RE: [Histonet] slide printer
I may be wrong, but doesn't Sakura sell this same product? Jeanine H. Bartlett Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch 404-639-3590 jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Blazek, Linda Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:45 AM To: Jennifer MacDonald; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] slide printer Jennifer, I have the Primera Signature Slide printer made by Primera Technology and sold by Creative Waste Solutions. http://cwsincorp.com/ I really like it. You can use it as a stand-alone or connected to your APLIS. It's compact and works very well. You can print your slides with a color band across the top to distinguish different stains or types of tissue if you want or add bar coding. I don't use bar coding yet so I can't say how well that function works. The printing on the slides is very good. There hasn't been any smudging or fading. There is a little bit of babysitting but not much. Tech support is fast and reliable when needed. If I can answer any other questions feel free to get in touch with me. Linda Linda Blazek HT (ASCP) Manager/Supervisor GI Pathology of Dayton Digestive Specialists, Inc Phone: (937) 396-2623 Email: lbla...@digestivespecialists.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer MacDonald Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 5:09 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] slide printer Surgipath used to have a small slide printer. It would print individual slides. Does anyone know if there is still such a printer available? Thanks, Jennifer Mt. San Antonio College ___ 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] slide printer
We recently purchased the Primera slide printer from Creative Waste Sotn's and really like it. Peggy Sherwood Research Specialist, Photopathology Wellman Center for Photomedicine (EDR 214) Massachusetts General Hospital 50 Blossom Street Boston, MA 02114-2696 617-724-4839 (voice mail) 617-726-6983 (lab) 617-726-1206 (fax) msherw...@partners.org -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Blazek, Linda Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:45 AM To: Jennifer MacDonald; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] slide printer Jennifer, I have the Primera Signature Slide printer made by Primera Technology and sold by Creative Waste Solutions. http://cwsincorp.com/ I really like it. You can use it as a stand-alone or connected to your APLIS. It's compact and works very well. You can print your slides with a color band across the top to distinguish different stains or types of tissue if you want or add bar coding. I don't use bar coding yet so I can't say how well that function works. The printing on the slides is very good. There hasn't been any smudging or fading. There is a little bit of babysitting but not much. Tech support is fast and reliable when needed. If I can answer any other questions feel free to get in touch with me. Linda Linda Blazek HT (ASCP) Manager/Supervisor GI Pathology of Dayton Digestive Specialists, Inc Phone: (937) 396-2623 Email: lbla...@digestivespecialists.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer MacDonald Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 5:09 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] slide printer Surgipath used to have a small slide printer. It would print individual slides. Does anyone know if there is still such a printer available? Thanks, Jennifer Mt. San Antonio College ___ 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 The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] cassettes
Has anyone else had trouble getting white Tissue-Loc cassettes (Histoscreen), or any other color? Ours have been on backorder for almost two months from our supplier and they say it could be at least another month until they are released. We're told it is a manufacturing delay... Thanks, Gale Gale Limron CT,HT (ASCP) Histology Supervisor Union Hospital 659 Boulevard Dover, Ohio 44622 330-343-3311 ext 2562 This e-mail is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please delete without copying and kindly e-mail a reply to inform us of the mistake in delivery.___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] RE: cassettes
We haven't been able to get any either. From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of Gale Limron [ga...@unionhospital.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 9:14 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] cassettes Has anyone else had trouble getting white Tissue-Loc cassettes (Histoscreen), or any other color? Ours have been on backorder for almost two months from our supplier and they say it could be at least another month until they are released. We're told it is a manufacturing delay... Thanks, Gale Gale Limron CT,HT (ASCP) Histology Supervisor Union Hospital 659 Boulevard Dover, Ohio 44622 330-343-3311 ext 2562 This e-mail is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please delete without copying and kindly e-mail a reply to inform us of the mistake in delivery.___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any 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. Thank you ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] FW: Primera Printer
