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Assisting pathologists by providing guidance for surgical pathology practice and quality assurance.
Resources and educational material to help surgical pathologists continually improve their performance.
Surgical Pathology Resources
ISPC - Interactive Surgical Pathology Cases
Gain practical insights into challenging surgical pathology cases in this for-CME webinar series. Practicing pathologists will feel comfortable with its format based on pathology unknowns in residency programs. Each session addresses cases in a particular discipline.
The 2025 program includes the following disciplines:
- Urinary Bladder Pathology on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:00 - 2:00 PM CST
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 urinary bladder surgical pathology entities. Register Here.
- Head and Neck Pathology on Thursday, August 28, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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 head and neck pathology entities. Register Here.
- Lung Pathology on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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 lung pathology entities. Register Here.
PIP - Performance Improvement Programs
Access the following sample cases and participant summary reports, which are discussions that provide reviews of participant results from the surgical pathology surveys or educate participants on advancements in the field.
The sample cases use the CAP Digitalscope technology.
- PIP/PIPW-A 2024 Participant Summary Reports
- PIP/PIPW-B 2024 Participant Summary Reports
- PIP/PIPW-C 2024 Participant Summary Reports
- PIP/PIPW-D 2024 Participant Summary Reports
VBP - Virtual Biopsy Program
CAP publications available for purchase through CAP Press Publications
Atlas of Fundamental Infectious Diseases Histopathology (PUB127)
Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, FCAP, editor
Atlas of Transplant Pathology (PUB124)
Philip T. Cagle, MD, FCAP; Lisa Yerian, MD, FCAP; Luan D. Truong, MD, FCAP
Grossing, Staging, and Reporting (PUB131)
Qihui ‘Jim’ Zhai, MD, FCAP, editor
Histologic Preparations: Common Problems and Their Solutions (PUB123)
Richard W. Brown, MD, FCAP
Patient Safety in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Laboratories (PUB316)
Deborah Sesok-Pizzini, MD, MBA, editor
Professionalism in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PUB317)
Ronald E. Domen, MD, FCAP; Richard M. Conran, MD, PhD, JD, FCAP; Robert D. Hoffman, MD, PhD, FCAP; Cindy B. McCloskey, MD, FCAP; Suzanne Zein-Eldin Powell, MD, FCAP
Surgical Pathology Review (PUB130)
Daniel D. Mais, MD, FCAP
Quality Management in Anatomic Pathology (PUB125)
Qihui “Jim” Zhai, MD, FCAP; Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD, FCAP
Join the Surgical Pathology Committee
Learn more about our committee activities and how to join the Surgical Pathology Committee.
Latest from the Surgical Pathology Committee
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Products of Conception Guidance
In response to outreach from members regarding the potential impact on the practice of pathology of the Dobbs v Jackson Supreme Court decision, the CAP created an aid for pathologists on the processing and reporting of pregnancy tissues/products of conception (POC) specimens.