January 06 2012
The Canadian Alliance of Laboratory Medicine, which includes the CAP-ACP, responds to Globe and Mail writer Andre Picard’s column "What We Should Learn from our Pathology Problems" in this Letter to the Editor.
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CAP-ACP responds to Globe's 'Yell Louder' editorial
January 06 2012
The CAP-ACP responds to the Globe and Mail's editorial 'Yell louder this time' in this Letter to the Editor.
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CAP-ACP, others form Lab Med Alliance
January 06 2012
CAP-ACP and other laboratory physicians national specialty societies agreed to form the Canadian Alliance of Laboratory Medicine (CALM), a cooperative entity that will advocate for Laboratory Medicine.
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CAP-ACP President's 2011 Year-end Message
December 16 2011
CAP-ACP President Iakovina Alexopoulou's 2011 year-end message to Members.
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Preliminary Program for 2nd Annual Residents Review Course Released
December 10 2011
The CAP-ACP has released the Preliminary Program for the 2nd Annual Residents Review Course, to be offered in Hamilton, ON from March 2 to Sunday, March 4, 2012.
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CAP-ACP members comment on Saskatchewan medical laboratory licensing regulation breach
July 12 2011
A breach of Saskatchewan’s medical laboratory licensing regulations by the Saskatoon Health Region, exposed by a whistleblower who has since been fired, has been linked to the region’s shortage of pathologists — a problem noticeable across Canada.
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Canada’s Pathologists Issue Guidelines on Investigations into Labs
June 06 2011
The CAP-ACP Section of Patient Safety and Quality Assurance has released guidelines on investigations by health administrators into allegations of irregularities in laboratories.
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CAP-ACP responds to National Post's 'scandal' writer
March 18 2011
A column appearing the Canada-wide newspaper National Post on 16 March 2011 contained serious inaccuracies about Pathology in general, and Forensic Pathology in particular. The CAP-ACP Executive sent a letter to the editor in response.
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CAP-ACP releases Position Statement on Pathologists' Assistants
February 22 2011
The CAP-ACP has released a Position Statement on Pathologists Assistants. The document covers: Policy - Guidelines for Supervising a PA - Quality Assurance Guidelines - Suggested List of Key Competencies - Guidelines for Issuance of "Certificate of Evaluation".
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CAP-ACP creates prize in memory of Dr. Andrew Herzenberg
December 01 2010
New award recognizes the best oral or poster presentation by a resident in Nephropathology or Transplant Pathology at the CAP-ACP Annual Meeting.
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CAP-ACP seeks input on mismatch repair IHC use
November 17 2010
The CAP-ACP National Standards Committee is conducting a survey to determine the current use of mismatch repair immunohistochemistry among Canadian pathologists.
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CAP-ACP and Royal College create national lab testing standards council
November 16 2010
The Canadian Association of Pathologists, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and many other of the country’s top medical organizations have created a national body designed to produce uniform testing standards for hospital laboratories across the country.
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CAP-ACP Launches Fellowship Exam Prep Course
November 12 2010
The CAP-ACP has created an exam preparation course for those who plan to write the Royal College fellowship examination in anatomic pathology in 2011.
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CAP-ACP Seeks Input on Strategic Vision
November 12 2010
The CAP-ACP Executive Committee is conducting a survey to determine whether the strategic direction of the Association aligns with the vision of its members.
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CAP-ACP Seeks Input on Journal
November 11 2010
The CAP-ACP would appreciate your input regarding its journal, the Canadian Journal of Pathology.
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CAP-ACP Releases Clinical IHC Checklists
November 08 2010
The CAP-ACP National Standards Committee has released checklists for clinical immunohistochemistry.
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CAP-ACP Celebrates Canadian Patient Safety Week
November 04 2010
The Canadian Association of Pathologists / Association canadienne des pathologistes (CAP-ACP) endorses Canadian Patient Safety Week, observed this year on 01-05 November 2010. Medical laboratories generate information that drives over 80% of medical decisions. It is therefore essential that this information is provided in a relevant, accurate, timely, efficient and safe manner. With such information, other health care providers and their patients are able to make informed decisions in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
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CAP-ACP, CAP collaborate on Cancer Report Protocols
September 13 2010
The Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the College of American Pathologists (CAP), forging a collaboration in the development of standard cancer datasets, also called protocols.
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CAP-ACP President speaks on CBC Radio's "The Current"
August 18 2010
CAP-ACP President Dr. Laurette Geldenhuys spoke about anatomic pathology quality assurance measures on the 18 August 2010 national broadcast of the CBC Radio show "The Current".
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Canadian Association of Pathologists (Association canadienne des pathologistes) Rebrands as CAP-ACP
July 22 2010
Canada's voluntary professional organization for Canada's laboratory physicians and scientists now uses the acronym "CAP-ACP" to refer to itself.
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CAP-ACP Develops New Mission Statement
July 22 2010
The Canadian Association of Pathologists (Association canadienne des pathologistes) has a new, more concise mission statement .
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CAP-ACP Launches Online CPD Subspecialty Courses
May 01 2010
The Canadian Association of Pathologists Continuing Professional Development Committee has launched a new initiative to extend the range of its online educational offerings to include short courses on subspecialty pathology.
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CAP-ACP Statement on the Current State of Canadian Pathology - March 2010
March 05 2010
The CAP-ACP President comments on the case in Windsor, ON and the current state of pathologist practice in Canada in general.
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Canadian Association of Pathologists Unveil New Measures to Improve Patient Care
July 15 2009
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