Carol, We just obtained a VIP 6 processor and we have a program for routine overnight processing. It seems to work well. I will send or fax it to you by Monday. The Tissue-tek sales rep that installed and trained us, mentioned about increasing the times in the alcohols for fatty/breast tissue. You can try this and make any adjustments to the program I am sending. We have two stations of formalin at two hours each. As a side note, we have two Excelsior processors also and except for a few glitches, they seem to work fine. Take care.
Garret Miyamoto Lead histotech, Anatomic Pathology Dept. Tripler Army Medical Center ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Date: Friday, December 4, 2009 8:04 am Subject: Histonet Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8 To: [email protected] > Send Histonet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Cerner Millennium Scroll Capabilities? (Evans, Andria B) > 2. Histology Supervisor Job (K.C. Carpenter) > 3. Formaldehyde Vapors (Walter Benton) > 4. RE: what book to study for registry? (Carol Bryant) > 5. RE: [SPAM-HC] - [Histonet] what book to study for registry? - > Email found in subject (Cazares, Ruth) > 6. RE: what book to study for registry? (Cheri Miller) > 7. mistake (Cheri Miller) > 8. one more time. This is what I meant to send (Cheri Miller) > 9. tissue processor times (Carol Bryant) > 10. THANK YOU (Kathy M. Gorham) > 11. RE: one more time. This is what I meant to send (Cheri Miller) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:54:53 -0500 > From: "Evans, Andria B" < > Subject: [Histonet] Cerner Millennium Scroll Capabilities? > To: < > Message-ID: > < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Does anyone out there have the capability to scroll with your mouse wheel in > cerner millennium? > > Andria B Evans, HTL(ASCP)CM > Anatomic Pathology > York Hospital > 1001 S. George Street > York, PA 17405 > 717-851-5006 > > "You can learn a lot more from listening than you can from talking. Find > someone with whom you don't agree in the slightest and ask them to explain > themselves at length. Then take a seat, shut your mouth, and don't argue > back. It's physically impossible to listen with your mouth open." -John Moe > > "Maturity is accepting imperfections." > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > This email may contain confidential health information that is legally > privileged. This information is intended for the use of the named > recipient(s). The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from > disclosing this information to any party unless required to do so by law or > regulation and is required to destroy the information after its stated need > has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in > reliance on the contents of this email is strictly prohibited. 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We are completely free of charge to > candidates and are currently working on numerous Histology positions. Our > clients often assist with relocation expenses. > > > > > > > > One position in particular I want to tell you about is a 1st shift Histology > Supervisor job with one of the top ranked teaching hospitals in the country. > Located in New York City, this hospital is an award winning facility that's > consistently ranked in the top 10% in the annual "Best Hospital" issue of US > News & World Report. Requirements for the position include: BS in Medical > Technology (or related science), HT or HTL ASCP certification and NY State > License. Must have at least 5 years of experience working as a > Histotechnologist in a clinical lab setting with recent supervisory > experience. This position offers a competitive compensation package with > outstanding benefits including retirement package. > > > > Below is a list of some of the other Histology opportunities we are currently > working on. > > > > 1) New York City - Histotechnologist -3rd shift > > 2) Oklahoma - Histotechnologist - 1st shift > > 3) Georgia (SE part of the state) - Histology Supervisor - 1st shift > > 4) Georgia (SE part of the state) - Histotechnologist - 2 positions open > > 5) California (Bay Area) - Pathology Manager - 1st shift > > 6) California (Los Angeles) - Histology Supervisor - 1st shift > > 7) California (san Diego) - Sr. Histotechnologist - 1st shift > > 8) Massachusetts (Boston) - Histotechnologist - 1st shift > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Contact me if you're interested in learning more about any of these > opportunities or if you'd like to be considered for future positions that > come up with our clients. We work on positions at all levels and cover the > entire US. Please also send me an updated resume and let me know what the > best way to reach you is. > > > > > To view some additional opportunities please visit our website at > www.ka-recruiting.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KC Carpenter > > > > K.A. Recruiting, Inc. > > > 10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor South > > > Boston, MA 02109 > > > P: (617) 692-2949 > > > F: (617) 507-8009 > > > > [email protected] > > > > www.ka-recruiting.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:12:50 -0500 > From: "Walter Benton" < > Subject: [Histonet] Formaldehyde Vapors > To: < > Message-ID: < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Are you using the potassium permanganate filters? Are you evaluating and > changing them as needed. Instructions to evaluate the pellets are listed on > page 120 of the Mopec catalogue and probably can be found online. Basically > the test has you check the pellets for color, Purple = New, Dark Brown the > pellet is spent. We have used these filters for a while now and find that > they work well provided they are changed at appropriate intervals. