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If your laboratory would like to enroll in all five audioconferences and five webinars, you may purchase the entire package for $1,280, which is 15% less than ordering each event separately. Credit cards and checks accepted. Use the Enrollment Order Form to purchase this cost-saving package.

There are two ways to enroll in individual courses:

1. Enroll online.
2. Print out the Enrollment Order Form and submit it to the CAP with your payment.

Questions? Call 800-323-4040 or 847-832-7000, option 1.

Enrollment Information

Registrants must designate a site coordinator who will be responsible for the on-site coordination of the program and will receive all communications.

Registrants may enroll for individual sessions or a full-year subscription.

• A site registration fee allows an unlimited number of participants at a single location. Also, audio and presentation files are available online approximately four weeks post-broadcast to allow additional access to the information.
• Registration and payment must be received one week prior to the session.
• Purchase Orders (PO’s) are NOT a valid form of payment for the Master Series.
• If you need to cancel, please notify the CAP as soon as possible. The CAP will refund your registration fee; less a $25 processing fee up to two weeks prior to a session, or you may apply the payment to a future LAP session.
• The CAP reserves the right to cancel any program without prior notice.

Logistical Information

• Approximately one week prior to each session, the site coordinator will receive an email with login access information and a link to the presentation materials.
• The audioconferences and webinars of the Continuing Compliance Master Series will be available online within four weeks after the live event has occurred. Files will be available for one year after the original publish date. No CME/CE Credit is available for the recorded post-session materials.
• Audioconferences are held from 12:00 to 1:00 PM Central time.
• Webinars are held from 12:00 to 1:30 PM Central time.

Return enrollment form with payment to:
College of American Pathologists- CCMS
325 Waukegan Road, Northfield IL 60093-2750
OR FAX to 847-832-8006

2012 Programs

Complying with the All Common Checklist
Presenter: Stephen Sarewitz, MD, FCAP

Not another checklist! Yes, but it will reduce the number of checklist items. This session will provide a description of the Common Checklist items and contents and the rationale behind them. The discussion will focus on how the Common Checklist will impact the inspection process, how to write up deficiencies, and how the data will be used. Features and exceptions of the validation section will be highlighted.

Objectives

• Identify elements of the All Common Checklist.
• Describe how to use the All Common Checklist when inspecting a laboratory section.
• Discuss the rationale behind the All Common Checklist.

Format: Audioconference
Date/Time: Wednesday January 18, 2012, Noon–1:00 PM CT
Price: $55

Making Sense of the Molecular Microbiology Checklist and Bacteriology
Update: New and Improved for 2012
Presenter: Angela Caliendo MD, PhD; Diane Roscoe, MD, FCAP

This presentation will address frequently asked questions regarding the molecular microbiology checklist list and include interpretation of the checklist and examples of common problems. This presentation will also address revisions to the Bacteriology section of the Microbiology checklist for the 2012 checklist revision.

Objectives

• Describe key components of the molecular microbiology checklist.
• Summarize efficient approaches to meeting the quality assurance guidelines.
• Introduce new requirements for 2012 in the Bacteriology section of the Microbiology checklist.
• Review requirements for Bacteriology that have been revised for clarification in 2012.

Format: Audioconference
Date/Time: Wednesday February 15, 2012, Noon–1:00 PM CT
Price: $55

Laboratory Safety Requirements
Presenter: Adrienne Malta, Senior Manager, Inspection Services, Laboratory Accreditation Program

This webinar will help you to understand the essential elements of a laboratory safety program and how to prepare for an accreditation inspection.

Objectives

• Describe essential safety program elements and how to implement them.
• Discuss the steps necessary to prepare your laboratory for an accreditation inspection.

Format: Webinar
Date/Time: Wednesday March 21, 2012, Noon–1:30 PM CT
Price: $299

What Have They Done to AP Now?
Presenter: Bruce C. Zangwill, MD, FCAP; Raouf E. Nakhleh, MD, FCAP

This presentation will address recent changes to the AP checklist, current controversies in AP, and the most common inspection deficiencies and inquiries to the CAP concerning checklist issues.

Objectives

• Explain recent checklist additions and deletions and implement them effectively.
• Discuss critical topics related to AP.
• Better utilize the CAP/ACS Cancer Protocols to maximize effectiveness.
• Avoid common inspection deficiencies.

Format: Audioconference
Date/Time: Wednesday April 18, 2011, Noon–1:00 PM CT
Price: $55

Inspecting the LIS in the Meaningful Use Era
Presenter: Bruce A. Beckwith, MD, FCAP

The “meaningful use” incentives contained within the HITECH act are expected to increase pressure on laboratories to connect electronically with an ever expanding number of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Given the variety of interfacing arrangements, it is not surprising that understanding the accreditation requirements related to these interfaces can be confusing. During this audioconference, we will cover some of the common interfacing options and discuss how to address accreditation requirements, such as interface testing and validation. We will also describe strategies for dealing with LIS checklist items that are the source of frequent inquiries.

