CAPcasts

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 to...

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.

This month we'll be looking at the excellence of the CAP's proficiency testing, add-on services responsible for Medicare cuts, Excited Delirium, 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 a...

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 patholog...

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...

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 effor...

The digital transformation of pathology is underway, and laboratories increasingly need equipment and software that enables the use of innovative diagnostic tools such as machine learning/artificial intelligence. To implement any of these diagnostic tools, laboratory leadership must take several pre-analytic considerations into account. Matthew Hanna, MD, FCAP, authored a new case on this topic fo...

This month we'll discuss efforts to improve Medicare payments for pathologists, advocacy wins with UnitedHealthcare, and name changes for cytotechnologist. We also sat down with Pam Wright, Senior Director for Economic and Regulatory Affairs at the CAP, to discuss this year's Practice Expense Survey and go in-depth on what the survey is, why it's important, and how its results can h...

Artificial intelligence is an exciting technology impacting the practice of pathology. When applied to the area of precision medicine, especially to treat oncologic disease, even more frontiers open for providing better patient care. This episode, a joint effort between the Personalized Health Care Committee and Digital and Computational Pathology Committee, features Dr. Marilyn Bui and Dr. Eric W...

Srividya Sathiyamoorthy, MD, MS, FCAP, shares her personal journey to wellness after dealing with years of musculoskeletal pain and offers advice to other pathologists about the importance of seeking help and advocating for yourself.

CAP's Biorepository Committee member Nalin Leelatian, MD, PhD, joins the podcast to talk about neuro biorepositories and how the CAP's Biorepository Accreditation Program (BAP) improves the quality and consistency of biobanks.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In this CAPcast, Mary Edgerton, MD sits down with pediatric cancer experts to talk about their work as it relates to the updated Pediatric Cancer Protocols released in September 2023.

This month we'll examine advocacy to prioritize Medicare payment reform in Congress, efforts to strengthen enforcements of payment decisions under the No Surprises 2Act, the critical research done by the CAP to study pandemic-era laboratory supply shortages, and more. We'll also speak with Dr. Glenn Ramsey of Northwestern medicine about the importance of sickle cell disease awareness and...

Retirement may be years away, but it's never too early to start planning and saving. Abdul Abid, MD, a member of the New-in-Practice Committee talks with Brian Truscott, a certified financial planner and wealth management advisor who shared his tips on retirement plans, debt repayment, and investment considerations for early career pathologists.

We asked three real-life forensic pathologists to watch "Autopsy Turvy," an episode of the TV show "Psych" (season 6, episode 14), and fact-check the truth from the fiction. Featuring Michelle Aurelius, MD, FCAP, Anna Tart, MD, FCAP, and Natasha Grandhi, MD, FCAP, of the CAP’s Forensic Pathology Committee, this is the second installment in a series of CAPcasts where pathologist...

August is Appendix Cancer Awareness Month. In this CAPcast, Mary Edgerton, MD sits down with Katie Hagen, MD to talk about appendiceal carcinomas and how the Cancer Protocols support patient care and treatment when it comes to GI tumors.

In the practice of clinical medicine and clinical pathology, novel technologies often disrupt existing paradigms in diagnostic medicine to improve patient care through more timely and accurate lab results. In his new book, Disruptive Technologies in Clinical Medicine, author Frederick Kiechle, MD, PhD, FCAP, discusses some of these technologies and their impact in practice. This CAPcast with Dr. K...

This month we'll look at Senate efforts to strengthen laboratories for future pandemics, the potential burdens of post-market surveillance in AI software, and new digital pathology CPT codes developed by the CAP. Later, we'll hear some highlights from the proposed 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule.

July is Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month. Sarcomas are rare cancers in which malignant cells form in the bones or soft tissues. In this CAPcast, Mary Edgerton, MD sits down with Julie Fanburg-Smith, MD to talk about bone and soft tissue tumors and how the Cancer Protocols support patient care and treatment. Dr. Edgerton is the chair of the Pathology Electronic Reporting Committee and Dr. Fa...

The Cancer Protocols help ensure that all pathology reports contain the necessary data elements for optimal patient care. Cancer registries also depend on the protocols for accurate standardized data collection. Lara Harik, MD, FCAP, a pathologist at Emory University Hospital talks with Peggy Adamo and Andrea Sipin-Baliwas to continue the conversation about cancer registries. Peggy is a public hea...

In June 2023 the American Medical Association held its annual meeting in Chicago. Physicians across the nation gathered to discuss issues regarding their specialty and the field of medicine as a whole. We sat down with Joe Sanfrancesco, MD, FCAP, to recap some of the highlights from the event.

Platelet refractoriness can be life-threatening for thrombocytopenic patients. Penn State Health pathologist Melissa George, DO, FCAP, and pediatrician Sarah Kesterson, MD, authored the new Clinical Pathology Improvement Program course on this topic. In this CAPcast, they discuss how narrowing the differential diagnosis for poor platelet transfusion response is critical to guide appropriate manage...

Pop culture's fascination with forensic science is fueled by TV shows and movies like "CSI," "Law & Order," etc. They offer the general public front-row access to otherwise off-limits crime scenes, autopsies, and trials. The entertainment value and popularity of these shows are undeniable, but their accuracy is up for debate. We asked three real-life forensic pathologi...