Agree, Leica is the best hands down.
On Jun 3, 2014, at 5:37 PM, nmhi...@comcast.net wrote:
If someone promised me a brand new FREE microtome and it wasn't a LEICA, I'd
tell them, no, thanks!. I am not inclined to endorse any other brand and I
cannot imagine changing my mind about that.
Yes thanks for the perspective. I have a bias towards my own experience, and
this seems to be good advice. I work in a molecular based lab now and they are
very unaware of what it typically is like in a clinical histopathology lab.
Good to point other environments are out there that are
Hello my colleagues in histoland,
We are in the market for a Slide Scanner and a Fluorescent Microscope, if
anyone has any information on any of these products please share with me.
Thank you
Albert Santiago, HT(ASCP)
Lab Manager
Penncutaneous Pathology Services
Dermatopathology Lab
3020
Go to the local pet store and get a feeder rat (can buy frozen ones).
Gross it and process. Great for practice tissues, can get the full
range from brain to kidney.
Good luck!
James E. Nutter Jr. BS, HT QIHC(ASCP)
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute | Histology| 14225 Newbrook Dr.|
You describe a common situation in histology where the pressure to finish the
work on time (the TAT) reigns but that does not necessarily mean that quality
has to be sacrificed, although sometimes it does.
On the other hand, not all histotechs are created equal and some have
abilities others
Hi Denise-
I would HIGHLY recommend the online program at IUPUI - we have had 4 people go
through this program including myself.
When finished you are ready to sit for the test! It is really well done and
they are so helpful along the way.
Contact info: Debra M. Wood, Director,
I have several techs who used Indiana University's on line course and they are
all great techs! Have not been impressed with techs from Harford Community's
program.
Andrea Bilger, HTL
Team Leader, Histology
York Hospital
1001 S. George St.
York, Pa. 17405
(717) 851-5040
Contact a Leica Microsystems representative.
René J.
On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 8:42 AM, Santiago, Albert
albert.santi...@uphs.upenn.edu wrote:
Hello my colleagues in histoland,
We are in the market for a Slide Scanner and a Fluorescent Microscope, if
anyone has any information on any
This is a bit more of a Cytology question, but I thought I would survey my
Histo friends! We are starting to have bubbles with our PAP slides, and it
actually seems to occur after drying, initially after coverslipping (by hand)
there appears to be no bubbles. We use Clearium, so we can go
Dear histonetters!
Maybe you can help me. We are looking for pathologists for our clinical
histolab in Linz, Austria. Anyone (German speaking), who is interested in is
welcome to inform him- or herself on this website.
http://www.linz.at/akh/10374.asp
We have a well equipted, modern
Rene is right that everyone needs to find what they are good at. We had a guy
who was so-so in cutting speed and always getting flack for not doing enough.
And had such a hard time coordinating specials and immunos that he just slowed
things down. Then we started doing Mega blocks of whole
As someone who has been in research (basically being a histologist), I can
say that there are NO jobs out there for you. The market is saturated with
PhDs. Do not leave your job for a research position unless they can
guarantee your salary for years. This will be very unlikely, as getting a
Albert
It all depends on your through put and how many slides you need to scan daily.
There are so many other things you need to consider prior to purchasing a
scanner.
If you go to the DPA website you can get a lot on information on digital
pathology www.digitalpathologyassociation.org
The
That is true.
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
Hi Histonetters,
I hope you guys are doing great. Please I wanted to
confirm whether it is true that the CAP has changed the HER2 Fixation time from
6 - 48 hours to 6 - 72 hours.
Thanks,
Banjo Adesuyi, BSMT, HT (ASCP) HTL, QIHC, QLS
Histology Supervisor
Norman
Alpha Histotech,
wanted to be sure that I did NOT tell you to drop everything in life to look to
research exclusively. So I cut and pasted this from my original message
Research histology should not be overlooked
I stand by that statement.
I agree with Emily that funding in research is
We just acquired a brand new laboratory microwave to replace ours from the
1980s,..so we are optimizing our GMS stain. Currently we would let the
glassware sit in
Chromic acid for 1 hr to chemically clean the glassware before staining. Now we
are using the CAP required polypropylene
Venting the MW oven is just a safety issue and has nothing to do with the
cleaning of the glassware and the quality of the staining procedure.
René J.
On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 1:01 PM, Abbott, Tanya
tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net wrote:
We just acquired a brand new laboratory
Thank you Ray for your perspective. I wholeheartedly agree with you. A few
(maybe more than a few) years back I wrote an article for NSH on transitioning
from Clinical to Research. You'll find it here:
http://www.nsh.org/content/transitioning-clinical-research
In most cases speed is not the
As of the 4/2014 revision, CAP extended the fixation time to 72 hours.
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Holy Redeemer Hospital Laboratory
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Ph: 215-938-3676
Fax: 215-938-3874
Today's Topics:
10. HER2 by IHC- Fixation (Adesupo,
According to the Histonet archives, this hasn't been discussed for almost a
decade. How are labs drying/curing their slides before they are filed?
We are a small oral pathology laboratory and we hand-coverslip using Richard
Allen mounting medium and glass coverslips. After cases are signed
Of the three microtomes that you listed I would highly recommend the Thermo
Shandon Finesse. It's of superior quality than the Microms I have used.
Cutting is excellent and the fly wheel action is light yet fluid. You do
have to oil it manually once a month but it's easy and you can clean it out
How long is everyone keeping the IHC reports that are printed off after the run
is completed? ANP.22660 states that Batch control records must be retained to 2
years. Is that also the patient?
Thanks
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Hi Everyone,
I am asking a question for our Cytology department about CYP.04300 on the CAP
checklist, in regards to daily QC. It states the technical quality of the
preparations should be checked daily and includes checking all stains for
predicted staining characteristics each day of use.
The patient results are in the final report. The 2 year requirement is for QC
documents only.
Tim Morken
Supervisor,Hisotlogy, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies
UC San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
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From:
Hello all!
I am posting a great opportunity for a confident and experienced histotech. It
is located in Baxter, MN. You would be working for Dr. Lundstrom at Dermatology
Professionals. The job is to for the most part run the histology lab. Right
now this is my job and I am leaving only because
I have been trying to get anitbodies for microglia (CD68, CD11b, IBA-1) to work
using IHC and IF (regular, co-localization, even TSA amplification) on slides
from frozen tissue that has been fixed in PFA and embedded in OCT with mixed
crappy results. Does anyone have any suggestions or
Contact your local labs and Hospitals, you could just use some already
embedded and cut tissue that is about to be disposed of as long as there
is no patient info on the blocks it shouldn't be a problem. Anne
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What species are you looking to stain?
Liz
Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC
Premier Laboratory, LLC
PO Box 18592
Boulder, CO 80308
(303) 682-3949 office
(303) 682-9060 fax
(303) 881-0763 cell
l...@premierlab.com
www.premierlab.com
March 10, 2014 is Histotechnology Professionals Day
I would like to ask a question:Headline-MICROSCOPIC CHECKS- What slides do you
microscopically check before sending out to the pathologist?
carol@saskatoonhealthregion.ca
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Chromic acid does a nifty job of removing metal deposits on glassware,
but so do many commercial lab detergents.
Chromic acid is the oxidizer for the fungus in the GMS stain. Go one
better and get rid of Chromic Acid out of your lab. It is probably one
of the more toxic / nasty chemicals in your
Hi Alpha,
I've been
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I am looking for comments about validating slides in histology/immuno. We have
always validated our charged slides if we went to a new brand/vendor in order
to ensure that the tissue sections will adhere properly during immuno
procedures and certain special stains. Once we found them to be
No,
Using Periodic acid instead of chromic acid just gives you a PASM.
Pseudo-fungi are PAS Positive but classic GMS (using chromic acid) negative.
The literature is quite confusing on pseudo-fungi. Some say that they are GMS
positive whereas other claim they are GMS negative.
My own experience
Thought that the subject title should be changed.
(References available on request)
No,
Using Periodic acid instead of chromic acid just gives you a PASM.
Pseudo-fungi are PAS Positive but classic GMS (using chromic acid) negative.
The literature is quite confusing on pseudo-fungi. Some say that
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