional Affairs explained the new requirements for the 2019 Quality Payment Program and what MIPS-eligible pathologists need to do in order to submit their data to maximize their bonus potential for 2019.

This webinar will introduce the concept of in vivo microscopy guided biopsy and will show how it is being used clinically and in research to increase tissue sampling diagnostic yield.

During this 30 minute on-demand presentation, Diana Cardona, MD, FCAP, chair of the CAP Economic Affairs Measures & Performance Assessment Subcommittee, reviews the 2019 quality measures available for pathologists.

To help pathologists successfully navigate the new and evolving payment models, the CAP launched a series of 30-minute webinars.

Presented by CAP advocacy leader Emily E. Volk, MD, MBA, FCAP, this webinar details what pathologists need to know before submitting their 2018 MIPS data.

Explore the benefits of CAP accreditation to help achieve continuous compliance, best practices, and fresh approaches for your laboratory.

During this 30-minute webinar, Diana Cardona, MD, FCAP, Chair of the CAP Economic Affairs Measures & Performance Assessment Subcommittee, will review the CAP-developed quality measures available for pathologists, and the specifications for those measures. Dr. Cardona will also discuss ways to maximize performance and scoring using the CAP measures.

This webinar focuses on the final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program regulations that were released on November 1, 2018.

Find answers to your questions about the interpretation criteria, diagnostic categories, and rationale for changes in the Updated HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer Guideline, jointly published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the CAP.

As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure pathologists are able to successfully participate in new and evolving payment models, the CAP is pleased to offer a comprehensive MIPS education webinar series specifically developed for pathologists, led by experts who will take a deep dive into components of the MIPS program.

As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure pathologists are able to successfully participate in new and evolving payment models, the CAP is pleased to offer a comprehensive MIPS education webinar series specifically developed for pathologists, led by experts who will take a deep dive into components of the MIPS program.

Review key elements of the MIPS program as it relates to scoring, including selecting the right measures and improvement activities that have the maximum scoring and bonus point potential.

Although recommendations regarding germline incidental findings exist, they are not specific for tumor testing. Clinical oncology panels have become larger and it is anticipated that this trend will continue with the possibility that tumor exomes may routinely be tested in the future.

In vivo microscopy (IVM) allows the microscopic evaluation of tissue without the tissue being excised. Potential applications of IVM include obtaining microscopic information from areas that are difficult to sample (for example, eye, brain, coronary arteries) and guiding biopsy locations in organs with lumens such that the sampled tissue is more likely to contain diagnostic tissue, while potentially decreasing the total number of biopsies needed to make a correct diagnosis.

This webinar offers a practical synopsis of the new lung cancer biomarker testing guidelines from two of the experts who wrote the guidelines: a pathologist and an oncologist.

While the discipline of surgical pathology remains the traditional “gold standard” for clinical tissue diagnoses, technological advances in biomedical optics and quantitative image analysis are rapidly emerging as complimentary diagnostic tools for pathologists.

This webinar will detail the newly released CAP guidelines on HPV testing for head and neck carcinomas, including a brief description of the evidence and rationale behind the major recommendations.

In this webinar, Drs. Seegmiller and Savona will discuss the emergence of molecular diagnostic testing, especially the use of multi-gene panels by next-generation sequencing, in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). They will describe the opportunities and limitations of these tests in diagnosis and prognosis of MDS, and their potential impact on the clinical care and treatment of patients with these diseases.

Traditional histopathology can be slow, expensive, and destructive, and it is not always available. Exciting new technologies such as MUSE (microscopy with UV-surface excitation) offer diagnostic-quality, full-color images from unsectioned tissue within minutes. Sample-preserving MUSE imaging of small, unfixed biopsy specimens can increase analyze yield vs. FFPE-processed samples, and facilitate quick and affordable precision medicine

With the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) release in 2016 of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition, extensive modifications to the CAP cancer protocols are required to allow pathologists to report the new 8th edition staging starting January 1, 2018.

Physician burnout is reaching epidemic levels as increasing regulations and requirements result in more burdens on physicians and their practices.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first whole slide imaging (WSI) system for primary diagnosis. What specific regulatory steps were included in the approval process? Why did it take years to complete? What exactly has been approved and what is the impact of this decision on the field of digital pathology for clinical use? Is it still necessary for individual institutions to conduct validation studies before implementation? What are the implications for laboratories that have systems other than the one-approved system?

