CAPcasts

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.

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.

The CAP continues to introduce innovative inspection models to ensure safety for our inspectors and laboratories while working around evolving travel restrictions related to COVID-19. In this CAPcast episode, Frank Sharkey, MD, FCAP, joins us again to discuss how to plan and conduct advanced document review for both in-person and virtual inspections, as well as some other modifications to the inspection processes. Dr. Sharkey has completed both in person and virtual inspections with advanced document review for domestic and international laboratories.

For more information, please visit the Inspector Tools & Training section of CAP.org: https://capatholo.gy/3G5x178.

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.

This episode’s discussion features Richard Friedberg, MD, PhD, FCAP, and Bruce Williams, MD, FCAP. Serving back-to-back terms, Dr. Friedberg was president from 2015 to 2017 and Dr. Williams was president from 2017 to 2019.

CAP members can download a PDF of a book commemorating the CAP's 75th anniversary on the CAP's estore (capatholo.gy/3DEf6m9), as well as on CAP.org, where a historical timeline is featured highlighting seminal events in the CAP's history (capatholo.gy/2YEBtsj).

Pathologists and laboratory staff in various practice settings have experienced severe challenges and stresses secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. This CAPcast features an audio recording of a virtual roundtable discussion about pathologist wellness and resilience in the face of burnout, which was hosted by the CAP’s Practice Management Committee earlier in 2021. Moderated by Dr. Karim Sirgi, panelists include Dr. Gina Ann Drobena, who is a pathologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Dr. Judy Melinek, CEO of Pathology Expert.

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. CAP Digital Content Committee members Drs. Nicole Riddle and Ziad El-Zaatari facilitate this discussion with Drs. Eric Glassy and Kamran Mirza, both of whom have an interest and expertise in digital pathology.

For more on digital pathology, please visit the CAP's Digital Pathology Topic Center: https://capatholo.gy/3Fls0ac. And if you are a pathology resident, the CAP has numerous resources to support you during your training: https://www.cap.org/member-resources/residents.

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. Serving back-to-back terms, Dr. Bauer was president from 2009 to 2011 and Dr. Robboy was president from 2011 to 2013. This period in the CAP's history focused on how the organization needed to transform to meet the evolving needs of members.

CAP members can download a PDF of a book commemorating the CAP's 75th anniversary on the CAP's estore (https://capatholo.gy/3DEf6m9), as well as on CAP.org, where a historical timeline is featured highlighting seminal events in the CAP's history (https://capatholo.gy/2YEBtsj).

In this CAPcast we’ll have a conversation 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 reconcilliation 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. During Dr. Williams’ term, the Board approved an update of the CAP’s history for its 75th anniversary as the last book was published in 1996 for the CAP’s 50th anniversary. Dr. Williams asked Dr. Bachner to author the book and he graciously agreed.

CAP members can download a PDF of a book commemorating the CAP's 75th anniversary on the CAP's estore (https://capatholo.gy/3DEf6m9), as well as on CAP.org, where a historical timeline is featured highlighting seminal events in the CAP's history (https://capatholo.gy/2YEBtsj).