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This page and related links last reviewed on July 17, 2012
Reports to: Council on Scientific
Affairs
Charge: To advance the role of pathologists
as leaders in oncology worldwide and to serve as a resource in cancer-related
of patient care, education, and research.
Number of face-to-face meetings: 3
Length of each meeting: 2 days each
Typical meeting days of the week: Friday and Saturday
Location of meetings: Winter and
Summer meetings are held at various sites. The Fall meeting is typically held in Chicago.
Number of conference calls: None regularly
planed but are scheduled as needed.
Hours of committee work required outside of
meetings:
Member: 20-30 hours/year
Vice Chair: 30-40 hours/year
Chair: 75+ hours/year
Additional travel or time commitments:
Attendance at CSA Leadership meeting for Chair.
- Provide scientific expertise to CAP regarding the
practice of surgical pathology and the reporting of cancer specimens
- Create new and review existing reporting checklists
and the supporting protocol material for reporting on cancer specimens
from various anatomic sites
- Monitor new and emerging issues/practices/technologies
in surgical and anatomical pathology that may impact CAP members
- Provide input to CAP regarding legislative and
economic issues related to the practice of anatomic pathology
- Support other CAP committees and programs in anatomic
pathology as suitable
- Contribute to CAP publications (e.g., chapters
in the Quality Management in Anatomic Pathology manual, CAP
Today articles, Archives in Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine articles)
- Review and recommend changes to the CAP Laboratory
Accreditation Program Checklists
- Participate in educational programs at annual CAP
and other pathology organization’s meetings
- Candidates should possess a strong interest in
promoting the practice of surgical pathology focusing on improving the
reporting of cancer specimens
- Opportunity to meet and work with pathologists
from a variety of practice settings
- Opportunity to publish materials
- Opportunity to speak at education events
- Opportunity to participate in developing recommendations
for the practice of pathology
Representation on committee beyond the CAP:
The Cancer Committee has an inbound liaison from the
following organizations:
- The American College of Radiology (ACR)
- The American College of Surgeons (ACoS)
- Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP)
- Cancer Care Ontario (CCO)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)
- North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACR)
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA)
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