Podcasts

CAPcasts from the College of American Pathologists

The College of American Pathologists' podcast feature interviews with leading pathologists on current issues impacting pathology and laboratory medicine.

  • Advocating for Fairness in the No Surprises Act

    The CAP is advocating to make the IDR process truly independent and fair to all participants. We spoke with Dr. Theresa Emory, chair of the CAP's Payment Policy Subcommittee, to learn more.

  • Updates of Molecular Testing in T-Cell Malignancies

    r. Yao has written an article about how using next-generation sequencing techniques allows more accurate initial diagnosis, as well as high sensitivity for detecting minimal residual disease and therefore improving post-treatment outcomes, as she’ll explain in this CAPcast interview.

  • Transitioning to Practice - A Residents Forum Panel Discussion

    What are some common challenges that pathologists face when they are transitioning from training to practice? This CAPcast features a panel discussion recorded during the 2021 Fall Residents Forum meeting. The panelists share their insights about how they are navigating the early stages of their pathology careers.

  • December Advocacy Update

    This month we'll look at a lawsuit involving the implementation of the No Surprises Act, the efforts of Congress to mitigate Medicare cuts, and more.

  • Medical Errors - Challenges in Avoiding Them and Resolving Them--and Moving On From Them

    In this CAPcast, Drs. Richard Owings, Juanita Evans, and Yasmeen Butt discuss medical errors--how to confront and move on from them, as well as how to avoid them.

  • CAP Author Chat - Surgical Pathology Review's Dr. Daniel Mais

    In this CAPcast, Daniel Mais, MD, FCAP, discusses his recently published book, Surgical Pathology Review, which is focused on addressing these gaps.

  • How and Why To Organize Your Workday

    One of the challenging aspects of transitioning from a pathologist in training to one who is new in practice is how to organize your workday. In this CAPcast, Yasmeen Butt, MD, FCAP, and Neha Varshney, MD, FCAP, discuss this topic from both a private practice and an academic practice perspective.

  • Getting Involved in Grassroots Advocacy

    We sat down with four pathologists to discuss their experience and how other pathologists can work with the CAP to get involved in effective advocacy.

  • November 2021 Advocacy Recap

    In this recap, we review the final Medicare fee schedule regulations, updates from Cigna, and more.

  • Diagnosing/Predicting Type 1 Diabetes - Identifying Role of Chemistry-Islet Autoantibodies

    Because islet autoantibodies can also predict the development of type 1 diabetes, once safe and effective therapies are available to prevent this disease, islet autoantibody testing will become routine in medical practice, as Dr. Winter explains in this CAPcast.

  • What CAP Accredited Labs Need to Know Now About Online Deficiency Response

    In this CAPcast, Amy Daniels, the CAP's Technical Director of Accreditation Services, describes the new process for responding to deficiencies and how it impacts laboratories during the transition to the new process.

  • CAP at 75 - Leading by Mentoring

    In the latest episode in our series commemorating the CAP's 75th Anniversary, we talk with past presidents Thomas Sodeman, MD, FCAP, and Bruce Williams, MD, FCAP, about discovering and nurturing the next generation of pathologist leaders.a

  • Molecular Testing to Identify Solid Tumor Molecular Markers

    Molecular biomarkers can be used to confirm a diagnosis, provide prognostic information, and select targeted therapies. Pathologists need a working knowledge of these biomarkers and assays used for their evaluation to optimize patient care, explains Jennifer Yoest, MD, FCAP, a pathologist at UH Cleveland Medical Center, in this CAPcast.

  • Making the Rounds with Dr. Volk

    During this year's annual CAP meeting, Dr. Emily Volk was formally inaugurated. We sat down with our new president to discuss the clinical goals and advocacy priorities she has for the CAP during her tenure.

  • Lipase in the Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis - How to Eliminate Unnecessary Testing

    Lipase offers a more useful diagnostic result, as its readings are a better indicator of inflammation of the pancreas, according to James Nichols, PhD, a member of the CAP Quality Practices Committee. Ordering a combination of amylase and lipase is a common practice, but the combination does not increase the sensitivity over a single test.

  • How to Be a Leader - Striking a Balance Between Technical and People Skills

    The CAP’s Laboratory Medical Direction course is led by experienced laboratory directors who can help correct gaps in your knowledge and improve your ability to function as a lab director. In this CAPcast, leading pathologists Elizabeth Wagar, MD, FCAP, and Richard Scanlan, MD, FCAP, discuss the benefits of attending the course.

  • October 2021 Advocacy Recap

    For this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Richard Eisner to discuss the CAP’s Virtual fly-in to Capitol Hill that he participated in to urge members of Congress to mitigate future cuts to Medicare. As well as Cigna PC of CP updates, news from Capitol Hill, and more.

  • Pathology Careers in Focus - Transfusion Medicine

    Yasmeen Butt, MD, FCAP, talks to her Mayo Clinic pathologist colleague Theresa Kinard, MD, FCAP, about why she decided to focus her pathology career in transfusion medicine, as well as the challenges and opportunities that she encounters in this area of laboratory medicine.

  • Pathologist-Patient Consults - Insight into a Unique Care Model

    Emily Green, MD, FCAP leads a discussion about pathologist-patient consultations with Favia Dubyk, MD, FCAP and Lija Joseph, MD, FCAP. Both are pathologists with unique practices where they interact directly with patients around their pathology results.

  • CAP at 75 - Leading Through Transformation

    Welcome to our latest episode of our CAPcast 75th Anniversary series where we ask past presidents to provide a glimpse behind the curtain of leadership and share their insights on leading the profession and a major organization like the CAP.

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