Here is a lead ( #3 ), but IMEB has a leg up with an endorsement already. Please ask Dawn Truscott or someone else to post a Rankin endorsement on Histonet ASAP and contact the prospect,
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2015, at 7:00 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. Histology position at CDC Atlanta > (Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)) > 2. Refurbished Equipment (Leesa Jones) > 3. Re: Refurbished Equipment (Tina Van Meter) > 4. Release of blocks to research facilities (Abbott, Tanya) > 5. Re: Release of blocks to research facilities (Michael Ann Jones) > 6. Comet assay: looking for reviewers of a short paper > (Jorge A. Santiago-Blay) > 7. FW: Release of blocks to research facilities (Abbott, Tanya) > 8. RE: Release of blocks to research facilities (Boyd, Debbie M) > 9. ER/PR Benchmarks (Fawn Bomar) > 10. Re: FW: Release of blocks to research facilities (WILLIAM DESALVO) > 11. RE: FW: Release of blocks to research facilities (James Watson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:20:52 +0000 > From: "Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)" <j...@cdc.gov> > Subject: [Histonet] Histology position at CDC Atlanta > To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <3b2cd438e1628a41bd687e98b963b78137f06...@embx-clft4.cdc.gov> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > We are currently accepting resumés for a Histotechnician, HT(ASCP) or > Histotechnologist., HTL(ASCP) at the Centers for Disease Control and > Prevention in Atlanta, GA. > > The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' experience in the > histology lab to include processing, embedding, sectioning and both routine > and special staining of slides. > > We have state-of-the-art instrumentation and are currently looking into a > barcoding system. > > This is not an entry level position and is currently being offered as a > contract position. > > If interested, please contact me with your resumé and I will be happy to > share more details. > > > Jeanine H. Sanders, BS HT(ASCP), QIHC > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention > Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch > 1600 Clifton Road, NE > MS/G-32 > Atlanta, Ga 30333 > 404-639-3590 > j...@cdc.gov > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:23:05 -0800 > From: Leesa Jones <lcjon...@alaska.edu> > Subject: [Histonet] Refurbished Equipment > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Message-ID: > <cadooha0kgc+_divvd2it3wkaww-1eu7ozpsf12ebwgfonax...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I am looking at purchasing a refurbished processor from either RBC, GMI or > IMEB. I would greatly appreciate any feedback/experiences other > Histonetter's have had with these companies. If there is another company > that you purchased refurbished equipment from and had a wonderful > experience with and would like to recommend them, I would love to know. PM > me at lcjon...@alaska.edu > > Thank you!!! > -- > *Leesa C. Jones* > > Animal Resources Center - Veterinary Services > University of Alaska, Fairbanks > 907-474-6054 or 907-474-7020 > lcjon...@alaska.edu > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:53:47 -0400 > From: Tina Van Meter <tina.vanme...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Refurbished Equipment > To: Leesa Jones <lcjon...@alaska.edu> > Cc: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <CAOjqA8z4YWXmJc8ZBO-w9GHf0r-wp6jWKMEUbE8xcrVWPJs1=q...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hi Leesa, > I have dealt with IMEB and have nothing but great things to say concerning > their equipment and customer service. The equipment was in top notch > condition and they contact me periodically to make sure everything is > working well. > > Good luck, > Tina > > T​ina Van Meter, HT (ASCP) > Histology Core Manager > Scripps Research Institute > Jupiter, Florida > >> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Leesa Jones <lcjon...@alaska.edu> wrote: >> >> I am looking at purchasing a refurbished processor from either RBC, GMI or >> IMEB. I would greatly appreciate any feedback/experiences other >> Histonetter's have had with these companies. If there is another company >> that you purchased refurbished equipment from and had a wonderful >> experience with and would like to recommend them, I would love to know. PM >> me at lcjon...@alaska.edu >> >> Thank you!!! >> -- >> *Leesa C. Jones* >> >> Animal Resources Center - Veterinary Services >> University of Alaska, Fairbanks >> 907-474-6054 or 907-474-7020 >> lcjon...@alaska.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> Histonet mailing list >> Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:33:11 +0000 > From: "Abbott, Tanya" <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> > Subject: [Histonet] Release of blocks to research facilities > To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <852f7d2c14fb464d80e182b15db138af4cdc9...@chiex005.chi.catholichealth.