CAPcasts

From the state level to Capitol Hill, the CAP is advocating for payment reform, workplace issues, and access to care.

A. Joe Saad, MD, CPE, FCAP, chair of the CAP's Council on Government and Professional Affairs, leads members in tackling Medicare payment reform and other key legislative issues impacting pathologists and patients.

And on a personal note, Dr. Saad shares how his own background as an international medical graduate shapes his fight to keep visa pathways open for the next generation of pathologists.

Council on Government and Professional Affairs

2025 Annual Report

In this episode of CIPI Connections, Jordan Olson, MD, FCAP, and Meredith Herman, DO, share practical insights and lessons learned from real-world digital pathology adoption. They also discuss the new Digital Pathology 101 Guide, created by the CAP's Digital & Computational Pathology Committee.

Download the Digital Pathology 101 Guide: https://www.cap.org/member-resources/councils-committees/digital-pathology-topic-center

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In this episode, academic pathologist Edward Gutmann, MD, FCAP, speaks with Dean Joelson, MD, FCAP, a solo practitioner, about what it is like to practice pathology solo in a semi-rural area. They discuss the preparation needed to establish such a practice, the challenges and rewards of serving a community hospital alone, and how these experiences differ from group and academic settings. 

Surprisingly, and for different reasons, both guests reject the long-held notion that pathologists are "the doctor’s doctor." 

A byproduct of a chance encounter at the CAP's annual meeting, the conversation begins and ends with how the CAP supports pathologists across diverse practice environments.

In this episode of CIPI Connections, members of the CAP Informatics Committee, Alexis Carter, MD, FCAP, and Lauren Miller, MD, MLS(ASCP)cm, share a cautionary tale about how when it comes to point-of-care testing, sharing is not always caring.

• Informatics Committee
• Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation (CIPI)

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In this episode of CIPI Connections, Nicholas Reder, MD, MPH, FCAP, joins M. E. de Baca, MD, FCAP, to discuss the shift from traditional 2D slides to whole tissue imaging, the expanding role of artificial intelligence in pathology, and the responsibility that innovators carry as medicine and technology evolve.

• Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation

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Hear from expert panel chairs on the new CAP evidence-based guideline on the workup of amyloidosis. Dylan Miller, MD, FCAP, and Billie Fyfe-Kirschner, MD, FCAP, discuss recommendations for staining techniques and share why fibril subtyping is critical for patient outcomes.

• CAP Guideline: Laboratory Workup of Amyloidosis

In this episode of CIPI Connections, members of the CAP Informatics Committee, Alexis Carter, MD, FCAP, and Omar Baba, MD, share a gripping cautionary tale of unflagged abnormal laboratory values and the informatics solutions designed to avert similar pitfalls. 

• Informatics Committee
• Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation (CIPI)

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In this episode of CIPI Connections, members of the CAP Artificial Intelligence Committee, Matthew Hanna, MD, FCAP, Nick Spies, MD, FCAP, and Larissa Furtado, MD, FCAP, discuss how pathology is integrating AI. They discuss how existing CAP validation frameworks apply to AI, the unique challenges of data quality and, and the emerging role of AI implementation specialists. Hear real-world insights from anatomic, clinical, and molecular pathology on what works, what doesn’t, and how AI can enhance patient safety.

• AI Committee
• Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation (CIPI)

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As the founder of PathPresenter, a groundbreaking global platform with over 70,000 users, Rajendra Singh, MD, FCAP mission is clear: to make whole slide images accessible for educational purposes. His passion for pathology has driven him to integrate advanced technology into everyday practice, ensuring that pathologists remain at the forefront of health care innovation.

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Welcome to the debut episode of CIPI Connections, the official podcast of the College of American Pathologists' Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation (CIPI). Co-hosts Dr. Giovanni Lujan and Dr. M.E. de Baca introduce the podcast’s mission and discuss Dr. de Baca’s inspiring journey from ophthalmology in Germany to leading innovation in pathology.

Learn how CIPI and its five committees are shaping the future of digital pathology, AI, cancer reporting, and more—and what listeners can expect from future episodes.

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