I am looking for a part time person to come in and evaluate our entire system
from top to bottom, to get all our policies and procedures compliant if there
is a deficiency. This position will require more time up front then, once
systems are in place and everyone is satisfied it will likely
Know what else you can't have enough of? Data ports. We just went live with
barcoding and tracking and we had to add TONS of them in nearly every room!
Good luck!
Brian D. Cooper, HT (ASCP)CM | Histology Supervisor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Children's Hospital Los
We still have sticky issues, especially with the 250 HP dispenser, but there
have been others. I have given up on Ventana. They don't fix it, don't care,
and make you jump through hoops to get help. I'm STILL waiting on my refund 3
months ago from the HP recall where we had to repeat 78 HP
Hi Gareth
Regarding the small GI biopsy question using eosin to highlight them for
embedding etc
Why don’t you try applying Safranin on the biopsies during grossing/dictation.
It does not wash out during processing but all GI biopsies will absorb the
stain and it makes embedding so much
Happy Friday!
We pulled our HistoMATE mold cleaner out of the closet and we can't find
the user manual. If anyone has one can you send me a copy? I tried
looking online and couldn't find anything. It looks pretty simple but I
still want to know what it is capable of doing.
Thanks oodles and
Hi Tasha,
How fun! All I can say is ventilation, ventilation, ventilation. If you
can't get proper ventilation I recommend Sentry Air Systems. They have
portable fume extractors that use a series of carbon filters, to suck up
the xylene or formaldehyde vapors.
Sincerely,
Paula Sicurello, HTL
We need to make room and have the following for sale:
TBS Minotome Plus 2563 cryostat - compressor works, the microtome is in
good condition, but the main board needs to be replaced.
Leica SP9000 automatic knife sharpener - sharpening mechanism works but
"TABLE" dial mechanism needs to be
Hello everyone. Is anyone doing IHC testing for "GD2" on FFPE tissue? Thank
you.
Richard
Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology & The Martin M. Berman, MD Immunopathology/Morphologic
Proteomics Laboratory
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
Assistant Director, Anatomic
Hello, I am a small GI lab and our facility is moving to a brand new building!
The building has yet to be built so I have full control on how to design my
lab. I will have about 1000-1500 sq ft. I was just wondering if anyone had
any tips for me? One thing I want to change is the type of
