Podcasts

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.

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.

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.

In this CAPcast Roundtable, leading pathologists provide a primer on digital pathology and discuss what pathology residents need to know about the burgeoning field of digital pathology.

This latest episode of the special CAPcast series celebrating the CAP's 75th Anniversary features a discussion with past Presidents Stephen Bauer, MD, FCAP, and Stanley Robboy, MD, FCAP.

In this CAPcast we spoke with Kathryn Knight, MD, FCAP about the CAP’s annual meeting and the advocacy town hall she moderated. Other stories include FDA network of experts admission, updates on CAP advocacy in regards to the reconciliation bill in Congress, and more.

This latest episode in the CAPcast series commemorating the CAP's 75th Anniversary features Paul Bachner, MD, FCAP, who served as president from 1999-2001 and Bruce Williams, MD, FCAP, who served as president from 2017-2019.

The CAP is introducing a new Informatics Case-Based Education (ICBE) program, which is designed to help pathologists get ready to succeed in their careers by providing relevant, practical education on informatics topics they commonly encounter.

Drs. Godbey and Volk discuss what it’s been like to lead the profession during this historic time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While CH took the hematology field by storm several years ago, there is increased awareness of the identification of CH not just underlying hematologic neoplasms, but in the background of solid tumors as well, explains Dr. Annette Kim in this CAPcast.

In this inaugural CAP Advocacy Recap, we will review the CAP's opposition to a recent VA initiative, take a look at the 3.5 trillion dollar infratructure bill in Congress, and we'll sit down with Dr. Jonathan Myles, chair of the Council on Government and Professional Affairs, to discuss what pathologists need to know about the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Throughout this discussion, Drs. Bachner and Raslavicus discuss seminal aspects of their presidency, including navigating their leadership transition during 9/11 and the focus on bioterrorism following the terrorist attacks.

Like most physicians, many pathologists find it challenging to balance professional and personal responsibilities.

In this episode, both pathologists will discuss how these Cancer Reporting Protocols benefit thousands of CAP member pathologists and other medical professionals by ensuring complete, uniform reporting of malignant tumors.

The biomarker testing landscape is evolving quickly, as is its impact on patient care, and pathologists need to keep current on the field, explains Jeff Chang, MD, FCAP, in this CAPcast interview.

The three functions of grossing, staging, and reporting are fundamental to the practice of surgical pathology; yet no surgical pathology text has ever discussed these three functions in an integrated manner.

In 2019, the FDA updated requirements for bacterial mitigation strategies, which will result in significant changes to how platelets are manufactured, explains Alexis Peedin, MD, FCAP, in this CAPcast interview.

In a recent panel discussion, pathologists talked about the implications of patients who postponed their care because of the pandemic, the potential issues laboratories could face as they return to seek treatment, and what roles pathologists will have in patient care as we move past the pandemic.

In this CAPcast, Digital Content Committee Chair Michael Misialek, MD, FCAP, leads a discussion about ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) and focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE).

In this CAPcast, Duke Medical Center pathology resident Dr. Richard Davis interviews leading pathology informatics expert Dr. Raj Dash about biobanking and its integration with various LIS technologies.