[Histonet] Histology Supervisor Position

Clinical Laboratory of the Black Hills is an independent pathology practice providing anatomic and cytologic services to Rapid City, South Dakota and surrounding communities. Rapid City is the gateway to the Black Hills and offers a variety of four season, family friendly activities. Our histo

[Histonet] P16 Antibody

We are looking to bring in P16 to do in house but are having a hard time getting the stain to be clean. We are having issues with positive staining on tissue that should be negative. We are working with a concentrated antibody that we have diluted out to 1:6000 (which is 6 times the amount sugge

Re: [Histonet] GROSSING UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A PATHOLOGIST

Here are the CAP Regulations: ANP.11605 Gross Examination - Non-Pathologist Phase II When individuals other than a pathologist or pathology resident assist in gross examinations, the extent of their activities and the nature of supervision (direct vs. indirect) is defined in a written protoc

[Histonet] Breast Her2Neu IHC vs FISH

Does anyone know or can you point me in the right direction to some literature about how to properly test for Her2Neu (IHC vs. FISH) on breast tumors if the cold ischemia time is greater than 1 hour or if the formalin fixation times are outside of the recommended time range? Also, what if the sp

Re: [Histonet] Recycled reagents in VIP processor

Here is our experience with recycled reagents: We have been recycling Xylene and Alcohol since 12-2008. It can work well for you and save you money. It was a challenge to put it in play where it made the recycling program a good thing. We found out that the theoretical and the reality o

[Histonet] Cassette Printers

We have been using a Leica IP-C cassette printer for the past 8 years and have experienced some issues this past year with it. Anybody know what the life expectancy is of this cassette printer? What other cassette printers work well? Thank you in advance for your response. Jason McGough, HT(A

[Histonet] GMS Control

We are in need of a GMS control for fungus. We have an excellent AFB control to trade. Please contact me if you are able to help. Thanks. Jason McGough, HT(ASCP) Operations Manager Clinical Laboratory of the Black Hills 605-343-2267 jmcgo...@clinlab.com www.c