[Histonet] Bachelor's degrees to sit for HTL

t we would have to attend campus for. Another question we are having is what specific bachelor's degree do we have to obtain, does it have to be a biology degree or a science degree? Thanks for all your help, Fawn Bomar -

[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 ---

[Histonet] Decon Processor

Hi everyone, Our lab is getting ready to install a new processor. My question is, how do we go about decontaminating our old processor to dispose of it. The old processor is a Ventana Rennaissance. Thank you Fawn Bomar - This

[Histonet] Professiional competency

Does anyone have a policy for assessing professional competency and a log for recording the assessment for pathologists who provide interpretive services to the lab that they would be willing to share? Thank you Fawn - This electroni

[Histonet] Lead Tech/ Supervisor Competency

Hi all, I didn't receive any responses in regards to my last post so I thought I would try one more time. Does anyone have a competency or orientation checklist that they use for lead techs or supervisors that they would be willing to share? On my last post, everyone that messaged asked for

[Histonet] Competency

Hi to everyone yet once again! I am sorry to bother you all with yet another question, but I was wondering if anyone had a competency/orientation checklist specifically for team leaders/ Supervisors. I received many responses and great competency checklists from the group for the histotech

[Histonet] Temperatures

Hi All, I was wondering how everyone tracked their cryostat and paraffin temperatures. Do you all just use the machine temperature, or do you all use the machine and a second thermometer as verification? Thank you Fawn - This ele

[Histonet] Help on Competency Assessments

they actually document, i.e., initial, checkmark) or perhaps point me to a website, book, or person to reference, I would be very grateful!!! Thank you, Fawn Bomar - This electronic message may contain information that is confidenti

[Histonet] Morgue Refridgerator Temperature

the temperature back into range 4. Do you have the other departments fill out a log of some sort to know if and when they place bodies in the fridge to account for any temperature changes Thank you Fawn Bomar - This electronic message

[Histonet] Stainer

Thank you everyone for your input! So far most people like the Sakura, the hard part is figuring out where to fit it. Thank you Fawn - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. It i

[Histonet] H&E stainers

Hi everyone, I know this question has been asked before but I am having difficulty finding it. We are in the process of finding a new H&E stainer and was wondering what everyone would recommend or not recommend. We are a small facility- stain less than 100 H&E slides a day. We are also loo

[Histonet] ER/PR Benchmarks

= Hi all, &n= bsp; Does anyone know where to find the ER/PR benchmark numbers= that we are to use to assess our annual numbers? = Thank you Fawn ---= --

[Histonet] Looking for an article

Hi all, I need some help in locating an article for class, preferably one I don't have to pay for. The name of the article is "The Effectiveness of Honey as a Substitute for Formalin in the Histological Fixation of Tissue." The only place I found this article so far charges $48 dollars for

[Histonet] Storage of paraffin blocks

Hi everyone, I hope all is going well in the new year. I was wondering if everyone that stores their paraffin blocks in the plastic tissue tek block filing cabinets, stores these cabinets directly on the floor or do you all place them on some sort of stand? Thank you Fawn ---

[Histonet] fixation question

What is the minimum time recommended for fixing routine endoscopy biopsies before placing them on a short bx run program. Thank you for your help Fawn - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legall

[Histonet] Ventana Symphony

Can anyone using the Ventana Symphony share its pros and cons with me? Would you recommend this stainer? Thank you Fawn - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. It is intended on

[Histonet] possible TB case

Hey histonetters!! We just performed a frozen section on a lymph node that looks like it may have TB- I know we will have to decontaminate the cryostat but what else do I have to decontaminate? Will I have to do anything special to the processor or microtome? Thank you in advance Fawn

[Histonet] Tracking control blocks

Happy Easter everyone!!! I was wondering if anyone had a tracking system that they would be willing to share in regards to how you all are keeping a record of your control blocks for IHC. As of right now, we are cutting a slide and staining it for the pathologist to approve- then keeping the p

[Histonet] Frozen section TAT

Hi Everyone, Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!! I am working on my Quality Indicators/Assessment and was setting a goal for our frozen section TAT's and was wondering if there was an overall standard TAT goal that everyone was using as far as percentage of frozens

[Histonet] Old equipment

we couldn't get service on it so we bought a new one. Thank you Fawn Bomar - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and e

