RE: [Histonet] Slide distribution amongst Pathologists

2012-06-05 Thread Susan.Walzer
Boy, they sure like to put us in the middle of what should be their own problem. Thank heavens I only work now for one Dr at a time now but when I was at a larger place they rotated. They still used to tell us to give them particular cases when it was not their turn so that we got the flak when

[Histonet] View Transit of Venus

2012-06-05 Thread Lee Peggy Wenk
Now for something totally non-histology related – For those of us in the basement, who hardly ever see the sun: Literally a once-in-a-lifetime (about every 112 years) event – Venus will pass in front of our Sun tonight Tues June 5. Starting about 5:45 pm Eastern time, for about 3 hours. All of

RE: [Histonet] Slide distribution amongst Pathologists

2012-06-05 Thread Podawiltz, Thomas
We have one simple way of doing it. He who Grosses is he who reads. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of susan.wal...@hcahealthcare.com Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 3:21 AM To: gu.l...@gmx.at;

RE: [Histonet] Slide distribution amongst Pathologists

2012-06-05 Thread Rathborne, Toni
We do the same. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Podawiltz, Thomas Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 6:06 AM To: susan.wal...@hcahealthcare.com; gu.l...@gmx.at; sa...@hotmail.ca Cc:

[Histonet] HPV control slides

2012-06-05 Thread Kelly Colpitts
Happy Tuesday, We are currently looking for HPV positive control slides for both HPV high risk and HPV low risk probes. Would anyone happen to have a half dozen or so of each that they could share? Please contact me at my email address if you do. Thanks, Kelly Colpitts Nationwide

OT: [Histonet] View Transit of Venus

2012-06-05 Thread Emily Sours
Also, the ISS will be taking close-up pictures of Venus, the first time the pictures will be very detailed as the cupola wasn't on the ISS before. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_jsc_photo/7164346718/in/set-72157629649730820/ Emily You see a peanut, day's off to a good start; you witness some

[Histonet] Fluorescence-filters

2012-06-05 Thread Gudrun Lang
Hi! Filters for fluorescencemicroscopy tend to burn out after a certain duration of usage. What duration? We have filters for FITC, TRITC, Dapi and a triplefilter. The working-hours are about 150 per year. What do you think? Is it time to change them. I have often bad feedback about weak

Re: [Histonet] Fluorescence-filters

2012-06-05 Thread Rene J Buesa
Hi Gudrun: What you wrote is news for me. Dichroic filters with specific lambda transmission of good quality can be used for years. The filters I used were Ernst Leitz, from the early 1950's and the transmission intensity remained strong. We checked the life duration of the mercury lamp, but not

[Histonet] Fluorescence-filters -2

2012-06-05 Thread Gudrun Lang
I forgot: the filters are now 10 years old. Gudrun -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Im Auftrag von Gudrun Lang Gesendet: Dienstag, 05. Juni 2012 16:38 An: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Betreff:

RE: [Histonet] Fluorescence-filters

2012-06-05 Thread Anatoli Gleiberman
Filters are usually very stable. What is burning out are fiber optic cables that are present in some illumination systems such as X-Cite in Zeiss microscopes. These optical fiber cables should be replaced after 2000 hours. Anatoli Gleiberman, PhD Director of Histopathology Cleveland Biolabs,

[Histonet] Reagent rotation

2012-06-05 Thread Mark Perrin
What is the normal procedure for changing the reagents in the tissue processor? We have a Sakura VIP6. Should the schedule of changing be based on number of runs vs. number of blocks processed? About 80% of our blocks are small GI biospies. Thanks in advance for your input.   Toshia Perrin

RE: [Histonet] Reagent rotation

2012-06-05 Thread Goins, Tresa
We rotate by cassette number - our daily load can vary from 10 to more than 100 cassettes, so an exchange schedule based on number of runs was not appropriate. Tresa -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On

[Histonet] Reagent rotation

2012-06-05 Thread Stephenson, Sheryl
We do it by the number of Runs. About every 6 run for rotations and 12 runs for a full change out. But we also have another processor as well. Sheryl Stephenson | Histology Technician Main 908.947.1100 Fax908.947.1085 Direct: 908.947.1624 

[Histonet] Current Histology Openings

2012-06-05 Thread Brannon Owens
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Re: [Histonet] Fluorescence-filters

2012-06-05 Thread Mark Tarango
Hi Gudrun, i read about 15 ALK cases a week. If you are seeing a lot of collagen fibers around the tumor cells, I'd try increasing the digestion time of your pepsin (especially if they were fixed for longer than usual). Before altering the pretreatment though, you would want to make sure that

[Histonet] NEW Position Alert - Quality Assurance Histologist

2012-06-05 Thread Matt Ward
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Re: [Histonet] Fluorescence-filters

2012-06-05 Thread Emily Sours
Wow, that was detailed and interesting!! I didn't know microscopes could even use LED, does that require a different setup, or just a different bulb? Emily You see a peanut, day's off to a good start; you witness some soil it's a jamboree for Vince Noir. --Howard Moon, in Charlie, The Mighty

Re: [Histonet] Fluorescence-filters

2012-06-05 Thread Emily Sours
Can you do fluorescence with LED? (That may be a stupid question, as I always thought LED was just for brightfield). Emily You see a peanut, day's off to a good start; you witness some soil it's a jamboree for Vince Noir. --Howard Moon, in Charlie, The Mighty Boosh

RE: [Histonet] Reagent rotation

2012-06-05 Thread Ian R Bernard
We do it by number of blocks- At or after 350 blocks the processor is changed. Ian -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Stephenson, Sheryl Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 2:03 PM To: 'Mark