So, what exactly is a "floater", an extra bit of a previous section picked up with the next section in a dirty waterbath, or an obviously extra identifiable piece of tissue included in/picked up in error during grossing; bit of ambiguity in previous emails?.
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of dkb...@chs.net Sent: 07 January 2010 13:18 To: Marcia Funk Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Soo-Jin Cho; histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Policy on Floaters Lots of traffic on this one. Yes you definitely need a policy. The policy should define how you will "try" to eliminate floaters ie; clean water bath after each block, spray/wipe/change paper towels after each specimen while grossing etc. It also must include how it will be resolved. This covers everyone involved and is considered best practice. Debbie M. Boyd, HT(ASCP) l Chief Histologist l Southside Regional Medical Center I 200 Medical Park Boulevard l Petersburg, Va. 23805 l T: 804-765-5050 l F: 804-765-5582 l dkb...@chs.net "Marcia Funk" <fu...@mercyhealth.com> Sent by: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 01/06/2010 05:23 PM To "Mark Tarango" <marktara...@gmail.com>, "Soo-Jin Cho" <soo-jin....@ucsfmedctr.org> cc "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject Re: [Histonet] Policy on Floaters Floaters Yes, you are so right, for patient safety and your safety, policy is a must. Protects you and the patient. Marcia Marcia Funk Histology Laboratory Mercy Medical Center North Iowa Mason City, IA, 50401 641-422-7907 >>> Mark Tarango <marktara...@gmail.com> 01/06/2010 2:21 PM >>> Your goal is not to have floaters. If you get one, your policy should set out to determine the cause of these incidents. You should track who did it (in a spreadsheet), where it happened (grossing, embedding, cutting...). Then you should have a meeting every so often with people from the lab and some pathologists where you go over all the incidents, brainstorm for corrective actions, and decide about what you can do differently. Make sure you have the techs invovled or it won't be very effective. Mark On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Cho, Soo-Jin <soo-jin....@ucsfmedctr.org>wrote: > Hello, I'm a resident at UCSF currently working on a QA/QI project > regarding floaters, with the ultimate goal of formulating a departmental > policy regarding floaters. Despite extensive searching on the internet and > the Histonet archives, I have not found any concrete examples of policies at > other institutions and was hoping someone could help me out in this regard. > Thank you in advance for your help. > > Most sincerely, > Soo-Jin Cho > Anatomic Pathology > University of California, San Francisco > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet