Re: [Histonet] Histology program/school?
If anyone wants to find out where the HT or HTL NAACLS-accredited programs are in the US, go to www.naacls.org on the left, click on Find a Program Then you can click on Program Type and click on either HT or HTL. If you want just one state, like Georgia, you can click on that. Or don't click on a state, and you get all the programs under HT or HTL. HT in Georgia: Darton State College 2400 Gillionville Rd Albany, GA 31707 Ms. Nancy Beamon M.S., MT(ASCP) (229) 317-6846 nancy.bea...@darton.edu No HTL in Georgia. I believe Darton College has a distance learning program. But I believe you need to be working in a histology lab (lab assistant or beginning tech) that is willing to let you have time to use the microtome and do stains, as you have to mail in completed slide sets to demonstrate proficiency in sectioning and staining, and someone has to supervise your work (to prove you are doing it, not someone else). So contact Nancy Beamon to get more information. And then start calling all the labs in Atlanta, to see if anyone is willing to hire you, or take you on as a student/trainee. It's probably a long shot, but you can try. If you are interested in histotechnology, it might help to join the Georgia Society for Histotechnology, and start networking with some of the officers. Here's the society's webpage: http://www.histosearch.com/gsh/default.html Good luck! Peggy Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS -Original Message- From: Michelle Lamphere Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:49 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Histology program/school? Are there any histology programs or school in the Atlanta, GA area? If not, what would be a good place to start (in Atlanta) for somebody who wants to become a histotech? Michelle Lamphere, HT(ASCP) Lead Tech, Histology Department of Anatomic Pathology 1935 Medical District Dr. Dallas, TX 75235 214.456.2318 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail This e-mail, facsimile, or letter and any files or attachments transmitted with it contains information that is confidential and privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity(ies) to whom it is addressed. If you are the intended recipient, further disclosures are prohibited without proper authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, printing, or use of this information is strictly prohibited and possibly a violation of federal or state law and regulations. If you have received this information in error, please notify Children's Medical Center Dallas immediately at 214-456- or via e-mail at priv...@childrens.com. Children's Medical Center Dallas and its affiliates hereby claim all applicable privileges related to this information. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail This e-mail, facsimile, or letter and any files or attachments transmitted with it contains information that is confidential and privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity(ies) to whom it is addressed. If you are the intended recipient, further disclosures are prohibited without proper authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, printing, or use of this information is strictly prohibited and possibly a violation of federal or state law and regulations. If you have received this information in error, please notify Children's Medical Center Dallas immediately at 214-456- or via e-mail at priv...@childrens.com. Children's Medical Center Dallas and its affiliates hereby claim all applicable privileges related to this information. ___ 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:
We just went live with the Lablion barcoding and tracking system. We have it interfaced with Meditech. It is a great system, the techs and PA's love it. Very intuitive, easy to use and they will customize the system to whatever your needs are. Andrea On 2013-12-31, at 10:14 AM, Tom McNemar tmcne...@lmhealth.org wrote: I am very happy with ours. Our system is from General Data. Specimen container labels are printed at accessioning, that label is scanned at grossing and cassettes are printed. Those cassettes are then scanned at the microtome and slide labels for that block only are printed from a small printer located at the microtome. We were unable to interface with our LIS (Meditech) so as a workaround, we have to print a report that sends the information over to the General Data system. There were some issues early on but it has proven to be a good system. I will be expanding it to include Cytology later this year. Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP) Histology Supervisor Licking Memorial Health Systems (740) 348-4163 (740) 348-4166 tmcne...@lmhealth.org www.LMHealth.org -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Burrage, Shannon L. Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 9:31 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] FW: From: Burrage, Shannon L. Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:10 AM To: ,utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Hi: I'm new to this website, and anxious to learn from all. At this point, i'm wondering if anyone could give me any information on the general use of bar coding in histology. Such as available vendors, and necessary equipment, mostly your personal experiences with this system. Thanks, Shannon shannon.burr...@unitypoint.orgmailto:shannon.burr...@unitypoint.org This message and accompanying documents are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ยงยง 2510-2521, and contain information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the sole use of the individual and/or entity to whom it is addressed, and contains information from Licking Memorial Health Systems which is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, nor authorized to receive for the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail and attachments is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message immediately. You may also contact the LMH Process Improvement Center at 740-348-4641. E-mail transmissions cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. 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] Frozen section protocol on rat tendon and/or muscle as well
Dear all, Happy New Year. We are planning to work on rat tendon and frozen section of tendon will be performed. I'd like to ask for a better protocol to preserve, process and section tendon as we found there is a lot of ice crystal (holes) on sections of muscle that seriously affect our subsequent staining. Any better protocol to freeze muscle is also welcomed. We don't have much experience in handling frozen tissues. Best Regards, Peter ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Embedding paraffin for brain tissue?
Hello, I too have been experiencing the same difficulties cutting brain samples, I've tried 3 different types of paraffins - all the the same rolling of sections, some lines tearing. It's not my microtome, because I've had it checked it went through a recent general maintenance. I've tried several angle changes, used different brands of low profile coated blades carefully watch the temperature of the tissue blocks. I'm also feeling very frustrated for not being able to cut good brain sections. Any assistance anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated. Maria Mejia UCSF Department of Neurology San Francisco, CA On Dec 31, 2013, at 8:41 AM, Tim Wheelock wrote: Hi Everyone: In November, there was a discussion concerning different types of embedding paraffin. Do people find that a certain kind of wax is preferable for embedding brain tissue, or doesn't it matter? I also use Surgipath EM-400, but have decided to try another brand. I have been using this paraffin for about 25 years. It used to cut like butter, with beautiful ribbons and no lines. I would put the blocks on ice, wait 2 hours, and then cut 7-8 cases (about 190 slides) per day easily. Now I am struggling to cut 4-5 cases. I am experiencing a lot of lines in my sections and some rolling and tearing of parts of the sections. This is affecting my lab's productivity, the quality of my sections, and is a source of constant frustration. I am cutting with Surgipath high profile Teflon coated blades. When I tried Thermo-Fisher HP-35 Ultra blades, at first they helped, but soon I experienced rolling of the sections. I have tried changing the angle of the blade, to no avail. So, I thought that I would try a change in the embedding paraffin. Thanks for any suggestions that you may have, Tim Wheelock Harvard Brain Bank McLean Hospital Belmont, MA ___ 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
