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Histology Authors Needed! (Judi Bennett) 11. Re: Electron Microscopy Proficiency testing (Jan Shivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:16:58 -0800 (PST) From: naveeda arshad <naveedafa...@yahoo.ca> Subject: [Histonet] Re:ihc course To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <1326057418.98464.yahoomailclas...@web161706.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 does any one know about institute offering IHC coursethanks --- On Sun, 1/8/12, histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: From: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 10 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Received: Sunday, January 8, 2012, 4:16 PM Send Histonet mailing list submissions to histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 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 histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu You can reach the person managing the list at histonet-ow...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Quality assurance program for pathologists (Bob Richmond) 2. Re: finger nails (angela smith) 3. Re: finger nails (Michele Email) 4. Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 9 (Madeleine Huey) 5. Advice needed the different types of cytomorphologic stains (Gladys Lim) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 13:40:26 -0500 From: Bob Richmond <rsrichm...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Re: Quality assurance program for pathologists To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <CAOKsRH57w10Dnku3UxFUbu_DNf7=5YrNYsjdCoxwO2eJbrTU=g...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Diana McCaig (where?) asks: "Is anyone willing to share with me their quality assurance/management program for pathologists?" Glad to know you're in charge of pathologists. (Also glad I'm nearly 73 years old, though not yet retired.) I've worked in a few programs that did a 10% review of cases. If you go this route, don't choose the cases at random, but ask the pathologists to designate the cases as they do the day's work - they'll catch a lot more problems that way. I've worked in a single practice that did 100% second-pathologist review (before the case was released), and I thought that was excessive. Pathologists should be encouraged to document their internal consultations - I mean when you pass a slide to the guy at the next microscope and ask him "from the ear of a 70 year old man - do you think there's enough here to call this a basal cell carcinoma?" Such cases should be documented in a comment - I say "Dr. John Doe has seen this material and concurs." Such cases are legitimately considered part of a 10% review policy. I've worked in one large and highly competent practice that documented internal consultation very meticulously, and one of their QA guidelines was that 2.8% of their cases document internal consultation. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 15:00:29 -0800 (PST) From: angela smith <we3smi...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com>, Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1325977229.85027.yahoomailclas...@web125401.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Have you tried nairing it prior to fixation and processing? We have validated that applying a very thick coat of nair on the nail prior to fixation for 15 min to 1 hour (depending on nail size and thickness) then rinse with tap, then place in formalin and process. We do not have any issues with nails falling off. Also make sure you use charged slides. --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, "Michele Carr" <michelecar...@yahoo.com> Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:45 PM See attachment! René J. --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> Subject: [Histonet] finger nails To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 1:06 PM Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. Michele Carr Medical Laboratory Services _______________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:40:39 -0800 From: Michele Email <michelecar...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails To: angela smith <we3smi...@yahoo.com> Cc: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <ab689fdc-ff01-4f9f-8be7-fdabc2a05...@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Thanks everyone for the tips will try the Nair next time around. Michele Carr Sent from my iPad On Jan 7, 2012, at 3:00 PM, angela smith <we3smi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Have you tried nairing it prior to fixation and processing? We have > validated that applying a very thick coat of nair on the nail prior to > fixation for 15 min to 1 hour (depending on nail size and thickness) then > rinse with tap, then place in formalin and process. We do not have any issues > with nails falling off. Also make sure you use charged slides. > > --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, > "Michele Carr" <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:45 PM > > See attachment! > René J. > > --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 1:06 PM > > > Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the > slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing > each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften > it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. > Michele Carr > Medical Laboratory Services > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:04:29 -0800 From: Madeleine Huey <madeleineh...