ANNOUNCING THE EDITORIAL BOARD FOR THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PATHOLOGISTS’ ASSISTANTS MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION GUIDELINES: UTILIZATION OF THE CAP CANCER PROTOCOLS AT THE SURGICAL GROSS BENCH (GROSSING GUIDELINES)
St. Paul, MN – The American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA) is pleased to announce the formation of the AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines: Utilization of the CAP Cancer Protocols at the Surgical Gross Bench (Grossing Guidelines) Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is composed of Pathologists’ Assistants from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise and is committed to the success of the Grossing Guidelines. These individuals serve as ambassadors of the Grossing Guidelines, will provide peer review and support to protocol authors, and will determine the Grossing Guidelines mission, vision, and core values as we navigate toward anticipated enhancements with our fourth edition.
The Grossing Guidelines serve patients by ensuring that the macroscopic examination of cancer resection specimens is compliant with the most up-to-date College of American Pathologists (CAP) Cancer Protocols and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging System. They are based on specified relevant source documents, drafted by Pathologists’ Assistant experts, and supported by the information provided by the CAP, AJCC, and other peer-reviewed references.
Fourth Edition Grossing Guidelines Editorial Board
| Editor-in-Chief | Jon Wagner, PA(ASCP)CM AAPA Director of Professional Outreach Pathologists’ Assistant, Kaiser Permanente-Northern California Region |
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| Project Manager | Connie Thorpe, PA(ASCP)CM AAPA Director of Professional Development Associate Professor, Saint Louis University Pathologists’ Assistant, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital |
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| Molecular Author/ Editor |
Heather Gaburo, PA(ASCP)CM AAPA Board of Trustees Vice Chair Panel of National Pathology Leaders |
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| Content Review Lead | Courtney Hyland, PA(ASCP)CM, F-ABMDI AAPA Board of Trustees member, Education and Forensic Task Force Oversight Instructor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Medicolegal Death Investigator Pathologists’ Assistant, Assistant Supervisor |
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| Publishing Editor | Dennis Strenk, PA(ASCP)CM Pathologists’ Assistant, Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories Host, People of Pathology Podcast |
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| Managing Editor | Monica Kendall, PA(ASCP)CM, F-ABMDI Instructor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Medicolegal Death Investigator Pathologists’ Assistant Supervisor |
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| Copy Editor | Darryl Kinnear, PA(ASCP)CM Pathologists’ Assistant, Department of Anatomic Pathology Assistant Director of Autopsy Service, Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine |
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| Art Director | Jesse McCoy, PA(ASCP)CM AAPA Board of Trustees, CFO Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinical Coordinator, Quinnipiac University Pathologists’ Assistant Program |
Section Authors
| Skin | Brooke Walsh, PA(ASCP)CM Anatomical Pathology Manager, RWJBarnabas Health |
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| Gynecologic | John Eckman, PA(ASCP)CM Pathologists’ Assistant, Mountain States Pathology |
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| Thorax | Heather Gaburo, PA(ASCP)CM | |
| Gastrointestinal Genitourinary |
Erika Paulsen, PA(ASCP)CM AAPA Board of Trustees member, Administration oversight Lead Pathologists’ Assistant, Loyola University Medical Center |
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| Endocrine Central Nervous System |
Connie Thorpe, PA(ASCP)CM | |
| Breast | Robert Fiorelli, PA(ASCP)CM Pathologists’ Assistant, Pathology Associates of Syracuse, PC |
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| Head and Neck | Angelica Gervasio, PA(ASCP)CM Pathologists’ Assistant, Versant Diagnostics |
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| Soft Tissue and Bone | Jonathan Chen, PA(ASCP)CM Pathologists’ Assistant, Duke University Medical Center |
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| Pediatric | Roseann Vitale, PA(ASCP)CM Assistant Professor and Director of Experiential Learning, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science |
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| Ophthalmologic | Cynthia Kwok, PhD, MSc, PA(ASCP)CM, PA(CCCPA-CCCAP) Pathologists’ Assistant, Rockyview General Hospital |
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| Hematologic | Ellen Panetto, PA(ASCP)CM Research Pathologists’ Assistant, The University of Chicago |
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The American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants was founded in 1972 as a not-for-profit volunteer organization of allied health practitioners dedicated to the advocacy and advancement of the pathologists’ assistant profession. The AAPA advocates, promotes, and sustains the highest education and professional standards for the profession, for all associated educational training programs, and for individual pathologists’ assistants. It is our mission to provide our members with high quality, targeted continuing education (CE) opportunities, as well as professional development and leadership activities to include networking and support. Additionally, the AAPA strives to promote and support high quality standards within the scope of practice for pathologists’ assistants in anatomic pathology, ensuring the provision of high quality patient care.
The AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines have been created for use by all those involved in the macroscopic handling of surgical cancer cases including pathologists’ assistants, pathology residents, and pathologists. Access to the Grossing Guidelines is limited to laboratory personnel including pathologists’ assistants, pathology residents, and pathologists directly involved in grossing cancer resection specimens. Visit the AAPA website www.pathassist.org and click on the Grossing Guidelines tab for more details.
For more information, contact Connie Thorpe, PA(ASCP)CM, Director of Professional Development, at [email protected].