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kathy M. > Gorham > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Histonet] FORMALDEHYDE > > Good Morning Histo Land, I was just informed that on my last test sample > for formaldehyde vapors was very high. Right now I have to wear a > respirator while grossing and assisting grossing. We are looking at why > the Mopec grossing station is not working in fact we have not had really > good results since we put it in. I'm wondering if anyone else is having > the same problem or know of a better solution. Our grossing station is > the one that is self contained with filters. Also is anyone using with > good result a formalin substitute? If so which one? > Thanks and Have a great day, > > Kathy Gorham, H.T. > Grande Ronde Hospital > La Grande Oregon > > > Walter Benton, HT(ASCP)QIHC > Histology Supervisor > University of Maryland Medical Center > Anatomic Pathology > 22 S. Greene St > Room NBW65 > Baltimore MD 21201 > (Direct) 410-328-0930 > (Lab) 410-328-5524 > (Fax) 410-328-5508 > > > > This e-mail and any accompanying attachments may be privileged, confidential, > contain protected health information about an identified patient or be > otherwise protected from disclosure. State and federal law protect the > confidentiality of this information. If the reader of this message is not the > intended recipient; you are prohibited from using, disclosing, reproducing or > distributing this information; you should immediately notify the sender by > telephone or e-mail and delete this e-mail. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:33:24 -0500 > From: Carol Bryant < > Subject: RE: [Histonet] what book to study for registry? > To: 'Robert Richmond' <, > "[email protected]" > < > Message-ID: < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Please reply to all. I am also interested in any suggestions as several > histotechs I work with would also benefit from the information. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > Richmond > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Histonet] what book to study for registry? > > I'm working with a thirtysomething man with a degree in chemistry and > a good bit of experience under his belt, who in these bad times wound > up signing on as a histech with no experience. Trained by an elderly > minimally competent tech, he's rapidly blossomed - is making superb > slides and is really interested in histotechnology. He's appalled by > the minimal knowledge of science of his co-workers. > > With the base ulterior motive of trying to keep him from taking off > when times get better, I've been strongly encouraging him to take the > registry exam when he becomes eligible in a few more months. I'll try > to work with him as much as I can. > > My question to you all is - what book should he be studying? Is the > exam still based on Freida Carson's book (2nd ed) which we have, or is > there a more recent book we should get? > > Bob Richmond > Samurai Pathologist > Knoxville TN > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY > > This message, including any attachments, is intended only for the sole use of > the addressee and may contain confidential or privileged information that is > protected by the State of Kentucky and/or Federal regulations. If you are > not the intended recipient, do not read, copy, retain or disseminate this > message or any attachment. If you have received this message in error, please > call the sender immediately at (859)258-4000 and delete all copies of this > message and any attachment. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, copying > or distribution is strictly prohibited. Neither the transmission of this > message or any attachment, nor any error in transmission or misdelivery shall > constitute waiver of any applicable legal privilege. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:11:43 -0600 > From: "Cazares, Ruth" < > Subject: RE: [SPAM-HC] - [Histonet] what book to study for registry? - > Email found in subject > To: Robert Richmond <, > "[email protected]" > < > Message-ID: > < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I recently mentored an employee who took and passed the certification test. > We did use Freida's book but used questions from ASCP's study guide book to > supplement. I felt that since ASCP is the entity putting together the test > questions, the employee would benefit from being familiar with the type of > questions ASCP would use. It's a nice book, divided into the different > chapters (fixation, microtomy, processing etc.) and it is also divided into > the questions for HT and HTL. > > In our situation, it helped identify the areas were the student was lacking > so that we could focus on that area. > > > Ruth Cazares, HT (ASCP) > Histology Supervisor > Department of Pathology > Swedish Covenant Hospital > 5145 North California Ave > Chicago, IL 60625 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > Richmond > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SPAM-HC] - [Histonet] what book to study for registry? - Email > found in subject > > I'm working with a thirtysomething man with a degree in chemistry and a good > bit of experience under his belt, who in these bad times wound up signing on > as a histech with no experience. Trained by an elderly minimally competent > tech, he's rapidly blossomed - is making superb slides and is really > interested in histotechnology. He's appalled by the minimal knowledge of > science of his co-workers. > > With the base ulterior motive of trying to keep him from taking off when > times get better, I've been strongly encouraging him to take the registry > exam when he becomes eligible in a few more months. I'll try to work with him > as much as I can. > > My question to you all is - what book should he be studying? Is the exam > still based on Freida Carson's book (2nd ed) which we have, or is there a > more recent book we should get? > > Bob Richmond > Samurai Pathologist > Knoxville TN > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > thwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > *** Confidentiality Statement *** > This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which > it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and > confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, > please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and then > delete it from your system. Any review, dissemination, distribution, or > reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited > and may be subject to legal restriction. > > > Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:40:25 -0600 > From: Cheri Miller < > Subject: RE: [Histonet] what book to study for registry? > To: "[email protected]" > < > Message-ID: < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > ........Am I the only one offended by this ?? > I'm working with a thirtysomething man with a degree in chemistry and a good > bit of experience under his belt, who in these bad times wound up signing on > as a histech with no experience. Trained by an elderly minimally competent > tech, he's rapidly blossomed - is making superb slides and is really > interested in histotechnology. He's appalled by the minimal knowledge of > science of his co-workers. > > > Cheryl Miller HT ASCP CM > Histology Supervisor > Physicians Laboratory Services > Omaha, NE. 402 731- > > PRIVILEGED / CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may be contained in this message. If > you are not the addressee intended / indicated or agent responsible for > delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that you are in > possession of confidential and privileged information. Any dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and > delete this email from your system. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:42:13 -0600 > From: Cheri Miller < > Subject: [Histonet] mistake > To: "[email protected]" > < > Message-ID: < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sorry didn't mean to resend, guess it's a Friday thing?? Maybe not. > > Cheryl Miller HT ASCP CM > Histology Supervisor > Physicians Laboratory Services > Omaha, NE. 402 731 4148 > > > PRIVILEGED / CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may be contained in this message. If > you are not the addressee intended / indicated or agent responsible for > delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that you are in > possession of confidential and privileged information. Any dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and > delete this email from your system. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:45:33 -0600 > From: Cheri Miller < > Subject: [Histonet] one more time. This is what I meant to send > To: "[email protected]" > < > Message-ID: < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Am I the only one offended by this ?? ....Thank goodness for his co-workers, > He will be able to rescue them from their plight....Remember when histology > was in a dark dank room next to the morgue?? Show some respect for those > elderly minimally competent techs ... Most of them taught themselves > histology. (In these bad times wound up signing on as a histech)...Its not as > if being a HT or HTL is the worse thing this guy could have stumbled upon. > > > Cheryl Miller HT ASCP CM > Histology Supervisor > Physicians Laboratory Services > Omaha, NE. 402 731 4148 > > > PRIVILEGED / CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may be contained in this message. If > you are not the addressee intended / indicated or agent responsible for > delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that you are in > possession of confidential and privileged information. Any dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and > delete this email from your system. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:45:35 -0500 > From: Carol Bryant < > Subject: [Histonet] tissue processor times > To: "[email protected]" > < > Message-ID: < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello everyone! > We have always had one program (catch-all) for all our specimens that we ran > overnight on an Excelsior tissue processor. We just purchased a new VIP 6 > and I want to have a program for our larger fatty specimens such as breast > cases and run our small biopsies on another program. How much time do you > use on each station for your larger cases such as breasts? Particularly the > formalin stations, 1 hour or 2 hours each? > Thanks in advance for your replies. > > > Carol Bryant, CT (ASCP) > Cytology/Histology Manager > Pathology Services > Lexington Clinic > Phone (859) 258-4082 > Fax (859) 258-4081 > [email protected] > > > > NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY > > This message, including any attachments, is intended only for the sole use of > the addressee and may contain confidential or privileged information that is > protected by the State of Kentucky and/or Federal regulations. If you are > not the intended recipient, do not read, copy, retain or disseminate this > message or any attachment. If you have received this message in error, please > call the sender immediately at (859)258-4000 and delete all copies of this > message and any attachment. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, copying > or distribution is strictly prohibited. Neither the transmission of this > message or any attachment, nor any error in transmission or misdelivery shall > constitute waiver of any applicable legal privilege. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:55:15 -0800 > From: "Kathy M. Gorham" < > Subject: [Histonet] THANK YOU > To: < > Message-ID: < > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > It's Friday! Thanks to everyone that responded to my question about > formaldehyde fumes. It was helpful. Yes, we do change the filters . . . > Monthly. Maintenance came in and at this moment are checking the air > flow. It looks like they are going to go ahead and vent it to the > hospital system. Until we are tested again we will be wearing > respirators. YUCK!! But I want to be safe. Thanks again and have a > great week end. > > Kathy Gorham H.T. > > > GRH National Recognition > Outstanding Rural Health Organization of 2009 awarded by NRHA > Gold Standard Critical Access Hospital 2009 awarded by LarsonAllen LLP > Leader in Innovative Excellence 2009 awarded by the OAHHS > > GRH Mission > We will ensure ACCESS to superior QUALITY, affordable health care for all > those in need of our services, including underserved populations within our > communities. > > > GRH Confidentiality Notice > This e-mail and any attached documents are for the intended recipient/s only > and should be protected against viewing by unauthorized persons. The > information > herein may have been disclosed from records whose confidentiality is protected > by Federal and State Law. Federal regulations prohibit further distribution or > copying of this information without permission. 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