Updated January 15, 2010

In This Month’s Issue – January 2010

Whole new world for IHC, molecular
In its first two editions, the textbook of which David J. Dabbs, MD, is editor and one of the authors was titled Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry. Dr. Dabbs told CAP TODAY that when the third edition comes out, early this year, it will have a new title: Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry with Theranostic and Genomic Applications.
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• Keeping in step with the perfecting of troponin
       Redefining myocardial infarction
• Common lab tests, uncommon problems
       Fructosamine testing
• In Memoriam - Daniel L. Seckinger Jr., MD
• Seeking partners, samples for alternative PT
• For 2010 election, petitions due June 27
• Not so fast? Concrete considerations for digital move
       Laboratory accreditation must-haves
  
• Eye the basics, not baubles, for point-of-care testing

Cytopathology And More

• New FDA approvals of HPV vaccines
• Guidelines for reporting nongyn cytology specimens
• What to do with contaminated cytospin machine
• New FNA glass slide program
• See rare and unusual cases, and earn CME online
• Anatomic pathology programs—changes for 2010
• Discovering best practices in gyn cytopathology
• For CAP HPV Survey, choose your media type

Regular Features

• President’s Desk
• Clinical Abstracts
• Anatomic Abstracts
• Q & A
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• Newsbytes
• Laboratory instrumentation product guide:
  What’s new and what’s next for coagulation analyzers
       Coagulation analyzers (PDF, 440 KB)