Dear All, The more I see Histologists who worked one-on-one with a Pathologist/Doctor, the more I see a group of concerned individuals who think out-of-the-box, and they have been extremely enriched by the experience. The new students who have not had this experience have missed out on a wonderful facet of Histology! Janet
________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Sharon Osborn Sent: Sun 4/5/2009 2:54 PM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] cytology screening requirements Terri and Allysa, Terri, just reading what you have written about CLIA '88 regs for Cytology screening reminds me why I no longer do cytology and just do histology. I did both for over 15 years, leaving several years prior to CLIA 88. I worked in rural area designated as a regional medical center. We had two pathologists, 2 histotechs, 1 cyto tech(me) plus I was backup histo. I did ALL the cytology prep work, staining, cover slipping, screening, filing and ordering. The secretary did the recording and the billing. My work was very interesting for I saw it all in fluids and Paps. We had some very progressive specialist clinicians so that when needle aspirates first came out, we were doing them. My pathologists' attitude was that any meeting/training was worth it if we learned one thing well and implemented it. They would challenge me and I would challenge them on new technics, ideas and best health care practice. Some days a person can screen more slides while other days screen less. This can be due to the type/quality of the slide, or a number of different variables. This was the days before Thin Prep when the spatula was used to scrap the cervix. The quality of the slides depended upon the skill of the clinician or whomever was doing the scraping. My pathologists did a 10% rescreen of my work before it was a requirement because we felt that was the correct process for continuing evaluation. Sharon Osborn IHC-QC ThermoFisherScientific Fremont, CA _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ======================================================= The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting the material from any computer. ======================================================= _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet