&nb= sp;Although I paased it when there was still a practical, I found that read= ing ALL of the recommended texts provided me with the information needed to= pass the exam without the need to memorize. I esp found the B&S and th= e Carson text particularly helpful and it was great to read them again.If y= ou work in a histolab and pay attention to what you are doing, you will lik= ely pas the exam or at least get half the answers from just being engaged o= n the job. Memorization will not help with questions that require you to re cognize what a stain is, an artifact, troubleshooting etc. Nick(Rocky) Madary, HT/HTL(ASCP)QIHC
On 11/14/11, histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu wrote: Send Histonet mailing list submissions to [1]histonet@lists.utsouthwest= ern.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visi= t [2]http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/li= stinfo/histonet or, via email, send a message with subject or body '= help' to [3]histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu You can reach the person managing the list at histonet-owner@lis= ts.utsouthwestern.edu When replying, please edit your Subject li= ne so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." <= BR> Today's Topics: 1. RE: HTL Exam (joelle weaver) 2. Whisker= s (Adam Boanas) 3. using Aquoes mounting media (Remedy Bi) 4. RE: HTL= Exam (joelle weaver) 5. (no subject) (Freeman, Carol) 6. RE: 15 year= s of Histonet (Morken, Timothy) 7. counterstain for fast red (Kim Merria= m) 8. HT training -competency checklist (joelle weaver) ----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Me= ssage: 1 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:11:19 +0000 From: joelle weaver &l= t;[4]joelleweaver@hotmail.= com> Subject: [Histonet] RE: HTL Exam To: <[5]aaperg...@uspath.com>, Histonet <<= A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"; tar= get=_blank _djrealurl="mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu";>histon e...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, <[6]histonet-bounces@lis= ts.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <SNT135-W65BE521[7]080A40866F1DB35D8C00@phx.g= bl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" A= drienneThanks for your thoughts, however I was not in need of any study hel= p, having passed the exam some time ago, but was posting in response to stu= dents questions to try to help and support them. I think your system is goo= d if your goal is memorization. My personal feeling is that while this may = allow you to select the correct answer on any MC test in the short term; if= you only memorize information it will leave short term recall very quickly= , and you will be lacking when called upon to use this information for appl ication, synthesis, troubleshooting etc., in a real lab situation. Memoriza= tion is a learning first step, but good to move beyond this level of unders= tanding in your learning process. I am glad that you were able to pass, and= I hope you go on to build on your learning through your work in the lab. B= est of luck. Joelle Weaver MAOM, BA, (HTL) ASCP [8]http://www.linkedin.c= om/in/joelleweaver > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:38:24 -0700 > From: [9]aaperg...@uspath.co= m > To: [10]joell= ewea...@hotmail.com > Subject: HTL Exam > > Hi Joell= e, > > > I took the HTL exam in April. I thought I did = terribly but ended up passing (go figure). > > I honestly thi= nk it's a lot of memorization. > > I got the flash-cards that= compliment the Carson text. Some images were repeats of the book but most = were new. And it was an excellent study guide for questions like: what is t= his stain, what's wrong with this stain/section, what's the best fixative f= or this stain, etc. I also made my own flashcards, of which I had probably = around 500. Not an easy task. > > I read and high-lighted the= Carson and Barncroft text. Then I went through and made an outline of the = text (a loooong outline). > After reviewing that a few times, I made= my flashcards. > > Going through the flashcards over the wee= ks, I could eventually cut out the ones that I knew the answers to and kept= studying the more difficult ones. > > The Barncroft text was= an excellent supplemental for Carson and also had nice images. > > If you would like my outline, let me know and I will send it over. $5= 00. Kidding. > > Best of luck! > > Adrienne = > > -- > > > > Adrienne Kavanagh HTL = (ASCP) > US PATH > 30 W. Century Road > Suite 255 = > Paramus NJ 07652 ------------------------------ Mes= sage: 2 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:13:05 +0000 From: Adam Boanas <<= A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:a.boa...@epistem.co.uk"; target=_blan= k _djrealurl="mailto:a.boa...@epistem.co.uk";>a.boa...@epistem.co.uk&g t; Subject: [Histonet] Whiskers To: "[11]histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu= " <[12]histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <176C97A AA877D24798ED73[13]76652d0fd815aee4f...@srvexch02.epistem.loca= l> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello, I am currently sectioning individual rat whiskers and follicles and a m having some trouble obtaining clean sections from within the centre of th= e whisker (and intact bulb) without the brittle hair falling out of the blo= ck or splintering. Does anyone know of a method that I could use to soften = the keratin prior to embedding? I am thinking 10% Sodium Hydroxide or 5% Am= monium Hydroxide but do not really know about appropriate timings for such = a small tissue. Many thanks, Adam Adam Boanas Senior Resear= ch Associate Epistem Ltd 48 Grafton Street Manchester, M13 9XX ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, = 14 Nov 2011 07:29:49 -0800 (PST) From: Remedy Bi <[14]bire...