[Histonet] tissue tek block cabinets

We have an abundance of tissue tek block cabinets that we no longer need and are looking to part with. Please contact me off line if you could use them. Thanks Allison Allison Eck, MHA,HTL(ASCP)cm,QLS, AHI(AMT),CEAS1 Anatomic Pathology Manager Doylestown Hospital __

[Histonet] differences in job descriptions

I know this topic has probably been addressed many times before and I do not wish to start the certified vs non certified debate again. However, I must ask for those of you who have both working in your lab, do their job descriptions and responsibilities differ between those who are certified a

[Histonet] LIS order entry

Hello Histonet! I am curious if anyone would be willing to share their computer order entry experiences. Our current process is the order is placed on the floor, in the OR, etc and a paper copy is sent down to us with the specimen. Once we receive the order, we have to manually re enter all o

[Histonet] pathologic staging

Good morning histonet I have a question that is more for a pathologist but I am hoping some of you can help. When staging cancer cases (namely breast), there are 2 stagings, pathologic and clinical As per the AJCC, the pathologic staging includes information defined at surgery and clinical st

[Histonet] old cryostat

Good morning, Thank you to everyone who responded to my frozen section question. The information I received was very useful. With that being said, I have an old cryostat, a Jung 1800. It no longer works as the refrigeration system has died but does anyone know of a company that would purchase

[Histonet] frozen sections

Question for those of you who do not have PA's...Who cuts the frozen sections, the techs or the pathologists? Thanks in advance Allison Allison Eck, HTL(ASCP)cm,QLS, AHI(AMT),CEAS1 Lead Tech Histology Doylestown Hospital 595 W State St Doylestown, PA 18901 215-345-2264 a...@dh.org

[Histonet] synoptic reporting

Good morning, I am interested in finding out the ways that other labs stay up to date and compliant with the synoptic reporting requirements. Our LIS software makes it quite difficult for us to integrate these as templates. Do most labs have this built into their LIS, is there external softwar

[Histonet] on call autopsy services

Good morning Histonet, I am not sure if anyone can help me with this question, but I was asked to look into the possibility of finding a pathologist who would be willing to come in and perform our autopsies. We do only few each year so we are not looking to hire someone full time but are explor

[Histonet] square footage for formalin

Good afternoon, We have inspectors here and they are questioning the size of the room in the operating room where they keep their 5 gallon cube. Does anyone know of any square footage requirements for a room that where formalin is kept and used? Thank you in advance Allison Allison Eck, HTL(AS

[Histonet] open position

We currently have an open histology tech position. We are a busy lab in a community hospital in southeastern PA. If you are interested or know someone who may be interested, contact me or visit www.dh.org to apply Thanks Allison Eck, HTL(ASCP)cm,QLS, AHI(AMT) Lead Tech Hist

[Histonet] open position in education

We have an opening for a clinical coordinator for the histotechnician program at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA Please direct all inquires to Donna Broderick at dbroder...@harcum.edu http://www.harcum.edu/s/1044/images/editor_documents/new_site/about_us/human_resou

Re: [Histonet] expired antibodies

Thank you to everyone who responded. I had no idea there are so many of you that can use them. -Original Message- From: Eck, Allison via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 11:02 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] expired antibodies

Does anyone know of anyone who will accept expired antibodies for research or educational purposes? I appreciate any feedback Thanks Allison Eck, HTL(ASCP)cm, AHI(AMT) Lead Tech Histology Doylestown Hospital 595 W State St Doylestown, PA 18901 215-345-2264 a...@dh.org __

[Histonet] Greening the path lab

We are currently looking at ways to green our lab and one problem we are running into are the biohazard transport bag. We end up with hundreds everyday and we hate the idea that they end up In the landfill. I'm wondering what others do with these bags. Thanks for any tips Allison

[Histonet] companies that purchase equipment

I am looking for names of companies that purchase used lab equipment. Can anyone point me in a direction? Thanks Allison ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] disposal of pathologic waste

For those of you that discard your pathologic waste: 1. Do you separate the formalin from the tissue? 2. Do you have a company that will take tissues in formalin for disposal? 3. Body fluids from cytology that contain formalin, how are those discarded? Thank you in advance Allison Eck,

[Histonet] processing cycle

Does anyone have a processing cycle that is good for fatty tissues like breast that they would be willing to share? This will be used on a VIP5. Thank you in advance Allison ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utso

[Histonet] (no subject)

How many of you have a cytology dept where your cyto techs do all their own prep and reports? If you don't, do you have a cyto prep aide or does a histo tech help? Also, how many of you have histo and cyto as the same department with an AP manager? Does the AP manager oversee transcription as

[Histonet] pathologic waste for research

Does anyone know if there are companies that take pathologic waste for research purposes? Thanks Allison ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet