[Histonet] Formaldehyde annual education

2016-06-07 Thread Vickroy, James via Histonet
I seem to recall that we once had to document that we went over the hazards of formaldehyde to the staff annually. Does anyone still do this? I know the rules on monitoring but as I was going over a past procedure I saw that we used to reeducate the staff each year. Jim Jim Vickroy

Re: [Histonet] stored unstained sections

2016-06-07 Thread Terri Braud via Histonet
Cut slides stored at room temp seem to last quite a long time for routine stains, however, cut slides do demonstrate a loss of antigenicity for IHC staining, depending on the antibody. Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike

[Histonet] Pathology physician assistant

2016-06-07 Thread Nancy Schmitt via Histonet
Hello- Our facility has 6 pathologist and one PA; I am wondering if anyone has a job description they would be able to share. We are doing some restructuring and wondering how the PA fits in at other places and what tasks they are performing besides grossing specimens; this is the only place