[Histonet] Klinipath coverslipper
Hello Histoworld! Has anyone used the Klinipath coverslipper? I am thinking of buying one and was wondering how it compares to the Sakura tape coverslippper. Thank you -- Louise Renton Bone Research Unit University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa +27 11 717 2298 (tel fax) 073 5574456 (emergencies only) Question: Are rhinos overweight unicorns? ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Looking for a recruiter to work with me!
Hi Paula and fellow histonetters! Please allow me to put my 2 cents in on this conversation. The most important thing I want to say to you is please don't shoot the messenger! Secondly, if a recruiter or anyone in a professional setting is asked for help and responds by laughing, me personally I would run screaming. As a matter of fact can you think of any situation where it would be an appropriate response to laugh when someone asks for help of any kind? That being said, This economy has changed the rules for EVERYBODY. If you had contacted me or any histology recruiter anytime prior to the fall of 2008 you probably would have gotten a job since you have kept up your ascp license, certification, registry, whichever you prefer. Now, a lot of employers have the policy that if you have not worked in the last 12 months they don't want to see your resume - from a recruiter. This directive is coming from lab managers and histology managers not HR. When an employer engages a recruiter today they expect that they are paying a fee to the recruiter for someone who can come in and hit the ground running. Usually they are short staffed and don't have the time to retrain or wait for someone to get up to speed. Especially if they are paying a fee for that person. Your best bet is to apply to jobs directly. Unfortunately that won't be easy either since their first priority regardless of whether there is a fee involved is to get someone who has recent experience and in this economy you are competing with experienced techs and new graduates of histology schools. My advice to you Paula is to look on your own and even apply for histology lab assistant positions just to get your foot in the door. Don't give up. Things are finally starting to pick up.Thanks-Pam Thank You! Pam Barker President/Senior Recruiting Specialist-Histology RELIA Solutions Specialists in Allied Healthcare Recruiting 5703 Red Bug Lake Road #330 Winter Springs, FL 32708-4969 Phone: (407)657-2027 Cell: (407)353-5070 FAX: (407)678-2788 E-mail: rel...@earthlink.net www.facebook.com/PamBarkerRELIA www.linkedin.com/in/reliasolutions www.twitter.com/pamatrelia -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 12:15 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Looking for a recruiter to work with me! Hello, I am looking for a recruiter to work with me in getting back into the field of histology. I have been out a long time but I know I can re-learn. I have an A.A. in histotechnology and I am HT certified. I need a recruiter that won't laugh at me (it happened in the past) and that will answer my emails. I am in Raleigh, North Carolina. I had one person totally interested but when he realized I was not a new graduate he wanted to get off the phone as fast as possible. I am willing to work at this, take a class or whatever, buy new textbooks and refresh my knowledge. There is no school nearby for me to re-take a clinical, or I would do it. Thanks, Paula ___ 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] turnaround time
Histonetters- As we discuss new instrumentation and different workflow scenarios I am curious to know what kind of turnaround time others have from time of accession to report sign out. 1. How long and what percentage? 2. How many have HT's grossing in smalls (skins, gi's)? Thank you much! Nancy NOTICE: This email may contain legally privileged information. The information is for the use of only the intended recipient(s) even if addressed incorrectly. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender that you have received it in error and then delete it along with any attachments. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] turnaround time
Your TAT will be determined by the way you organize your workflow. Under separate cover I am sending you data for several countries that I presented at a conference in Australia and another in Spain. René J. From: Nancy Schmitt nancy_schm...@pa-ucl.com To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:29 AM Subject: [Histonet] turnaround time Histonetters- As we discuss new instrumentation and different workflow scenarios I am curious to know what kind of turnaround time others have from time of accession to report sign out. 1. How long and what percentage? 2. How many have HT's grossing in smalls (skins, gi's)? Thank you much! Nancy NOTICE: This email may contain legally privileged information. The information is for the use of only the intended recipient(s) even if addressed incorrectly. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender that you have received it in error and then delete it along with any attachments. 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] turnaround time
You also might do better calculating your end time not as signed out, but delivered to the pathologist. By doing this, you can get a better understanding of where the bottlenecks occur. Your techs may get the slides out at 9:00, but the case may not be signed out for another 8 hours. We have PAs for the grossing. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:07 PM To: Nancy Schmitt; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] turnaround time Your TAT will be determined by the way you organize your workflow. Under separate cover I am sending you data for several countries that I presented at a conference in Australia and another in Spain. René J. From: Nancy Schmitt nancy_schm...@pa-ucl.com To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:29 AM Subject: [Histonet] turnaround time Histonetters- As we discuss new instrumentation and different workflow scenarios I am curious to know what kind of turnaround time others have from time of accession to report sign out. 1. How long and what percentage? 2. How many have HT's grossing in smalls (skins, gi's)? Thank you much! Nancy NOTICE: This email may contain legally privileged information. The information is for the use of only the intended recipient(s) even if addressed incorrectly. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender that you have received it in error and then delete it along with any attachments. 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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Somerset Medical Center and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may contain privileged, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information entitled to protection and/or exemption from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Somerset Medical Center's computer Help Desk at 908-685-2200, ext. 4050. Be sure to visit Somerset Medical Center's Web site - www.somersetmedicalcenter.com - for the most up-to-date news, event listings, health information and more. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Adopting a bar code system
Hi Histonetters, I am interested in hearing from folks who went from a manual histology system to a barcoding system. I would like to look into to adopting bar coding and want to know the pitfalls, issues, and your successes in doing so. Thanks! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Happy Retirement to Jim Burchette
I am making this official and inviting all of you who know Jim to join me in wishing him a very happy retirement. His impact to our field and to the patient care at Duke University has been stellar. I had no idea his feet were so big gauging by the size of shoe left behind to fill. Best wishes JB! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Re: Adopting a bar code system
Here's a response I have received off list: Teri, We just looked at a barcode histology tracking system called LabLion. I have never heard of them until yesterday. It was developed by a histotech and some engineers. It looks too good to be true. We have looked at a lot of different systems and this ones seems to have everything that we need. We have looked at the TBS system, Dako, Ventana, etc. I think if you google them you can find it and the contact information. If not let me know and I'll get it for you. It is definitley worth your time to look at this system. We are in serious negotiations with them. But this is just my opinion from the demo. I haven't had a chance to actually put my hands on it. From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teri Johnson [tjohn...@gnf.org] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:45 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Adopting a bar code system Hi Histonetters, I am interested in hearing from folks who went from a manual histology system to a barcoding system. I would like to look into to adopting bar coding and want to know the pitfalls, issues, and your successes in doing so. Thanks! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ 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: Adopting a bar code system
Make sure that if the system produces slide labels that go on at the time of microtomy (before staining) that they are compatible with your automatic cover slipper. If the label is even the slightest bit too big the machine may not be able to pick up the slides properly. Big Trouble ! -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teri Johnson Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:45 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Adopting a bar code system Hi Histonetters, I am interested in hearing from folks who went from a manual histology system to a barcoding system. I would like to look into to adopting bar coding and want to know the pitfalls, issues, and your successes in doing so. Thanks! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This information is directed in confidence solely to the person named above and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. Therefore, this information should be considered strictly confidential. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately via a return email for further direction. Thank you for your assistance. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Need AFB controls
Anyone out there have any spare AFB controls? Thanks is advance :) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Adopting a bar code system
Sorry Teri must have missed the reply all button. And also Lablion claims to interface with any current lab equipment that you have. So if you already have slide printers (either etchers or labelers) it can work. Like I said. I haven't seen it in action, but I sure would like to. 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 Teri Johnson [tjohn...@gnf.org] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 2:26 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Re: Adopting a bar code system Here's a response I have received off list: Teri, We just looked at a barcode histology tracking system called LabLion. I have never heard of them until yesterday. It was developed by a histotech and some engineers. It looks too good to be true. We have looked at a lot of different systems and this ones seems to have everything that we need. We have looked at the TBS system, Dako, Ventana, etc. I think if you google them you can find it and the contact information. If not let me know and I'll get it for you. It is definitley worth your time to look at this system. We are in serious negotiations with them. But this is just my opinion from the demo. I haven't had a chance to actually put my hands on it. From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teri Johnson [tjohn...@gnf.org] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:45 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Adopting a bar code system Hi Histonetters, I am interested in hearing from folks who went from a manual histology system to a barcoding system. I would like to look into to adopting bar coding and want to know the pitfalls, issues, and your successes in doing so. Thanks! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ 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] Adopting a bar code system
Teri, if you don't mind, I'd like to respond from the perspective of an LIS vendor. I would propose that you need to think about what your objectives are when implementing such a system, and then seek out those vendors who can best help you to reach those goals. Barcoding is a fairly straight forward and simple thing to do, but it can open so many doors that it's hard to choose what doors to actually go down. At its most simplistic representation, you're putting a barcode on the requisition, specimen, block, and slide. By doing so you give yourself the POTENTIAL to records dates/times/userid of who handled what material at any given time. Once you know this information, you can identify bottlenecks in your workflow and design more efficient workflows. Your objectives come into play when you try to choose vendors to implement the system. For instance, 1. What times/processes are you measuring? Is it just the steps from grossing to embedding to cutting to slide distribution? I believe this is what most people think of when they think of a 'bar code system', and you can find solutions from various LIS vendors and middleware products from Leica, Ventana, Lablion, and more. 2. Do you want to track other 'waypoints' in the process? For instance, into and out of strainers, processors, shipping, pathologist diagnosis, etc.? 3. Do you want to turn tracking on and off? 4. What management and statistical reports do you want to see? You need to keep in mind that it would be very nice to create your own reports in addition to having access to standard reports because management is always asking to look at the data from a different perspective. 