April 29 2013
April 28 – May 4, 2013 is National Medical Laboratory Week in Canada. CAP-ACP joins the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science in celebrating the dedication, professionalism and the valuable contribution of medical laboratory professionals to high quality patient care.
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World Cancer Day 2013
February 04 2013
The CAP-ACP marks World Cancer Day 2013 by joining hundreds of organizations in Canada and globally to help debunk common myths and misconceptions about cancer.
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2013 Slate of CAP-ACP Officers Proposed
January 17 2013
The CAP-ACP Nominating Committee has released its proposed Slate of Officers for the CAP-ACP Annual General Meeting in June 2013.
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Cancer Checklist Education Continues in 2013
January 02 2013
2013 will see the continuation of the series of education sessions to promote awareness of the new College of American Pathologists cancer pathology reporting protocols within the pathology, clinician and cancer registry communities.
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CAP-ACP President's New Year Message
January 01 2013
Dr. Vina Alexopoulou, CAP-ACP President, reminds members to participate in their association, pay their 2013 CAP-ACP membership dues, and attend the 2013 CAP-ACP Annual Meeting in Quebec City, QC.
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CAP-ACP Creates Educator Award
December 13 2012
The CAP-ACP announces the creation of a new award that recognizes leadership in pathology education.
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Update on International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting
December 03 2012
The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting's December 2012 newsletter reports on work that began in 2011 on standard international cancer pathology datasets for Prostate (Radical Prostatectomy), Endometrium, Melanoma and Lung cancers.
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Improving the Reputation of Pathology in Canada
November 12 2012
At the 2012 CAP-ACP Annual Meeting in Calgary, AB, the CAP-ACP Working Group on Media and Public Relations shared with attendees its recommendations for a communications campaign to improve the reputation of Pathology in Canada. That presentation is now available online.
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Dr. David M. Robertson (1931 - 2012)
October 19 2012
The CAP-ACP announces with great sadness and heavy hearts the passing of CAP-ACP Past President (1974-75) & academic neuropathologist, Dr. David M. Robertson.
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CAP-ACP again offers Residents Review Course in 2013
October 15 2012
The CAP-ACP announces the 3rd iteration of its annual Residents Review Course in Hamilton, ON on 18 to 20 January 2013. This popular course helps trainees to prepare for the Specialty examination in Anatomical and General Pathology for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and is also an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1).
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CAP-ACP President's Fall 2012 Message
October 12 2012
CAP-ACP President Iakovina Alexopoulou's Fall 2012 message to Members.
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CAP-ACP Changes Secretariat Service Provider
October 12 2012
The CAP-ACP announces its (re-)engagement of Events Management of Kingston, ON as the provider for CAP-ACP Secretariat services.
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CAP-ACP Endorses Pathology Quality Improvement Conference
September 21 2012
CAP-ACP is an endorsing association for the "Shape the Future of Quality Improvements in Pathology Conference 2012" in Winnipeg, MB on 09 to 10 November 2012.
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CAP-ACP Past President on pathology errors
February 24 2012
CBC Radio One (Manitoba)'s morning program "Information Radio" interviewed CAP-ACP Past President Laurette Geldenhuys about errors in pathology on its 24 February 2012 show. Diagnostic Services Manitoba recently released a report that several mis-diagnoses by one of its pathologists have been discovered. (9:23)
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CALM response to 'Pathology Problems'
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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Canadian Association of Pathologists Unveil New Measures to Improve Patient Care
July 15 2009
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