[Histonet] band saws
I am looking for a band saw to cut our bone tumors. What do I need to be looking for? Power? Size? Other suggestions? Thanks! Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Autopsy/Histology/Transcription Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's WaySlot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax501.364.3155 visit us on the web at:www.archildrens.org ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] A Spreadsheet for ER/PR Benchmark Comparison
Good Afternoon All, I am racking my brain trying to figure out how to show the requirement for CAP ANP.22970 patient results of ER/PR/Her2 with published benchmarks. I have collected my data and I have my benchmarks, but I can't seem to wrap my head around how to collate it. Any suggestions or spreadsheets anyone would be willing to share? Thanks, Wanda WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT Pathology Supervisor TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER 9330 Medical Plaza Drive Charleston, SC 29406 843-847-4586 843-847-4296 fax This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] DAKO Artisan Kit Issues
Fellow Histologists: This is my first time using Histonet but I need to ask if anyone has started having problems with their DAKO Artisan kits recently? We have started having leaking kits for Gram Lot # 10043062 and Expiration Date 4/30/2011, and plunger issues with the Iron Lot # 10047616 Expiration Date 10/31/2011. We have also found that the GMS kits Lot # 10049354 and Expiration 11/30/2011 we have received in the last two shipments are from the same lot but they do not work with our validated protocol. What is strange is that the previous GMS kit worked on the same control that we are using now, but does not work with the new kit, but when stained with PAS-Fungus we see the same fungus as we saw with the previous GMS kit. I think it could be something with the shipping method but wanted to see if anyone else has seen a difference. Thanks ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] DAKO Artisan Kit Issues
We have experienced similar issues, however you can just call DAKO and they usually will replace it. It is important that you call them so they will be aware of the problem and can pull that lot # if needed. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of mizly...@frontier.com Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:52 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] DAKO Artisan Kit Issues Fellow Histologists: This is my first time using Histonet but I need to ask if anyone has started having problems with their DAKO Artisan kits recently? We have started having leaking kits for Gram Lot # 10043062 and Expiration Date 4/30/2011, and plunger issues with the Iron Lot # 10047616 Expiration Date 10/31/2011. We have also found that the GMS kits Lot # 10049354 and Expiration 11/30/2011 we have received in the last two shipments are from the same lot but they do not work with our validated protocol. What is strange is that the previous GMS kit worked on the same control that we are using now, but does not work with the new kit, but when stained with PAS-Fungus we see the same fungus as we saw with the previous GMS kit. I think it could be something with the shipping method but wanted to see if anyone else has seen a difference. Thanks ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information in this e-mail may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, or the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your computer system. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: A Spreadsheet for ER/PR Benchmark Comparison
Take your total number of Breast cases and divide by the postitive ER cases to get a percentage of cases. Do the same for the PR and the HER2. 100 breast cases divided by 20 positive ER cases gives you a five percent positive. Your percent positive cases should closely correlate with the national average and published percentages. You could make a pretty graph in excel to go with it, but I don't think that is absolutely necessary. Hope that helps. Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP) Immunohistochemistry Supervisor Strong Memorial Hospital Department of Surgical Pathology (585) 275-7210 From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of wanda.sm...@hcahealthcare.com [wanda.sm...@hcahealthcare.com] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 2:16 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] A Spreadsheet for ER/PR Benchmark Comparison Good Afternoon All, I am racking my brain trying to figure out how to show the requirement for CAP ANP.22970 patient results of ER/PR/Her2 with published benchmarks. I have collected my data and I have my benchmarks, but I can't seem to wrap my head around how to collate it. Any suggestions or spreadsheets anyone would be willing to share? Thanks, Wanda WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT Pathology Supervisor TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER 9330 Medical Plaza Drive Charleston, SC 29406 843-847-4586 843-847-4296 fax This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] band saws
Blade speed is more important than size or power. René J. --- On Mon, 3/7/11, Horn, Hazel V hor...@archildrens.org wrote: From: Horn, Hazel V hor...@archildrens.org Subject: [Histonet] band saws To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 2:10 PM I am looking for a band saw to cut our bone tumors. What do I need to be looking for? Power? Size? Other suggestions? Thanks! Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Autopsy/Histology/Transcription Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's Way Slot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax 501.364.3155 visit us on the web at: www.archildrens.org ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] band saws
