The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading medical society for board-certified pathologists, announced today its recognition as one of Becker’s Healthcare “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on initiatives to advance the delivery of cytopathology services and improve patient care.
The College of American Pathologists was awarded more than $1.25 million by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve adoption of evidence-based, laboratory testing guidelines and biomarker cancer reporting.
The College of American Pathologists has developed the first evidence-based guideline to validate all immunohistochemical (IHC) assays. The guideline, “Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical Assays, is available in the online edition of Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.
Sometimes called the "doctor's doctor," pathologists are physicians who
who use laboratory medicine and technology to identify and diagnose disease.
Pathologists are responsible for analyzing everything from the
human body—such as blood, fluids, and tissues—
from before birth to after death.
College of American Pathologists will host a free webinar on genomic analysis on Tuesday, July 23 from 2-3 p.m. CDT. Leading experts in the field will discuss current and future applications in pathology.
College of American Pathologist reacts to a new report from the GAO documenting millions of dollars in wasteful health care spending by physicians who self-refer anatomic pathology services.
New science molecular diagnostics, personalized medicine, and genetic testing for cancer will be featured topics when more than 1,000 pathology leaders gather at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on September 9-12, 2012, for the annual scientific meeting of the College of American Pathologists. The CAP'12--THE Pathologists' Meeting will highlight advances in anatomic and clinical pathology related to laboratory medicine with a special focus on pulmonary pathology, the diagnosis of lung disease.
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) published a revised version of its molecular pathology checklist with a dedicated section on next generation sequencing (NGS) as part of the new edition of the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program checklists released July 31, 2012. The CAP is the first to publish an accreditation checklist that addresses NGS, advancing standardized practice in genomic testing.
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) jointly issued The Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) Standardization Project for HPV-Associated Lesions: Background and Consensus Recommendations.
Designed to help laboratories, organizations, and health care professionals better understand how to plan and resource quality management systems, these course offerings focus on improved patient care along with error prevention, risk reduction, and cost control.