We also need NSH to step up and do what they said they would years ago instead of planning more and more meetings per year and increasing what we pay them for not doing anything to help us. They seem to support anything ASCP/CAP/CLIA etc tells them and we are left footing the bill in more ways than monetarily. NSH in Providence is in a week and I cannot go this time so why can't those going start asking where the proposal brought up years ago hasn't moved forward. I would have been happy to bring it up from the floor in the general membership meeting.
Pam Marcum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce K. Weems" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:39:03 AM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT They are only as good as we are, so we need them to fight for us!! Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax [email protected] www.saintjosephsatlanta.org 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30342 This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint Joseph's Hospital and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. -----Original Message----- From: Horn, Hazel V [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 9:30 AM To: Weems, Joyce K.; 'Jennifer MacDonald'; Marcum, Pamela A Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT Histology does not get the respect or the recognition because histologists do not report results. All of the complex testing we do is overlooked because the pathologists report the results. CLIA standards are based on result reporting. The CAP has looked the other way for years because pathologists would hire unregistered techs. If pathologists would demand only registered techs half our battle would be won. Hazel Horn Supervisor of Histology/Autopsy/Transcription Anatomic Pathology Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's Way | Slot 820| Little Rock, AR 72202 501.364.4240 direct | 501.364.1241 fax [email protected] archildrens.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Weems, Joyce K. Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:08 AM To: 'Jennifer MacDonald'; Marcum, Pamela A Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT And the reason so many have been fighting for this for years. If a lab were looking for a Medical Technologist there would be no question. Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax [email protected] www.saintjosephsatlanta.org 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30342 This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint Joseph's Hospital and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a separate email. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jennifer MacDonald Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 7:32 PM To: Marcum, Pamela A Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT As long as we do not need certification, licensure and minium education requirements we will not be recognized as Laboratory Professionals. From: "Marcum, Pamela A" <[email protected]> To: "'joelle weaver'" <[email protected]>, "'Emily Sours'" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: 09/10/2013 01:12 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT Sent by: [email protected] I agree we have huge gray areas and not all histology schools are as good as they could be for what we are facing in Histology. I keep harping on the fact that until we are recognized as Laboratory Professionals we will stay in this limbo. The rules determining complex testing should be revisited to what is done in Histology Laboratories today and not what we did 30 or more years ago. The Clinical Laboratory is now so automated it is hard to find anyone in most areas who can even remember doing any manual testing. The Micro lab is the closest to being as manual as areas of Histology. I am in a small market and finding a registered Histologist is harder for us. I would love to have 8 to choose from and interview. Pam Marcum From: joelle weaver [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:59 PM To: Marcum, Pamela A; 'Emily Sours'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT Well I am mostly clinical...but I think that organizations can set standards outside and beyond what CAP,CLIA etc stipulate. For the position I have now, I had to submit all my transcripts from high school up through masters in addition to proof of my ASCP certification, IHC qualification, continuing education, and professional association activity. There is a lot of gray area out there. They seem to have not had trouble getting applicants though ( and I know this varies by market), there were over 8 candidates for an HT opening, which I thought was a pretty good turn out. Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Unregistered HT > Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:53:26 +0000 > > Research is a different area and not controlled by CAP, CLIA and other hospital licensing or accreditation organizations. We are bound by the rules of these organizations and while I agree with you to a point. We do need minimums for training and registration by recognized licensing bodies when patient tissue is being processed for histological examination. I am sure no one thinks of this often however; there are medical legal issues with insurance we have that do not apply for research. It is also clear that registration does not mean we don't have registered people who are not as good as they should be for excellent patient care. > > I have worked in research and while I would not ever say the hiring of non-registered people is a problem for research. It is often a specialty area that requires knowing more than routine Histology. I have done plastics in research that could not ever be used in routine Histology due to the time factors and in some cases limited use with staining applications, especially IHC for some procedures. Many other areas in research require more specialized training than would be used in a routine area. I would also add some really great techs are in many phases of research. I know MT who work in Histology and are not registered as the MT BS, overrides the HT requirement for many institutions. > > Many factors must be considered for both research and routine > Histology that cover far more than just hiring registered people in certain areas of the laboratory. > > Pam Marcum > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected]< mailto:[email protected]> [ mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[ mailto:[email protected]]> On Behalf Of Emily Sours > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:20 AM > To: joelle weaver > Cc: [email protected]< mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Unregistered HT > > Do employers consider lab techs to be proficient enough? I've been > doing ISH and immuno for 13 years, but I'm not certified as I do research. Maybe there aren't a lot of lab techs out there? Just wondering since you might be missing someone awesome by hiring only certified people. > > "By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama > of their own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new story for their lives. Move forward." > > -Chuck Palahniuk, "Haunted" > > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 6:49 PM, joelle weaver > <[email protected]< mailto:[email protected]>>wrote: > > > All I have is a "histology assistant" description I put together. It > > is mostly clerical, instrument up keep and other duties. My employer > > does not hire uncertified techs- due to CLIA license, grossing, FISH > > & molecular duties ( high complexity). I hope to be a clinical site > > eventually, and then they will have to complete their certification > > within one year -if they are hired on. > > If you think that will help, I can send it on. > > > > > > > > > > Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > > > > > Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 15:39:12 -0500 > > > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected]< mailto:[email protected]> > > > Subject: [Histonet] Unregistered HT > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm wondering if anyone can share a job description for an > > > unregistered > > HT > > > position. I also need to know if unregistered HT's are allowed to > > > cut frozen sections. I know there is a limit to what they can do, > > > especially where IHC and special staining are concerned, but I > > > really don't know > > about > > > frozens, since it's a lot like regular microtomy, except for the > > > H&E staining of the slide. I also understand that facilities might > > > have different descriptions, but what I'm really looking for is > > > what CAP > > allows > > > them to do. > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > > > Deloris Carter, HT(ASCP) > > > SMMC > > > Shawnee, KS > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Histonet mailing list > > > [email protected]< mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > [email protected]< mailto:[email protected]> > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected]< mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. 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