Title: CAP-ACP Clinical Immunohistochemistry Checklists: Part I and Part II (version francaise)
URL: http://www.cap-acp.org/publicFiles/CAP%20ACP%20NSC%20IHC%20Checklists%20English.pdf
Author: CAP-ACP National Standards Committee for High Complexity Laboratory Testing
Foreword: The value of a laboratory test is in its ability to provide reliable results that can be used clinically. Clinical immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests provide results to pathologists in their diagnostic work up (Class I IHC tests) and to oncologists to stratify patients for appropriate therapies (Class II IHC tests). The CAP-ACP charged the CAP-ACP National Standards Committee for High Complexity Laboratory Testing (formerly the CAP-ACP National Immunohistochemistry Standards Committee) to work toward improving standards in clinical immunohistochemistry. The Committee has prepared CAP-ACP Clinical Immunohistochemistry Checklists: Part I and Part II with the following purposes:
- To decrease risk to health and safeguard patient safety
- To bridge the gap between published guidelines and their implementation in laboratory practice
- To introduce uniform standards for clinical immunohistochemistry laboratory practice
- To promote high standards for quality assurance in clinical practice
- To facilitate communication between clinical immunohistochemistry laboratories
Invitation to Participate in Immunohistochemistry Standards Development
These Checklists are living documents and will be revised periodically. CAP-ACP members, other laboratory physicians, and other interested parties are invited to review these documents and send comments and suggestions to the Committee for consideration.
Please send your comments to cap (at) rcpsc (dot) edu.