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Is your lab inspection ready?
[ALERT] DECEMBER 5, 2023: An updated version of the Inspection Readiness Kit is now available!
Has your laboratory director ever requested checklists for macroscopic specimen examination supervision templates or competency assessment for pathologists’ assistants? Are you finding yourself struggling to locate these documents online without success? The AAPA has a solution! The AAPA Inspection Readiness Kit. To assist pathologists’ assistants, pathologists, and laboratory directors in achieving a successful CAP inspection, and to clearly define performance expectations, the AAPA offers guidelines for personnel requirements, competency assessment of pathologists’ assistants, and for pathologists’ assistants who perform macroscopic tissue examination. This kit includes provisions from the Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory General Accreditation Checklists of the College of American Pathologists that have been licensed by the AAPA. This kit addresses only those Accreditation Checklist items directly related to pathologists’ assistants.
The AAPA Inspection Readiness Kit is downloadable and available by subscription through the AAPA website. The policies and templates are posted in Word format and customizable for your institution. Accreditation requires thorough documentation. The AAPA Inspection Readiness Kit will assist you in achieving a successful CAP inspection and provides useful tools for pathologists’ assistant personnel management. Purchase access to the AAPA Inspection Readiness Kit
Employers will have to create a NEW login to access this separate portal of the AAPA website, specifically designed for the Inspection Readiness Kit. Effective Jan. 1, 2024: Inspection Readiness Kit – included with membership for all current, active AAPA members!
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Access to the Inspection Readiness Kit costs $300 for a 2 year-subscription and $150 for each subsequent 2-year renewal. Subscribers who fail to renew their access must repurchase access at the $300 rate. Subscription lasts for two years and is based on an anniversary date system, meaning you have full access for up to two years from the date you purchase. Subscribers will receive notices when their renewal period is upcoming. The Inspection Readiness Kit will be reviewed for updates against the CAP checklist as they happen, at least once per year. Additionally, as part of your subscription you get the peace of mind that we are watching for updates and notifying you as they are made and available in our packet. Yes! Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, the Inspection Readiness Kit will be included with membership for all current, active AAPA members. AAPA Grossing GuidelinesThe AAPA Grossing Guideline Protocols are a set of documents that ensure all information required by the CAP Cancer Protocols is included in the macroscopic description. The Grossing Guideline Protocols focus on TNM staging and all information under those headings. The AAPA Grossing Guideline Protocols support medical professionals engaged in the macroscopic examination of cancer resection specimens providing a standardized, systematic approach. AAPA Career Center AdsThe most effective way to announce a job opening for a pathologists’ assistant is through the AAPA Career Center. Members are able to access the AAPA Career Center 24 hours a day through the Members Only section of www.pathassist.org. Our membership consists of certified and certification exam eligible PAs and does not include other laboratory personnel such as histotechnologists or cytotechnologists. Please submit your job ad and payment directly through the Career Center website. If you have any questions or problems with your online order, please contact the AAPA Central Office. You will receive a confirmation email and receipt when the ad has been posted. |
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