[Histonet] Re: Basis for Quality Work in a Histotech

My first recommendation would be to look at your process is there any way that you can error proof them? Make it more difficult to make the errors.When a lot of errors are occuring sometimes it is often due to how we do the job and not who does it. Sharon Genest Anatomic Pathology Process

[Histonet] Electron Microscopy Proficiency testing

Does anyone subscribe to a program for proficiency testing for Electron Microscopy? Sharon Genest Anatomic Pathology Process Improvement Saskatoon Health Region 306-655-8242 sharon.gen...@saskatoonhealthregion.ca ___ Histonet mailing list

[Histonet] Cutting speed

Theresa Although I agree with the messages on not trading quality for quantity we ask our new grads to meet the following within the first 3 months. Embedding 1 min/ block Paring and cutting 2 min/block (average) Some blocks are move difficult or require more levels and will take longer and some

[Histonet] Case Distribution

Can anyone provide me with inforrmation regarding how you distribute cases to pathologists. I work for a region which has cases coming in from many sites and pathologists reading cases from three sites. Our caseload is approx 35,000 cases per year of varying specimen types. We are looking at

[Histonet] Processing problems

We had a problem with our recycler and xylene contamination so we now test each batch by adding water to a sample of recycled alcohol. If it turns cloudy we assumed that we had xylene contamination. We have lately tested commercial ethanols (no turbidity)before placing them on the processor and

[Histonet] amoebae

Has anyone ever used PAS Mentanil yellow for staining amoebae. Sharon Genest MLT Technologist Supervisor Histology Saskatoon Health Region Phone: (306)655-8197 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu