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CAP Publications produces books that address the needs of pathologists and laboratory professionals. Whether you’re using our Benchtop Reference Guides, review guides, or instructional books, rest assured you have the highest quality books written and edited by recognized experts in pathology and laboratory medicine.
Our Newest Offerings
Quality Management in Clinical Laboratories: Optimizing Patient Care Through Continuous Quality Improvement, 2nd Edition (PUB319)
This practical guide addresses the most challenging aspects of laboratory quality management. Covering areas like optimal test ordering, error detection/prevention, and data reporting, it provides tools and metrics for quality improvement and suggestions for stakeholder communications.
“This book offers hands-on, practical guidance for pathologists and others with laboratory director responsibilities. It includes ‘how-to’ examples from the authors’ own practices, including quality control assessments, quality monitors, and a sample quality management plan.” – Richard W. Brown, MD, FCAP
Whole Blood Viscoelastic Assays in Clinical Diagnosis: An Illustrated Case-based Guide (PUB231)
A comprehensive, visually appealing resource, Whole Blood Viscoelastic Assays in Clinical Diagnosis benefits pathologists and other laboratory personnel in testing and result interpretation through case use studies for hemostatic disorders, pregnancy, trauma, cardiac surgery, and more.
“It is my hope that readers will perceive this book as a comprehensive yet concise tool that allows them to refresh their knowledge of hemostasis, understand the FDA-approved and off-label clinical applications of their chosen viscoelastic assays, and learn how to interpret different VEA results within the context of a patient’s medical history.” – Oksana Volod, MD, FCAP
Want to hear the author's thoughts? Listen to this podcast interview with Dr. Volod or read the interview in CAP TODAY.
Disruptive Technologies in Clinical Medicine (PUB318)
This new book invites readers to consider the implications of thirteen novel technologies on laboratory medicine, and to harness future opportunities for better patient care.
“By reviewing previous technological innovations, the reader can see their patterns in and consider their effects on laboratory medicine. Only by understanding the impact of disruptive technologies can we be ready to harness new opportunities to expand the frontiers of pathology.” Frederick L. Kiechle, MD, PhD, FCAP
Want to hear the author's thoughts? Listen to this podcast interview with Dr. Kiechle or read the interview in CAP TODAY.
Our Current Books
CAP Publications offers books in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Laboratory & Quality Management, Benchtop Reference Guides, and more. To browse our entire portfolio, download our 2024 Publications Catalog (PDF) or visit the CAP online store.
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An Algorithmic Approach to Hemostasis Testing (PUB223)
Kandice Kottke-Marchant, MD, PhD, FCAP
Clinical Toxicology Testing (PUB227)
Barbarajean Magnani, PhD, MD, FCAP; Tai C. Kwong, PhD, DABCC, FACB; Gwnedolyn A. McMillin, MD, FCAP; Alan H.B. Wu, PhD, DABCC, FACB
Color Atlas of Flow Cytometry (PUB230)
David M. Dorfman, MD, PhD, FCAP; William J. Karlon, MD, PhD, FCAP; Michael A. Linden, MD, PhD, FCAP
Color Atlas of Hematology Volume 1 (PUB222)
Eric F. Glassy, MD, FCAP, editor
Color Atlas of Hematology, Volume 2: Bone Marrow (PUB229)
Eric F. Glassy, MD, FCAP, editor
Color Atlas of Hemoglobin Disorders (PUB213)
James D. Hoyer, MD, FCAP; Steven H. Kroft, MD, FCAP
Color Atlas of Mycology (PUB226)
Gordon L. Love, MD, D(ABMM) emeritus, FCAP; Julie A. Ribes, MD, PhD, FCAP
Color Atlas of the Urinary Sediment (PUB219)
Meryl H. Haber, MD, FCAP; David Blomberg, MD, FCAP; Katherine Galagan, MD, FCAP; Eric F. Glassy, MD, FCAP; Patrick C.J. Ward, MB BCh
Flow Cytometry in Evaluation of Hematopoietic Neoplasms (PUB221)
Sindhu Cherian, MD, FCAP; Brent Wood, MD, PhD
So You’re Going to Collect a Blood Specimen (PUB225)
Frederick L. Kiechle, MD, PhD, FCAP
Transfusion Medicine: A Compendium of Educational Cases (PUB228)
Julie Katz Karp, MD, FCAP; Jay P. Hudgins, DO, MS, FCAP; Matthew S. Karafin, MD, MS, FCAP; Joseph Schwartz, MD, MPH, FCAP, editors
Transfusion Medicine in the Hot Seat (PUB224)
Karen Quillen, MD
An Introduction to Autopsy Technique (PUB119)
Kim A. Collins, MD, FCAP; Grover M. Hutchins, MD, FCAP
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
Autopsy and Forensic Anthology of Classic Pathology Images (CD-ROM) AFA
John H. Sinard, MD, PhD, FCAP
Autopsy Performance & Reporting (PUB126)
Kim A. Collins, MD, editor
Basic Competencies in Forensic Pathology (PUB120)
Forensic Pathology Committee, College of American Pathologists
CAP Practical Guide to Gynecologic Cytopathology (PUB121)
David C. Wilbur, MD, FCAP; Michael R. Henry, MD, FCAP
Grossing, Staging, and Reporting (PUB131)
Qihui ‘Jim’ Zhai, MD, FCAP, editor
Handbook of Forensic Pathology (PUB115)
Richard C. Froede, MD, FCAP; Gregory J. Davis, MD, FCAP; Joseph A. Prahlow, MD, FCAP; Brad B. Randall, MD, FCAP; Donald Thomas Reay, MD, FCAP; Victor Weedn, MD, JD, FCAP
Histologic Preparations: Common Problems and Their Solutions (PUB123)
Richard W. Brown, MD, FCAP
Medical Kidney Diseases (PUB129)
Huma Fatima, MD
Special Autopsy Dissections (PUB122)
Kim A. Collins, MD, FCAP
Surgical Pathology Review (PUB130)
Daniel D. Mais, MD, FCAP
Ultrasound Features of Superficial and Palpable Lesions (PUB128)
Cynthia Benedict, MD, ECNU, FCAP, and Susan Rollins, MD, FCAP
Autopsy: Aiding the Living by Understanding Death (PUB100)
Autopsy Committee, College of American Pathologists
Developing and Organizing an Institutional Biospecimen Repository (PUB314)
Donna E. Hansel, MD, PhD; Scott D. Jewell, PhD
Laboratory Administration for Pathologists (PUB312)
Elizabeth A. Wagar, MD, FCAP; Michael B. Cohen, MD, FCAP; Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP; Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD, FCAP, editors
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
Quality Management in Anatomic Pathology (PUB125)
Qihui “Jim” Zhai, MD, FCAP; Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD, FCAP
Arthropod Benchtop Reference Guide (ABRG)
Blaine A. Mathison, BS, M(ASCP); Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, MSc, (D)TMH, FCAP
Body Fluids Benchtop Reference Guide (BFBRG)
Joan E. Etzell, MD, FCAP; Martha R. Clarke, MD, FCAP; George Girgis, MT(ASCP); Alice L. Werner, MD, FCAP; Anna K. Wong, MD, FCAP; Tracy I. George, MD, FCAP
Bone Marrow Benchtop Reference Guide (BMBRG)
Yuri Fedoriw, MD, FCAP; Parul Bhargava, MD, FCAP; Kyle T. Bradley, MD, FCAP; John L. Frater, MD, FCAP; Michael R. Lewis, MD, FCAP; Ria Vergara-Lluri, MD, FCAP; Amy Thommasen, MD, BSc
Gram Stain Benchtop Reference Guide (GSBRG) Expected availability November 2022
D. Jane Hata, PhD, D(ABMM); Richard B. Thomson Jr, PhD, D(ABMM); Members, CAP Microbiology Resource Committee
Hematology Benchtop Reference Guide (HBRG)
Hematology and Clinical Microscopy Resource Committee, College of American Pathologists
Mycology Benchtop Reference Guide (MBRG)
Gordon L. Love, MD, D(ABMM), FCAP
Parasitology Benchtop Reference Guide (PBRG)
Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, MSc, (D)TMH, FCAP
Semen Analysis Benchtop Reference Guide (SABRG)
Erica J. Behnke, PhD, HCLD; Jacob F. Mayer Jr, PhD, HCLD; G. David Ball, PhD, HCLD; David E. Battaglia, PhD, HCLD; Michael G. Conner, MD; Patricia A. Devine, MD; Jessica L. Dillon, MD; Karen Dorfmeyer, MT(ASCP); Kepler Johnson IV, ELD; Erin Langford, MD; Robert S. McGee Jr, MD, PhD; Laura L. Nelsen, MD; Adeola Tomi-Olugbodi, MD; Diane L. Wright, PhD, HCLD
Urinalysis Benchtop Reference Guide (UABRG)
Joan E. Etzell, MD, FCAP; Kyle T. Bradley, MD, MS, FCAP; David F. Keren, MD, FCAP; Sherrie L. Perkins, MD, PhD, FCAP; Janet Piscitelli, MD, FCAP; Anna K. Wong, MD, FCAP; George M. Girgis, MT
Atlas of Paleopathology: Autopsies in South American Mummies (PUB313)
Enrique Gerszten, MD, FCAP; Marvin J. Allison, PhD; Brianna E. Maguire, BS; Peter C. Gerszten, MD
Clinical Informatics Resource Guide (CIRG1)
Clinical Informatics Committee, College of American Pathologists
Digital Pathology Resource Guide (DPRG1)
Digital and Computational Pathology Committee, College of American Pathologists
In Vivo Microscopy Resource Guide (IVMRG1)
Digital and Computational Pathology Committee, College of American Pathologists
The Healing Art of Pathology (PUB315)
Marilyn M. Bui, MD, PhD, FCAP; Katherine A. Galagan, MD, FCAP
Resources for Interested Authors
Authors working with CAP Publications receive individualized attention, including expert copy editing, professional graphic design, and multichannel promotional and marketing efforts. The CAP Publications Committee oversees publications and reviews all publication proposals. The committee assesses all proposals based on perceived value to pathologists and laboratory professionals, author qualifications, quality of writing, and market need. Authors also report a high degree of satisfaction working with the CAP:
“The special individualized attention that you gave the authors and editors was a great experience. It was superior compared to the huge impersonal corporate publishers.”
“Thank you for the close editing of this project. You really did add so much value to the publication.”
“The book is organized in a very beautiful way. Thank you so much for all your effort, help, and guidance.”
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