Podcasts: Informatics

M. E. (Doc) de Baca, MD, FCAP, Chair of the CAP's Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation and a member of the CAP's Board of Governors, discusses the Council’s accomplishments in 2024 and priorities in 2025.

The digital transformation of pathology is underway, and laboratories increasingly need equipment and software that enables the use of innovative diagnostic tools such as machine learning/artificial intelligence. Matthew Hanna, MD, FCAP, authored a new Informatics Essentials for Pathologists case on pre-analytic best practices for digital pathology implementation, which he discusses in this episode.

Over the course of her nearly 30 years with the CAP, Mary Kennedy has played a pivotal role on the SNOMED team and in the development of the Cancer Protocols. In this CAPcast for Women's History Month, Mary talks about her career at the CAP, her experiences in the field of pathology informatics, and the opportunities she sees for pathologists in informatics and artificial intelligence going forward.

In this CAPcast, John Sinard, MD, FCAP, discusses the educational case he has developed to teach planning tools related to successfully implementing histology tracking software.

The CAP is introducing a new Informatics Case-Based Education (ICBE) program, which is designed to help pathologists get ready to succeed in their careers by providing relevant, practical education on informatics topics they commonly encounter.

In this CAPcast, Duke Medical Center pathology resident Dr. Richard Davis interviews leading pathology informatics expert Dr. Raj Dash about biobanking and its integration with various LIS technologies.