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(Ancillary to Surgical Pathology Committee)
Reports to: Council on Scientific
Affairs
Charge: To provide Surveys and education
regarding the state-of-the-art immunohistochemistry methods for diagnosis
and prediction.
Number of face-to-face meetings: 3
Length of each meeting: 2 days
Typical meeting days of the week: Saturday and Sunday
Location of meetings: Within 50 miles from airports
Number of conference calls: As required
Hours of committee work required outside of
meetings:
Member: 20 to 30 hours annually
Vice Chair: 30 to 40 hours
Chair: 75+ hours
Additional hours required if assigned as Survey lead
Additional travel or time commitments: Attendance
at CSA Leadership meeting for chair
- Provide scientific expertise to CAP regarding the practice of immunohistochemistry.
- Monitor new and emerging issues/practices/technologies in immunohistochemistry that may impact CAP members
- Provide input to CAP regarding legislative and economic issues related to the practice of anatomic pathology
- Contribute to continuing education of members by writing case discussions, obtaining paraffin blocks for new cases, and reviewing participant responses for the following Surveys:
- MK – General Immunohistochemistry
- GHER2 – Gastric HER2
- HER2 – HER2
- MMR – Mismatch Repair
- PM1 – CD117
- PM2 – Estrogen Receptor (ER) and Progesterone Receptor (PgR)
- PM3 – CD20
- PM5 – Markers vary by year
- Support other CAP committees and programs, such as by reviewing critiques and providing materials (paraffin blocks) for the Performance Improvement in Surgical Pathology (PIP) Program
- Contribute to CAP publications (e.g., the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine series “Best Practices in Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry”, chapters in the Quality Management in Anatomic Pathology manual, CAP Today articles)
- Review and recommend changes to the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program Checklists
- Review and recommend changes to the CAP Cancer Protocols and Checklists
- Participate in educational programs at annual CAP meetings
Candidates should possess an interest in promoting
the practice of anatomic pathology focusing on the science and application
of immunohistochemistry.
- 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:
None
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