New Surveys and Anatomic Pathology

Education Programs for 2022 and 2023

As laboratory medicine changes, the CAP supports your continued mission to deliver accurate
and reliable test results to the patients you serve with a comprehensive range of proficiency
testing/external quality assessment (PT/EQA) programs.

New Program Highlights

•C
 ompare multiple instruments testing for a wide range of respiratory viruses (ID3Q)
•E
 levate your laboratory’s preanalytical processing steps for tissue and slide preparation of
cell blocks (HQCLB) and targeted therapy (HQTAR), thus ensuring quality staining
• Assess your staff’s technical competency for body fluid review (QPB10)
•E
 nsure optimal performance of cardiac evaluation assays with calibration verification and
linearity for high-sensitivity Troponin I (LN48)

Place your 2023 order today.

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 New Surveys and Anatomic Pathology Education Programs
PROFICIENCY TESTING/EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT DISCIPLINES

Anatomic Pathology •N
 ext-generation sequencing to analyze copy number
• Preparation of histologic slides in all anatomic alterations in solid tumors (CNVST)
pathology laboratories (HQTAR and HQCLB) •N
 ext-generation sequencing to determine tumor
• Immunohistochemistry testing for prognostic marker mutational burden (TMB)
p53 (P53) •E
 xome trio testing for next-generation sequencing of
undiagnosed disorders (NGSET)
Coagulation
• Challenges that mimic patient-related factor
Hematology
deficiencies (ECF) •C
 omplete blood count and differential as well as
• Viscoelastic testing for Quantra and ROTEM Sigma nucleated red blood cell (nRBC) parameter (FH17
analyzers using whole blood (VES1) and FH17P)

Genetics and Molecular Pathology Microbiology

• Prognostic marker using FISH to identify the ALK •C
 arbapenemase detection methods to ensure testing
rearrangement in lung (CYALK) quality and staff competency (CRE)
• Next-generation sequencing bioinformatics •M
 olecular testing for joint infections utilizing the
platform-agnostic in silico PT and validated joint infection panel (JIP)
materials (NGSB4 and NGSB5) Transfusion Medicine
• Next-generation sequencing for hematologic • Automated direct antiglobulin testing (ADAT)
malignancies bioinformatics (NGSB3)

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

Instrumentation Verification Quality Management Education

• Calibration verification and linearity for
high-sensitivity Troponin I (LN48)
• Calibration verification and linearity for
high-sensitivity Troponin T (LN47)
Quality Cross Check
Monitor performance and assess comparability across
multiple instruments in your laboratory with Quality
Cross Check.
• Quality Cross Check for respiratory viruses (ID3Q)
• Quality Cross Check for hematology (FH13Q)
Quality training and tools developed with pathologist
input and uniquely tailored for the medical laboratory.
• Risk management QMEd course (QMEDRISK)
Quality Management Tools
Aid quality improvement efforts and assist with
accreditation requirements in your laboratory.
•N  on-physician care team satisfaction with clinical
laboratory services (QP231)
• Technical competency assessment of body fluid
review (QPB10) and peripheral blood smears
(QPC10/QPC25)

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Stay abreast of developments in laboratory medicine • I nformatics Essentials for Pathologists: for individual
with activities developed by more than 600 experts in (ICBE) and additional participant(s) (ICBE1)
pathology and laboratory medicine.

To visit our online store, go to cap.org and select
Shop at the top of the page. You can purchase
your PT/EQA and manage your account online
by reviewing, modifying, and submitting your
prepopulated quote.
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Participants in countries with a designated
CAP distributor should contact the distributor’s
customer service department to order.
For a list of distributors, visit cap.org and search for
“contact information by location.”
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