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The author shares his views as president of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) regarding various issues affecting the profession and industry. Topics covered include an editorial written by Richard E. Horowitz and Sarah M. Bean for the February 2017 issue of "Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine," solid education in clinical chemistry, inclusion of autopsy findings among critical outcome and performance measures, and the CAP Performance Analytics Dashboard.

In this article the author discusses the directions that the U.S. health care system may or should take in the wake of uncertainties like terrorism and international conflict. Topics include it being the job of people to ensure that medical judgments are scientifically informed and pathologists stated to have a responsibility to translate science into medicine.

The article explores the role of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) in improving the status of pathological laboratories. Laboratory accreditation is considered as a core element of the collective identity of pathologists. The organization's practices and activities are recognized for continually evolving since the first Laboratory Accreditation Program was launched in 1964.

Information about the 2016 CAP annual meeting for diagnosticians and pathologists held in Las Vegas in September 2016. Topics discussed include the scientific plenary at CAP16 providing a riveting look at immunotherapy for lung cancer, several pharmaceutical companies exhibiting at CAP2016, House of Delegates speaker James E. Richard talking about ways to further integrate the House into essential functions of the CAP.

In this article, the author discusses the importance of communication between pathologists and clinical and administrative partners. Topics discussed include making it easier to integrate pathology findings in the electronic medical record by synoptic reports; experience of understanding of cancer biomarkers and need for patient safety while attending the Cancer Biomarkers Conference II in Texas; and making decisions for laboratory tests to prevent unnecessary spending.

The article offers the author's view whether color is a concrete characteristic of the physical world. He refers to the mechanism of color perception of scientist Isaac Newton. He outlines the species-specific anatomical disparities which shows that human have distinct color receptors that lead to seven cone combinations. He offers information on the initiative of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Moonshot which aims to build a reservoir of accessible resources such as clinical trials.

The author discusses the meaningful consequences of the incomplete understanding of what takes place in the laboratory. He mentions that laboratory professionals and pathologists preemptively establish and retain systems to unearth the questions which have not been asked. It states that rigorous habits of thought enable pathologists to know when something is not quite right.

The article offers the author's insights on the interests of pathologists. Topics discussed include the imminent transition of pathologists to digital pathology, the book "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End," by Atul Gawande, and the author's favorite book "The Physics of Baseball," by Robert K. Adair.

The article offers information on the CAP16 Program by organization of pathologists College of American Pathologists to be held in Las Vegas from September 25-28, 2016.

The article reflects on overcoming challenges resulting from trauma. Topics discussed include establishment of programs for teaching and research on childhood disorders, diagnosis of pediatric leukemia, work of Sidney Farber, doctor of medicine (MD) in clinical pathology, and acute illnesses are becoming manageable chronic diseases.

The article focuses on the importance of pathology and laboratory services, as proved in the Triple Aim initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Topics discussed include the highlights of MEDLAB, the medical laboratory conference and exhibition held in late January 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, why population health encompasses much more than transmissible microbial diseases and biothreats and the need for the industry to identify how to pay for population health services.

The article offers information on the CAP Policy Meeting, to be held on May 2-4, 2016 in Washington.

The article offers the author's insights on why the clinical resposibilities of a pathologist needs to understand his patients and colleagues through talking with them. Topics mentioned include the lead of the conversation to develop new skills and capabilities to the specific needs of the patient, the importance of coordination and teamwork within the clinical practice, and the optimizing of communication quality by helping colleagues become comfortable with technological innovations.

The author discusses the use of new technologies for scotoma therapy. He agrees that physicians should consider effective therapies for scotoma by using emerging innovative tools to have a greater range of therapy options. Also discussed are the advice of neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks on embracing innovative technologies for patient-care, working with the team in a collaborative environment and finding ways to tame scotomas.

The article discusses the highlights of the 2015 annual meeting of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The expert panel who discussed prostate diagnosis, screening and treatment include Drs. Jonathan I. Epstein and John L. Gore as moderated by Dr. M. Elizabeth Hammond. Other speakers include pathology professor Richard J. Zaino and neuropathologist Dr. Bennet I. Omalu.

In this article, the author focuses on health care management with reference to his own experiences of learning to identify a core principle and communication in an organization. Topics include suggestions for discussions including health care ecosystem to be in flux, evolution in itself as inevitable, and patient-centered thinking as the anchor for any conversation about health care reform, and deeper engagement of pathologists in validation.