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Cancer Moonshot: The CAP Leading Cancer Data Sharing Effort

By Beth Kutscher   Modern Healthcare California wants to be the first state in the country to standardize the way cancer data are reported to its central registry, making it faster and easier to collect information from oncology  labs.The effort comes at a time when pathologists have been transitioning from paper-based reporting to electronic data collection. The College of American Pathologists has been

Have You Had 'The Talk' With Your Dad, CAP Asks

“Imagine talking to Dirty Harry about his colon.CAP Members Provide the Right Questions For Dad – Just in Time for Father’s Day NORTHFIELD, ILL – During June, which is National Men’s Health Month, millions of people will call or visit their dads for Father’s Day. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) suggests this Father’s Day would be the perfect time to have “the talk” with your dad. Instead of the awkward preteen talk your dad might have had with you, this version of the talk with your dad can focus on his health and your family’s health history. “As we know, dads can be

Journal Quotes CAP Member Dr. Troxel on Malpractice Insurance

The Wall Street Journal Clues to Better Health Care from Old Malpractice Lawsuits By: Laura Landro  Doctors are learning valuable new lessons from past malpractice cases about mistakes that could put their patients at risk and expose them to lawsuits.  Malpractice insurers and medical specialty groups are mining thousands of closed claims from suits that have been tried, dismissed or settled over the past few years. Their goal is to identify common reasons that doctors are sued and the underlying issues that threaten patient safety. They are sharing those insights with doctors

CAP President Discusses Pathology's Role in Population Health

Humanitarian reasons drive the need to be involved in global health initiativesBy Richard C. Friedberg, MD, PhD From CAP Today In late January, I represented the CAP at MEDLAB, the medical laboratory conference and exhibition held each year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. MEDLAB was held in conjunction with Arab Health, a multidisciplinary conference attended by more than 130,000 people from 163 countries. I was asked to present six separate talks in Dubai; the one on precision medicine in pathology drew more than 1,200 attendees. The CAP booth had a steady stream of visitors. CAP

Former CAP President Dr. Raymond C. Zastrow Dies at Age 85

Lead the CAP from 1995-1997Raymond C. Zastrow, M.D., age 85, of Venice, Fla., died Thursday, April, 28, 2016, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital following complications from surgery. He was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 7, 1930, to Violet and Raymond Zastrow. Ray attended Rufus King and Custer high schools, where he was first-chair clarinet. At Marquette University he studied chemistry, working nights cleaning brewing vats at Schlitz. He finished an M.D. degree at Marquette School of Medicine. Ray met Mary M. Schendt on the dance floor at Moose Lake and it was quickly thereafter they were

Cook County Medical Examiner, CAP Member, Resigns

Relocating to practice pathology, spend more time with familyDr. Stephen Cina, chief medical examiner for Cook County, is resigning effective June 5, according to a statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, deputy chief medical examiner, will serve as interim chief medical examiner. Cina took over a troubled county morgue in 2012, assuming duties from Dr. Nancy Jones, who resigned amid criticism from employees that bodies were stacking up in the morgue's cooler. In a letter written to his staff that was obtained by the Tribune, Cina said that

Praise for Medical Laboratory Professionals

"...a little self-promotion is in order"From Daily-Journal.com, Kankakee, Ill. You won't find a huge banner at the entrance of your local hospital declaring Medical Laboratory Professionals week April 24-30. No public interest article or advertisement in the newspaper or on the radio. A random small poster might be found, taped crookedly on the wall, if you ventured into the basement laboratory. We are Medical Laboratory Professionals, an essential part of the health care team and a little self-promotion is in order. We embrace the laboratory profession because we believe that what

Why Does Prince's Autopsy Results (And Others) Take So Long?

