PATHOLOGISTS' ASSISTANTS SECTION
Pathologists' Assistants Section Workspace (for Section members only)
ABOUT THE SECTION
Year Created: 2006
Executive Committee
Chair: Lance Fuczek
Grace General Hospital
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Email: fuczek@cc.umanitoba.ca
Vice-chair: William Stinson
Secretary-Treasurer: Jim Corelli
Past Chair: Sarah James
Objectives/Mission:
The Section of Pathologists' Assistants within the Canadian Association of Pathologists is dedicated to establishing standards of professional ethics, education, and key competencies leading to national certification of Pathologists' Assistants. We promote and support excellent standards of practice, to ensure the highest quality of patient care in anatomic pathology.
Membership:
Members shall be members in good standing of the CAP regardless of their class of membership, provided they have expressed interest in matters pertaining to pathologist assistants.
Core Compentencies - Download PDF Version 
Governance:
In accordance with: NEW PA Section Bylaws Amended 2011
Letters from Executive:
- Elections 2010 19kb
- Letter to Membership
16kb
Structure: Membership Committee: CURRENT PROJECTS / INITIATIVES PAST PROJECTS / INITIATIVES RESOURCES: - Updated January 9, 2012 -
Examination Committee
Chair: Emily Coleman
Toronto Forensic Pathology Unit
Office of the Chief Coroner
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2G9
Email: Emily.Coleman@ontario.ca
Chair: Danielle Lee
Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Vernon, BC
Email: Danielle.Lee@interiorhealth.ca
Function: The Membership committee is responsible to: itemize core competencies for pathologists' assistants, propose a plan to "grandfather" currently practicing pathologists' assistant, develop a set of criteria for membership and to increase recruitment of currently practicing pathologists' assistants.
Education Committee:
Chair: Susan Cromwell
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON
Email: susan.cromwell@sickkids.ca
Function: The Education committee is responsible to look into continuing education requirements for section members, to obtain information on existing and developing PA programs in Canada.
Annual General Meeting and Conference Committee:
Chair: Sarah James
University Health Network
Toronto, ON
Email: sarah.james@uhn.on.ca
Function: The AGM and Conference Committee is responsible to make the arrangements for the annual general meeting conference.
Website Committee:
Chair: Alan Wolff
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Email: awolff@mtsinai.on.ca
Function: Author and adapt content for the CAP PA Section Website.
Was held in conjunction with the CAP 2009 Annual Conference in Halifax, NS
General Information 62kb
Agenda 174kb
Registration Form 110kb 32kb
Data collected by survey from section members at the 1st Annual Meeting of the CAP Pathologist' Assistants Section.
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