RE: [Histonet] cryostat help please!

2010-03-22 Thread Alan Bright
Dear Mohamed, We manufacture cryostats but not the one you have the problem with, however I think what you can hear is the cooling fan working but not the refrigeration compressor. You will need to locate the internal fuses to see which ones need replacing. If the compressor is running then

RE: [Histonet] UK Trained and fully HPC Registered Histotechnologistlooking to relocate in the US

2010-03-22 Thread Houston, Ronald
Malika, Best bet is to contact American Society for Clinical Pathology, http://www.ascp.org and a very good immigration lawyer. I came over here almost 20 years ago and it was a nightmare. ASCP did not recognize any British qualifications and I had then been working in pathology for 18+ years.

Re: [Histonet] Incubation of Ab more then 1 hour in autostainer

2010-03-22 Thread Andrea T. Hooper
We used to do overnight in our DAKO Autostainer many years ago, and we kept many containers of dH20 in the incubator to make a humid chamber. Seemed to work well - although we realized overnight was overkill and 1-2 h was sufficient. In fact, given this we started to always put humid chambers

[Histonet] IHC double stains

2010-03-22 Thread Knutson, Deanne
Fellow Histonetters, We presently use DAB brown chromagen for our IHC, and are looking at adding a red kit chromagen for staining double IHC slides. I am looking for information on what antibody scenarios other sites are using the double stain for? Kappa and lambda might be one pair of

[Histonet] Prostate Bx's

2010-03-22 Thread S R
Good Morning Everyone, I was wondering for those of you working in POL labs or even hospitals, if you are pre-lableing specimen bottles before the patient comes in? Ie 12 part prostate boxes have the patient's name and the bx site pre-made days or weeks before the patient comes in. If not

[Histonet] Psyche information Systems

2010-03-22 Thread Anita Buchiane
We are currently upgrading our Psyche/WindoPath Anatomic Pathology Information System from version 5 to 7. Has anyone else gone through or presently going through this upgrade? Could you please give me an account of your experience? Good or bad. Thanks

RE: [Histonet] Prostate Bx's

2010-03-22 Thread Nails, Felton
Why would you want to prelabel the containers prior to seeing the patient? Outside of the kit being labeled LLB LLM LLA, etc., the individual containers should not be label until you actually add the sample to avoid mistakes. -Original Message- From:

RE: [Histonet] Prostate Bx's

2010-03-22 Thread DKBoyd
National Safety Goals state that you have to label the container in front of the patient. Debbie M. Boyd, HT(ASCP) l Chief Histologist l Southside Regional Medical Center I 200 Medical Park Boulevard l Petersburg, Va. 23805 l T: 804-765-5050 l F: 804-765-5582 l dkb...@chs.net Nails,

Re: [Histonet] Spencer AO 820 microtome questions

2010-03-22 Thread Bob Nienhuis
How old are those 820s and 860s anyway? I know they were around in the early 70's. We still use our 860! Bob Nienhuis VA / UCLA Medical Center North Hills, CA On 3/16/10, Scott Parker spar...@vt.edu wrote: Dear all, I have access to a Spencer AO 820 microtome (a black beauty in

[Histonet] Mohs Tech needed in Phoenix AZ

2010-03-22 Thread Jill Cox
Dermatology group in Phoenix looking for independent experienced Mohs tech to come 1 – 2 days per month for office Mohs surgery Ideal situation for someone wanting to pick up extra income, work with world-renowned Mohs tech and establish long-term Relationship with one of the top dermatology

[Histonet] ub subscribe

2010-03-22 Thread Ms Janet Tao
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[Histonet] Sakura VIP 6 vs Thermo Scientific Excelsior

2010-03-22 Thread Matthew Lunetta
Hello fellow Tech's I know this is a repeat posting. I wanted to post again to get responces from some fellow tech's that might have missed the last one. We are looking at getting a new procesor and wanted to get our peers opinons on the Sakura vs Richard Allen. If you are a vendor please do

[Histonet] Grossing Room Staffing

2010-03-22 Thread Rick . Garnhart
I need help in convincing my Pathology group that it is old school to have a aid or tech in the gross room to hand them specimen and put lids on cassettes and close them. We have a PA that is employed by the pathology group that wants help in putting lids on and closing cassette. We use the

[Histonet] RE. Research Use Only Antibodies

2010-03-22 Thread Aflleje, James
Hello all, Does anyone know the exact regulations, implications, and documentation of the use of research use only antibodies in a CLIA RAP accredited laboratory? Does anyone else out there use RUO's in their laboratories? Input on this topic would be greatly appreciated.

Re: [Histonet] ub subscribe

2010-03-22 Thread Geoff McAuliffe
Peter et al. All people have to do is read the instructions. How much simpler can one make it? Hit the delete key when you see any sort of unsubscribe message. Geoff Peter Carroll wrote: sometimes, i feel like im stuck in some histonet unsubscribe timewarp. i hate it! i really wish that

Re: [Histonet] UK Trained and fully HPC Registered Histotechnologist looking to relocate in the US

2010-03-22 Thread Malika Benatti
Hi Bernice, Thanks for your reply and the URL, I hold a BSc Hons in Biomedical Sciences and a Post Graduate Certificate in Cellular Pathology over here in the UK. Since you mentioned in your reply that you have a Histotechnologist who trained in Romania, I would be interested to know if she

Re: [Histonet] Grossing Room Staffing

2010-03-22 Thread Rene J Buesa
I am sorry to tell you that having an aid in the gross room will increase the productivity of your PA by 25-30% because what you consider irrelevant tasks done by an aid will permit your PA to do what s/he is paid for and closing lids is not something that should be done by a better paid PA as

[Histonet] GSH meeting

2010-03-22 Thread Shirley A. Powell
GSH has dropped the late fee for the meeting this weekend so it is not too late to register, especially those in the Atlanta area. Go to www.histosearch.com/gshhttp://www.histosearch.com/gsh to get the program and registration form. Fill it out and bring it with you and register on site. We

Re: [Histonet] Grossing Room Staffing

2010-03-22 Thread Sue
I happend to disagree, it does not take much time to close cassettes and I feel that the person grossing the specimen should be responsible for what is in the cassette. If that cassette is found empty the following morning who do you go to. You are stuck with a he said she said. We also use

Re: [Histonet] Grossing Room Staffing

2010-03-22 Thread Langenberg, Stacey
I agree with you Sue. I have 2 lab aides 1 is full time and 1 is part time neither of which we can spare for hand holding and cassette closing. Our 2 gross techs are responsible for those blocks until they hit the processor. Too many hands in there causes too many problems.. The potential for

Re: [Histonet] Spencer AO 820 microtome questions

2010-03-22 Thread Bob Nienhuis
Found an old message. The American Optical Co. that first made the 820 Microtome in 1947, is now part of Leica. Bob On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Paula Pierce cont...@excaliburpathology.com wrote: I am still using 5 820s!!! -- *From:* Bob Nienhuis

[Histonet] biohazardous waste

2010-03-22 Thread dcojita
Hello netters, Has anyone had any experience with instruments that grind up medical waste and treat it so that you can dispose of it in mainstream garbage? If so, does it work? Is it expensive? I've included the website of one such system below. Biomedical technology solutions. Any info