[Histonet] 2013 CAP Inspection Success National Lab

2013-04-19 Thread Ian R Bernard
Colleagues, thank you for your input with questions. Your input and our implementation have proved successful. Hard work towards alignment of policies, procedures and practices to standards (CAP) all proved successful. Thank you to my staff, in particular SRA George Williams, for their hard

[Histonet] FNA preparation

2013-04-19 Thread Hannen, Valerie
Good Morning fellow Histonetters!! I am hoping someone can answer this question for me. Is a General Lab Tech (working as an assistant) permitted to prepare FNA slides at the bedside, as well as stain them using the Wright Stain before the slides being to the Pathologist for interpretation?

[Histonet] IHC Technician job description

2013-04-19 Thread Vincent Rivera
Hello fellow Histonetters: Does anyone have an IHC technician / specialist job description that they would wish to share with me? I am in the process of creating a new IHC tech specific position, so any help is much appreciated. Thank you, Vincent Rivera, HT (ASCP) QIHC Histopathology

[Histonet] FNA preparation

2013-04-19 Thread Webster, Thomas S.
It should be fine for a general lab tech to prepare and stain FNA slides CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. You may NOT use, disclose, copy or

[Histonet] Pen-Fix:

2013-04-19 Thread Jb
Does anyone make their own version of pen-fix? It is a alcoholic formalin fixative. Can someone give the recipe? Sent from my iPhone ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] Re: VCP-2001 cassette printer ink (UNCLASSIFIED)

2013-04-19 Thread Miyamoto, Garret T Mr CIV USA USAMEDCOM
UNCLASSIFIED Wayne, We have the VCP-3001 cassette printer and we buy the printer ribbon from Leica (800-225-3035). The stock number is V0590001F and it cost us $83.35 per ribbon which we bought several years ago. I don't know if it is the same one for your VCP-2001 but I'm sure when you