A Family Affair in Pathology

Breast Cancer Reporting Protocol Updates; CAP Outstanding Communicator Katrina Collins

June 25, 2026 Cancer Protocol Updates [https://www.cap.org/protocols-and-guidelines/cancer-reporting-tools/cancer-protocol-templates] A Novel Eye- and Head-Tracking Interface for Digital Pathology Reduces Hand Movement and Improves Target Detection Accuracy [https://aplm.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/arpa/aop/article-10.5858-arpa.2025-0628-OA/article-10.5858-arpa.2025-0628-OA.xml] CAP Meritorious Service Awards Program [https://www.cap.org/member-resources/awards] USDA: Screwworm Response [https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/animal-health/livestock-and-poultry-disease/stop-screwworm]

A Kidney Disease Testing Primer; AI Sparks “Deskilling” Concerns

June 24, 2026 CAP Test Ordering Program [https://www.cap.org/laboratory-improvement/test-ordering-program] Wolters Kluwer: Patients, Doctors, and Nurses on AI: Similar tools, Different Pathways, One Destination [https://assets.contenthub.wolterskluwer.com/api/public/content/3333130-2026-future-ready-healthcare-survey-report-pdf--774e854545?v=743496e2] Navigating Early Career Challenges [https://www.cap.org/calendar/webinars/navigating-early-career-challenges] CAP Reaccredited to ISO 17043:2023, Reinforcing Quality of Proficiency Testing Programs [https://newsroom.cap.org/latest-news/cap-reaccredited-to-iso-17043-2023--reinforcing-quality-of-proficiency-testing-programs/s/4c780aed-0aeb-41a9-a63a-a7cfc6e67de9]

The CAP urges CMS to standardize prior authorization for tests

June 23, 2026 Share your PAMA experience [jfisher@cap.org] Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00918-9/fulltext?fbclid=IwVERDUAShKhhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEezVoPw1Cccv7mNn2007XX59-9lRDZLXtZrMKn7pbY53ESGpVFJ6_PqgElRko_aem_MO-hDGuRRWwzRD-wa6VkFA] Translational Diagnostics: Advanced Training Elective [https://foundation.cap.org/grant-award/translational-diagnostics-advanced-training-elective/]

IMGs and the Physician Gap

June 22, 2026 Graduate Medical Education and Workforce Shortages [https://www.cap.org/advocacy/lobbying-and-political-action/workforce]

Prior Authorization Reform Gains Momentum

June 19, 2026 The Seniors Act [https://regrelief.org/legislation/the-seniors-act/] Rare type of Lyme disease found for the first time in New York [https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lyme-disease-rare-type-found-first-time-new-york-symptoms-severe-rcna348491] Notes from the Field: Borrelia mayonii Lyme Disease — New York, 2025 [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7521a2.htm] Gannon University Commencement Address – May 16, 2026 – Stephen Nelson [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmVxtz4e9nQ] Color Atlas of Body Fluids, 2nd Edition [https://estore.cap.org/OA_HTML/xxCAPibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10044&item=966411&sitex=10020:22372:US&_gl=1*k1xga4*_ga*OTA1NTk4NjE3LjE3NzQ4OTU5OTM.*_ga_97ZFJSQQ0X*czE3ODE3NTE3NzAkbzkzJGcxJHQxNzgxNzUxOTA1JGo3JGwwJGgw]