CAP@YourService –November/December 2011

See, Test & Treat™ Gains National Media Attention
Photos taken from the See, Test & Treat programs in Minneapolis and Boston appeared in an Associated Press story on Pap test screening. The USA Today story “Doctors: Pap Smear Remains Best Test for Cervical Cancer” published on October 18, and it included a photo featuring Nora V. Laver, MD, FCAP, consulting with a See, Test & Treat patient through a Chinese language interpreter. The online version of USA Today reaches 14.1 million unique visitors per month.

The story also appeared in the Opelika-Auburn News the same day and featured a photo of Bradley M. Linzie, MD, FCAP, explaining a Pap test to a See, Test & Treat patient in Minneapolis. The newspaper’s website reaches more than 75,000 visitors.

Pathologists Help Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
Eleven letters to the editors submitted by members of the CAP Spokespersons Network were published during October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Congratulations to nine members of the CAP Spokespersons Network: Pamela S. Bullock, MD, FCAP; Kyle L. Eskue, MD, FCAP; Julie Katz Karp, MD, FCAP; Oleksandr Kryvenko, MD; Tim S. Petersen, MD, FCAP; Alvin M. Ring, MD, EM; Nicole D. Riddle, MD; Qihui “Jim” Zhai, MD, PhD, FCAP; and Jiong Zhang, MD, FCAP.

The members customized a template letter to the editor provided by the CAP and distributed it to their hometown newspapers in six states ranging from Texas to Illinois. Read one of the letters published in the Dallas Morning News, reaching 1.4 million unique visitors per month.

Herman S. Hurwitz, MD, FCAP, Featured in Ovarian Cancer Article
On October 14, 2011, the Buffalo Jewish News featured the CAP-issued mat release featuring Herman S. Hurwitz, MD, FCAP, to 15,000 readers. To date the ovarian cancer mat release has generated more than 166 clips in more than 31 different states, reaching more than 1.8 million readers. Read the mat release now.

C. Leilani Valdes, MD, FCAP, Reaches Readers with Flu Prevention Tips
On October 11, the Victoria Advocate published an editorial featuring an interview with C. Leilani Valdes, MD, FCAP. In the article, Dr. Valdes reminds readers of the importance of flu shots. Read the article now.

Spokespersons Network Members Deserve Recognition for Radio Interviews
Members of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) recorded interviews about the importance of early breast cancer detection, including information on the CAP’s MyBiopsy.org and MyHealthTestReminder.org websites. The interviews were recorded on September 21-22nd. Distribution of the interviews took place Sept. 30-Oct. 12 to coincide with October being national breast cancer awareness month. A special thank you to Rosemarie Rodriguez, who recorded her interview in Spanish.

Breast Cancer

• Carey August, MD, FCAP
• Robert Babkowski, MD, FCAP
• Robert Breckenridge, MD, FCAP
• Noel Brownlee, MD, PhD, FCAP
• Pamela Bullock, MD, FCAP
• Alexis Carter, MD, PhD, FCAP
• Kyle Eskue, MD, FCAP
• David Frishberg, MD, FCAP
• Wayne Garrett, MD, FCAP
• William Harrer, MD, FCAP
• Kalisha Hill, MD, FCAP
• Herman Hurwitz, MD, FCAP
• Smita Krishnamurthy, MD, FCAP
• Oleksandr Kryvenko, MD
• Walter Linz, MD, FCAP
• Mary McHugh, MD, FCAP
• James Miller, MD, FCAP
• Ellen Moffatt, MD, FCAP
• Byron Moore, MD
• C. Dean Pappas, MD, FCAP
• Nirali M. Patel, MD
• Rosemarie Rodriguez, MD, FCAP
• Stephen Sarewitz, MD, FCAP
• Jennifer Scudiere, MD, FCAP
• Ron Spark, MD, FCAP
• Ray Sukumar, MD, FCAP
• John Turner, MD, FCAP
• C. Leilani Valdes, MD, FCAP
• Roseann Wu, MD
• John Yelcick, MD, FCAP

Diabetes

• Michelle Aurelius, MD, FCAP
• Anthony Chang, MD, FCAP
• Jacqueline Granese, MD, FCAP
• William Harrer, MD, FCAP
• Smita Krishnamurthy, MD, FCAP
• James Miller, MD, FCAP
• Ellen Moffatt, MD, FCAP
• Nadia Naumova, MD, FCAP
• Michelle Powers, MD, FCAP
• Rosemarie Rodriguez, MD, FCAP
• Ronald P. Spark, MD, FCAP
• V.O. Speights, MD, FCAP
• V. Ramon Sukumar, MD, FCAP

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