Forty-two percent of physicians reported feeling burned out last year, according to Medscape's 2021 Physician Burnout Report published earlier this year. And not surprisingly, COVID 19 appears to have increased levels of physician burnout.  While 69% of physicians said they were somewhat or very happy in 2020 before the pandemic started, this figure fell to 49 percent during the pandemic, according to that same Medscape survey. 

Like most physicians, many pathologists find it challenging to balance professional and personal responsibilities. While this balance can be particularly difficult for pathologists early in their careers, there are some methods to improve efficiencies both at home and at work, as Yasmeen Butt, MD, FCAP, and Jaclyn Rudzinski, MD, FCAP discuss in this CAPcast episode.

Why Work/Life Balance is a Challenge Worth Tackling to Be a Better Pathologist

Technical and investigative advances have greatly expanded pathologists’ knowledge in the field of hematology. To help pathologists and laboratorians keep up with these changes, the CAP Press has just released the second edition of the Color Atlas of Hematology, an expanded version of the first with new content focusing on peripheral blood pathology. In this CAPcast, senior editor Dr. Eric Glassy and co-editor Dr. Katherine Galagan discuss this edition’s new content and how pathologists and laboratorians can best implement this vast resource of information into their practice. Learn more about the book: https://capatholo.gy/2rqUzOx.

How to Tap into the Now and Future of Hematology? With a Field Guide

Both networking and publishing are important for academic pathologists to succeed, according to Dr. Roseann Wu, a staff pathologist and assistant professor of clinical pathology & laboratory medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia. In this CAPcast, Dr. Wu discusses why networking and publishing are so vital and how membership in the CAP can benefit academic pathologists. Dr. Wu’s recently wrote a blog on the issue, "CAP Membership for the Academic Pathologist," now posted on CAP.org: https://capatholo.gy/2AqanZA.

Tips on Networking & Publishing for the Academic Pathologist

As we move into the next phase of the pandemic, laboratories are ramping up efforts to implement SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing to identify individuals who may have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past. 

In this CAPcast, Dr. Daniel Rhoads, Section Head of Microbiology at the Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Elitza Theel, Director of Infectious Disease Serology from Mayo Clinic explain the clinical use of antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 and describe the work of the CAP’s Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology and Flow Cytometry Committees to develop the new proficiency testing program SARS-CoV-2  Serology (COVS).

The new SARS-CoV-2 Serology PT program is available today (https://capatholo.gy/3d9u4DR). The program code is COVS, and the first shipment is scheduled for June 22, 2020. Visit the COVID-19 page (https://www.cap.org/covid-19) on the CAP’s web site for the latest news and resources, including those for proficiency testing customers and CAP-accredited laboratories. The COVID-19 page offers useful links to helpful tools and resources to clarify rules of compliance as you implement COVID-19 testing in your laboratory.

Using Proficiency Testing to Ensure Accurate Serologic Testing of SARS-CoV-2

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Using Proficiency Testing to Ensure Accurate Serologic Testing of SARS-CoV-2

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