From my manager Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Senior Research Tech Pathology Core Facility ECOGPCO-RL Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N Fairbanks Court Olson 8-421 Chicago,IL 60611 312-503-3723 b-freder...@northwestern.edumailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu From: Herbert Skip Brown Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 8:27 AM To: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Primera Printer Linda/Jennifer: We have just finished doing a thorough evaluation of the Primera Printer. I agree with Linda that it is a smart new system that prints very well in black white and/or color. We do large clinical trial projects that often require 100+ slide sectioning. The Primera Printer allows you to very easily go in and edit single slides out of a run in case data changes for one slide or there was a typo error by the user. Also and more importantly, the color feature is a tremendous asset to our Q.A. by being able to color code priority cases, individual hospitals or departments, and/or individual microtomists. From the use of color we can now reduce our slide cost by not having to buy various colored slides, and only buying the Epic white slides and print in color. The training was very hands-on via interactive on-line training through their technical support. We are just initiating the unit into our system. Herbert Skip Brown, M.Div., HT(ASCP) Lab Manager - Pathology Core Facility Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N. Fairbanks Olson 8424 Chicago, Il 60611 (312) 503-3976 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] cassettes
I just got some from Stat Lab. Got the red ones because we use white labels on the cassettes. I think some colors were difficult to get. Andi ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] slide printer
Jennifer, The Sakura model is the same unit. We had a demo of it and really liked it. We tried different slides and the ones with clipped corners worked best. Victor Victor Tobias HT(ASCP) Clinical Applications Analyst Harborview Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room NJB244 Seattle, WA 98104 vtob...@u.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. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sherwood, Margaret Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 6:02 AM To: 'Blazek, Linda'; Jennifer MacDonald; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] slide printer We recently purchased the Primera slide printer from Creative Waste Sotn's and really like it. Peggy Sherwood Research Specialist, Photopathology Wellman Center for Photomedicine (EDR 214) Massachusetts General Hospital 50 Blossom Street Boston, MA 02114-2696 617-724-4839 (voice mail) 617-726-6983 (lab) 617-726-1206 (fax) msherw...@partners.org -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Blazek, Linda Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:45 AM To: Jennifer MacDonald; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] slide printer Jennifer, I have the Primera Signature Slide printer made by Primera Technology and sold by Creative Waste Solutions. http://cwsincorp.com/ I really like it. You can use it as a stand-alone or connected to your APLIS. It's compact and works very well. You can print your slides with a color band across the top to distinguish different stains or types of tissue if you want or add bar coding. I don't use bar coding yet so I can't say how well that function works. The printing on the slides is very good. There hasn't been any smudging or fading. There is a little bit of babysitting but not much. Tech support is fast and reliable when needed. If I can answer any other questions feel free to get in touch with me. Linda Linda Blazek HT (ASCP) Manager/Supervisor GI Pathology of Dayton Digestive Specialists, Inc Phone: (937) 396-2623 Email: lbla...@digestivespecialists.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer MacDonald Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 5:09 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] slide printer Surgipath used to have a small slide printer. It would print individual slides. Does anyone know if there is still such a printer available? Thanks, Jennifer Mt. San Antonio College ___ 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 The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. ___ 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] Sectioning in microtome - last bit of tissue detaches
Hello All, We section fixed frozen brain that we mount on the microtome using either 30% sucrose or OCT and we keep the temperature down by surrounding the tissue with crushed dry ice constantly (every 10-20 sections). The problem I have had, and also the person who trained me also had, is that when getting towards the end of the block a big chunk of the tissue gets lose and ruins the sectioning of that last part. I am fairly new to the sectioning art and I was wondering if anybody has advice to avoid this problem or at least make it a bit better. Thanks, Maria ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Methanol
Thank you, But they weren't concerned with the methanol in the formalin, it was the methanol that the med techs were using. My question is really how do you know when you have to do air quality testing. Is it a question of quantity of a chemical? Amy From: darkd...@comcast.net [mailto:darkd...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:26 PM To: Johnston, Amy Subject: Re: [Histonet] Methanol Amy, Are you aware that Formalin Fixative contains Methanol, usually a little over 1%? The label and MSDS should state this. Mark On 3/27/2013 6:47 PM, Johnston, Amy wrote: Hello all, I work in a medical lab that has recently expanded to histology and we are working on our chemical hygiene plan. We have already done the initial air sample testing for formaldehyde and xylene, but we were told by someone at OSHA that we need to test for methanol as well. The only place that methanol is used is on one of the med tech's machines and it is only 4 ml occasionally. I'm not sure if this is something we need to include in our plan, it was never tested for in the past. How can we find out specifically which chemicals we need to monitor? Amy ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edumailto: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] FW: Primera Printer
