We do not have a policy for this. Our clinicians do often ask our pathologists to review outside slides from previous institutions on patients who are being treated at our facility.
Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Histology Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's Way Slot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax 501.364.3155 visit us on the web at: www.archildrens.org -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Godfrey Guerzon Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 7:58 PM To: rjbu...@yahoo.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; rcar...@harthosp.org Subject: RE: [Histonet] Review of outside Path If I am not mistaken, at a hospital I used to work, I remember reviewing a policy prior to our CAP inspection that states patients for surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy prior to treatment at this hospital where the diagnosis was made at another institution, slides are requested and reviewed by our Pathologists prior to treatment. I will have to follow-up with the laboratory director and find out if it is a department policy or a hospital policy. Godfrey > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 13:42:36 -0700 > From: rjbu...@yahoo.com > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; rcar...@harthosp.org > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Review of outside Path > CC: > > We did not have such a policy. Patient's slides were reviewed only as a > consultation sent by their attending pathologists. > René J. > > --- On Tue, 6/1/10, Richard Cartun <rcar...@harthosp.org> wrote: > > > From: Richard Cartun <rcar...@harthosp.org> > Subject: [Histonet] Review of outside Path > To: "Histonet" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 4:07 PM > > > For those of you working in a hospital pathology laboratory, do you have a > policy requiring review of outside pathology slides from patients diagnosed > with cancer before that patient has surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation > therapy at your institution? If so, is it a hospital or departmental policy? > Thank you. > > Richard > > Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D. > Director, Histology & Immunopathology > Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs > Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology > Hartford Hospital > 80 Seymour Street > Hartford, CT 06102 > (860) 545-1596 Office > (860) 545-2204 Fax > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2_______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this message may be privileged and 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 us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