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 9 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <CAF2e4CJ2gYRkvpcEXq8DpOPA1D=zwwqf-avseqyc4a1km5c...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Michele, This is our procedure for toe & finger nails; 1) Pre-fix nails in 10% NFB as usual 2) Soak fixed nails in NAIR or any counter nail remover until soften or bend easily (toe nail take longer; thickness dependent) 3) wash nail with water 4) Process in tissue processor 5) embed & cut Note; we found soften with NAIR before processing work the best. If NAIR is used after processing; 1) cut nail on charge slides (+) 2) put slides in a plastic coplin jar with ~ 1cc 10% NFB & close cover tightly 3) bake jar in ~ 60c over for ~ 30 min 4) cool & open jar in fume hood ~ 5 min 5) stain as usual Madeleine Huey BS, HTL (ASCP) QIHC Supervisor - Pathology (IPOX & Histology) madelein...@elcaminohospital.org On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Send Histonet mailing list submissions to > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > 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 > histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > histonet-ow...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. finger nails (Michele Carr) > 2. Temporary & Direct hire PA(ASCP) for February/March (Refer a > Friend) (Cheryl) > 3. Saffron (Gagnon, Eric) > 4. Re: finger nails (Rene J Buesa) > 5. Quality assurance program for pathologists (Diana McCaig) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 10:06:40 -0800 (PST) > From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <1325873200.90291.yahoomail...@web120704.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the > slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing > each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften > it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. > Michele Carr > Medical Laboratory Services > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 10:51:12 -0800 (PST) > From: Cheryl <tkngfl...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] Temporary & Direct hire PA(ASCP) for > February/March (Refer a Friend) > To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <1325875872.67239.yahoomail...@web39404.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hello 'Netters- > > Do you know any temp/travel PAs? We've got a couple of different openings > for the right people. In this economy who doesn't want a few more > options??!! If you refer someone we help, you get a referral bonus (keep it > or share it with your friend!) > > 1. Temp traveler for at least 4 weeks in mid-February. > 2. Direct Hire in 6 different institutions around the US. Entry through > Supervisory. > > As a working tech I know a lot about the jobs before we submit you--and we > respect that it's your life we're talking about--we help make sure you have > lots of choices: you decide. > > Give me a call--make sure those you refer mention your name--I LIKE writing > referral checks! > > Cheryl > > Cheryl Kerry, HT(ASCP) > Full Staff Inc. > Staffing the AP Lab by helping one GREAT Tech at a time. > 281.852.9457 Office > 800.756.3309 Phone & Fax > ad...@fullstaff.org > > Sign up for the FREE newsletter AP News--updates, tricks of the trade and > current issues for Anatomic Pathology Clinical Labs. Send a 'subscribe' > request to apn...@fullstaff.org. Please include your name and specialty in > the body of the email. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:19:18 -0500 > From: "Gagnon, Eric" <gagn...@kgh.kari.net> > Subject: [Histonet] Saffron > To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <f93bd6329fc3ae4c8db116b985fbc3134d1d4...@kghmail.kgh.on.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Beth, as Bob Richmond has noted regarding saffron, > > "The most common use is as the hematoxylin-phloxin-saffron (HPS) > trichrome stain. It was in use as a general oversight stain in a few > pathology services when I was a resident in the 1960's..." > > and is still in use here in Ontario by about 10% of the province's histology > laboratories as a routine oversight stain. > > We have gone the same route as other respondents have noted over the years, > utilizing a variety of suppliers, including a Mediterranean health food store > in Ottawa for saffron. Now we are using the Sun Brand saffron produced in > Spain, that is available at the check-out counter at our local bulk foods > store. One might think that there would be a total shift to H&E as a routine > stain, especially with automated stainers becoming prevalent, but we have > successfully automated the stain on successive automated stainers. Since our > newest pathologists were trained as residents here, they are quite used to > HPS, and there appears to be little impetus to change. > > I still think the wafting of the boiling saffron is quite a pleasant aroma. > > Eric Gagnon MLT > Histology Laboratory > Kingston General Hospital > Kingston, Ontario, Canada > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:45:08 -0800 (PST) > From: Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, Michele Carr > <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Message-ID: > <1325882708.34952.yahoomailclas...@web65705.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > See attachment! > René J. > > --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 1:06 PM > > > Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the > slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing > each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften > it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. > Michele Carr > Medical Laboratory Services > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 17:06:19 -0500 > From: "Diana McCaig" <dmcc...