[Histonet] Control & pt on same slide

[Jodie Robertson]

Sure.  It looks like below except make the letters backwards.

		CONTROL
		PATIENT

Our tech went to a business supply store in her home town and requested
to have a stamp made.  You can get a stamp made for anything.  It was
approximately $20.00 and she got a stamp pad and ink.  We all talked
about it for a while as we label the slides for the control pretty much
as soon as we coverslip the slide.  We coverslip by hand, so the
coverslip isn't dry yet, therefore we decided it was easier to label the
back of the slide.  It's hard to write backwards for some, so we had
some dyslexic moments.   The stamp eliminated the dyslexia, it was
neater and easier to read.  Our pathologist wanted it labeled the
complete word, not just drawing a line and using "C" and "P" to indicate
like we tried to do.  The ink doesn't come off unless it comes in
contact with alcohol.  If the stamp is smeared, we remove it with
alcohol and repeat it.  It dries right away and everyone seems happy
with the results.  If you have a tape automatic coverslipper, you could
just stamp the front as they stay put, unlike a glass coverslip done by
hand.

We also called around to see if we could get coverslips made stamped
with this and Erie Scientific would make it for us, but at a ridiculous
cost as they thought it would compete with their red box slide or etched
glass slide.  

Hope this helps.


Jodie Robertson, HT (ASCP) QIHC
Pathology Sciences Medical Group

-----Original Message-----
From: Sebree Linda A [mailto:LSebree <@t> uwhealth.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:46 AM
To: Jodie Robertson
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Control & pt on same slide

Very interesting.  Can you tell me more about what type of stamp you had
made?

Linda A. Sebree
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
IHC/ISH Laboratory
DB1-223 VAH
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
(608)265-6596



-----Original Message-----
From: Jodie Robertson [mailto:jrobertson <@t> pathologysciences.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 8:42 AM
To: Sebree Linda A; Histonet
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Control & pt on same slide


We had to do away with the red control box slides due to having some
staining issues with the Benchmark.  One of our techs came up with a
stamp that we stamp the back of our slides with Control on top, a line
and patient on the bottom and we stamp it in the middle between the
control and the patient on the back of the slide.  The letters are
reversed on the stamp so we can do this.  It works really well and the
pathologists are happy with this.  It is better than handwriting.


Jodie Robertson, HT (ASCP) QIHC
Pathology Sciences Medical Group
-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sebree
Linda A
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 2:40 PM
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] Control & pt on same slide

Histonetters,

As a cost savings measure, we are considering doing away with using "red
box" control slides.  We would still like to put our control tissue on
the same slide as our patient tissue.  These are my questions:  are
people doing this and if so are you putting the control tissue on the
top or bottom of the slide and how do you indicate which tissue is
patient and which is control?  Thanks for your responses.

Linda A. Sebree
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
IHC/ISH Laboratory
DB1-223 VAH
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
(608)265-6596


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