This webinar will comprehensively discuss a systematic approach to the non-invasive management of inflammatory skin lesions such as psoriasiform, spongiotic and lichenoid.

Immuno Oncology therapies offer some of the most promising and effective options for cancer treatment, and are revolutionizing the way we think about oncology practice.

In the next few weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) will finalize the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule with changes to reimbursement rates for pathology services next year.

Light-sheet microscopy offers unparalleled ability to efficiently visualize large structures in 3D with cellular detail.

In this webinar, Dr. Reder discusses one approach, light-sheet microscopy. Light-sheet microscopy can rapidly image a thin 3D volume over a large lateral extent at a tissue surface, a useful feature for imaging the irregular cut surfaces of fresh clinical specimens.

This webinar will comprehensively discuss a systematic approach to the non-invasive diagnosis of non-melanocytic skin lesions. The lecture will begin with the definitions of commonly used terms, followed by an overview of the diagnostic criteria for confocal image analysis, and as always, we will conclude with the presentation and discussion of relevant clinical and confocal cases.

Recent national efforts, such as the Choosing Wisely campaign, have brought to light the fact that much of what we do in medicine is unnecessary. In pathology and laboratory medicine, common areas of resource overutilization include testing that has no demonstrable benefit, testing that is beneficial but used in an inefficient manner and testing that is performed in settings with perverse financial incentives.

During this 60-minute webinar, attendees will learn about health policy basics and the importance of getting involved in CAP advocacy initiatives.

CAP experts will review the proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

The liquid biopsy is currently being utilized as a first line test in non-small cell lung cancer, especially when tissue biopsy is not an option or when there is insufficient material on tissue biopsy for standard of care molecular testing.

In this webinar, the presenters will describe the highly successful establishment of a pathology-engineering collaboration at the University of Washington.

This webinar will comprehensively discuss a systematic approach to the non-invasive diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions.

The release in 2016 of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition Cancer Staging System required extensive modifications to the CAP Cancer Protocols to allow pathologists to report the new 8th edition staging starting January 1, 2018.

Whether you are a seasoned Policy Meeting veteran or a first timer thinking about going to the CAP Policy Meeting, then this webinar is for you.

Molecular testing to enhance the response of colorectal cancers (CRC) to targeted and conventional therapies has been the center of many recent studies.

Are you looking for ways to reduce wasted time & resources? Do you need to do more with less? Are you concerned about making errors in the lab? Does your laboratory experience delays in testing that result in frustrated doctors, patients, and laboratory staff? Join us for a new webinar on Workflow Mapping the Preanalytic Testing Process and learn how to reduce waste and variability. In this webinar, we’ll discuss tools for workflow mapping, such as Lean, Six Sigma, and flow charting (process mapping). And we’ll describe how the 2017 Q-PROBES™ study Workflow Process Mapping can help you create a process map that can be compared to other laboratories’ maps, providing further insight into your preanalytic testing process.

With a new presidential administration, the US government will pursue policies that are yet hard to predict.

Human biospecimens are the starting materials for all anatomic pathology analyses, but the quality bar for specimens has been set by morphological standards, not molecular standards.

You've seen the checklist requirements for an Individual Quality Control Plan (IQCP), but may not be sure how to get started. This webinar will get you started and ensure compliance with accreditation requirements. An IQCP includes many practices that your laboratory already engages in to ensure quality testing, not just the frequency and number of QC materials.

The immune system plays a fundamental role in tumor biology, and the ability to avoid immune destruction has been recognized as an emerging hallmark of cancer.

Throughout this hour-long panel discussion, CAP experts will explain the changes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

The microbiota, or compending of organisms living in us and on us, plays essential functions in our natural development, metabolism, immune function, and susceptibility to a variety of diseases.

Your payer contracts account for the vast majority of your practice's income. Learn how to assess seven critical areas that could impact your practice's financial future.

Do you really know the Unit Level Cost in your practice? Learn how to calculate this key metric for managing your bottom line.

Are your pathologists pulling the practice in a different direction? Does your practice know what is important to them? Learn what your practice should know and how to find out to move your practice forward.

Experts from the CAP’s Instrumentation Resource Committee have developed a free webinar that helps improve your understanding of calibration, calibration verification and analytical measurement range (AMR).