From Tim Taylor of Home Improvement, You're darn right more power!. Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst University of Washington Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room BB220 1959 NE Pacific Seattle, WA 98195 vic...@pathology.washington.edu 206-744-2735 206-744-8240 Fax = Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. On 3/7/2011 12:48 PM, Rene J Buesa wrote: Blade speed is more important than size or power. René J. --- On Mon, 3/7/11, Horn, Hazel Vhor...@archildrens.org wrote: From: Horn, Hazel Vhor...@archildrens.org Subject: [Histonet] band saws To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 2:10 PM I am looking for a band saw to cut our bone tumors. What do I need to be looking for? Power? Size? Other suggestions? Thanks! Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Autopsy/Histology/Transcription Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's WaySlot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax501.364.3155 visit us on the web at:www.archildrens.org ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ 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] RE: A Spreadsheet for ER/PR Benchmark Comparison
Sorry folks I meant to say 20% not 5. Use a spread sheet in Excel and a formula Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP) Immunohistochemistry Supervisor Strong Memorial Hospital Department of Surgical Pathology (585) 275-7210 From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of McMahon, Loralee A [loralee_mcma...@urmc.rochester.edu] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 3:20 PM To: wanda.sm...@hcahealthcare.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: A Spreadsheet for ER/PR Benchmark Comparison Take your total number of Breast cases and divide by the postitive ER cases to get a percentage of cases. Do the same for the PR and the HER2. 100 breast cases divided by 20 positive ER cases gives you a five percent positive. Your percent positive cases should closely correlate with the national average and published percentages. You could make a pretty graph in excel to go with it, but I don't think that is absolutely necessary. Hope that helps. Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP) Immunohistochemistry Supervisor Strong Memorial Hospital Department of Surgical Pathology (585) 275-7210 From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of wanda.sm...@hcahealthcare.com [wanda.sm...@hcahealthcare.com] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 2:16 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] A Spreadsheet for ER/PR Benchmark Comparison Good Afternoon All, I am racking my brain trying to figure out how to show the requirement for CAP ANP.22970 patient results of ER/PR/Her2 with published benchmarks. I have collected my data and I have my benchmarks, but I can't seem to wrap my head around how to collate it. Any suggestions or spreadsheets anyone would be willing to share? Thanks, Wanda WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT Pathology Supervisor TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER 9330 Medical Plaza Drive Charleston, SC 29406 843-847-4586 843-847-4296 fax This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and may be read or used only by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of the email or any of its attachments, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately purge it and all attachments and notify the sender by reply email or contact the sender at the number listed. ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] band saws
Hi Hazel, In my opinion, you have a few options for saws and blades but it mostly depends upon your budget and where along the process you intend to use the saw (grossing, trimming pmma blocks, cutting sections for ground work, etc.) EXAKT corporation makes an excellent band saw that uses diamond blades, and Well corporation makes a very reputable diamond wire saw. Both of these pieces of equipment are rather expensive, but are capable of precision work that less expensive models cannot match. For less precise work, I have found that Gryphon Corporation (Model C-40) and Mar-Med (Item#80) make a wonderful little diamond band saw that is very useful. A variety of diamond and tooth blade designs are available, and the cost is quite reasonable. I would be more than glad to give you a few pointers off line to share with you my knowledge of what works for me. Best regards, ~Sean McBride Scientific Specialist Bone Tissue Engineering Center Carnegie Mellon Research Institute Suite 4311 700 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3124 412-268-8275 (o) 412-915-1683 (m) 412-268-8275 (fax) smcbr...@andrew.cmu.edu On Mar 7, 2011, at 2:10 PM, Horn, Hazel V wrote: I am looking for a band saw to cut our bone tumors. What do I need to be looking for? Power? Size? Other suggestions? Thanks! Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Autopsy/Histology/Transcription Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's WaySlot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax501.364.3155 visit us on the web at:www.archildrens.org ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] LIS Help
Hi All, I am doing research on different LIS systems and need some guidance. I was wondering if you can send me some information on what everyone uses. I am particularly interested on labs that are devoted solely to GI/small biopsies (i.e esophagus bx, stomach bx, colon bx ..etc) with LIS integration. Has anyone heard of VitalAxis? Psyche Systems? AP Easy? or any other LIS that you have used extensively and would recommend? Any Pro's or Con's to the LIS mentioned above? Do you have a fully integrated barcoding system? What type of volume load annually? Your input would be really appreciated, -E ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
