RE: [Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment

2011-08-25 Thread Heath, Nancy L.
- On Wed, 8/24/11, D'Attilio, Shelley wrote: From: D'Attilio, Shelley Subject: RE: [Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment To: "Rene J Buesa" , histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 5:14 PM Rene', I agree

RE: [Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment

2011-08-24 Thread Bea DeBrosse-Serra
I have to agree with René. I have worked under registered histologists and MT's. And under certain circumstances it is EXTREMELY hard to make a non-histologist to understand what our needs are. But at least it appears to me, that you want to learn and are open to understand the "histology" way.

RE: [Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment

2011-08-24 Thread D'Attilio, Shelley
Rene', I agree with many of the points you make about a non-histotech managing a histology laboratory, especially since the decision could be seen to devalue the special training and knowledge of a histotech. Every bit of knowledge I have gained along the way has been hard-fought, to say the le

Re: [Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment

2011-08-24 Thread joelle weaver
I do concur that assessing any task is certainly much more straightforward if you are starting from your personal knowledge base and experience, but maybe with the input of others?, could still be accomplished ( thinking positive, through a team approach)- Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBer

RE: [Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment

2011-08-24 Thread joelle weaver
Some time ago I did a NSH teleconference on process improvement, and chose to apply the methodology to the embedding task. I had a handout for measurement of embedding competency and also training information( skills needed and assessment ideas), with specific discussin on tissue orientation fo