@ckha.on.ca> > Subject: [Histonet] Quality assurance program for pathologists > To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <dcfd9e6a390e294aaf3a2561cd32e5c417a90...@ckhamail1.ckha.on.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Is anyone willing to share with me their quality assurance/management > program for pathologists. > > > > Sincere thanks > > Diana > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > End of Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 9 > *************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:18:08 +0800 From: Gladys Lim <gladys.scie...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Advice needed the different types of cytomorphologic stains To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <cajdq0jwodg74_vr5e9esj-jqqas7zz3pvdedtbakh3enh1d...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all, I am relatively new to this area of staining approach and therefore, I need some advise on the different types of cytomorphologic stains that are available. (1) Is it necessary to air-dry your sample prior to staining with any Romanowski stains (eg. Giemsa, Wright-Giemsa etc.)? (2) Has anyone tried using the Romanowski stains on sample that were not air-dried? What was the outcome of the staining? (3) Were there any distinct difference in terms of staining among the different types of white blood cells vs. malignant cancer cells? (4) Wouldn't air-drying of sample prior to Romanowski stain change the morphology of cells? (5) Any recommendation for other types of stains if I want to differentiate white blood cells from cancer cells, without any air-drying steps involved? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Regards, Gladys ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet End of Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 10 **************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:27:29 -0800 (PST) From: Kim Donadio <one_angel_sec...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re: Quality assurance program for pathologists To: Bob Richmond <rsrichm...@gmail.com>, "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <1326061649.24557.yahoomail...@web112301.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dr Richmond, You always please me with your replies. You are such a value to these forums. Let me, I'm sure for the thousant time tell you how much you are appreciated. You clearly understand "Quality" as most any Pathologist that Ive ever been subject to. As you know 10% review is the minumum 100%........... yep!~ Ive seen that.. what a marvel of respect did that get from little ole me Yes, excessive, we both agree I have to say though to Diana, that usually the Pathologist have thier own QA program that monitors thier work. Ive never seen anything different. Even the lone Path. Its always a good idea to communicate with them They may already have the answer to your questions? Kim D ________________________________ From: Bob Richmond <rsrichm...@gmail.com> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 1:40 PM Subject: [Histonet] Re: Quality assurance program for pathologists Diana McCaig (where?) asks: "Is anyone willing to share with me their quality assurance/management program for pathologists?" Glad to know you're in charge of pathologists. (Also glad I'm nearly 73 years old, though not yet retired.) I've worked in a few programs that did a 10% review of cases. If you go this route, don't choose the cases at random, but ask the pathologists to designate the cases as they do the day's work - they'll catch a lot more problems that way. I've worked in a single practice that did 100% second-pathologist review (before the case was released), and I thought that was excessive. Pathologists should be encouraged to document their internal consultations - I mean when you pass a slide to the guy at the next microscope and ask him "from the ear of a 70 year old man - do you think there's enough here to call this a basal cell carcinoma?" Such cases should be documented in a comment - I say "Dr. John Doe has seen this material and concurs." Such cases are legitimately considered part of a 10% review policy. I've worked in one large and highly competent practice that documented internal consultation very meticulously, and one of their QA guidelines was that 2.8% of their cases document internal consultation. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:40:46 -0800 (PST) From: Kim Donadio <one_angel_sec...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re:ihc course To: naveeda arshad <naveedafa...@yahoo.ca>, "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <1326062446.12201.yahoomail...@web112306.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 You can get IHC education from most of the vendors. If you cant go that route, then there are many good books and subscriber publications out. If you really want to be on top of the subject, do what I did many many years ago. It's called do it yourself education Get one of the books they give you to order from and learn from it. It always tells you what each antibody stains for, whats the control etc You actually can go online to any of the major sites such as DAKO, LEICA or VENTANA and see thier antibody list with all the applied info for them. In America you can also obtain knowledge from the NSH( http://www.nsh.org/ ) or as in Florida we have FSH (http://www.fshgroup.org/ ) Much Luck Kim D ________________________________ From: naveeda arshad <naveedafa...@yahoo.ca> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 4:16 PM Subject: [Histonet] Re:ihc course does any one know about institute offering IHC coursethanks --- On Sun, 1/8/12, histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: From: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 10 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Received: Sunday, January 8, 2012, 4:16 PM Send Histonet mailing list submissions to histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 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 histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu You can reach the person managing the list at histonet-ow...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Quality assurance program for pathologists (Bob Richmond) 2. Re: finger nails (angela smith) 3. Re: finger nails (Michele Email) 4. Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 9 (Madeleine Huey) 5. Advice needed the different types of cytomorphologic stains (Gladys Lim) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 13:40:26 -0500 From: Bob Richmond <rsrichm...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Re: Quality assurance program for pathologists To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <CAOKsRH57w10Dnku3UxFUbu_DNf7=5YrNYsjdCoxwO2eJbrTU=g...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Diana McCaig (where?) asks: "Is anyone willing to share with me their quality assurance/management program for pathologists?" Glad to know you're in charge of pathologists. (Also glad I'm nearly 73 years old, though not yet retired.) I've worked in a few programs that did a 10% review of cases. If you go this route, don't choose the cases at random, but ask the pathologists to designate the cases as they do the day's work - they'll catch a lot more problems that way. I've worked in a single practice that did 100% second-pathologist review (before the case was released), and I thought that was excessive. Pathologists should be encouraged to document their internal consultations - I mean when you pass a slide to the guy at the next microscope and ask him "from the ear of a 70 year old man - do you think there's enough here to call this a basal cell carcinoma?" Such cases should be documented in a comment - I say "Dr. John Doe has seen this material and concurs." Such cases are legitimately considered part of a 10% review policy. I've worked in one large and highly competent practice that documented internal consultation very meticulously, and one of their QA guidelines was that 2.8% of their cases document internal consultation. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 15:00:29 -0800 (PST) From: angela smith <we3smi...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com>, Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1325977229.85027.yahoomailclas...@web125401.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Have you tried nairing it prior to fixation and processing? We have validated that applying a very thick coat of nair on the nail prior to fixation for 15 min to 1 hour (depending on nail size and thickness) then rinse with tap, then place in formalin and process. We do not have any issues with nails falling off. Also make sure you use charged slides. --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, "Michele Carr" <michelecar...@yahoo.com> Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:45 PM See attachment! René J. --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> Subject: [Histonet] finger nails To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 1:06 PM Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. Michele Carr Medical Laboratory Services _______________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:40:39 -0800 From: Michele Email <michelecar...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails To: angela smith <we3smi...@yahoo.com> Cc: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <ab689fdc-ff01-4f9f-8be7-fdabc2a05...@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Thanks everyone for the tips will try the Nair next time around. Michele Carr Sent from my iPad On Jan 7, 2012, at 3:00 PM, angela smith <we3smi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Have you tried nairing it prior to fixation and processing? We have > validated that applying a very thick coat of nair on the nail prior to > fixation for 15 min to 1 hour (depending on nail size and thickness) then > rinse with tap, then place in formalin and process. We do not have any issues > with nails falling off. Also make sure you use charged slides. > > --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, > "Michele Carr" <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:45 PM > > See attachment! > René J. > > --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 1:06 PM > > > Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the > slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing > each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften > it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. > Michele Carr > Medical Laboratory Services > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:04:29 -0800 From: Madeleine Huey <madeleineh...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 9 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <CAF2e4CJ2gYRkvpcEXq8DpOPA1D=zwwqf-avseqyc4a1km5c...