CAPcasts

Gladell Paner, MD, FCAP, speaks with Raja Seethala, MD, FCAP, and Nicole Cipriani, MD, FCAP, surgical pathologists specializing in head and neck pathology and members of the CAP Cancer Committee. The group discusses the development of the CAP's Head and Neck Biomarker Reporting Templates, how they are used in testing, and what's on the horizon for biomarkers.

This month we have a conversation with Dr. Andres Romero about the Conrad 30 waiver program and what it means to physicians like him. We’ll also review a boost to Medicare pay in the new spending bill, calls to address the shortage in the health care workforce, and the CAP president's testimony to Congress regarding LDTs.

The CAP Foundation aims to develop tomorrow's pathology leaders through awards for advanced training, research, and education, as well as to mobilize pathologists to expand health equity in medically underserved communities within the US and globally. This CAPcast episode features a panel discussion between three recipients of Foundation grants and awards: Dr. Amanda Herrmann (2021 Leadership Development Award), Dr. Matthew Luo (2021 Informatics Award), and Dr. Kelsey Hummel (2023 Global Pathology Development Grant). Dr. Masa Peric, junior member of the CAP Foundation Board of Directors, serves as moderator, asking panelists about their experiences with the grants and awards, as well as tips and advice for applying.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In this episode, Gladell Paner, MD, FCAP, talks with gastrointestinal pathologists Dhanpat Jain, MD, FCAP, and Adam Booth, MD, FCAP, about how the CAP Biomarker Reporting Protocols were developed and used in practice.

This month we look at the historic benchmarks earned by the CAP’s Pathologists Quality Registry, advocacy wins and strides in the private sector, changes to an FDA reclassification process and more. We also speak with Matthew Foster, MD, FCAP, about Hill Day at the 2024 Pathologists Leadership Summit, key policy requests, and why it's important for CAP members to get involved.

World Cancer Day is recognized around the world on February 4th to raise awareness of and encourage the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer.

To commemorate World Cancer Day, Gladell Paner, MD, FCAP, chatted with M.E. de Baca, MD, FCAP, and Gail Vance, MD, FCAP, about how the CAP is addressing barriers to health equity through the Cancer Protocols, Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation, and the CAP Foundation Global Pathology Committee.

This month we'll look at a prior authorization rule that could pave the way for legislation to reduce burdens on clinicians, a grant awarded to the CAP to improve healthcare communication, action on Medicare cuts, and more. We'll also sit down with Anna Tart, MD, FCAP, to talk about why the CAP no longer supports 'excited delirium' as an official cause of death.

Jason Scapa, MD, FCAP, Chair of the Digital Content Committee talks with Andrew Bellizzi, MD, FCAP, Past Chair of the Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Committee and current IHC Committee Member Gregory Bean, MD, PhD, FCAP, about the latest update to HER2 Breast Cancer Testing Guidelines. Issued in June 2023, the CAP and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have reaffirmed the 2018 “HER2 Breast Testing Guideline Focused Update" in response to the results of the 2022 DESTINY-Breast04 trial.

This month we'll take a look at efforts to mitigate recent Medicare cuts, digital and cybersecurity news in the health care sector, and more.