Re: [Histonet] Competency for Supervisors

Hi Mighnon, I find the so-called competency for all staff, including laboratory managers one of the stupidest items ever to be put in a standard (ie ISO 15189). All staff who perform a test need to be recorded as being competent in it, no problem with this but managers as well? How

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 157, Issue 1Glypican-3

Victoria Verno You might try normal Placenta or fetal liver from POC as non-neoplastic stain controls. That strategy may allow you enough repetitions to develop the stain until you find a case of HCC to test. Steve A. McClain, MD * ___

Re: [Histonet] Competency for Supervisors

Did anyone have a form for the Histology Supervisor Competency? Thanks, Mighnon Lashus, HT (ASCP) Laboratory Manager PathGroup 4071 S. Access Rd, Suite 107 Chattanooga, TN 37406 423-493-0207 423-493-0208 fax mlas...@pathgroup.com Important Notice: This e-mail is intended for the use of the

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 157, Issue 1

Can someone please give me some tips in using an automatic microtome wheel, were the advance wheel keeps movivg eith forward of backward until you take your hand off of it, any little tip is useful. Meyosha Jackson HT(ASCP) > > On December 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM

Re: [Histonet] (no subject)

Try the BioCare antibody. It's excellent. -Original Message- From: Nirmala Srishan via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 1:43 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] (no subject) Since, Cell Marque H. Pylori is

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Since, Cell Marque H. Pylori is not available, can some one give a comparable antibody to order? Thanks in advance Nirmala Srishan Holy Name Medical Center is ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for patient care, clinical performance and workplace excellence. Click here to

Re: [Histonet] Uneven ER/PR

Joanne, I do not think you should expect to get perfectly uniform IHC staining in breast core biopsies every time. At our hospital, we prefer to avoid doing hormone receptor stains on breast cores because they are not as "robust" as a lumpectomy or mastectomy specimen. The unevenness could be due

[Histonet] Histology Openings Nationwide

Hi Histonet Members, I hope you are doing well. I am a Recruiter at a highly successful and well respected Healthcare recruiting firm. I help place Histology Professionals in permanent positions across the country and I wanted to see if you or someone you know may be interested in exploring

[Histonet] Reticulin stain for poorly processed tissue

I am working on a project and have received slides containing tissue that seem to be poorly processed. I am currently using a Chandler's Reticulin stain kit that was purchased through American MasterTech. My liver control on the test slide is working but the tissue of unknown processing is not

[Histonet] HCC Control Tissue

Hey anyone out there have any HCC control tissue? We are looking for positive liver control tissue to validate Glypican-3. Thank you for your assistance. Victoria Verno Maryview Histology Supervisor Maryview Medical Center 3636 High Street Portsmouth, VA 23707 757-398-4763