[Histonet] Pathology Ladder System

A well defined career ladder has often been a missing factor in salaries for histotechs. I believe that part of this is due to the change in the Med Lab Tech training System. Originally this system used to incoporate histology in the training. I believe in the early 70s the histology section was r

[Histonet] Disposal of Processor

Does anyone know if you need to decontaminate a tissue processor in any special way to dispose of it? If the tissue has all been fixed before being in the processor and there were no CJD cases processed on it, is it considered biohazardous? Thank you Fawn ---

Re: [Histonet] JOH journal collection --it's claimed

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Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 153, Issue 8

Hi, My name is Natalia. I have a question about tissue processor. If hypothetically (just hypothetically) I will not use charcoal filters and will change paraffin just sometimes, what is going to happen? I work in the research center and we don't have very many specimens. Thank you, Natalia

Re: [Histonet] Pathology Ladder System

Stephen, This question is being asked all over the country. Your suggestion of having a clear cut career ladder is good. Add to that the opportunity to cross train in other areas such as POCT testing, molecular, and digital imaging. Today's techs want opportunities to advance and most of them

[Histonet] PGP 9.5 at 50 microns

Hi All, I need help. My doctors want to start doing some diabetic nerve testing. They need a PGP 9.5 IHC done on a frozen section cut at 50 microns. Does anybody have any experience on something like this? If so, I would love some help. Thanks, Mehndi Helgren Dominion Pathology Labs _