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Experiences from the Frontlines
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                                    Convalescent Plasma: Identifying the Laboratory’s Role in this Potential COVID-19 Treatment
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                                    Using Proficiency Testing to Ensure Accurate SARS-CoV-2 Testing
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                                    How the Federal Small Business Loan Program Can Help Pathology Practices
 
Featured Topic Centers
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Policy and Advocacy
-  CAP Survey of Accredited Laboratories Confirms COVID-19 Testing Challenges
Laboratory directors share information on COVID-19 testing and key barriers to expanding testing. - Answers to Your Questions About Small Business Assistance During COVID-19
Resources to help ease the burden you face during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 -  CAP Survey of Accredited Laboratories Confirms COVID-19 Testing Challenges
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Digital Pathology
- Remote Sign-Out of Cases With Digital Pathology FAQ
Addressing the important questions about remote sign-out of cases. - COVID19 - Remote Sign-Out Guidance White Paper
Providing guidance related to remote sign-out of cases. 
 - Remote Sign-Out of Cases With Digital Pathology FAQ
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Microbiology
- Testing for COVID-19 Variants
CAP Microbiology Committee addresses testing for COVID-19 variants. - Learn more about Cycle Threshold (Ct) Values
CAP Microbiology Committee offers questions and answers on Ct values. - Caution Must Be Used in Interpreting the Cycle Threshold (Ct) Value
Read the CAP Microbiology Committee’s letter to the editor in Clinical Infectious Diseases. 
 - Testing for COVID-19 Variants
 
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Transfusion, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy
- Information on Concerns for the National Blood Supply
Considerations for hospital transfusion services. 
 - Information on Concerns for the National Blood Supply
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Cytopathology
- Cytopathology Laboratory Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Guidance that applies to cytopathology techniques and specimen processing. 
 - Cytopathology Laboratory Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
 
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Autopsy
- COVID-19 Autopsy Guideline Statement
Guidance and services for COVID-19 autopsies that will ultimately guide therapy and assist those engaged in direct patient care. - COVID-19 Fee-for-Service Autopsy List
A list of CAP members who expressed an interest in performing autopsies on a fee-for- service basis. 
 - COVID-19 Autopsy Guideline Statement
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Informatics
- COVID-19 Laboratory Reporting FAQs
The Informatics and Pathology Electronic Reporting (PERT) Committees offer answers to questions related to reporting requirements for COVID-19 results for molecular, antibody, and antigen tests. - Resources for Your Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Curated informatics resources helpful to your practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 - COVID-19 Laboratory Reporting FAQs