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Reports to: Council on Scientific Affairs
Charge: To define, monitor, and develop programs to promote quality assurance and performance improvement in neuropathology practice; to keep members informed of emerging technologies, policies, and other issues involving the field of neuropathology; to contribute to the continuing education of members through the design of and participation in CAP educational programs, self-assessment modules, and publications; to serve as the source of expertise in neuropathology and related practice, education, and research aspects to the CAP and its members; to foster relationships between neuropathologists and clinical colleagues in neurosurgery, neurology, neuro-oncology, and neuroradiology; to enhance patient care and management by promoting the role of neuropathologists as clinician collaborators in basic, clinical and translational sciences; to promote the role of neuropathologists as educators to patients, students, trainees and professional colleagues; and to maintain active liaisons with appropriate lay and professional organizations.
Number of face-to-face meetings: 2
Length of each meeting: 1.5 days each
Typical meeting days of the week: Saturday–Sunday or Friday–Saturday
Location of meetings: Typically, Chicago at airport/downtown
hotel in January, and city/resort in summer—one meeting each year
is always held in Chicago.
Number of conference calls: 1–2
between meetings.
Hours of committee work required outside of
meetings:
Member: 30+ Hours - Additional hours, if presenting symposia
Vice Chair: 45+ Hours - Additional hours, if presenting symposia
Chair: 75+ Hours - Additional hours, if presenting symposia
Additional travel or time commitments:
Attendance at the CSA Leadership meeting for the Chair;
Attendance at CAP Annual Meeting.
- Act as “advisors” to CAP regarding
issues and practice of Neuropathology, including recommendations for
handling and processing specific surgical and autopsy tissue samples
- Monitor new and emerging issues/practices/technologies
in neuropathology practice that may impact CAP members
- Serve as interface with appropriate professional
organizations (e.g., current and former committee members are officers
and hold leadership positions in the American Association of Neuropathologists)
- Contribute to continuing education of members,
through:
- Prepare new cases and discussions, and review
responses for the Neuropathology (NP) Program
- Support the CAP and other CAP committees and
programs by providing:
- Cases (clinical history, questions, discussion
and references) and paraffin blocks for the Performance Improvement
in Surgical Pathology (PIP) Program
- Cases (including clinical history, questions,
discussion, references and images) for the Autopsy (AU)
Program
- Questions/images for the Autopsy and
Forensic Pathology Self-Assessment
- Contribute to CAP publications (e.g.,
chapters in Autopsy Performance and Reporting, 2nd edition,
2003)
- Participate in educational programs at annual
CAP meetings
- Review and make recommendations regarding CAP
Cancer Checklists
- Practicing neuropathologists, or surgical pathologist
with subspecialty interest/expertise
- Interest in promoting pathology as a specialty,
and neuropathology as a subspecialty
- Interest in promoting excellence in neuropathology
practice
- Ability to communicate with non-subspecialists
about NP
- Opportunity to publish materials
- Opportunity to speak at education events
- Opportunity to promote neuropathology
Representation on committee beyond the CAP:
- Provide liaisons with American Board of Pathology
(ABP), American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP), other professional
pathology and related societies, related lay associations, various Federal
agencies as appropriate
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