5. A key tangent of barcode tracking is the ability to log alerts/commentary/quality issues. Does the proposed tracking system provide this capability? How easy is it to see these notations? Does the pathologist need to see them? 6. For laboratories who have to process cytology specimen, does the system help you track paps, nongyns, etc.? I could go on for quite a bit on this subject. There are of course, the real world issues of slide labels vs printing directly on slides, barcode misreads, compatibility with instrumentations and so on. If you'd like to talk more, please contact me offline. Michael Mihalik PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teri Johnson Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:45 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Adopting a bar code system Hi Histonetters, I am interested in hearing from folks who went from a manual histology system to a barcoding system. I would like to look into to adopting bar coding and want to know the pitfalls, issues, and your successes in doing so. Thanks! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ 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] Adopting a bar code system
Mike, This is a great overview of questions that need to be answered when considering such a system. Our current needs are fairly simple but I am also wanting to be proactive about potential future use. I appreciate your email to the list; it is useful for those of us as we negotiate this process. Teri -Original Message- From: Michael Mihalik [mailto:m...@pathview.com] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:58 AM To: Teri Johnson; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Adopting a bar code system Teri, if you don't mind, I'd like to respond from the perspective of an LIS vendor. I would propose that you need to think about what your objectives are when implementing such a system, and then seek out those vendors who can best help you to reach those goals. Barcoding is a fairly straight forward and simple thing to do, but it can open so many doors that it's hard to choose what doors to actually go down. At its most simplistic representation, you're putting a barcode on the requisition, specimen, block, and slide. By doing so you give yourself the POTENTIAL to records dates/times/userid of who handled what material at any given time. Once you know this information, you can identify bottlenecks in your workflow and design more efficient workflows. Your objectives come into play when you try to choose vendors to implement the system. For instance, 1. What times/processes are you measuring? Is it just the steps from grossing to embedding to cutting to slide distribution? I believe this is what most people think of when they think of a 'bar code system', and you can find solutions from various LIS vendors and middleware products from Leica, Ventana, Lablion, and more. 2. Do you want to track other 'waypoints' in the process? For instance, into and out of strainers, processors, shipping, pathologist diagnosis, etc.? 3. Do you want to turn tracking on and off? 4. What management and statistical reports do you want to see? You need to keep in mind that it would be very nice to create your own reports in addition to having access to standard reports because management is always asking to look at the data from a different perspective. 5. A key tangent of barcode tracking is the ability to log alerts/commentary/quality issues. Does the proposed tracking system provide this capability? How easy is it to see these notations? Does the pathologist need to see them? 6. For laboratories who have to process cytology specimen, does the system help you track paps, nongyns, etc.? I could go on for quite a bit on this subject. There are of course, the real world issues of slide labels vs printing directly on slides, barcode misreads, compatibility with instrumentations and so on. If you'd like to talk more, please contact me offline. Michael Mihalik PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 952.241.7369 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teri Johnson Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:45 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Adopting a bar code system Hi Histonetters, I am interested in hearing from folks who went from a manual histology system to a barcoding system. I would like to look into to adopting bar coding and want to know the pitfalls, issues, and your successes in doing so. Thanks! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ 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] Elastic Stain
Hi Dorothy, Controls for Verhoeff vanGieson elastic stain is very subjective due to the differentiation in ferric chloride. Large arteries are usually used as a control. If you differentiate all the slides based upon the appearance of a large artery the small vessels will be totally gone. If you use a small vessel as a control you will have underdifferentiated large artery. Every slide should be differentiated individually for optimal results. Yes, it is laborious, but the end result is well worth it. All the best, Amos ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: Adopting a bar code system
Hi Teri, First, is this for research or clinical? The two workflows and needs may be entirely different. The major systems on the market for clinical histology may not work very well in a research setting as they are aimed at streamlining the normal histology workflow and are fairly rigid in their structure. Research usually has much more going on and many more branches to consider and you will want a system that is flexible and customizable. Other systems that are designed for research warrant investigation. Second, if you are starting from coding the cassettes, then the cassette is going to be the critical link to the histology lab and you must do everything possible to get the very best result on cassette printing. Otherwise you will build in failure downstream. There are pros and cons to each cassette printer - some have extra bulky components that may not fit your lab. Some are big, but fast, others small but slow. You have to fit them to your lab. Downstream you have to think about how you are going to use coding in each section, what room you have for computers, monitors, scanners etc. It adds up. Also look into the infrastructure for data wiring. That is often a limitation that has to be addressed. Tim Morken -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teri Johnson Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:45 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Adopting a bar code system Hi Histonetters, I am interested in hearing from folks who went from a manual histology system to a barcoding system. I would like to look into to adopting bar coding and want to know the pitfalls, issues, and your successes in doing so. Thanks! Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ 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