Can this printer be interfaced with CoPath? Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology Immunopathology Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 545-1596 (860) 545-2204 Fax Bernice Frederick b-freder...@northwestern.edu 4/2/2013 10:52 AM From my manager Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Senior Research Tech Pathology Core Facility ECOGPCO-RL Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N Fairbanks Court Olson 8-421 Chicago,IL 60611 312-503-3723 b-freder...@northwestern.edumailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu From: Herbert Skip Brown Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 8:27 AM To: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Primera Printer Linda/Jennifer: We have just finished doing a thorough evaluation of the Primera Printer. I agree with Linda that it is a smart new system that prints very well in black white and/or color. We do large clinical trial projects that often require 100+ slide sectioning. The Primera Printer allows you to very easily go in and edit single slides out of a run in case data changes for one slide or there was a typo error by the user. Also and more importantly, the color feature is a tremendous asset to our Q.A. by being able to color code priority cases, individual hospitals or departments, and/or individual microtomists. From the use of color we can now reduce our slide cost by not having to buy various colored slides, and only buying the Epic white slides and print in color. The training was very hands-on via interactive on-line training through their technical support. We are just initiating the unit into our system. Herbert Skip Brown, M.Div., HT(ASCP) Lab Manager - Pathology Core Facility Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N. Fairbanks Olson 8424 Chicago, Il 60611 (312) 503-3976 ___ 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] FW: Primera Printer
And the answer is YES!! Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org 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: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 6:12 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Bernice Frederick Subject: Re: [Histonet] FW: Primera Printer Can this printer be interfaced with CoPath? Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology Immunopathology Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 545-1596 (860) 545-2204 Fax Bernice Frederick b-freder...@northwestern.edu 4/2/2013 10:52 AM From my manager Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Senior Research Tech Pathology Core Facility ECOGPCO-RL Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N Fairbanks Court Olson 8-421 Chicago,IL 60611 312-503-3723 b-freder...@northwestern.edumailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu From: Herbert Skip Brown Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 8:27 AM To: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Primera Printer Linda/Jennifer: We have just finished doing a thorough evaluation of the Primera Printer. I agree with Linda that it is a smart new system that prints very well in black white and/or color. We do large clinical trial projects that often require 100+ slide sectioning. The Primera Printer allows you to very easily go in and edit single slides out of a run in case data changes for one slide or there was a typo error by the user. Also and more importantly, the color feature is a tremendous asset to our Q.A. by being able to color code priority cases, individual hospitals or departments, and/or individual microtomists. From the use of color we can now reduce our slide cost by not having to buy various colored slides, and only buying the Epic white slides and print in color. The training was very hands-on via interactive on-line training through their technical support. We are just initiating the unit into our system. Herbert Skip Brown, M.Div., HT(ASCP) Lab Manager - Pathology Core Facility Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N. Fairbanks Olson 8424 Chicago, Il 60611 (312) 503-3976 ___ 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 This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Methanol
We had methanol monitored at one facility that I worked at. If you have it done once and it is below the PEL and you don't make changes to the procedure/use you don't need to do it again. From: Johnston, Amy ajohns...@oregonmed.net To: darkd...@comcast.net darkd...@comcast.net Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: 04/02/2013 02:45 PM Subject:RE: [Histonet] Methanol Sent by:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Thank you, But they weren't concerned with the methanol in the formalin, it was the methanol that the med techs were using. My question is really how do you know when you have to do air quality testing. Is it a question of quantity of a chemical? Amy From: darkd...@comcast.net [mailto:darkd...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:26 PM To: Johnston, Amy Subject: Re: [Histonet] Methanol Amy, Are you aware that Formalin Fixative contains Methanol, usually a little over 1%? The label and MSDS should state this. Mark On 3/27/2013 6:47 PM, Johnston, Amy wrote: Hello all, I work in a medical lab that has recently expanded to histology and we are working on our chemical hygiene plan. We have already done the initial air sample testing for formaldehyde and xylene, but we were told by someone at OSHA that we need to test for methanol as well. The only place that methanol is used is on one of the med tech's machines and it is only 4 ml occasionally. I'm not sure if this is something we need to include in our plan, it was never tested for in the past. How can we find out specifically which chemicals we need to monitor? Amy ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edumailto: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
