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- 75 Years in Proficiency Testing: A Journey of Impact, Partnership, and Limitless Potential
The CAP proudly announces that 2024 marks 75 successful years in Proficiency Testing (PT) and External Quality Assessment (EQA). Throughout these seven and a half decades, we have embarked on a remarkable journey defined by resilience, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to transforming patients’ lives. At the heart of this expedition, we celebrate the laboratory professionals, the unsung heroes, who have played an instrumental role in shaping CAP’s PT/EQA programs and revolutionizing patient care.
Today, we are proud to offer more than 700 PT programs—including innovations that helped tackle emerging viruses and diseases such as mpox, SARS-CoV-2, and Zika. As we embark on the next 75 years, let us forge ahead, continue striving for the best possible outcomes for our patients, and revel in the promise of limitless potential—together.
Podcasts
- Enhancing Public Health Readiness: Laboratory Preparedness Exercise
Dr. Kathleen Beavis and Dr. Carol Rauch discuss the history of the program and its important role in helping laboratories assess and enhance their readiness for emergencies, disasters, and other challenging situations. - Infectious Disease Program: Continuously Evolving to Bolster Public Health
Dr. Christine Wojewoda and Dr. Daniel Rhoads discuss how the program has evolved over the years, its impact on public health, including the historic COVID-19 pandemic, and what future directions the program is focusing on to ensure that patients continue to receive accurate infectious disease test results.