Toxicology Testing Adds Time, Complexity to ProcessWhy do toxicology results take so long?  Several autopsies include post-mortem toxicology screenings to determine which, if any, drugs were in a person’s system. The results of these tests are necessary to determine – or rule out -- a cause of death.  During an autopsy, blood, tissue and, when possible, urine samples are taken from the body in preparation for the toxicology tests.  Because the concentration of drugs can vary throughout the body, the pathologist collects blood from multiple areas, including the heart and the femoral

Dr. A. Quinn Strobl, CAP Member, Conducts Prince Autopsy

KTSP: Prince Autopsy Puts Anoka County Medical Examiner's Office in SpotlightPrince's death has put the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in the spotlight. Prince died Thursday at his home and recording studio called Paisley Park in the Carver County town of Chanhassen. The office completed the autopsy on the Minneapolis-born musician Friday at its offices in Ramsey, and the results are expected to take at least two weeks to complete.  The announcement that Midwest Medical Examiner's Office was getting the Prince

CAP Member Discusses Advance Lung Cancer Testing in Oncology Journal

Nirali M. Patel and a Colleague Discuss the IssueDR. PATEL: Multiple factors can affect the ability to characterize a patient’s tumor for the purpose of supporting targeted therapy decisions. There are a variety of lab tests that can determine whether tumors have gene alterations that are targets for therapy. EGFR mutations span 4 exons of the gene and are often classified using Sanger sequencing and/or real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays. Although Sanger sequencing detects all changes within this region, it has a lower limit of detection of approximately 20% mutant

CAP Member Passes, Community Remembers

Dr. Richard Paul Karoll, Died on April 15 At Age 84The community was saddened to hear of the death of Dr. Richard Paul Karoll on April 15. He was 84. Karoll served the area for over 40 years as a gynecologist, obstetrician and pathologist. Many long-time residents have happy stories of Karoll delivering their babies and Facebook lit up over the weekend as news of Karoll’s death spread.“He delivered my daughter. Dr. Karoll was wonderful!” is a typical comment.Karoll also served his country as an Air Force pilot and was a pilot and flight surgeon during the Korean War. He went on to

CAP LDT Proposal Discussed in Clincal Laboratory News

Future Of LDT Oversight Still Uncertain Stakeholders Propose Alternatives to FDA Regulation After years of back-and-forth on the issue, the debate over which federal agency will regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDT) going forward is far from settled. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has the statutory authority to regulate LDTs and will release a final guidance on LDT oversight this year. Meanwhile, some lawmakers and industry groups are circulating alternative proposals that would either give FDA more authority over LDTs or give the authority to the Centers for

Indianapolis Lab Receives CAP Accreditation

By Pharmacy Choice - 4/19/2016 ARIA Diagnostics, an independent clinical laboratory specializing in urine toxicology, has earned accreditation from the College of American Pathologists. The laboratory, at 5635 W. 96th St., serves pain management centers, addiction clinics and therapeutic drug monitoring programs. ARIA Diagnostics was formed in February 2015 and began running patient samples in September. It has nine employees. Company officers are co-founders Vipin Adhlakha and Zak Khan, CEO Brad Van Pelt, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing Slade Taylor. The College of

St. Joseph Hospital Lab Receives CAP Stamp of Approval

St. Joseph Hospital announced Tuesday that their laboratory has been re-accredited by the College of American Pathologists. CAP is comprised of board certified pathologists who advocate excellence in laboratory medicine worldwide. In order to be accredited, an on-site inspection of the lab's equipment, facilities, and records are done. Re-accreditation shows the institution maintains suitable standards and a high quality of care.

CAP Member Leads Effort to Fight Opioid Abuse in New Mexico

Dr. Richard Larson of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, works with law enforcement to curb "insidious problem"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Billboards, a new website and a speakers’ bureau were among the tools to fight heroin and prescription drug abuse announced Friday by U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez as part of the HOPE Initiative. There were 540 drug overdose deaths in New Mexico in 2014 and 90 percent involved heroin or prescription painkillers. “The number of overdose deaths is the tip of the iceberg,” Martinez said. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that there

CAP Member Quoted on New Prostate Cancer Study

Dr. Jeffry Simko Says New Study Can Help to Better Classify Patient RiskProstate Needle Biopsy Biomarker Predicts Tumor Aggressiveness By Labmedica International staff writers  A new study demonstrates the ability to measure and evaluate biomarkers from ribonucleic acid (RNA) expression data obtained from prostate needle biopsies. The data demonstrate a high concordance in the genomic signatures between needle biopsy samples and post-prostatectomy tissue samples.  The study showed that genetic information from prostate needle biopsy may be used to predict tumor aggressiveness and

