CAPA meeting case presentation preview (Chicago, Aug 19-20, 2017)

Here is the link (Cleveland Clinic ePathology SlideDepot https://slidedepot.clevelandclinic.org ) to the digital images of the cases which will be presented at the meeting on Aug 20 (Sunday). Feel free to preview them before the meeting.
– Username: attendee2
– Password: capaconf
These slides will be available for you through this link until September 29th.  Internet Explore and Firefox work well, but Chrome is not supported.

PDF 2017 Chicago CAPA meeting Cases

The 3rd CAPA Diagnostic Pathology Course, Chicago, August 19-20, 2017

Click here for detailed meeting information and details (updated on Aug 18th, 2017)

To register, please fill this Google Form (including hotel and fee information)

The registration fee is $150 for active CAPA member, $200 for non-member, and $75 for course faculty. You may use these direct links to pay the fee: $150, $200, $75. (Please use Internet Explorer if you experience any technical difficulty with Chrome or Firefox.)

The Healing Art of Pathology

The Healing Art of Pathology by CAPA member Dr. Marylin M. Bui and Katherine A. Galagan is the collective voice of pathologists showing the world our passion, dedication, talent and contribution to patient care, science and education. Purchasing this book is to support CAP Press and CAP Foundation. Both editors donate their royalties of the book to CAP Foundation which has a signature program “See, Test and Treat Program” which provides underprivileged women with free breast cancer and cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment.  Here is a link to a recorded interview and a movie clip about the book – https://player.vimeo.com/video/202397255

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Call for Speakers: Special Topic Lectures for Online Education

The CAPA Online Education Program plans to have special topic lectures on each subspecialty. Volunteer experts from every subspecialty are needed. The target audience will be junior attending faculty members and general pathologists who want to update their knowledge, as well as senior residents and fellows. The volunteers can choose your own topic(s) of interest. Speakers will be selected by the CAPA Education Committee and/or invited by the Online Education Subcommittee to facilitate this lecture series. The lectures will be given in the weekends and the presentation is usually 1-2 hours in the Saturday evenings. We will try our best to accommodate the speaker’s schedule. Experts of any pathology subspecialty can volunteer. Continue reading

2017 President’s Message

Dear CAPA Members,

It is my great honor and privilege to serve you as the CAPA president for 2017-2018. Since its establishment in 2003, and with continuous and collective efforts from our presidents, officers of all subcommittees, and all active members, CAPA has become a nationally and internationally recognized pathologist organization with over 600 members today.

CAPA consists of a very broad membership in both academic and private practice, in both AP and CP, with experienced and “young” pathologists.  As a group, we are extremely accomplished, with many nationally and internationally known pathologists and tenured professors in major medical centers.  We have had members serve as department chairs and directors for anatomic pathology in top US/Canadian universities, directors for residency and fellowship programs across the country, and directors/business owners in various settings of private practices.    Continue reading