@yahoo.com> Subject: [Histonet] using A= quoes mounting media To: [15]histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <1321284589.35[16]355.YahooMailClassic@web45516= .mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello friends i wish to fine out how to use the aqueous mounting me dia. thanks alot ------------------------------ M= essage: 4 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:46:30 +0000 From: joelle weaver &= lt;[17]joelleweaver@hotma= il.com> Subject: [Histonet] RE: HTL Exam To: <[18]aaperg...@uspath.com>, <[19]histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, Histonet <[20]histone= t...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <SNT135-W3010F05[21]05A245376989531D8C00@= phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" No harm done. I believe that you meant the Bancroft text, and it is als= o good and similar in content to the Sheehan & Hrapchak as well as the = Pierce and Luna publication(s) . All would suffice in my opinion, as a comp= liment to Carson, it is more or less a matter of opinion and preference, th= ough you have to keep in mind the publication timelines of those. Your flas= hcards would be helpful to students I believe, though in my opinion the pro= cess of creating the flashcards or outlines yourself is probably as valuabl= e to the intial memorization, as using them as memorization tools.There are considerably more good resources available now than in the past, and whate= ver methods work best for your learning- go for it. Given my own past exper= iences, I merely emphasize the practical application of the knowledge in th= e lab as the final, yet most important, step. However, I recognize and enco= urage ANYONE who attempts the HTL, however they choose to pursue it, we rea= lly need more educated, knowledgable people in the hiring pool! J= oelle Weaver MAOM, BA, (HTL) ASCP [22]http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelleweaver > Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:08:41 -0700 > From: [23]aaperg...@uspath.com > To: [24]joellewea...@hotmail.com<= /A> > Subject: Re: HTL Exam > > I just realized I sent t= his to you instead of the one asking about the exam. > > My ap= ologies! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrienne Aperghis Kavanagh" <[25]aaperg...@uspath.com> > To: [26]joellewea...@hotmail.com > Sent: = Friday, November 11, 2011 2:38:24 PM > Subject: HTL Exam > = > Hi Joelle, > > > I took the HTL exam in April. I t= hought I did terribly but ended up > passing (go figure). > > I honestly think it's a lot of memorization. > > I got t= he flash-cards that compliment the Carson text. Some images were > re= peats of the book but most were new. And it was an excellent study > = guide for questions like: what is this stain, what's wrong with this >= ; stain/section, what's the best fixative for this stain, etc. I also made<= BR>> my own flashcards, of which I had probably around 500. Not an easy = task. > > I read and high-lighted the Carson and Barncroft tex= t. Then I went > through and made an outline of the text (a loooong o= utline). > After reviewing that a few times, I made my flashcards. > > Going through the flashcards over the weeks, I could eventua= lly cut out > the ones that I knew the answers to and kept studying t= he more difficult > ones. > > The Barncroft text was an = excellent supplemental for Carson and also had > nice images. > > If you would like my outline, let me know and I will send it over= . $500. > Kidding. > > Best of luck! > > Ad= rienne > > -- > > > > Adrienne Kava= nagh HTL (ASCP) > US PATH > 30 W. Century Road > Suite 25= 5 > Paramus NJ 07652 > > -- > > > <= BR>> Adrienne Kavanagh HTL (ASCP) > US PATH > 30 W. Centur= y Road > Suite 255 > Paramus NJ 07652 -----------= ------------------- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:15:19 -0= 500 From: "Freeman, Carol" <[27]carol.free...@utoledo.edu> Subject: [Histonet] (no s= ubject) To: <[28]histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: &= lt;D8839F381A97B045BA5A[29]607F5EEDF311018B52F0@MSG02CV0 0.utad.utoledo.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii= " We are starting MSI testing in our lab, I am just curious = if there is any labs out there doing this on colon biopsy cases. If so w= e would love some feedback. I would like to know if this is common pract= ice somewhere. ------------------------------ Message:= 6 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:32:25 -0800 From: "Morken, Timothy" <= [30]Timothy.Morke= n...