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Michele, This is our procedure for toe & finger nails; 1) Pre-fix nails in 10% NFB as usual 2) Soak fixed nails in NAIR or any counter nail remover until soften or bend easily (toe nail take longer; thickness dependent) 3) wash nail with water 4) Process in tissue processor 5) embed & cut Note; we found soften with NAIR before processing work the best. If NAIR is used after processing; 1) cut nail on charge slides (+) 2) put slides in a plastic coplin jar with ~ 1cc 10% NFB & close cover tightly 3) bake jar in ~ 60c over for ~ 30 min 4) cool & open jar in fume hood ~ 5 min 5) stain as usual Madeleine Huey BS, HTL (ASCP) QIHC Supervisor - Pathology (IPOX & Histology) madelein...@elcaminohospital.org On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Send Histonet mailing list submissions to > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > 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 > histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > histonet-ow...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. finger nails (Michele Carr) > 2. Temporary & Direct hire PA(ASCP) for February/March (Refer a > Friend) (Cheryl) > 3. Saffron (Gagnon, Eric) > 4. Re: finger nails (Rene J Buesa) > 5. Quality assurance program for pathologists (Diana McCaig) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 10:06:40 -0800 (PST) > From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <1325873200.90291.yahoomail...@web120704.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the > slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing > each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften > it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. > Michele Carr > Medical Laboratory Services > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 10:51:12 -0800 (PST) > From: Cheryl <tkngfl...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] Temporary & Direct hire PA(ASCP) for > February/March (Refer a Friend) > To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <1325875872.67239.yahoomail...@web39404.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hello 'Netters- > > Do you know any temp/travel PAs? We've got a couple of different openings > for the right people. In this economy who doesn't want a few more > options??!! If you refer someone we help, you get a referral bonus (keep it > or share it with your friend!) > > 1. Temp traveler for at least 4 weeks in mid-February. > 2. Direct Hire in 6 different institutions around the US. Entry through > Supervisory. > > As a working tech I know a lot about the jobs before we submit you--and we > respect that it's your life we're talking about--we help make sure you have > lots of choices: you decide. > > Give me a call--make sure those you refer mention your name--I LIKE writing > referral checks! > > Cheryl > > Cheryl Kerry, HT(ASCP) > Full Staff Inc. > Staffing the AP Lab by helping one GREAT Tech at a time. > 281.852.9457 Office > 800.756.3309 Phone & Fax > ad...@fullstaff.org > > Sign up for the FREE newsletter AP News--updates, tricks of the trade and > current issues for Anatomic Pathology Clinical Labs. Send a 'subscribe' > request to apn...@fullstaff.org. Please include your name and specialty in > the body of the email. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:19:18 -0500 > From: "Gagnon, Eric" <gagn...@kgh.kari.net> > Subject: [Histonet] Saffron > To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <f93bd6329fc3ae4c8db116b985fbc3134d1d4...@kghmail.kgh.on.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Beth, as Bob Richmond has noted regarding saffron, > > "The most common use is as the hematoxylin-phloxin-saffron (HPS) > trichrome stain. It was in use as a general oversight stain in a few > pathology services when I was a resident in the 1960's..." > > and is still in use here in Ontario by about 10% of the province's histology > laboratories as a routine oversight stain. > > We have gone the same route as other respondents have noted over the years, > utilizing a variety of suppliers, including a Mediterranean health food store > in Ottawa for saffron. Now we are using the Sun Brand saffron produced in > Spain, that is available at the check-out counter at our local bulk foods > store. One might think that there would be a total shift to H&E as a routine > stain, especially with automated stainers becoming prevalent, but we have > successfully automated the stain on successive automated stainers. Since our > newest pathologists were trained as residents here, they are quite used to > HPS, and there appears to be little impetus to change. > > I still think the wafting of the boiling saffron is quite a pleasant aroma. > > Eric Gagnon MLT > Histology Laboratory > Kingston General Hospital > Kingston, Ontario, Canada > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:45:08 -0800 (PST) > From: Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, Michele Carr > <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Message-ID: > <1325882708.34952.yahoomailclas...@web65705.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > See attachment! > René J. > > --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Michele Carr <michelecar...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Histonet] finger nails > To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 1:06 PM > > > Hi everyone was wondering what you do to get the nail from washing off the > slide during staining. The nail is extremely hard and seems to be washing > each time. Could I soften it prior to staining and what do you use to soften > it? Thanks in advance for all your responses. > Michele Carr > Medical Laboratory Services > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 17:06:19 -0500 > From: "Diana McCaig" <dmcc...