RE: [Histonet] Histotech Training

2012-07-15 Thread joelle weaver
Take a look at the ASCP BOC eligibility criteria at http://www.ascp.org/Board-of-Certification/GetCertifiedin a nutshell it is pretty much this at this time: Candidates must have completed a NAACLS Histotechnician program in the last 5 years. Or, Candidates must have acquired a minimum

RE: [Histonet] Different Avenues To Become Certified

2012-07-15 Thread joelle weaver
Recently the other relatively recognized certifying organization, NCA, had merged with the BOR ( now BOC- board of certification). I do not believe that there is any other nationally recognized certifying body other than the ASCP for histotechnicians and histotechnologists. They are the only

[Histonet] Buckling Artifact

2012-07-15 Thread wassan alkadhumi
Dear members, I have a recent problem in our IHC sectioning the buckling artifact , and it shows in charged slides only not in normal slides. Our pathologists are finding a problem in reading the slides because of it, dose any one please have an idea in how to get red of it?? I had this

[Histonet] RE: Buckling Artifact

2012-07-15 Thread Hobbs, Carl
Can you submit an image? I can imagine what this is but, no point until I see an image? What are you doing that is different, if this is a new problem? Curiously, Carl Carl Hobbs Histology Manager Wolfson CARD School of Biomedical Sciences Kings College London Guys Campus SE1 1UL Tel: 020

Re: [Histonet] Histotech Training

2012-07-15 Thread Lee Peggy Wenk
Note: The exact wording under HT eligibility is: . . . AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology (clinical, veterinary, industry or research) laboratory in the U.S., Canada or an accredited laboratory* within the last ten years. Very important to note the One year full