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• Elizabeth McMahon

  Coming up, what's happening on the CAP's new Path Together platform? Are you in the conversation? Plus, CAP voices on why membership is so important to them. This and more next. Welcome to the Path News Network Daily Edition from the College of American Pathologists. I'm Elizabeth McMahon. It's Wednesday, November 19th, and here are the headlines. It's the place in the CAP to connect. Path =Together is a new benefit where members at every stage of their careers can meet. The platform is just a week old, but already CAP members from 24 countries have logged on. Need to talk through a perplexing case or compliance issue? Path =Together is the place to do it. Are you seeking insights or advice on a personnel or management question? Post those queries on Path =Together. Log on to community.cap.org to start the conversations and networking today. Staying on top of the latest scientific knowledge and developments in pathology can sometimes seem like a second job. But the CAP's Clinical Pathology Improvement Program, or CPIP, makes it easy. Continue your education and get CME credits with 12 online courses that are easily applied to your work. Starting December 3rd, we'll be highlighting CPIP cases across several specialties on the Path News Network. First up, a preview of the thyroid function testing course with Dr. William Winter of the University of Florida. You can buy CPIP courses individually or include them with your proficiency testing external quality assessment order through the CAP online store. A cancer diagnosis is frightening, and for patients sorting through pathology reports, an IDH mutation or a change in tumor genetics can be bewildering. In an article for the Patient Power website, CAP member Dr. Areli Cuevas-Ocampo helps patients better understand these mutations and the information they provide about a cancer diagnosis and prognosis. IDH mutations are found in gliomas, or brain and spinal tumors. They are also found in acute myeloid leukemia and other cancers. Dr. Cuevas-Ocampo says IDH mutations in gliomas require individualized treatment. There are many ongoing clinical trials using targeted therapies and combination therapies. Finally, with the busy holiday season approaching, it's a good time to join the CAP or renew your membership. For many members, clicking that renewal button can be a reminder of the CAP's vast community and professional benefits. Dr. Guillermo Martinez-Torres, who calls himself a CAPI for life, remembers his introduction to the organization.

• Dr. Guillermo Martinez-Torres

  My initial exposure to the college was doing lab inspections. And it exposed me to that amazing world of compliance and accreditation. And again, it laid the foundation that everything in pathology revolves around quality. If you don't have quality as your infrastructure, then nothing else matters. So that was a great way, a great intro into the organization that puts quality above all else. And so that's why I'm very proud to be a member of the College of American Pathologists.

• Elizabeth McMahon

  Dr. Phyu Aung has been a member for more than a decade. She says CAP membership has not only expanded her network, it's also exposed her to new training and ways to advocate for her profession.

• Dr. Phyu Aung

  One of the things I love most is getting to meet pathologists from all kinds of private settings. You name it, academic, community, and private. It really broadens how I think about our profession. Through CAP, I have learned so much about areas we don't usually cover in training, like advocacy, leadership, and healthcare policy. I still remember attending the Pathologists Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. maybe like seven years ago. That was my first time. It was eye-opening to see how much of a difference pathologists can make in shaping healthcare at a national level.

• Elizabeth McMahon

  For Dr. William Winter, CAP membership has given him a place to get involved and stay informed.

• Dr. William Winter

  It has given me a forum to meet other clinical pathologists and participate in peer education. I have followed very closely what CAP has been doing to try to ensure proper reimbursement for the services that are provided by pathologists.

• Elizabeth McMahon

  Head over to the Join and Renew tab under Member Resources on the CAP homepage to renew your membership today. That wraps up today's Daily Edition. You can find more details on all these stories in our show notes. Don't miss our Advocacy Newsletter on Tuesdays and our Weekly Edition Newsletter on Thursdays. We'll be back tomorrow at 5 a.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to this show on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. I'm Elizabeth McMahon. Have a great day.