Latest College of American Pathologists Stories
Six Local High School Students to Receive "Path to a Future in Medicine" Award NORTHFIELD, Ill. , Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) will honor six San Diego high school students with the College's 2012 "Path to a Future in Medicine" award. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120314/DC69899LOGO-a) The students will be invited to attend and display their winning projects at the College's annual meeting, CAP '12 - THE...
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) will recognize five CAP junior members for their outstanding scientific posters and original research. The award recipients will be honored at a special ceremony on September 9, 2012, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Calif., at the College's annual meeting, CAP'12--THE Pathologists' Meeting(TM). All winners will have their abstracts published in the September issue of the...
Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of American Pathologists Gives Special Attention to Lung Cancer NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New science in 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 (CAP). CAP '12--THE...
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A free See, Test & Treat®( )cervical and breast cancer screening program will be held at the Nhan Hoa Comprehensive Health Care Clinic, on August 18, 2012, located at 7761 Garden Grove Blvd., in Garden Grove, Calif. The program is organized by California pathologist, Si Van Nguyen, MD, FCAP, sponsored by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and funded with grants from its philanthropic arm, the CAP Foundation....
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center’s main laboratory was recently awarded reaccreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of an onsite inspection. NORMAL, ILL. (PRWEB) July 24, 2012 Advocate BroMenn Medical Center’s main laboratory was recently awarded reaccreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of an onsite inspection. The laboratory’s medical...
NORTHFIELD, Ill., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120314/DC69899LOGO-a) The CAP/ASCCP LAST Project consensus recommendations were released on June 28, 2012, in the...
MOGADORE, Ohio, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Laboratories, Inc. recognizes and applauds yesterday's announcement that the remaining laboratory of those accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for forensic hair drug testing has decided to utilize Enzyme Immunoassay technology. This announcement comes after a decade of disagreement and confusion regarding differing methodologies and proprietary techniques. This change could signal that the hair testing industry...
East Tennessee laboratory implements latest software, improves accuracy and reporting Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) June 05, 2012 KDL Pathology, a privately-held specialty pathology group offering rapid, comprehensive testing for complex inflammatory and neoplastic skin diseases, is increasing diagnostic safety and improving patient care with the implementation of a new specimen and data tracking solution. The new workflow and software system have drastically reduced the possibility of human...
East Tennessee laboratory expands team with addition of new dermatopathologist Dr. Joshua G. Gapp Knoxville, Tenn. (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 KDL Pathology, a privately-held specialty pathology group that provides comprehensive testing for skin and ophthalmic disease, has announced that Dr. Joshua G. Gapp will be joining its team. Gapp comes to KDL from Nashville and will officially begin working on July 1. After receiving his M.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Gapp...
The College of American Pathologists Partners with CollabRx to Provide Decision Support Tools to Patients NORTHFIELD, Ill., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- No one wants to hear the words, "you have colon cancer." For patients diagnosed with an advanced form of the disease, these words can be particularly devastating. The five-year survival rate can be a little as 6 percent. The top-of-mind question becomes, "Which treatment or clinical trial will work for me?" (Logo:...
