Charge
To assist pathologists by providing guidance for surgical pathology practice and quality assurance by serving as a resource on technical and regulatory issues that affect the surgical pathology laboratory, by providing resources for educational programs that help pathologists continually improve their performance, and by serving as a resource to the Council on Government and Professional Affairs and the Division of Government and Professional Affairs. This committee reports to the Council on Scientific Affairs. View a list of the Current Committee Members and find additional resources and information in the Surgical Pathology Topic Center.
Commitment
| Time Commitment Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Number of face-to-face meetings | 4 |
| Length of meetings | 1.5 days |
| Typical meeting days | Saturday and Sunday |
| Meeting locations | Less than 50 miles from an airport |
| Number of conference calls | None regularly planned but are scheduled as needed. |
| Hours/year of committee work required outside of meetings | Members 25-50, Vice Chair 50+, Chair 75+ |
| Additional travel or time commitments | Attendance at CSA Leadership meeting for chair. |
Activities of Committee
- Participate in all full committee meetings.
Educational Programs
- Write three case discussions a year to contribute to continuing education of members, donate paraffin blocks for new cases, and review participant responses for the following programs:
- Participate in educational programs at annual CAP meetings.
- Support other CAP committees and programs by reviewing critiques and providing materials (paraffin blocks) for the MK – Immunohistochemistry Survey.
Provide scientific expertise to the CAP regarding the practice of surgical pathology.
Publications
- Contribute to CAP publications (eg, chapters in the Quality Management in Anatomic Pathology manual, CAP TODAY articles, Archives in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine articles).
- Review and recommend changes to the CAP Laboratory Improvement Program Checklists.
- Review and recommend changes to the CAP Cancer Protocols and Checklists.
- Participate in educational programs at annual CAP meetings.
Provide Scientific Expertise
- Monitor new and emerging issues, practices, and technologies in surgical and anatomical pathology that may impact CAP members.
- Provide input to the CAP regarding legislative and economic issues related to the practice of Anatomic Pathology.
Benefits of Committee Membership
- Opportunity to meet and work with pathologists from a variety of practice settings.
- Opportunity to publish materials including PIP, VBP and articles in the “Recent Advances In…” series in the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
- Opportunity to speak at education events.
- Opportunity to participate in developing recommendations for the practice of pathology.