COVID-19 Topic Center Listing

• CAP Survey of Accredited Laboratories Confirms COVID-19 Testing Challenges
  Laboratory directors share information on COVID-19 testing and key barriers to expanding testing.
• Answers to Your Questions About Small Business Assistance During COVID-19
  Resources to help ease the burden you face during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• COVID-19 Advocacy FAQs
  FAQs that summarize regulatory and payment issues affecting pathologists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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• Testing for COVID-19 Variants
  CAP Microbiology Committee addresses testing for COVID-19 variants.
• Learn more about Cycle Threshold (Ct) Values
  CAP Microbiology Committee offers questions and answers on Ct values.
• Caution Must Be Used in Interpreting the Cycle Threshold (Ct) Value
  Read the CAP Microbiology Committee’s letter to the editor in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
• The ABCs of Rapid Antigen Testing for Consumers
  The CAP’s Microbiology Committee addresses rapid antigen testing for the public.
• At-home tests and COVID-19
  CAP clarifies at-home testing.
• Antigen Proficiency Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Virus
  Listen to this CAPcast about SARS-CoV-2 antigen PT.
• Quality Cross Check SARS-CoV-2 Testing
  Hear this CAPcast to help you manage instrumentation for SARS-CoV-2 testing.
• Screening and Surveillance Guidance 
  Breaking down the differences between screening and surveillance.
• Guidance on Pooled Testing
  Considerations on the pros and cons of pooled testing.
• CAP Statement on the Current Role of Serologic Testing for SARS-CoV-2
  Guidance on best use of serology testing.
• CAP introduces SARS-CoV-2 proficiency testing (PT) programs
  New PT programs to support laboratories quality control efforts.
• Using Proficiency Testing to Ensure Accurate SARS-CoV-2 Testing
  A CAPcast addressing a new PT program for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 by nucleic acid amplification testing.
• Microbiology Committee Perspective: Caution must be used in interpreting the Cycle Threshold (Ct) value
  Committee responds to article: “Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load on Risk of Intubation and Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019”.

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• Remote Sign-Out of Cases With Digital Pathology FAQ
  Addressing the important questions about remote sign-out of cases.
• COVID19 - Remote Sign-Out Guidance White Paper
  Providing guidance related to remote sign-out of cases.

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• COVID-19 Autopsy Guideline Statement
  Guidance and services for COVID-19 autopsies that will ultimately guide therapy and assist those engaged in direct patient care.
• COVID-19 Fee-for-Service Autopsy List
  A list of CAP members who expressed an interest in performing autopsies on a fee-for- service basis.

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• Information on Concerns for the National Blood Supply
  Considerations for hospital transfusion services.

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• Cytopathology Laboratory Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Guidance that applies to cytopathology techniques and specimen processing.

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• COVID-19 Laboratory Reporting FAQs
  The Informatics and Pathology Electronic Reporting (PERT) Committees offer answers to questions related to reporting requirements for COVID-19 results for molecular, antibody, and antigen tests.
• Resources for Your Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Curated informatics resources helpful to your practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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