@ckha.on.ca> > Subject: [Histonet] Quality assurance program for pathologists > To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <dcfd9e6a390e294aaf3a2561cd32e5c417a90...@ckhamail1.ckha.on.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Is anyone willing to share with me their quality assurance/management > program for pathologists. > > > > Sincere thanks > > Diana > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > End of Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 9 > *************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:18:08 +0800 From: Gladys Lim <gladys.scie...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Advice needed the different types of cytomorphologic stains To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <cajdq0jwodg74_vr5e9esj-jqqas7zz3pvdedtbakh3enh1d...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all, I am relatively new to this area of staining approach and therefore, I need some advise on the different types of cytomorphologic stains that are available. (1) Is it necessary to air-dry your sample prior to staining with any Romanowski stains (eg. Giemsa, Wright-Giemsa etc.)? (2) Has anyone tried using the Romanowski stains on sample that were not air-dried? What was the outcome of the staining? (3) Were there any distinct difference in terms of staining among the different types of white blood cells vs. malignant cancer cells? (4) Wouldn't air-drying of sample prior to Romanowski stain change the morphology of cells? (5) Any recommendation for other types of stains if I want to differentiate white blood cells from cancer cells, without any air-drying steps involved? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Regards, Gladys ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet End of Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 10 **************************************** _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 23:32:05 -0500 From: "Lee & Peggy Wenk" <lpw...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re:ihc course To: "Kim Donadio" <one_angel_sec...@yahoo.com>, "naveeda arshad" <naveedafa...@yahoo.ca>, <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <C1814EF6B2EF45A2B034C426204CB100@HP2010> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original NSH has a lot of IHC teleconferences: http://s3.goeshow.com/nsh/NSHTC2012/ereg949997.cfm?pg=home Under Register, you can download the brochure. NSH also has some IHC forums: July 13-14, 2012 in Hartford, CT. Not much information available yet, but keep checking. http://www.nsh.org/content/immunohistochemistry-forum Dako has a lot of downloadable booklets http://www.dako.com/us/index/knowledgecenter.htm But as for a college offering courses/degree in IHC - I don't know of any. There are courses on Immunology in general, and there are courses for the med tech training programs, specific to their immunology. For the histotech programs that are college/university based, the IHC is built into the curriculum, usually part of the special stains class, and you have to be accepted into the histotech program. So most histotechs learn it on-the-job, and attending their state and national symposiums. Peggy Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS -----Original Message----- From: Kim Donadio Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 5:40 PM To: naveeda arshad ; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re:ihc course You can get IHC education from most of the vendors. If you cant go that route, then there are many good books and subscriber publications out. If you really want to be on top of the subject, do what I did many many years ago. It's called do it yourself education Get one of the books they give you to order from and learn from it. It always tells you what each antibody stains for, whats the control etc You actually can go online to any of the major sites such as DAKO, LEICA or VENTANA and see thier antibody list with all the applied info for them. In America you can also obtain knowledge from the NSH( http://www.nsh.org/ ) or as in Florida we have FSH (http://www.fshgroup.org/ ) Much Luck Kim D ________________________________ From: naveeda arshad <naveedafa...@yahoo.ca> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 4:16 PM Subject: [Histonet] Re:ihc course does any one know about institute offering IHC coursethanks --- On Sun, 1/8/12, histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: From: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 10 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Received: Sunday, January 8, 2012, 4:16 PM ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:25:01 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Chatfield" <epchatfi...@ihis.org> Subject: [Histonet] Stability of Retic stain in Bone Marrow To: <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <4F0AB26D020000BC00014C4C@coregwia.peigov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi Everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has experienced issues with the stability of reticulin (Gordon and Sweets method) in bone marrow. We are seeing silver precipitant after ~1 week on our patient sections - our control is fine. Cheers, Elizabeth Peyton-Chatfield Histology Supervisor Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charlottetown, PE ------------------------- Statement of Confidentiality This message (including attachments) may contain confidential or privileged information intended for a specific individual or organization. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email, and should promptly delete this email from your entire computer system. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:32:12 -0600 From: "Genest, Sharon SktnHR" <sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca> Subject: [Histonet] Respirators and Routine Histology To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <b7f15445a710ba4fa7b48f2c55134ad40655d...@lou.sktnhr.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Amy We use respirators when changing stainers and processors. Our Gross Technologists work in chemical hoods, our special stains and coverslipping are performed in chemical hoods. We anually measure air quality and our hood air flow. Sharon Genest Anatomic Pathology Process Improvement Saskatoon Health Region 306-655-8242 sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:36:10 -0600 From: "Genest, Sharon SktnHR" <sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca> Subject: [Histonet] Electron Microscopy Proficiency testing To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <b7f15445a710ba4fa7b48f2c55134ad40655d...@lou.sktnhr.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone subscribe to a program for proficiency testing for Electron Microscopy? Sharon Genest Anatomic Pathology Process Improvement Saskatoon Health Region 306-655-8242 sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:44:14 -0500 From: Lorraine Cornett <corne...@hotmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Controls To: Histonet Listserve <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <bay169-w27fc15ba05c1a5fc2a7b82d6...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We are in need of Aspergillus and Amyloid controls. Does anyone on the histonet have any suggestions, or overabundance that they could share with us? Thanks, Lorraine Cornett, HT (ASCP) Highlands Pathology Blue Ridge Division, Kingsport, TN 423 224-5793 fax 423 224-5349 ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:00:48 -0600 From: "Nacaela Johnson" <njohn...@kcskincenter.com> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Stability of Retic stain in Bone Marrow To: "'Elizabeth Chatfield'" <epchatfi...@ihis.org>, <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <000101cccee7$db9e1780$92da4680$@com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" My experience with the Gordon and Sweets Reticulin is 1 to 2 days max. I found better results and stability with the Gomoris Retic from Poly Scientific. Nacaela Johnson, B.S. HTL (ASCP) Histology Supervisor Kansas City Skin & Cancer Center, LLC 5810 NW Barry Rd, Ste 100 Kansas City, MO 64154 ph: 816 584 8100 fx: 816 584 8106 em: njohn...@kcskincenter.com -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Chatfield Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 7:25 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stability of Retic stain in Bone Marrow Hi Everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has experienced issues with the stability of reticulin (Gordon and Sweets method) in bone marrow. We are seeing silver precipitant after ~1 week on our patient sections - our control is fine. Cheers, Elizabeth Peyton-Chatfield Histology Supervisor Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charlottetown, PE ------------------------- Statement of Confidentiality This message (including attachments) may contain confidential or privileged information intended for a specific individual or organization. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email, and should promptly delete this email from your entire computer system. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:55:34 -0500 From: Judi Bennett <j...@medialabinc.net> Subject: [Histonet] Histology Authors Needed! 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Judi Bennett Program Director, MediaLab, Inc. -- Judi Bennett, BSM, MT MediaLab, Inc. e-mail j...@medialabinc.net Phone (877) 776-8460 ext. 721 cell phone 404-915-2999 fax (678) 401-0284 ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:25:52 -0600 From: Jan Shivers <shive...@umn.edu> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Electron Microscopy Proficiency testing To: "Genest, Sharon SktnHR" <sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca> Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Message-ID: <caeoc1q1qsjvkgn8ie+xyodheefm4g9nmptuxtn2dziabbhh...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 We participate in the External Quality Assessment Scheme in EM Virus Diagnostics (EQA-EMV) administered through the Robert Koch Institut of Berlin, Germany. It tests proficiency only on infectious disease identification. Jan Shivers Section Head - EM University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory St. Paul, MN, USA On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Genest, Sharon SktnHR < sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca> wrote: > Does anyone subscribe to a program for proficiency testing for Electron > Microscopy? > > Sharon Genest > Anatomic Pathology > Process Improvement > Saskatoon Health Region > 306-655-8242 > sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca > > _______________________________________________ > 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 End of Histonet Digest, Vol 98, Issue 11 **************************************** _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet