Re: [Histonet] IHC counterstain offline

2017-10-12 Thread Victoria Baker via Histonet
Curt, I am not sure how much you will actually save if you factor in the cost of a person hand counter staining these slides. I will be the first to say Ventana is over priced, but off line counter staining brings in an additional variable and cost. In the end is it a real savings? It's an indi

[Histonet] IHC counterstain offline

2017-10-12 Thread Curt via Histonet
We currently use the benchmark ultra and are, in an effort to save a little money, looking at running out counter stain offline. Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts they might offer? We currently run our H&E with Richard Allen Hematoxylin 7111. I am curious if that is suitable for use in you

Re: [Histonet] Lab assistants

2017-10-12 Thread Cooper, Brian via Histonet
Too funny Jay! I take it you've met my old boss!! LOL! Brian -Original Message- From: Jay Lundgren via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 1:04 PM To: Hannen, Valerie Cc: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Lab ass

Re: [Histonet] Lab assistants

2017-10-12 Thread Jay Lundgren via Histonet
The most important role of the lab assistant in the Histology laboratory is to be the target of middle management ire. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL(ASCP) On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 4:00 AM, Hannen, Valerie via Histonet <

[Histonet] Competency Assessment

2017-10-12 Thread Amy Self via Histonet
Good Morning Everyone, Does anyone have a competency assessment with the six elements of competency included that they would be willing to share with me? I have not been the best at keeping up with my department's competency and now we have a new lab director and he is asking that I improve wh