Trumbull Coroner, a CAP Member, Seeks Funds to Hire Additional Pathologist

WFMJ - WARREN, Ohio - The Trumbull County Coroner, Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, is begging county commissioners to hire another forensic pathologist. He says the standard number of cases one doctor can handle a year is around 250 and last year he had 309. "I just finished up two cases this morning. It's now 1:00 p.m., I already have two cases waiting for me tomorrow," said Germaniuk. "For every one hour I spend in surgery, there's at least an additional 2-3 hours I spend reviewing microscopics, talking to the families on the phone, proofreading protocols. I have court cases that eat up

CAP Member, New York City's Chief Medical Examiner on 9/11, Has Died

Dr. Charles S. Hirsch oversaw identification of 2,753 victims of 9/11The New York Times Charles S. Hirsch, New York’s Chief Medical Examiner on 9/11, Dies at 79  Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, the New York City chief medical examiner who raced to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and returned to the morgue with every rib broken to face the monumental forensic challenge of identifying the 2,753  victim 

CAP Junior Member Wins Prestigious Award

Lindsay Lowder, DO, earns 2016 Graduate Medical Trainee Award of ExcellenceIn 1991, President George H. Bush officially designated March 30 as "National Doctors Day.” The celebration to recognize physicians through acts of kindness and appreciation goes back further with the first Doctors Day observance occurring in Winder, Georgia, in 1933. Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Charles Almond, MD, created the day to honor physicians; it included the mailing of greeting cards and placing flowers on graves of deceased physicians. The Office of Graduate Medical Education honored five University of

College of American Pathologists Member Earns National Award

Dr. Gregory G. Davis Wins Milton Helpern Award from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.By Carol Robinson - The Birmingham News A Jefferson County physician has been awarded the nation's most prestigious award for medical examiners. Dr. Gregory G. Davis, Jefferson County's chief coroner/medical examiner, received the 2016 Milton Helpern Award from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Davis took over the county position following the 2013 death of longtime Jefferson County Medical Examiner Robert Brissie who was found dead at his Hoover home on his 70th birthday in 2013.

College of American Pathologists Member Quoted by Bloomberg About Blood Testing of Babies

Some patients, such as the elderly and babies, may benefit from new technologiesBy Doni Bloomfield - Bloomberg News Blood-Drawing Startup Seventh Sense Seeks Pain-Free Profits First, Elizabeth Holmes made blood diagnostics cool. Then her embattled startup, Theranos Inc., made it controversial. Now a small private company in the suburbs of Boston is trying to make it both painless and profitable. That may prove challenging. Seventh Sense Biosystems Inc., based in a drab office building in Medford, Massachusetts, is everything Holmes’s Theranos is not. While Theranos is a Silicon

Pair of College of American Pathologists Members Quoted in The New York Times

Dr. Kiechle and Dr. Miller Reflect on Theranos TroublesIn its March 29th edition, The New York Times turned to two experts from the College of American Pathologist membership to reflect on a study regarding test results by the medical company Theranos.  Specifically, the story, titled "Study of Theranos Medical Tests Finds Irregular Results,"  said: "'This represents just another effort for a failing company to cover up bad press for a technology that is not ready for prime time," Dr. Frederick L. Kiechle, medical director for clinical pathology at Memorial

Two College of American Patholgists Members Quoted in the Wall Street Journal

Drs. Master and Hamill provide context about blood testsDrs. Stephen Master and Timothy Hamill, both members of the College of American Pathologists, lended their expertise on blood tests to The Wall Street Journal for the March 28 story "Theranos Results Could Throw Off Medical Decisions, Study Finds."  Specifically that paper wrote: "If Theranos diluted blood samples from patients in the Mount Sinai study, that might help explain the average difference in cholesterol-test results, because dilution introduces more potential for error, said Stephen Master,

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