Objectives

• Describe common lab interfacing arrangements.
• Understand the requirements for validating LIS interfaces.
• Apply accreditation requirements regarding LISs in your own laboratory setting.

Format: Audioconference
Date/Time: May 16, 2012, Noon–1:00 PM CT
Price: $55

The Supervisor’s Role in Ensuring Compliance
Presenter: Robert Bredt, MD, FCAP

This webinar will help laboratory supervisors ensure that their laboratory is in continuous compliance. The session will present strategies to ensure that that the lab maintains compliance with CAP and CLIA standards, what to do during a laboratory inspection, and outline how to respond to inspection deficiencies. Tools and resources will be discussed.

Objectives

• Identify supervisor responsibilities in ensuring laboratory compliance.
• Discuss the supervisor's role during a laboratory inspection.
• Identify the most common deficiencies and how to respond to them.

Checklist Updates for Anatomic Pathology: What and Why
Presenter: Gerald A. Hoeltge, MD, FCAP

Being in compliance is not just an inspection day activity. Not staying current with requirements can cost you time and money. Join this audioconference for an explanation of the most recent revisions to the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program checklist requirements for Anatomic Pathology (including molecular testing on tissue). You will learn how these changes will impact the inspection process and the rationale for the changes along with tips for implementing them in your own laboratory.

Objectives

• List the most recent changes to the Laboratory Program accreditation requirements (checklists) for AP.
• Recognize the most common deficiencies reported since July of 2011.
• Describe how the checklist changes have affected inspections.

Format: Audioconference
Date/Time: Wednesday July 18, 2012, Noon–1:00 PM CT
Price: $55

The Top 10 Barriers to Accreditation and How to Avoid Them
Presenters: Ronald B. Lepoff, MD, FCAP; Francis Sharkey, MD, FCAP

Laboratories seeking CAP accreditation may encounter situations where CAP requirements are more stringent than those of other agencies. Such issues as laboratory director oversight, principles of test validation, documentation of activities, and technical procedure manuals are common areas where this arises. This webinar is designed to assist laboratories in recognizing these conditions and will provide helpful solutions that will facilitate transition to CAP accreditation.

Objectives

• Recognize situations where CAP requirements may be more stringent than those currently observed by the laboratory.
• Develop plans for satisfying CAP requirements in areas where the laboratory may be deficient.
• Implement new activities that enhance the accuracy of patient testing.

Format: Webinar
Date/Time: Wednesday August 15, 2012, Noon–1:30 PM CT
Price: $299

Checklist Updates for Clinical Pathology: What and Why
Presenter: Gerald A. Hoeltge, MD, FCAP

Being in compliance is not just an inspection day activity. Not staying current with requirements can cost you time and money. Join this audioconference for an explanation of the most recent revisions to the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program checklist requirements for Clinical Pathology and how they’ll impact the inspection process. More importantly, you will learn the rationale for the changes along with tips for implementing them in your own laboratory.

Objectives

• List the most recent changes to the Laboratory Program accreditation requirements (checklists) for CP.
• Recognize the most common deficiencies reported since July of 2011.
• Describe how the checklist changes have affected inspections.

Format: Audioconference
Date/Time: Wednesday September 19, 2012, Noon–1:00 PM CT
Price: $55

Flow Cytometry: What You Need to Know to Comply
Presenter: TBA

Get answers to the most commonly asked Flow Cytometry compliance questions. This discussion will focus on best practices in the Flow Cytometry laboratory and highlight areas that can be most challenging for laboratories from both a compliance and interpretation standpoint.

Objectives

• Identify the most challenging Flow Cytometry Checklist requirements.
• Describe practical approaches for demonstrating compliance with Flow Cytometry requirements.
• Develop and apply practical strategies to maintain continuous compliance with Flow Cytometry requirements.

Format: Audioconference
Date/Time: Wednesday October 17, 2012 Noon–1:00 PM CT
Price: $55

You Asked for It: Your Questions Answered
Presenter: Technical staff, CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program

Ever wanted to ask the LAP staff a question but didn’t have the chance? Do you have a burning question that you’d like resolved? Are you curious about the challenges that other labs are facing? Join the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program technical staff for an interactive problem solving session. Best practices and tools will be provided.

Objectives

• Identify challenges in laboratory accreditation and best practices for addressing them.
• Describe tools to assist with laboratory accreditation practices.

Format: Webinar
Date/Time: Wednesday November 21, 2012, Noon–1:30 PM CT
Price: $225