January 16, 2026 Episode Title: Pre-hospital blood saves Alabama man’s life Pre-hospital blood helped this UAB patient beat a zero percent chance of survival, so why is it still underutilized? | UAB News (https://www.uab.edu/news/health-medicine/pre-hospital-blood-helped-this-uab-patient-beat-a-zero-percent-chance-of-survival-so-why-is-it-still-underutilized) Privacy, cost, safety—drone use for patient samples - CAP TODAY (https://www.captodayonline.com/privacy-cost-safety-drone-use-for-patient-samples/) A new way to diagnose deadly lung infections and save lives | University of California (https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/new-way-diagnose-deadly-lung-infections-and-save-lives) 2026 CAP Distinguished Medical Student Award (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/awards/distinguished-medical-student-award) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

SHOW NOTES: January 15, 2026 How two labs took on in-house sequencing (https://www.captodayonline.com/how-two-labs-took-on-in-house-sequencing/) Understanding Tumor Markers for Breast Cancer (https://www.patientpower.info/breast-cancer/tumor-markers-for-breast-cancer) (Free registration required) bioAffinity Technologies' Laboratory maintains CAP accreditation (https://www.caledonianrecord.com/bioaffinity-technologies-laboratory-maintains-prestigious-college-of-american-pathologists-cap-accreditation/article_8caad930-3fc4-54fe-8200-9dcffaff0eea.html) Next-Generation Sequencing – Molecular Oncology Committee (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/councils-committees/molecular-oncology-committee/?x-craft-preview=f38b5481131d557f1c8a572519914a2998edcf28fbe70b7fa548cb3a5e9cb13bgvfkrztufu) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Abstract submissions  (https://events.cap.org/event/CAP26/abstract-program) CAP26 registration (https://events.cap.org/event/CAP26/home)  Meritorious Service Award nomination (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/awards/cap-meritorious-service-awards-nomination-form)  CAP On Demand  (https://ondemand.cap.org/) Pathology in the Park (https://events.cap.org/event/PITP26/home)  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

January 13, 2026 Council on Government and Professional Affairs (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/councils-committees/council-on-government-and-professional-affairs/)   Federal and State Affairs Committee (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/councils-committees/federal-and-state-affairs-committee/)  Hearing on Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to Medicare Services (https://www.youtube.com/live/B6yjGKSuvy4?si=_dLGXMM5kSkUyBc3)  National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence Program (https://dxexscholars.nam.edu/)  PathNET (https://www.cap.org/advocacy/lobbying-and-political-action/pathNET)  Register: House of Delegates & Pathologists Leadership Summit (https://events.cap.org/event/HODPLS26/home)  Tell Congress to pass the RESULTS Act (https://cap.action.aristotle.com/alert/bedbf17b-c250-424d-ae07-24707ca7c6ed)  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

January 12, 2026 Using consensus-based reasoning and large language models to extract structured data from surgical pathology reports, ScienceDirect (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0023683725001837) Digital Pathology and AI: What Oncologists Need to Know (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/digital-pathology-and-ai-what-oncologists-need-know-2025a10010tk/?form=fpf) Apply for CAP Foundation Forensic Pathology Advanced Training Grant (https://foundation.cap.org/grant-award/forensic-pathology-advanced-training-grant/) Anonymous $50 million donation to cover UW student tuition in lab medicine (https://people.com/students-thought-they-were-in-trouble-instead-learned-50m-donation-was-covering-tuition-11860492) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

January 9, 2026 Histopathology & Cytology: Advancing Precision Diagnostics Through Cellular and Tissue Science (https://medicallabscientist.com/marilyn-bui-histopathology-cytology-outstanding-contribution-to-medical-science-award-2787/) As New Flu Variant Surges, How Accurate Are At-Home Flu Tests? (https://www.today.com/health/cold-flu/at-home-flu-tests-expert-advice-rcna251793) Respiratory season panels, subtypes, and a new Survey, CAP TODAY (https://www.captodayonline.com/respiratory-season-panels-subtypes-and-a-new-survey/) Researchers Identify Proteins that Spread Parkinson's Pathology in the Brain, Yale School of Medicine (https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/proteins-spread-parkinsons-pathology-in-the-brain/) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

January 8, 2026 Protocol Update: CAP statement on salivary gland and HPV-associated oropharyngeal carcinomas (https://newsroom.cap.org/latest-news/cap-statement-on-salivary-gland-and-hpv-associated-oropharyngeal-carcinomas/s/94a259e6-6386-48c4-a45e-e4c7ada937a3) Harrison Memorial Hospital's Laboratory Department receives accreditation from the CAP (https://www.pmg-ky3.com/cynthiana/harrison-memorial-hospital-s-laboratory-department-receives-accreditation-from-the-college-of-american-pathologists/article_a3872177-b739-5614-b9cf-a64f14b8c544.html) CAP laboratory accreditation checklists focus on digital pathology (https://www.mlo-online.com/management/regulatory/news/55337815/cap-2025-laboratory-accreditation-checklists-focus-on-digital-pathology-and-self-collection) Accreditation Checklists (https://www.cap.org/laboratory-improvement/accreditation/accreditation-checklists) Digital Pathology Resources (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/councils-committees/digital-pathology-topic-center) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

January 7, 2026 2025 CPIP-L Case 12: Transfusion Medicine – Approach to Patient Blood Management (https://education.cap.org/content/2025-cpip-l-case-12-transfusion-medicine-%E2%80%93-approach-patient-blood-management#group-tabs-node-course-default1) Laboratory Medical Direction (LMD) Online Courses and Workshop (May 7 - 8, 2026) (https://education.cap.org/node/15385#group-tabs-node-course-default3) CAP House of Delegates (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/house-of-delegates) CAP House of Delegates & 2026 Delegate Self-Nomination Survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CJNWFW8) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

January 6, 2026 CAP pushes to ease quality measures burden (https://www.cap.org/advocacy/latest-news-and-practice-data/december-16-2025#story2) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program - CY 2026 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38cHouvo96U) Hearing: Health Subcommittee: Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to Medicare Services (https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-legislative-proposals-to-support-patient-access-to-medicare-services) H.R. 5269 (https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/H_R_5269_RESULTS_Act_f7d956df06.pdf) Illinois updates health plan standards (https://www.cap.org/advocacy/latest-news-and-practice-data/december-16-2025#story3) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

January 5, 2026 Winter Vomiting Disease (Norovirus) (https://newsroom.cap.org/winter-vomiting-disease--norovirus--horizontal/a/3a2a1f40-56be-4403-a412-eead2d961716) Pathology laboratories make great catches in two unusual cases | Newsroom | University of Nebraska Medical Center (https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2025/12/10/pathology-laboratories-make-great-catches/) Celebrating a Century of Discovery in: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Volume 150: Issue 1 | Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (https://aplm.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/arpa/150/1/article-p10.xml) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.