[Histonet] Traveling Histo Tech

2010-04-08 Thread Marshall, Kimberly
Hello all, A few years back I went on vacation and we used a traveling Histo tech to cover. Back then I thought it was a neat idea and said to myself, when the kids are grown and out of the house I am gonna do that. Well that time has come, so before I started making calls and researching

RE: [Histonet] TX Society meeting?

2010-04-08 Thread Nita Searcy
Website has all of the information Nita Searcy, HT/HTL (ASCP) Scott and White Hospital Division Manager, Anatomic Pathology 2401 S. 31st. Street 254-724-2438 Temple, Texas, 76502 nsea...@swmail.sw.org 254-724-2438 Feher, Stephen sfe...@cmc-nh.org 4/7/2010 4:13 PM Contact kdwyer3...@aol.com.

[Histonet] trich/bouin's/FS/Inst cleaning/mast cells

2010-04-08 Thread John PJ Coleman
Trichrome: Our Masson Trichrome procedure uses a combined phosphotungstic/phosphomolybdic acid step for 20 minutes @ RT without a rinse after, our smooth muscle stays RED.. Bouin's: Working in a rat research lab for years, we fixed all tissue in bouins for 24 hours, rinsed in water for

[Histonet] eProtocols

2010-04-08 Thread Weems, Joyce
Hello Everyone, Are any of your pathologists using the Cancer eProtocols provided by CAP? If so you would you let me know of your experiences and how you interfaced it with your LIS? Thanks much!, j Joyce Weems Pathology Manager Saint Joseph's Hospital 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE Atlanta,

[Histonet] Sestrin 2

2010-04-08 Thread Bernard Martin
Hi all, I asked this a couple weeks ago, but thought I'd give it one more try- has anyone had any experience with Sestrin 2 for IHC? I can't find anything in the literature, and thought maybe some has tried it. There are ones available, but they all use the same picture, and I am concerned

Re: [Histonet] eProtocols

2010-04-08 Thread DKBoyd
I have printed off the CAP worksheets off the web site. We use them as work sheets for the pathologist. He checks off and fills in what is pertinent to the case, then the transcriptionist transcribes the Synoptic Report into the final report directly under the Final Diagnosis. Debbie M.

[Histonet] RE: Traveling Histo Tech

2010-04-08 Thread Cheri Miller
Only to say I am envious, good luck and have fun! Cheryl Miller HT ASCP cm Histology Supervisor Physicians Laboratory Services Omaha, NE. 402 731 4148 PRIVILEGED / CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee intended / indicated or agent

[Histonet] RE: Travelling Histo Tech

2010-04-08 Thread Edwards, Richard E.
So you could sum it up thus:- Have knife, will slice for a price. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cheri Miller Sent: 08 April 2010 16:17 To: Marshall, Kimberly;

[Histonet] no subject

2010-04-08 Thread Thotakura, Anil Kumar
Hi All, I have a problem with immunohistochmesitry. I am have raised my own antibody and it is not commercially available. This monoclonal antibody works fine for western blot. When it come to immunohistochemistry on mice liver frozen section, it is binding every where. I can see staining in my

[Histonet] CD 25 protocol on Benchmark

2010-04-08 Thread Gudrun Lang
Hi Benchmark-users! Can someone of you provide me with a protocol for CD 25 for FFPE tissue. We have purchased the antibody from Cell marque and have found nuclear staining in trephine bone marrow biopsy with mastocytosis. This specimen was decalcified with formic acid. Used protocol: CC1 mild,

[Histonet] CD138 IHC

2010-04-08 Thread julia hough
Dear all. Does anyone have a protocol for the immunohistochemistry staining of CD138 on paraffin embedded mouse tibia, including the fixation and decalcification protocol? Thanks BW Julia

Re: [Histonet] eProtocols

2010-04-08 Thread Bill
At 9:54 AM -0400 4/8/10, Weems, Joyce wrote: Are any of your pathologists using the Cancer eProtocols provided by CAP? If so you would you let me know of your experiences and how you interfaced it with your LIS? We export data from our LIS and pick it up in Word merge templates. We then use

Re: [Histonet] Just three months?????

2010-04-08 Thread Michael LaFriniere
FYI The Grandfather clause still stands as it always had Michael R. LaFriniere Executive Director Cytology Services of Maryland (CSM) 301-206-2555 ext 27 301-206-2595 fax michael.lafrini...@csmlab.com On 4/1/2010 at 8:46:10 PM, Joe Nocito jnoc...@satx.rr.com wrote: I see that

[Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 77, Issue 10

2010-04-08 Thread Hocking, Mark
D Mark Hocking Symphony Technical Applications Specialist Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. A member of the Roche group Message sent via blackberry - Original Message - From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu To:

[Histonet] fixtives

2010-04-08 Thread mohamed abd el razik
are you using bouin's , susa or formol zinker?? how many times do you use the same fixtive? i know that zinker need to be freshly prepaired   thanxs     mohamed ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] Tungesten Carbide Knives and araldite

2010-04-08 Thread Eridana
I have a tiny project using araldite on mouse nerves and wondered if anyone could recommend the tungsten carbide knife that Ted Pella cat #121-50 or any other company sells. I cut methacrylate ages ago with glass knives but wonder if the tungesten carbide blade might be a easier and way less

[Histonet] eProtocols

2010-04-08 Thread Shea's
Our Pathologist found it more time consuming to delete lines that were non-applicable than to dictate what they do want from the CAP Cancer Protocols: 1. I copied and pasted the commonly used protocols into the canned text dictionary (in meditech, magic) then each pathologist will edit it to

[Histonet] Illinois Annual Meeting

2010-04-08 Thread Rae Staskiewicz
This year the Illinois Society for Histotechnologists is holding their Annual Spring meeting at Eaglewood Resort in Itaska, Illinois. The dates are May 13-14, 2010. Unfortunately it seems as though we are trying to follow the example of the Republican National Committee and have an incorrect phone

[Histonet] Histo Aid / Histotech

2010-04-08 Thread Scherer, Kris
We would like to hire a histology aid. What are the educational requirements for a histology aid, compared to a histotechnician? --Kris - This e-mail and any attachments may contain CONFIDENTIAL information, including PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION. If

[Histonet] Masson Trichome Staining: Can I use Fast Green?

2010-04-08 Thread cscampbe
Hi Histonet, I am currently using the protocol from Stainsfile for staining heart tissue: http://stainsfile.info/StainsFile/stain/conektv/masson.htm My lab had Fast Green readily available so I substituted it for Light Green in Solution C. The slides have not been coming out well. I failed to

[Histonet] New job opportunities

2010-04-08 Thread Jan . Minshew
Hello everyone, Leica Microsystems is adding new positions and would like to hear from those of you who might be interested. The positions are for Field Support Specialists (FSS) and will be based in Arizona, Washington state, New England, Florida and Montreal. Applicants for the Montreal

[Histonet] CPT coding

2010-04-08 Thread histotech
Hi Histonetters! We have run into a question about CPT charges and I was hoping to get a more definitive answer than what we currently have. I know if you have two tonsils in one container, one with a stitch and one without, you can charge for both tonsils. How about if you have one container