@ucsfmedctr.org> Subject: [Histonet] RE: 15 years of Histonet To: "'[31]Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern= .edu> Message-ID: <8D7C2D242DBD45498006[32]B21122072BF89F5EE478@MCINFRWEM003.ucsfmedical center.org<= /A>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Linda Wr= ote "By the way, Histonet is coming up on its 16th year anniversary (wow!) = and there are currently 3543 members on the list (from >30 countries as = of my last tally)." That is really great. I agree with John Kiernan = that Histonet really opened up the histology community. Back in the "old" d= ays you were lucky if you knew a few techs outside your own lab, and met a = few at the occasional state or national meeting. Most histotechs were very isolated. Since Histonet that has all changed. Now we are all just an email= away from getting just about any question answered. I am continually aston= ished at the breadth of knowledge out there AND the breadth of the field. <= BR> I think I heard about Histonet from NSH. In any case it was around 1 997 and I was working in Saudi Arabia. Histonet was a fantastic resource an= d I even ended up getting a job back in the US through contacts I made on H= istonet (remember that Jeannine?). Since then I peruse it almost da= ily and occasionally post. In any case it is always interesting to see what= the unofficial "topic of the day" is! Tim Morken Supervisor, His= tology, IPOX UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA, USA --= ---Original Message----- From: [33]histonet-bounces@lists.utsouth= western.edu [[34]mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu= ] On Behalf Of Linda Margraf Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 12:01 P= M To: '[35]Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] Unsubscr= ibing from Histonet Dear Histonetters: Hi, I haven't put out = many messages on the list recently. I have just been quietly administering = the list (and occasionally removing people who ask to be unsubscribed as my= time allows). By the way, Histonet is coming up on its 16th year anniversa= ry (wow!) and there are currently 3543 members on the list (from >30 cou= ntries as of my last tally). 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My pathologist w= ould like to use something other than Hematoxylin as a counterstain. = What does everyone recommend? Thanks, Kim Kim = Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC Cambridge, MA -------------------------= ----- Message: 8 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:47:06 +0000 From: j= oelle weaver <[42]joelle= wea...@hotmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] HT training -competency c= hecklist To: <[43]histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, Histonet <[44]histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: = <SNT135-W224F243[45]e15baf2ac5761f9d8...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; chars= et="iso-8859-1" A couple of people contacted me about a traini= ng and competency checklist for intial, entry level HT employees. I put som= ething together that is pretty generic from some items I developed for a pr evious employer. Of course if I was going to do this for myself, I would ex= pand it out, but it might help those out who are working to develop this in= strument for their lab. I will post from my linked in page and if it helps = out, great. Just keep in mind that this would not be a copy/paste item and = that you might use this as an idea starter only, and would need to add your= specific instrumentation processes and procedures, LIS and other SOP's to = be incorporated. I still recommend the CAP tool, and also the need to corre= late with the job description, and broader organizational objectives, which= of course would vary by laboratory.ThanksJoelle Joelle Weaver MAOM,= BA, (HTL) ASCP [46]http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelleweaver -----= ------------------------- __________________________________________= _____ Histonet mailing list [47]Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [48]http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/his= tonet End of Histonet Digest, Vol 96, Issue 20 **************= ************************** References 1. 3D"mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"; 2. 3D"http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/ 3. 3D"mailto:histonet-requ...@lists.ut 4. 3D"mailto:joellewea...@hotmail.com"; 5. 3D"mailto:aaperg...@uspath.com"; 6. file://localhost/tmp/3D" 7. 3D"mailto:080a40866f1db35d8...@phx.gbl"; 8. 3D"http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelleweaver"; 9. 3D"mailto:aaperg...@uspath.com"; 10. 3D"mailto:joelleweaver@hotmai 11. file://localhost/tmp/3D"m 12. 3D"mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwester 13. 3D"mailto:76652D0FD815AEE4F263@S 14. 3D"mailto:bire...@yahoo.com"; 15. 3D"mailto:histonet@ 16. 3D"mailto:355.YahooMailCla 17. 3D"mailto:joellewea...@hotmail.com"; 18. 3D"mailto:aaperg...@uspath.com"; 19. 3D"mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"; 20. 3D"mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"; 21. 3D"mailto:05a245376989531d8...@phx.gbl"; 22. file://localhost/tmp/3D"http 23. 3D"mailto:aaperg...@uspath.com"; 24. 3D"mailto:joellewea...@hotmail.com"; 25. file://localhost/tmp/3D 26. 3D"mailto:joellewea...@hotmail.com"; 27. 3D"mailto:Car 28. 3D"mailto:histo...@lists.uts 29. 3D"mailto:607F5EEDF31101 30. 3D"mailto:timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org"; 31. 3D"mailto:Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern. 32. 3D"mailto:b21122072bf89f5ee...@mcinfrwem003.ucsfmedicalcenter.org"; 33. 3D"mailto:his 34. 3D"mailto:histonet-bounces@list 35. 3D"mailto:Histonet@lists.utsouthweste 36. 3D"http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/options/h 37. 3D"mailto:Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"; 38. 3D"http://lists.uts=/ 39. 3D"mailto:kme 40. 3D"mailto:histo 41. 3D"mailto:1.50439.Yaho 42. 3D"mailto:joelleweaver@hotmail 43. 3D"mailto:histonet-bounces@ 44. 3D"mailto:histonet@lists 45. 3D"mailto:E15BAF2AC5761F9D8C 46. 3D"http://www.linkedin.co=/ 47. 3D"mailto:His 48. 3D"http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/h_______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
