[Histonet] temperature charts
Hi! We have a temperature chart form that we created and use across all instruments and areas. It is one chart for the whole year and has an area for review date and signature at the end of each month. We have daily thermometers. These may be regular thermometers or built in to the instrument. Twice a year we check those daily thermometers against our "gold standard" calibration thermometer. The one we use is a Fisher "Ertco" Standard. Min/Max daily thermometers are also cross checked even if they come with their own calibration report. If the daily is off by +/- 1 deg. C then we replace the daily and monitor it to be sure it is not the instrument that is faulty. We collect all temperature QC Charts and Calibration reports at the end of each year for JCAHO inspection. Hope that helps! Thank you, Karen Karen P. Bryan, HT (ASCP)cm Sr. Neurohistology Specialist Department of Pathology/Amory 3 Brigham & Women's Hospital 75 Francis Street/Boston 617-732-7534 (Internal extension 2-7534) Karen 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] PPE/ Hair Regulations
Hello All! Wondering what your lab requires for histology as far as lab coat length and hair policy? We have a bit of a controversy going on and was wanting to get some feedback from fellow histotechs! We are in a hospital and the histology department is located within the lab. Thanks, HEATHER SEELEY, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist 803-985-4676 OFFICE 803-327-7598 FAX ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Temperatures
Use a NIST certified thermometer as you would with other lab thermometers for comparison. Toni -Original Message- From: Walter Benton via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:57 AM To: Fawn Bomar; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Temperatures Secondary thermometer in paraffin reservoir of embedding center. -Original Message- From: Fawn Bomar via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:23 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Temperatures Hi All, I was wondering how everyone tracked their cryostat and paraffin temperatures. Do you all just use the machine temperature, or do you all use the machine and a second thermometer as verification? Thank you Fawn - 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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic message is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is protected from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the transmitting person/department immediately by email or telephone (410) 581-5881 and delete the message without making a copy. ___ 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] Temperatures
Secondary thermometer in paraffin reservoir of embedding center. -Original Message- From: Fawn Bomar via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:23 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Temperatures Hi All, I was wondering how everyone tracked their cryostat and paraffin temperatures. Do you all just use the machine temperature, or do you all use the machine and a second thermometer as verification? Thank you Fawn - 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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic message is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is protected from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the transmitting person/department immediately by email or telephone (410) 581-5881 and delete the message without making a copy. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Temperatures
Hi All, I was wondering how everyone tracked their cryostat and paraffin temperatures. Do you all just use the machine temperature, or do you all use the machine and a second thermometer as verification? Thank you Fawn - 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] BSL2 work?
Good Morning, Are there any labs out there capable of handling BSL2 level work? In the future, we might have some mouse tissue samples that have been infiltrated with human brain or spinal cord cells. The issue is prions and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. We're not set up to handle these samples. Could we outsource them to someone? Thank you. Lesley Lesley S. Bechtold Senior Manager, Histopathology Sciences The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main St. Bar Harbor ME 04609 207-288-6322 The information in this email, including attachments, may be confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you believe you received this email by mistake, please notify the sender by return email as soon as possible. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
