RE: [Histonet] Re: Negative Controls

2014-04-30 Thread Campbell, Tasha M.
So this has confused me more. So before you would run a negative control for each block you were testing and you would use the negative mouse or rabbit reagent. Now you don't have to do that but you still need a negative tissue control. So what exactly does this mean? Does it mean for every

RE: [Histonet] Re: Negative Controls

2014-04-30 Thread Campbell, Tasha M.
As of now, my lab took that as you just needed one negative slide per run. And that negative slide is getting the negative mouse or rabbit serum. Is this correct? Tasha Campbell, B.S.,HTL(ASCP) Frederick Gastroenterology Associates 310 W. 9th St. Frederick, MD 21701 301-695-6800 ext. 144

[Histonet] PT

2014-04-30 Thread Campbell, Tasha M.
I need to enroll in a Proficiency testing program just for the technical part. I am looking for the cheapest program that CLIA would recognize. I am only CLIA certified. Thanks. Tasha Campbell, B.S.,HTL(ASCP) Frederick Gastroenterology Associates 310 W. 9th St. Frederick, MD

RE: [Histonet] Re: Negative Controls

2014-04-30 Thread Sebree Linda A
Tasha, We use the negative elements within our patient sample as our negative tissue control. Linda A. Sebree University of Wisconsin Hospital Clinics IHC/ISH Laboratory 600 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53792 (608)265-6596 FAX: (608)262-7174 -Original Message- From:

RE: [Histonet] Re: Negative Controls

2014-04-30 Thread Martha Ward-Pathology
So do we.   Martha Ward, MT (ASCP) QIHC Manager Molecular Diagnostics Lab Medical Center Boulevard  \  Winston-Salem, NC 27157 p 336.716.2109  \  f 336.716.5890   mw...@wakehealth.edu       -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

RE: [Histonet] Re: Negative Controls

2014-04-30 Thread Weems, Joyce K.
So do we Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org www.saintjosephsatlanta.org 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30342 This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint Joseph's Hospital and is intended for the sole

[Histonet] Special stain control validation- CAP compliance

2014-04-30 Thread Stacy McLaughlin
Hello, We validate our control blocks prior to patient use. We label the slide with the stain, date, and results. We keep the slides in a file for reference. Our recent CAP inspection cited us on this because it was not documented on paper. I am considering challenging this, as I feel what

Re: [Histonet] Question about high complexity testing for histotechnologists

2014-04-30 Thread Rene J Buesa
NO, because the license in histotechnology INCLUDES high complexity testing. On the other hand there are some tests like FISH with the VYSIS system that requires a special training with its own certification. René J.  On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:15 PM, Delia, Catherine deli...@uhnj.org wrote:

[Histonet] RE: CAP question ANP.22978 - Her2 assay validation

2014-04-30 Thread Vanessa Perez
https://www.biomax.us/tissue-arrays/Breast/ theres the link, they have various kinds, so just choose the one that comes with the IHC results Vanessa Perez Garcia Pathology Reference Lab 210-892-3746 210-892-3732 vpe...@pathreflab.com -Original Message- From: Martha Ward-Pathology

[Histonet] Thank You!

2014-04-30 Thread Jennifer Oskins
All- A very sincere thank you to everyone who has responded so graciously to my request for information for Seventh Wave Pathology and for additional suggestions for CRO Histology/Pathology services. I have forwarded the information on. Thank you again for the great feedback!

[Histonet] animal human biopsies

2014-04-30 Thread Davis, Cassie
Some threw the thought of processing biopsies from veterinary clinics as a way of increasing outpatient volumes. I am concerned there may be a regulation against this. Does anybody know of any? Cassandra Davis cda...@che-east.org 302-575-8095 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including

[Histonet] Formalin fixation problems

2014-04-30 Thread Frances Pearsall
Recently we started having problems with our 10% nb formalin not completely fixing our animal tissues. We haven't done any thing different in making up the solutions, but we're finding incomplete fixation in the center of the tissues. We are letting it stay in formalin the same amount of time

[Histonet] Is there a way to post pictures of slides on histonet? Or to make them available for people to look at?

2014-04-30 Thread Lewis, Patrick
Hi everyone, What is a good way to post pictures of slides for you guys to look at? I had a weird black precipitate in one of my IHCs and I'd like for you guys to look at them and see if you recognize what this artifact is? Thanks Patrick. PS: I tried uploading them as attachments but the

[Histonet] Is there a way to post pictures of slides on histonet? Or to make them available for people to look at?

2014-04-30 Thread Shirley A. Powell
HI Patrick, Marvin Hanna posted these instructions in the below message on histonet yesterday. This is a good way to post images you wish to discuss on histonet. He has made available a way to do this for the histonet community, as well as has the archives of histonet on the

Re: [Histonet] Is there a way to post pictures of slides on histonet? Or to make them available for people to look at?

2014-04-30 Thread Marvin Hanna
Hi Patrick, You can upload images for Histonet at http://histosearch.com/imageupload/. The Histonet listserver does not allow attachments to messages to prevent the spread of malware. Let me know if you have any problems. Best Regards, Marvin Hanna On 04/30/2014 01:43 PM, Lewis, Patrick

[Histonet] I just posted 2 photos to histosearch

2014-04-30 Thread Lewis, Patrick
Thanks everyone, I just posted 2 images to histo search. IS there a way to post up to 5 pics at once? It looked like it suggested that you could post up to 5 pics as a group but I didn't see HOW to do it. Anyway, I have one post of outside of the tissue area, and one post of the tissue

[Histonet] Awards Spotlight - The Newcomer Helping Hand Award

2014-04-30 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
Award Spotlight - The Newcomer Helping Hand Award This award is sponsored by Newcomer Supply Inc. and consist of a $1500.00 grant. This is a new award for the NSH it has only been given out once so far, last year was the first year it was given and Jean Mitchell NSH's Region IV director was its

Re: [Histonet] I just posted 2 photos to histosearch

2014-04-30 Thread Marvin Hanna
Hi Patrick, To post more than one image, there is a link under choose file where you uploaded the first picture for add another image. When you click add another image, it opens up another choose file box for a second image to upload. Or you can just post them one at a time if you like.

[Histonet] gmed/ggastro interfacing with pathology for seamless transition?

2014-04-30 Thread Sophia Lin
Hi all, Our practice is moving forward to bringing in-house pathology since we already have in-house histology. Any gastro practices that use gmed/ggastro and have a seamless pathology module that can be added for a smooth transition? This would entail using ggastro/gmed and interfacing with the