[Histonet] Research charges

2011-01-06 Thread Mary Lloyd
Would anyone like to share their charges for research. I am interested in these charges. Routine processing Hand processing HE Unstained slides Routine Special Stains (PAS,GMS etc.) I would also like to know policies on charging for repeat work. If a researcher is interested in an area(bone)

RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!

2011-01-06 Thread Sebree Linda A
Be careful about buying a humidifier. I brought a brand new one in (small table top type) that I had purchased but because it didn't have a grounded plug it wasn't allowed; never did find one with a grounded plug. Linda A. Sebree University of Wisconsin Hospital Clinics IHC/ISH Laboratory

[Histonet] RE: Research charges

2011-01-06 Thread John Shelley
Hi Mary, I am a new core starting up and that would be helpful for me also. If you get any info could you past it my way also. Thanks!!! Kind Regards!   John J Shelley Senior Research Associate, Histology Core Facility Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona 6400 Sanger Road   

[Histonet] Controls needed

2011-01-06 Thread Sharon . Davis-Devine
Does anyone out there in Histoland have a control block for MDM2 for liposarcoma that they would be willing to share? We don't get very many liposarcomas so control blocks are a problem. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor

RE: [Histonet] Slide Labeling System that Survives Citrate Boiling

2011-01-06 Thread Truscott, Tom
That sounds like the one TBS made or makes. Tom T -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of louise renton Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:39 PM To: Cameron Nowell; Histonet Subject: Re:

[Histonet] Re: Pax-2

2011-01-06 Thread Dessoye, Michael J
Pax-2 (rabbit poly) is available from Cell Marque but in our experience it also has some cytoplasmic background staining. Mike Dessoye --- Message: 21 Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 16:06:56 -0800 From: Mark Tarango marktara...@gmail.com Subject: [Histonet] Pax-2 To:

[Histonet] RE: Lab Chairs

2011-01-06 Thread Dessoye, Michael J
We have office and lab chairs from Haworth. They're very expensive, with ours around $800, but they have a lifetime warranty. We just had two sent for repair or replacement that were 10+ years old and there was no problem. Mike Dessoye

Re: [Histonet] Re: Pax-2

2011-01-06 Thread Mark Tarango
Thanks for the response. I heard Cell Marque's rabbit died and they aren't shipping any more ab until they get a new supplier. If anyone is using an antibody from someone other than Cell Marque, I'd be interested. Thanks Mark On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Dessoye, Michael J

[Histonet] Billing question

2011-01-06 Thread Weems, Joyce
When you have performed a special stain or immuno that does not help the pathologist (tumor exhausted, etc) do you still charge for the technical component and the pathologist credits the professional fee? Just curious.. Happy New Year, Everyone! Thanks! j Joyce Weems Pathology Manager Saint

Re: [Histonet] Billing question

2011-01-06 Thread Drew Meyer
Hey Joyce, My understanding has always been that if the pathologist specifically mentions the stain in the report, then it's OK to charge all the fees. However, if the pathologist chooses to leave any mention of the stain/immuno in the report, then you can't bill for it. So if the pathologist

RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!

2011-01-06 Thread Hawkins, Hal K.
There are devices used in cryo-ultramicrotomy that might help. I have no experience myself. Also, I found this interesting article via Google. http://www.diatome.ch/en/products/staticlineii.asp http://jhc.sagepub.com/content/37/7/1157.full.pdf From:

RE: [Histonet] Research charges - long reply

2011-01-06 Thread Liz Chlipala
Mary Mary We are a private contract lab and do not charge for recuts or repeats that are related to quality issues. We run a lot of bone samples through our lab and if there is a fold in the lesion area we recut the block at no charge to the client. All of our slides are QC'd and we will

[Histonet] Job opening for a Histology Manager at HealthTronics in Augusta, GA 30901

2011-01-06 Thread Smith, Adam
Hello, my name is Adam, I am a recruiter at Adecco Medical Science and I have an opening for a Histology Manager in Augusta, GA 30901. This position will fill quickly so if you are interested please reach out to me as soon as you can. I have listed the job description and required

[Histonet] Hello Histonetters and Happy New Year!

2011-01-06 Thread Gomez, Milton
Hello Histonetters and Happy New Year, Does anyone have a Validation Protocol template for immunohistochemical antibodies that would like to share? Thanks in advance, MG This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole

RE: [Histonet] Billing question

2011-01-06 Thread Houston, Ronald
We've been repeatedly told by Compliance that if a pathologist (or a clinician) orders a test, the test result must be included in the report and the test must be billed for; even if the result is non-contributory. Ronnie Houston Anatomic Pathology Manager Nationwide Children's Hospital

RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!

2011-01-06 Thread O'Donnell, Bill
I have used the product linked below (of course mine was purchased at a vinyl record store for neutralizing static on turn-tables. It cost a whopping $15.00 at the time. Maybe some folks can still get them there? http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?D7=0N5=SEARCH_CONC

RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!

2011-01-06 Thread O'Donnell, Bill
Follow-up. The zero-stat gun seems to be around $150.00 most everywher. But it does work and will last for years. William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC Lead Histologist Good Samaritan Hospital 10 East 31st Street Kearney, NE 68847 -Original Message- From:

RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!

2011-01-06 Thread Johnson, Nacaela
I am also having issues with static, but only on my particle blocks. This happens in the summer as well. The static is actually in the block. The core biopsies cut wonderfully. Does anyone else run into this problem? I can see the effects of the static when I'm embedding, the particles float

[Histonet] Static issues

2011-01-06 Thread Breeden, Sara
This is New Mexico where humidity is a rumor. The humidity in the lab here - as I write - is 18% and that's on a really wet day! If I have static issues with my ribbons, I just lean a little bit toward the block and breathe on it and the ribbons just float (in a good way) off the knife. I do

[Histonet] RE: Static issues

2011-01-06 Thread Weems, Joyce
I was going to say the same thing... Just hadn't taken time. So may of us are full of hot air.. J:) -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Breeden, Sara Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 16:45

RE: [Histonet] Static issues

2011-01-06 Thread sgoebel
Breathing is my normal way to attack static, it's not a problem getting the ribbon...there is so much static that when I pull it off the tome, it literally sucks to my hand like a magnet...and then it's gone. Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I am hoping to only have to deal with this for a

RE: [Histonet] Static issues

2011-01-06 Thread Weems, Joyce
Breathing is for the cryostat sections. Dryer sheets for the paraffin sections.. It also helps to run screaming through the lab... -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sgoe...@mirnarx.com

[Histonet] Charged slides

2011-01-06 Thread Helen Fedor
Hi, A question has come up regarding the different methods used to put a charge on the slide. We recently ordered some plus slides and the boxes they are packed in say silanized slides, but they say plus on the slide . We don't want to use these for our clients if they are not going to be