CAPcasts

So you have a job offer. Now what? If you're a senior trainee or new-in-practice pathologist navigating contract negotiation for the first time, this episode is for you.

Jennifer Woo, MD, FCAP, and Esther Yoon, MD, FCAP, from the New-in-Practice Committee chat with Practice Management Committee members Moira Larsen, MD, MBA, FCAP, and Cedric Bailey, DO, FCAP, about their contract negotiation advice and experiences. This episode is a collaboration between the New-in-Practice and Practice Management Committees and is one of two episodes on job searching tips.

Biobanking of human biospecimens has a long history. In the last two decades, several best practices have been developed, resulting in better-quality specimens. Jim Vaught, PhD, Editor Emeritus of the Biopreservation and Biobanking journal, joins the podcast to talk about the new era we are entering where new markets and technologies will result in new approaches to collecting, processing, and storing samples.

Joseph Sirintrapun, MD, FCAP, and Dibson Gondim, MD, FCAP discuss implementing digital pathology at UofL Health. Dr. Gondim shares the challenges and easy wins that the University of Lousiville experienced during the process and how artificial intelligence will continue to impact digital pathology 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.

This month we'll review the 2024 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and what it means to you as well as a grant for the CAP's work to promote effective communication in health care. We will also sit down with Dr. Mark Synovec to discuss what happened at the most recent AMA meeting and what it means going forward.

In this CAPcast, Mary Edgerton, MD, FCAP, talks with experts in the field of cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment: Lara Harik, MD, FCAP; Stephen Edge, MD, FACS, FASCO; Donna Gress, RHIT, CTR; Veronica Klepeis, MD, PhD, FCAP; and Eric Daley, MS, PA (ASCP).

The group discusses how the CAP’s Cancer Protocols are created and used, the difference between Cancer Protocols and electronic Cancer Protocols, and the future of synoptic reporting.

Interviewing for your first job as a pathologist might seem intimidating. But this is an opportunity to not only showcase your abilities but to find out if the position and practice setting are a good fit for you and your career goals.

Neha Varshney MD, FCAP, FASCP, from the New-in-Practice Committee, chats with Practice Management Committee members Karim Sirgi MD, MBA, and Jeremy S Ditelberg MD, FCAP, about their job interview advice and experiences. This episode is a collaboration between the New-in-Practice and Practice Management Committees and is one of two episodes on job searching tips.

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.

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.

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.

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.