[Histonet] Preventing slide labeling mistakes

[Morken, Tim]

Thanks for the suggestions. One clarification: matching blocks and slides CATCHES mistakes; it does not reduce or eliminate them. 

Tim 
 

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From: Mike Pence [mailto:mpence <@t> grhs.net] 
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:38 AM
To: Lynette Pavelich; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Morken, Tim
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Preventing slide labeling mistakes

You must match your blocks and slides. This will eliminate a lot of your
mistakes/ NOT ALL!

Mike

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Lynette
Pavelich
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:52 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Timothy.Morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Preventing slide labeling mistakes


Hi Tim,
We do everything you do, but we also match our blocks to the written
number on the slides.  We catch the majority of our mistakes at that
point.  The other is because the font on the label is so small, we have
a hard time seeing the difference between 5's & 6's!!!  I'm sure it's
not our ages or anything!   We're working with CoPath to get a larger
font!!  Ahhh, getting old is SO fun!  And yes, reading glasses work
pretty good!! LOL

Have a great weekend everyone!!
Lynette

Lynette Pavelich, HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
MSH Competency Coordinator
Hurley Medical Center
One Hurley Plaza
Flint, MI  48503
email: Lpaveli1 <@t> hurleymc.com
ph:  810-257-9948
fax:  810-762-7082
>>> "Morken, Tim" <Timothy.Morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org> 11/19/09 7:20 PM >>>
Hi, Can people share their procedures for preventing manual slide
labeling mistakes? No need to include barcoding - we are exploring that
but it is a ways off.

We currently have a manual process:
We prohibit pre-labeling slides in batches (many blocks/slides at one
time), require labeling slides (hand-written) only at the time of
cutting a single block, and matching paper label to the slide after
staining. We don't currently match blocks to slides.

Thanks for any info!

Tim Morken
Supervisor, Histology / IPOX
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA

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