[Histonet] Validating on new Benchmark

Hi everyone, I have a few more questions that I was hoping I could get some help on. 1. How did everyone go about obtaining the positive and negative controls-(did you choose patient cases or go with generic controls such as extra tonsil, appendix, colon,etc...) 2. For the negative co

[Histonet] Validating new Benchmark instrument

as I know this will be very costly. Does anybody have a log/checklist/spreadsheet that they would be willing to share to help document this validation of the machine and each of the antibodies? Thank you in advance for your help Fawn Bomar

[Histonet] Microtome Service

Does anyone know of any company that is able to service the Leica RM2155 microtomes? We are located in South Boston, Va. Thank You Fawn Bomar - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legally

[Histonet] PIN4 antibody

Hi everyone, Has anybody used the PIN4 cocktail using the Venatan Benchmark stainers? If so, which company do you purchase it from and would you be willing to share your protocol? Thanks Fawn Bomar - This electronic message

[Histonet] RE: cassettes

We haven't been able to get any either. From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] on behalf of Gale Limron [ga...@unionhospital.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 9:14 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.

[Histonet] Control Block Log Sheets

Does anyone have a template they would be willing to share on how to keep track of control blocks? Do you all use a type of log sheet to keep track, do you all number them a certain way to keep track? Thank you Fawn ___ Histonet mailing list Histon

[Histonet] Process Improvements

Hi everyone, My new manager would like me to come up with a list of process/performance improvements in the pathology department that can be measured on a monthly/quarterly basis, such as they do for other departments in the hospital, i.e. the ER measures the number of patient falls with <5 p

[Histonet] Annual Competency Checklists

Hello Everyone! Does anybody have an annual competency checklist for their employees that they are willing to share? Thank you Fawn ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histon

[Histonet] CLIA Inspection

Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone out there that has knowledge of CLIA regs and inspections would be willing to contact me directly to help me answer a few questions. My contact info is fawn.bo...@halifaxregional.com or call if it is easier at 4

RE: [Histonet] IHC for H. pylori

We run giemsa's on all stomach bx's From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Laurie [foreig...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:29 PM To: Joanne Clark Cc: histonet@lists.ut

[Histonet] Thyroid Smears

Hello Everyone! Happy New Years to all! I have a question regarding the preparation of thyroid smears. As of right now, we go up to the room and collect the thyroid sample. The Pathologist makes the smears in the room and immediately puts them into 95% Isopropanol to fix. We then complete t

[Histonet] RE: QA Questions

1. We don't count folds either. 2. Complains mainly about immunos 3. First slides come out about 8:30 and all are out by 10:30 4. If the IHC's are ordered by 11:30pm then we do same day turn around From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [hist

RE: [Histonet] HER 2

I-VIEW DAB Detection Kit from Ventena From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sara Baldwin/mhhcc.org [sbald...@mhhcc.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:32 PM To: histonet@lists.utsou

[Histonet] Her2 question

use the BenchMark LT and our protocol is as follows: Deparaffinization, Standard CC1, Antibody incubation 32 minutes (the maximum that the machine allows), A/B Block, Hematoxylin-6 minutes, and bluing-4 minutes. Thank you Fawn Bomar HT(ASCP

[Histonet] FW: FYI - Histonet Digest, Vol 75, Issue 17

One more thing This was my reply to Lynn and her response to my question. Fawn From: Fawn Bomar Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 9:24 AM To: Jones, Lynne Subject: RE: FYI - Histonet Digest, Vol 75, Issue 17 Hi Lynne, My inquiry about the Her2

[Histonet] FW: FYI - Histonet Digest, Vol 75, Issue 17

in hopes that I can help others but I will keep my own questions to myself Fawn From: Jones, Lynne [jone...@mir.wustl.edu] Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 5:48 PM To: Fawn Bomar Subject: FYI - Histonet Digest, Vol 75, Issue 17 Hello - I was curious about

[Histonet] Help...

Does anyone have a protocol or procedure for validating the Her2 antibody? We are trying to get ready for a CAP inspection and I'm not sure if what we did is ok or not. Thank you in advance Fawn - This electronic message may contain in

[Histonet] Cutting Teeth

Hi everyone, I hope you all had A wonderful Holiday. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to soften teeth to cut in paraffin? Thank you Fawn - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legally privileg

[Histonet] Need a manual

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has a manual for the Tissue-Tek II Cryostat that they would be willing to share. Thank you Fawn Bomar, HT(ASCP) - This electronic message may contain information that is confidential or legally