CAPcast from the College of American Pathologists

In this special CAPcast episode, CAP Foundation President Eva M. Wojcik, MD, FCAP, talks with CAP Foundation board member Sara Herbek, Esq, and CAP Board member Diana Cardona, MD, FCAP. They share their personal connections to the CAP Foundation and discuss advocating for your own personal health and the work the Foundation is doing for pathologists and patients. Learn more about and donate to the CAP Foundation: https://foundation.cap.org/

As leaders in the medical laboratory, pathologists are important gatekeepers to the highest value use of ancillary testing techniques for patient samples. So, how can a pathologist prepare for questions on molecular tests before they come? In this episode, Jennifer Yoest, MD, FCAP, author of the new Clinical Pathology Improvement Program case Choosing a Molecular Test: Techniques Decoded, shares her thoughts. Register for the case: https://education.cap.org/content/2023-cpip-k-case-11-molecular-%E2%80%93-choosing-molecular-test-techniques-decoded

The liquid biopsy has rapidly emerged as a method to minimize the amount of tissue needed for testing, making it a less invasive and safer alternative to more traditional procedures. As it continues to evolve, liquid biopsies offer exciting new options in the practice of pathology. In this episode, Maria Arcila, MD, FCAP, and JinJuan Yao, MD, FCAP, discuss the development of this new diagnostic tool. CAP Precision Medicine Resource Center: https://www.cap.org/member-resources/precision-medicine CAP and AMP recommendations on validation of cell-free DNA assays: https://www.jmdjournal.org/article/S1525-1578%2823%2900219-2/fulltext

We sat down with the newly inaugurated CAP President Dr. Donald Karcher to discuss the CAP's legislative priorities and how advocacy by CAP members can advance the profession.

In this CAPcast, Mary Edgerton, MD, FCAP, talks with experts in pancreatic cancer research, diagnosis, treatment, and patient advocacy: Paula Kim, co-founder of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN); Ariban Maitra, MD, FCAP, Nilo Azad, MD; Ralph Hruban, MD; and, Fatima Zelada-Arenas, Senior Director of Research and Education at PanCAN. More information about the CAP Cancer Protocols: https://www.cap.org/protocols-and-guidelines/cancer-reporting-tools/cancer-protocols. For questions, please email us at [email protected]. For more information about PanCAN, visit https://pancan.org/.

This month we’ll be looking at the excellence of the CAP’s proficiency testing, add-on services responsible for Medicare cuts, excited Delerium and more. We'll also sit down with Matthew Foster MD, FCAP to go over what CAP members advocated for, how it was received in Congress and how members can get involved in the future.

This episode features a conversation with Oksana Volod, MD, FCAP, editor and co-author of the new book, Whole Blood Viscoelastic Assays in Clinical Diagnosis: An Illustrated Case-Based Guide. A comprehensive resource on viscoelastic testing for pathologists, clinical laboratory scientists, and other health care professionals, the book addresses hemostasis, physiology, conventional assays for its assessment and their advantages and disadvantages, and therapeutic agents used in patient management. Link to purchase: https://estore.cap.org/OA_HTML/xxCAPibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10044&item=840358&sitex=10020%3A22372%3AUS&ebsprd=WJncyDZVZ6m4qcbiT9v8wUATre&ebsprd_pses=ZG071176E1693C695511D97E6D9DA8E80D42444F9B903B3D8BAEBAF82F68EE18E4992B0C09AC3887DBBF2969DE58D1A84D762ED3554A3608AE

Joseph Sirintrapun, MD, FCAP, and Diana Cardona, MD, MBA, FCAP, discuss implementing digital pathology at Duke Health. Dr. Cardona shares the challenges and easy wins Duke Health has experienced so far in the process and where she sees digital pathology heading in the next 5 to 10 years. This episode is part of a series of conversations featuring institutions at varying degrees of digital pathology implementation. For more information about digital pathology, visit the Digital and Computational Pathology Committee resource center: https://www.cap.org/member-resources/councils-committees/digital-pathology-topic-center

Artificial intelligence, also known as AI, is streamlining processes within health care, particularly related to diagnosing and managing patient care. In this interview with Becker’s Healthcare, M.E. (Doc) de Baca, chair of the College of American Pathologists’ Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation, discusses the complexities of integrating AI into patient care, considering the practical, ethical and collaborative aspects that need to be addressed for effective implementation and improved patient care.

October has been recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month for nearly four decades. In this CAPcast, Mary Edgerton, MD, PhD, FCAP talks with Regina Barzilay, PhD, Ross Simpson, MD, FCAP, Timothy Law, MD, and Patient Advocate Rebecca Seago-Coyle. The group discussed what’s on the horizon for breast cancer research, how it will impact patient outcomes, and the role of pathology data in these efforts. More information about the CAP Cancer Protocols: https://www.cap.org/protocols-and-guidelines/cancer-reporting-tools/cancer-protocols. For questions, please email us at [email protected].