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > CAP checklist ANP.12500 refers to "Record Retention". I am looking > specifically at NOTE 2: "Regarding extra-institutional release of blocks for > research purposes." > I am wondering how everyone handles this, especially if you have only 1 block > on newly diagnosed patient and the Doctor wants it sent out for research. > Thanks in advance for your help! Tanya > > Tanya G. Abbott > Manager Technologist > Histology/Cytology > St Joseph Medical Center > (phone) 610-378-2635 > > This email and attachments contain information that may be confidential or > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender at once > and delete this message completely from your information system. Further use, > disclosure, or copying of information contained in this email is not > authorized, and any such action should not be construed as a waiver of > privilege or other confidentiality protections. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:41:19 +0000 > From: Michael Ann Jones <mjo...@metropath.com> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Release of blocks to research facilities > To: "Abbott, Tanya" <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net>, > "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: <d12c8de8.797e%mjo...@metropath.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Following this closely. . . > Michael Ann > Michael Ann Jones, HT (ASCP) > Histology Manager > Metropath > 7444 W. Alaska Dr. #250 > Lakewood, CO 80226 > 303.634.2511 > mjo...@metropath.com > > > > > > > On 3/16/15, 1:33 PM, "Abbott, Tanya" <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> > wrote: > >> CAP checklist ANP.12500 refers to "Record Retention". I am looking >> specifically at NOTE 2: "Regarding extra-institutional release of blocks >> for research purposes." >> I am wondering how everyone handles this, especially if you have only 1 >> block on newly diagnosed patient and the Doctor wants it sent out for >> research. >> Thanks in advance for your help! Tanya >> >> Tanya G. Abbott >> Manager Technologist >> Histology/Cytology >> St Joseph Medical Center >> (phone) 610-378-2635 >> >> This email and attachments contain information that may be confidential >> or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender >> at once and delete this message completely from your information system. >> Further use, disclosure, or copying of information contained in this >> email is not authorized, and any such action should not be construed as a >> waiver of privilege or other confidentiality protections. >> _______________________________________________ >> Histonet mailing list >> Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 06:53:37 -0400 > From: "Jorge A. Santiago-Blay" <blayjo...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Histonet] Comet assay: looking for reviewers of a short > paper > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Message-ID: > <cagbddudetrcn5kdzdpcyklax_cjrda9epw7qgddvv3eh-pf...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Dear Histonetters: > > I serve as editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed scientific journal, *Life: > The Excitement of Biology*. > > I just received a short (ca. 4,400 words long, incl. Literature Cited and > Figure Legends) paper that assesses DNA damage levels in a species > of mussel using the comet assay. If you are interested in serving as a > reviewer, please send me an email directly (= off the list) to > blayjo...@gmail.com. > > Gratefully, > > Jorge > > > Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD > blaypublishers.com > > 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* > http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ > > 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: > http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. > > 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: > http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* > > 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ > > > http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ > http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:38:00 +0000 > From: "Abbott, Tanya" <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> > Subject: [Histonet] FW: Release of blocks to research facilities > To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <852f7d2c14fb464d80e182b15db138af4cdca...@chiex005.chi.catholichealth.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I did call the CAP and they stated first of all, that it is a very confusing > checklist component! But I was told that the research facility is taking on > the ownership of the block, and we need to ensure that whoever we are sending > our blocks to are following the proper retention protocols. > > From: Abbott, Tanya > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:33 PM > To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' > Subject: Release of blocks to research facilities > > CAP checklist ANP.12500 refers to "Record Retention". I am looking > specifically at NOTE 2: "Regarding extra-institutional release of blocks for > research purposes." > I am wondering how everyone handles this, especially if you have only 1 block > on newly diagnosed patient and the Doctor wants it sent out for research. > Thanks in advance for your help! Tanya > > Tanya G. Abbott > Manager Technologist > Histology/Cytology > St Joseph Medical Center > (phone) 610-378-2635 > > This email and attachments contain information that may be confidential or > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender at once > and delete this message completely from your information system. Further use, > disclosure, or copying of information contained in this email is not > authorized, and any such action should not be construed as a waiver of > privilege or other confidentiality protections. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:11:51 +0000 > From: "Boyd, Debbie M" <dkb...@chs.net> > Subject: [Histonet] RE: Release of blocks to research facilities > To: "Abbott, Tanya" <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net>, > "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <7eafe982e328304da6ce2b677bb76246a9f0f...@tn001wexmbx014.us.chs.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I send them without hesitation. Ours is to assist the patient not get > tangled up in regulatory bureaucracy. Just as you wouldn't hesitate to send > a subpoenaed block. The point here is to KNOW where your blocks are when not > on site. Yes we are custodians of blocks and slides, but you mustn't impede > patient care. > > Debbie M. Boyd HT (ASCP) | Chief Histologist | Southside Regional Medical > Center | 200 Medical Park Blvd. | Petersburg, Va. 23805 | PH 804-765-5025 > | FAX 804-765-6058 > > ________________________________________ > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of Abbott, Tanya > [tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net] > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:33 PM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Release of blocks to research facilities > > CAP checklist ANP.12500 refers to "Record Retention". I am looking > specifically at NOTE 2: "Regarding extra-institutional release of blocks for > research purposes." > I am wondering how everyone handles this, especially if you have only 1 block > on newly diagnosed patient and the Doctor wants it sent out for research. > Thanks in advance for your help! Tanya > > Tanya G. Abbott > Manager Technologist > Histology/Cytology > St Joseph Medical Center > (phone) 610-378-2635 > > This email and attachments contain information that may be confidential or > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender at once > and delete this message completely from your information system. Further use, > disclosure, or copying of information contained in this email is not > authorized, and any such action should not be construed as a waiver of > privilege or other confidentiality protections. > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:47:55 -0400 > From: Fawn Bomar <fawn.bo...@halifaxregional.com> > Subject: [Histonet] ER/PR Benchmarks > To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <0111bc10d77dc54eab99b2dda3bce4b9832...@exch-2k10.hrhs.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > &n > > > Does anyone know where to find the ER/PR benchmark numbers are to use > to assess our annual numbers? > > > > > > Thank you > > > > Fawn > > > > > > > ----------------------------------- > This electronic message may contain inf > confidential or legally privileged. It is inten > for the use of the individual(s) and entity named as reci pients > > in the message. > > > > If you are not an inten > notify the sender immediate > computer. Do not deliver, dis and > > do not disclose its contents o > the information it contains. > > > Thank you > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 08:45:02 -0700 > From: WILLIAM DESALVO <wdesalvo....@outlook.com> > Subject: Re: [Histonet] FW: Release of blocks to research facilities > To: "Abbott, Tanya" <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> > Cc: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: <col402-eas71351cf96fcfa025ab969d82...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > There are other issues, besides CAP, that you should consider when releasing > blocks. > 1. A block is a medical record. Has the patient consented to release for > research? > 2. If the block is released prior to 14 days discharge and there are any > charges, the charge must be sent to your hospital. Post 14 days the charges > are sent to insurance and patient. > 3. Will the research lead to a commercial product? Again, written patient > consent. > 4. You may be able to charge the research facility for sending the block. > Administrative costs. > 5. Communicate with patient is a must. > 6. Get written consent and have the receiving facility verify they will > handle properly, retain or return the block d you will get copies of data for > patient file. > > Make sure you reduce your risk. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 17, 2015, at 5:38 AM, Abbott, Tanya <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> >> wrote: >> >> I did call the CAP and they stated first of all, that it is a very confusing >> checklist component! But I was told that the research facility is taking on >> the ownership of the block, and we need to ensure that whoever we are >> sending our blocks to are following the proper retention protocols. >> >> From: Abbott, Tanya >> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:33 PM >> To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' >> Subject: Release of blocks to research facilities >> >> CAP checklist ANP.12500 refers to "Record Retention". I am looking >> specifically at NOTE 2: "Regarding extra-institutional release of blocks for >> research purposes." >> I am wondering how everyone handles this, especially if you have only 1 >> block on newly diagnosed patient and the Doctor wants it sent out for >> research. >> Thanks in advance for your help! Tanya >> >> Tanya G. Abbott >> Manager Technologist >> Histology/Cytology >> St Joseph Medical Center >> (phone) 610-378-2635 >> >> This email and attachments contain information that may be confidential or >> privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender at once >> and delete this message completely from your information system. Further >> use, disclosure, or copying of information contained in this email is not >> authorized, and any such action should not be construed as a waiver of >> privilege or other confidentiality protections. >> _______________________________________________ >> Histonet mailing list >> Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu >> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:18:26 +0000 > From: James Watson <jwat...@gnf.org> > Subject: RE: [Histonet] FW: Release of blocks to research facilities > To: 'WILLIAM DESALVO' <wdesalvo....@outlook.com>, "Abbott, Tanya" > <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> > Cc: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <a032b25305ec6949ac9aff23c962061601009c5...@ex5.lj.gnf.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Bill is correct, CAP is actually the least of your worries. There are many > regulations about human tissue used in research (I do not know them all), but > patient consent is essential and in some cases the patient must actually > agree to the specific research project. Here we have regulations about > control block tissue that we use, we cannot get tissue directly from a local > hospital. Also the laws are different in each country. There is a lot of > bioethics involved. > > http://bioethics.od.nih.gov/humantissue.html > > Human Tissue Ownership and Use in Research: What Laboratorians and > Researchers Should Know > http://www.clinchem.org/content/56/11/1675.full.pdf > > > > > James Watson HT ASCP > GNF Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation > Scientific Technical Leader II, Histology > Tel 858-332-4647 > Fax 858-812-1915 > jwat...@gnf.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of WILLIAM > DESALVO > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 8:45 AM > To: Abbott, Tanya > Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [Histonet] FW: Release of blocks to research facilities > > There are other issues, besides CAP, that you should consider when releasing > blocks. > 1. A block is a medical record. Has the patient consented to release for > research? > 2. If the block is released prior to 14 days discharge and there are any > charges, the charge must be sent to your hospital. Post 14 days the charges > are sent to insurance and patient. > 3. Will the research lead to a commercial product? Again, written patient > consent. > 4. You may be able to charge the research facility for sending the block. > Administrative costs. > 5. Communicate with patient is a must. > 6. Get written consent and have the receiving facility verify they will > handle properly, retain or return the block d you will get copies of data for > patient file. > > Make sure you reduce your risk. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 17, 2015, at 5:38 AM, Abbott, Tanya <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> >> wrote: >> >> I did call the CAP and they stated first of all, that it is a very confusing >> checklist component! But I was told that the research facility is taking on >> the ownership of the block, and we need to ensure that whoever we are >> sending our blocks to are following the proper retention protocols. >> >> From: Abbott, Tanya >> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:33 PM >> To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' >> Subject: Release of blocks to research facilities >> >> CAP checklist ANP.12500 refers to "Record Retention". I am looking >> specifically at NOTE 2: "Regarding extra-institutional release of blocks for >> research purposes." >> I am wondering how everyone handles this, especially if you have only 1 >> block on newly diagnosed patient and the Doctor wants it sent out for >> research. >> Thanks in advance for your help! Tanya >> >> Tanya G. Abbott >> Manager Technologist >> Histology/Cytology >> St Joseph Medical Center >> (phone) 610-378-2635 >> >> This email and attachments contain information that may be confidential or >> privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender at once >> and delete this message completely from your information system. Further >> use, disclosure, or copying of information contained in this email is not >> authorized, and any such action should not be construed as a waiver of >> privilege or other confidentiality protections. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > End of Histonet Digest, Vol 136, Issue 20 > ***************************************** _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
